The disintegration ray slammed into the Void Devouring Dragon.
For a single heartbeat, the Multiversals and Universe Wills believed they had won. The massive beam of pure destructive energy—white and black twisted into a spiraling lance of annihilation—struck the dragon's chest with enough force to erase Beginner, Initiate-tier and even Advanced-tier beings in an instant. The void itself seemed to scream as the ray's power compressed space, shredded residual laws, and poured every fragment of the formation's accumulated might into one focused point. Several of the younger Multiversals actually closed their eyes, already picturing the dragon's body collapsing into scattered motes of dark energy. The formation master held his breath, silver runes still glowing across his arms, waiting for the confirmation of total erasure.
Then the unexpected happened.
