However, when Polo Ye attempted to enter the Void using the usual method, it was to no avail.
It was as if an invisible force was blocking him, keeping him out.
Polo Ye, being a mystical creature capable of long-term survival in the Void, had a strong perception of space. It could plainly sense that the force blocking it was definitely not the Power of Space.
Instead, it was another kind of power... indescribable yet strangely familiar.
"Phew~lo~!" Polo Ye elongated its sound and looked at the Observer: "Did you seal the path to the Void?"
Although it vaguely sensed that the isolating force was different from the Twisted Law, since this was the Observer’s territory, the closure of the Void Gate was likely related to him.
The Observer’s focus was more on Angel and the mysterious fruit in the distance. Upon hearing Polo Ye’s question, he didn’t react immediately.
When he realized what Polo Ye meant, a strange feeling flickered across the Observer’s heart.
The Plane Corridor was sealed? It shouldn’t be. The current attraction was weakened to almost nothing. With Polo Ye’s power, how could it be unable to open the Void Gate?
The Observer’s expression showed nothing, but secretly he conducted a small experiment using the Twisted Domain Field.
Within the Twisted Domain Field, creating a twisted spatial path leading to the Void was a simple task for the former Observer.
However, when he tried again this time, he found it didn’t work.
No matter how he manipulated the Twisted Law, he couldn’t connect to the external Void, as if the Void didn’t exist.
"Phew-lo? Why aren’t you speaking?" Polo Ye waved its tender tentacle, lightly shifting the air, turning into a pink bubble that floated before the Observer. Its sapphire-like eyes met the Observer’s indifferent gaze.
The Observer said nothing, a cold smile appeared, and the Twisted Force enveloped Polo Ye and bounced it aside.
Polo Ye: "Phew-lo! I get it!"
Observer: ... Get what? I don’t even know what’s happening, what do you get?
"You’re definitely copying me, right?" Polo Ye pointed at the captured Wizard: "You saw me capture them and immediately copied me; you also want me to test the rhythm after disorder, so you sealed the path to the Void?"
The Observer couldn’t be bothered with Polo Ye’s nonsense.
However, the Observer’s silent attitude was interpreted by Polo Ye as: "I knew I was right, you’re feeling guilty now, isn’t that so?"
The Observer finally glanced at Polo Ye: "I’m somewhat regretting letting you in earlier. However, your suggestion is quite good, using you to test the chaotic rhythm is a great idea. Thanks for your suggestion and contribution, I’ll consider it."
Polo Ye: "..."
After that interruption, Polo Ye didn’t bring up the Void again. It initially wanted to open the Void to leave as a precautionary measure; staying here wasn’t an issue. After all, as long as waiting a little while longer, the Lord of the City’s divine thought would descend, and everything would be over.
Polo Ye remained silent, while the Observer fell into contemplation.
Even though the previous conversation with Polo Ye was meaningless, essentially a distraction to let Polo Ye assume the Void Gate was closed by him, the truth was far from that; his Twisted Domain Field couldn’t even withstand the attraction, let alone thinking about closing the Void Gate.
Moreover, even if truly using the Twisted Domain Field to close the Void Gate, couldn’t Polo Ye break through it? Their powers weren’t vastly different; what Polo Ye mentioned about reaching the "Law Transmutation Phase" was sheer imagination. He hadn’t even reached the middle of Legend, let alone the latter stage of transformation.
No matter how you looked at it, the one who closed the Void Gate wasn’t the Observer.
If not him, then it could only be Angel. The area was covered either by the Twisted Domain Field or the Green Pattern Field.
But could Angel have such capability?
The Observer might not have believed it before, but the profoundly strengthened Green Pattern Field made him hesitate.
Leaving aside other possibilities, if Angel really did it, why shut the Void Gate? It didn’t make sense.
When the Green Pattern Field was covering, it was still possible to open the Plane Corridor; otherwise, how had Sanders arrived earlier? In other words, if the Green Pattern Field was the main cause for closing the Void Gate, it must have been Angel who closed it voluntarily.
What does Angel intend to do?
The Observer didn’t know.
However, recalling how Angel expanded the Green Pattern Field earlier, leaving room for Polo Ye, he felt something odd about it.
Angel helping Polo Ye made no sense at all. They were not familiar, and because of Toby, Angel had been avoiding Polo Ye; how could he be eager to get closer?
For a moment, the Observer’s thoughts were chaotic, ever suspecting Angel of plotting something, but recalling Angel’s previous behavior made him feel it was just overthinking.
Yet, the reality was filled with inconsistencies and illogical circumstances.
The observer was getting confused.
"Forget it, let’s not think about it. If he’s up to something, it’s surely within the domain field... by continuing to observe, perhaps the answer will unfold."
Thinking this, the Observer looked deeply at Angel. Initially, he thought Angel was no different than others, perhaps a bit talented, enough to be valued by Frost; shortly after, when Angel returned to the Mist Belt’s center for a "dream," his opinion changed a little, considering Angel a talented and determined person, favorable in his eyes.
But now, a slight deviation emerged in his perception of Angel. Previously, Angel was like a piece of white paper easily readable at a glance, but now, it became apparent that both this white paper and Angel’s appearance were just facades.
Angel now seemed like an enigma.
His Green Pattern Field, his allowance of Polo Ye, his initiative to seal the space... all of it peculiar, leaving questions in the Observer’s mind. Of course, the biggest question mark remained Angel himself, who still appeared absorbed in insights born from disorder. But, was he genuinely unable to extricate himself from it, or was it a performance for a deeper purpose?
Until Angel "wakes" himself, probing and grasping the truth remains difficult. With a silent sigh, the Observer shifted his gaze away from Angel.
...
Many of the Observer’s conjectures were justified. However, the actual situation might be vastly different from his assumptions.
Because at this moment, Angel is not performing; he is genuinely completely immersed in a fantastical conscious world conjured by the Beginning of the Mysteries.
Angel is unaware of what is happening in the outside world, whether it be the changes in the green pattern domain field or the green pattern domain field actively extending to accommodate Polo Ye, none of these concerns him.
He does not care at all, nor is he concerned about the external situation. Because all his mind and spirit are in this world that is difficult to describe with words.