Although Jeremy used his King of Time and Space talent to slow down [The White Tower]'s flight,
[The White Tower] still managed to catch up with [The World] by taking full advantage of the properties of High-Dimensional Data.
Both of them reached the map of all things and stars at almost the exact same moment.
As soon as they touched the map of all things and stars, the map emitted an extraordinarily dazzling light.
At the same time, intense spatial disturbances rippled through the map.
This powerful spatial ripple spread directly to the Tower of Exile, causing violent tremors to cascade downward from its topmost layer.
Jeremy, the War God, and Ritchie, who were on the top floor of the Tower of Exile, were hit hard by the shockwaves.
Jeremy felt as if his body and soul were being torn apart, though his King of Time and Space talent allowed him to reduce the intensity of the space-time distortions around him.
Despite this, Jeremy was unable to fully evade the severe consequences of the spatial fluctuations.
Next to him, Ritchie let out a piercing scream of pain.
He didn't even have time to slip into the shadows, and even if he had, there was no escaping the powerful spatial ripple this time.
The War God, standing nearby, lost consciousness completely.
Already weakened from the previous battle, the War God couldn't withstand the space-time shockwave this time.
Moreover, unlike Jeremy and Ritchie, the War God didn't have any special talents to defend against the space-time ripple. His only recourse was to rely on his raw physical strength to endure it, and this time, it wasn't enough.
The uppermost layer of the Tower of Exile wasn't even the epicenter of the spatial ripple.
As the ripple passed through the top layer, it blasted through the tunnel leading to the highest level of the Tower.
Hiding in that tunnel, awaiting the battle's outcome, were the Mechanical Empress and the Mechanical Tutor, both of whom were violently thrown aside by the shockwave.
The mechanical monsters near them were also heavily damaged to varying degrees.
The spatial ripple continued to surge downward through the Tower of Exile, severely impacting every single layer.
Each level of the tower felt the devastating force of the ripple, leaving destruction in its wake as it pressed ever deeper into the structure.
Within the soul prison of the Tower of Exile, the Goddess of Life also felt the violent spatial ripple.
However, the Goddess of Life wasn't heavily affected.
This was because her location was near the base of the Tower, and, prior to this, she had built strong defenses around her.
"It seems your plan is making tremendous progress! For the battle at the top of the Tower to be this intense... you must succeed!"
The Goddess of Life understood well that the commotion likely meant Jeremy and his allies had made significant headway in their efforts.
Thus, she offered a prayer for the success of Jeremy's plan, knowing full well that her own strength wouldn't be enough to assist him in such an intense battle.
She had no intention of heading to the uppermost levels of the Tower of Exile.
The intense spatial ripple didn't last long.
When it finally subsided, there were very few mechanical monsters left capable of fighting within the Tower of Exile.
The Mechanical Empress and the Mechanical Tutor had both been thrown down to the mid-levels of the Tower.
The Mechanical Tutor crawled out from beneath a pile of rubble, her expression panicked as she looked toward the Mechanical Empress and asked,
One by one, black spheres began appearing in the sky.
These spheres connected, eventually forming a massive void at the very center of the sky.
Instinctively, everyone's gaze was drawn to this enormous black void.
Though Jeremy couldn't see anything within it, he had a deep, unsettling feeling that the void contained an immense and dangerous power.
As Jeremy was still grappling with his confusion, an eye suddenly opened within the black void.
Then more eyes began to open, one after another.
A voice that pierced through time and space echoed in Jeremy's mind.
"Your souls will soon be mine."
Jeremy understood the words perfectly, but the tone and voice were something he couldn't quite grasp.
It seemed as though the voice was hidden behind layers of thick fog, both elusive and incomprehensible.
There was only one thing Jeremy knew for sure—his soul was about to be taken.
The moment the voice finished speaking, Jeremy felt his soul being torn apart. Experience new stories on мѵʟ
He watched, crystal clear, as part of his soul was ripped away and drawn toward the massive void in the sky.
Though he knew he had to act, he found himself utterly powerless to move.
His body and mind seemed completely paralyzed, and oddly enough, Jeremy didn't feel like something was wrong.
It was as if his consciousness had been entirely separated from his body.
He watched everything unfolding from a third-person perspective, as though the destruction of his soul no longer concerned him.
Jeremy stared blankly as his soul drifted toward the void. He didn't even notice what was happening to Ritchie and the War God.
At that very moment, a map covered in brilliant stars flew toward the massive void.
It was none other than the map of all things and stars.
The map of all things and stars expanded rapidly, temporarily covering the black void.
The moment the void was obscured, Jeremy's consciousness snapped back into his body.
He gasped for breath, inhaling deeply several times.
Immediately, Jeremy activated his King of Time and Space talent, reclaiming the part of his soul that had been torn away.
At the same time, he realized that his strange state moments ago was caused by [Fool].
The massive black void in the sky was the projection of [Fool] before their arrival.
Jeremy's heart raced with panic.
He hadn't expected that merely a fragment of [Fool]'s projected power would render him completely helpless.
Had the map of all things and stars not blocked the giant void summoned by [Fool]'s projection, Jeremy's soul would have been stolen away entirely.
Now fully aware again, Jeremy quickly glanced toward Ritchie and the War God.
He needed to assess their condition and figure out their next steps together.