Alex wasn't the only one who was shocked to realize the mountain wasn't real. Shumi herself was in a state of similar shock when she saw the mountain disappear before her, replaced momentarily by a bright yellow barrier.
She felt stupid having not done it so long ago, but it was only just now that she had learned it was a barrier, so she couldn't be blamed.
She pressed into the barrier, the yin from her body doing something to momentarily stop the illusion from forming, but when it reached the actual yellow barrier, it felt as if she was throwing drops of water into a raging inferno.
No matter how much of her All-Ending Yin Qi she used, it could not overwhelm the power that had formed the barrier.
She continued pushing, trying the best she could, but it didn't take long before she was certain she had failed. So, she pulled her arms back finally, watching as the illusion of the rocky exterior came back around, falling into place.
