The moment Sima Shi passed out, Chiyin got moving, activating the Red Palace's hidden formations. An astronomical flux of Spiritual Energy erupted--spreading across the Qin Dynasty, and fusing with Sima Shi's words.
The Truth-Carving Hand was a horrifying power--carrying the Power of Creation, a force that only Creation Envoys such as Yuanqi should be able to wield. But as with all abilities, it needed a power source. A source that a perma-sick mortal such as Sima Shi couldn't provide.
Even at the cost of his life force, Sima Shi couldn't shoulder the weight of making the colossal Qin Dynasty and its one billion citizens invulnerable to outside threats. But Chiyin had already anticipated this, turning the Firmament Tower into the battery for Sima Shi's Truth-Carving Hand.
Not that this would resolve the Grand Historian's disastrous condition.
