
This is what caused Fused Zamasu's downfall against Future Trunks who gathered a large amount of spirit energy from several other timelines.

However, good energy can come out of it as well, as it is revealed that this rift is indeed from anywhere in the timeline. In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, The Work of the Gods is shown to create anomalies in time, causing several enemies with similar evil energy as Goku Black to appear out of the portal. Old Kai's explanation of the rift in time created by Supervillain Goku Black in Xenoverse 2 " Turles?! What is he doing there?! D-Did he come through that rift Goku Black made with that weird scythe?! Th-Then that's a rift in time?! Putting holes in space time like that! Time Rings mustn't ever be used for such bold mischief!" This rift will continue to exist until Black goes too far away, causing the void to disappear and in extension, the Shadows as well. It also blocks any inter-dimensional teleportation techniques such as Instant Transmission. However, this void will spawn more Shadows when one is defeated, and if Black wishes, to create more. These "clones" are referred to as " Shadows" and while they dissipate after a single blow they are able to trouble Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan Blue forms. The rift is able to spawn multiple versions of him using the same sinister energy Black possesses. In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 it is stated that it was due to his Time Ring.

As said by Black above, this technique is largely unknown in terms of where it comes from. Although it completely missed, the slice was enough to rip a hole in reality. The Work of the Gods is the product of the Sickle of Sorrow after Black attempted to attack Vegeta with one slice. Main articles: Cloning and Portal Opening
