The moment Chronael, Warden of the Vaulted Sky, set foot on mortal soil, the entire Heavenly Domain Suppression Protocol activated.
A lattice of divine laws shimmered across the atmosphere, layer after layer of cosmic sigils, each one etched in the blood of fallen universes. Every breath felt heavier. Every heartbeat echoed with judgment.
Even those unaffiliated with the Shadow Domain—wandering cultivators, sect elders, rogue emperors—felt the invisible leash tighten around their souls.
Because Chronael did not battle with brute force.
He made reality obey.
From the tallest spire of the Snow Palace, Priyanshu stood unmoving, his gaze fixed on the glowing figure now floating toward him.
Chains slithered through the air like divine serpents.
Each link contained a universe's weight.
Each link… sought to bind the unbindable.
"Threadless One," Chronael said, voice like resonating bells, "you are a flaw. A rift. A paradox."
"I've been called worse," Priyanshu replied calmly.
"You must be chained… not out of hatred, but necessity."
"And what if I refuse?"
Chronael raised his hand.
And the Heavenly Chain of Causality struck downward.
[System Notification]
WARNING: Forbidden Protocol Detected!
[Temporal Chain Binding – Grade: Conceptual] attempting to seal all causality of Host's Threadless Nature.
System Firewall Activated… Failed.
Host must manually resist [Heavenly Chain].
The chain moved faster than thought.
It bypassed space, curved around defenses, and coiled toward Priyanshu's chest.
Until—
CLANK!
A black-gloved hand caught the chain mid-air.
Time trembled.
Causality screamed.
And standing beside Priyanshu now was a figure no one had seen in eons.
"You're too early, Chronael," said the newcomer.
He was tall. Dressed in layered obsidian robes. His eyes held stars—and death. Every step he took erased fate itself.
DING! Hidden Protocol [Eclipse of Chains] Unsealed
Welcome, [Founder of the First Shadow Domain] – Sovereign Qilin, Shadow of the Infinite Thread]
Chronael's expression shifted—barely—but enough.
"Sovereign Qilin... The one who once unstitched the Loom of Destiny…"
"You sealed me in the Null Abyss," Qilin said coldly, "but my successor brought me back with a single whisper."
He turned to Priyanshu. "Threadless One… I like your style."
Together, they stepped forward.
The chains shrieked.
[Joint Skill Activated: Eclipse Weaving Art – Chainbreaker]
Priyanshu's threadless body surged with inverse energy.
Qilin's infinite thread surrounded them in a spiral of chaos and logic.
Together, they unbound Chronael's law—one chain at a time.
Divine chains shattered like glass. The lattice of suppression above cracked.
And Chronael?
Forced back.
His glowing halo dimmed for the first time in millennia.
Far away, in the divine realm, the Celestial Court panicked.
"Chronael is… retreating?"
"The Chain of Causality is… unraveling!"
"That domain… shouldn't exist anymore!"
The God of Prophecy muttered, "…The Threadless One just turned Heaven's Warden into a prisoner."
Back on the battlefield, Yue Ling clashed blades with Aureon, divine sparks flying.
Elira danced through holy flames against Seraphae.
Ashen Crow sang to Myrrakus with corrupted verses of fate.
Han Xie sliced through the void at Nocturis with blade-drawn silence.
But high above them all, Priyanshu stood between two broken links of the Heavenly Chain.
He now held them in his hands.
Smiling darkly, he whispered:
"Chain the sky… and I'll make it rain blood."
DING! SYSTEM UPDATE
Achievement Unlocked: "Breaker of Bonds"New Title: Heaven-DismantlerWorld Threat Level: [S++ MAXIMUM ALERT]
Divine Countermeasures escalating. Prepare for next event.