Stepping through the small celestial gate without the slightest bit of hesitation after sensing his opportunity to escape from what would have undoubtedly ended up with him dying, Xuan Hao didn't even register the massive bird being reduced to dust behind him as he charged forward at full speed-
BANG!
Slamming headfirst into an invisible barrier the second before slowly finding himself sliding down the side of said invisible barrier as his brain worked overtime to comprehend what had just happened.
First, he escaped from the sea of lightning through the small celestial gate.
Second, the ferocious beasts had not followed him, as they would have already launched another barrage of attacks by now.
Third, he had smashed headfirst into a wall- No, a barrier of some kind. One that was invisible and difficult to sense. Making it understandable how people might accidentally fly into it…
