The world gods were surprised again by the outburst of power. But they still didn't give up. They resisted with all their might. It worked as the speed at which they were dragged to their doom slowed down to a crawl.
The first one was also surprised by what had happened. His move was successful, but it came with an unforeseen problem. The world gods struggled, and they actually succeeded in stopping themselves from moving towards him.
He knew what sort of existence they were through the memories of Monarch High Heaven, but he still didn't think much of them, so he was expecting complete and total freezing of the world gods. It came to him as a shock that he could only succeed in stopping them from fleeing.
It was a rude awakening to his condition. He can't believe he would become so weak. It was as if he were a ghost of himself. He asked incredulously, "How is this possible?"
