The dragon’s head pierced through the sea of fire, its torch-like gaze locking directly onto the massive, blood-red, sea urchin-like creature within the Star Sea.

Then, in an instant, as the dragon’s head extended, its two large, powerful claws seemed to grip the edge of the fiery sea in space, using the leverage to pull its entire body through, slowly and deliberately.

Chest, abdomen, then tail. Slowly, the flaming Giant Dragon emerged gracefully into this corner of the Star Sea.

At that moment, the light from the flames swirled rapidly.

It illuminated the entirety of the Star Sea, which had seemed to be a swath of blood-red.

An invisible ripple seemed to emanate, and the entire Star Sea was instantly set ablaze with light.

However, in the vast emptiness of the Star Sea, just as the light was about to touch the sea urchin, the Power of the Giant Dragon’s light and the sea urchin’s blood erupted into a scene of fierce opposition.

It was just like the confrontation between the great sun and the blood moon during the projection.

A distinct boundary line, formed by the clash of Rule Power, appeared in the roughly ten-thousand-kilometer expanse separating the two. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

On one side was the Giant Dragon’s world of light; on the other, the sea urchin’s world of blood.

The confrontation of their Rule Power was so tangible it seemed materialized, the demarcation between them utterly stark and clear.

The Giant Dragon’s body measured over seventeen thousand kilometers from head to tail.

Viewed from a higher dimension of the Star Sea, its length seemed comparable to the Crimson World beside it. However, its tail accounted for nearly half of its body length. In terms of overall volume, the Giant Dragon was still much smaller than the planet.

The sea urchin’s spherical body, on the other hand, had a diameter of about seven thousand kilometers. While seemingly smaller, its spherical shape made its Body Type more bloated and substantial.

Thus, as they faced each other, there was an inexplicable sense that they were evenly matched.

In truth, however, size wasn’t everything.

The key lay in the strength of their respective domains of Law, and even their physical prowess.

Therefore, judging by the boundary of Rule Power at the core of their clash, it was clear—at least to the Deities of the Star Empire—that Lince, the Dragon God, was slightly stronger than the sea urchin he faced.

After all, nearly two-thirds of the contested area was covered by the light of his flames.

"I must say, this world is truly one of a kind."

"Your... esteemed appearance is quite an eye-opener. I suppose this is what they mean by the diversity of worlds?"

The Deities of the Star Empire had already quietly retreated behind the flaming Giant Dragon.

Likewise, the Thirteen Blood Ancestors had moved to flank the sea urchin-like creature.

The Giant Dragon and the sea urchin now faced each other, separated by a mere forty thousand kilometers.

For beings of their immense size, this distance was practically nothing.

It was akin to two people standing face to face.

Link’s tone was casual, even carrying a hint of a smile, as he sent his thoughts to the "sea urchin" Blood God.

"Oh? But from my perspective, isn’t your esteemed appearance also proof of the Star Sea World’s diversity?"

"For a mere Lizard to grow to such a state... it has certainly broadened my horizons."

A grating Spiritual Sound, ancient and carrying the clang of colliding Metal, echoed back instantly.

It was, without a doubt, the voice of the giant-eyed sea urchin Blood God.

Lince paid no mind to the Blood God’s hostile tone.

After all, a war between civilizations wasn’t a dinner party.

The fact that his opponent replied at all was something.

’Still, to be honest,’ Lince thought, looking at the so-called Blood God, ’I have a few ideas.’

’We’re both Ancient Life. Even if its Law Power seems a bit weaker than mine right now, it would be best to avoid a fight to the death. Even if I could win against a creature like this, I can’t guarantee I’d escape unscathed.’

’Might as well give it a shot. What if I can talk my way out of this?’

"That’s hardly the attitude of a hospitable host, is it?"

"If I’m not mistaken, I have your... ’warm’ invitation to thank for being able to visit your home, don’t I?"

As the flaming Giant Dragon spoke, one of its claws tapped lightly at space, as if drumming its fingers on a tabletop.

A single Dragon Claw had only to brush against space for the point of contact to send out continuous ripples.

These ripples made the surrounding space seem to turn illusory and chaotic.

In the eyes of the giant-eyed sea urchin Blood God, Lince’s draconic form even began to look twisted and irregular within the ripples.

The Power of Space Law.

As an ancient Ancient Species, the Blood God naturally understood what kind of Power the creature before it wielded.

Thus, simply by witnessing this display, the massive pupil of the giant-eyed sea urchin Blood God dilated, its wariness of Lince’s strength increasing another notch.

However, for a powerful Ancient Species accustomed to being in complete control, and especially for an Ancient Life that had never conceived of playing second fiddle, Lince’s verbal jabs were destined to be useless.

"Enough nonsense!"

"While I did indeed misjudge the strength of your world..."

"...in my world, Law Power isn’t everything!"

"Perhaps you don’t yet understand what a Crystal Wall World is, but you’re about to find out!"

The giant-eyed Blood God sneered.

The Giant Dragon frowned.

And in that very instant, Lince felt something was wrong.

At the same time, if one were to look down from a higher dimension at the Fixed Star System containing the Crimson World, they would see that it now resembled a giant crystal ball.