Under the clear sky, the thunder roared, and only Han Tiangang was fully aware because he controlled the power of the thunder and could also most directly feel the resistance from the stone statues.
He knew he had failed.
As the statue shrank, he knew things had taken a bad turn. It wasn't just the size that was diminishing, but also its subjugation.
After all, stone statues aren't sentient beings; they are merely tools that manipulate sandstorms, not the instigators. When they showed subjection, the Heavenly Dao wouldn't relentlessly pursue. This was always a bad debt.
Human challenge came first, inanimate retaliation followed. With countless historical and environmental reasons leading to all this, who could truly determine upon whom to lay the blame?
So, it wasn't really a question of whether his mana was sufficient or whether the thunder was powerful enough. The real issue lay with the obscure cognition within the grand scheme, something beyond human control.
