At Qin Chuan's words, a chill shot from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads.
Coordinates?
That purple rune that had clung to them like a parasite wasn't just a curse. It was a tracking beacon?
"Guild leader, you mean..." Season Star's voice was dry. "The Radiant Divine Kingdom's main force is coming?"
"Not coming."
Qin Chuan corrected her. He raised his head and looked into the depths of the Void.
"It's already here."
Almost the instant he finished speaking, the dead stillness of the universe lit up.
It wasn't a star, nor was it a warship.
It was a sea of light.
A vast Divine Kingdom Cluster, so immense it defied sight, seemed poised to swallow the entire Void Sector.
Thousands upon thousands of floating temples, built from pure white stone and gold, were joined by bridges of rainbow light into a sacred continent suspended in space.
A lilting hymn crossed the vacuum and sounded directly in everyone's soul, praising the greatness of light and order.
But Night Cherry Tangle and the other five had seen the filth hidden beneath that radiance. Now the hymn chilled them to the bone.
Their gazes pierced the holy glow and saw the Divine Kingdom Cluster for what it was.
Distorted human faces writhed faintly across the temples' white walls.
The rainbow bridges connecting them were not pure in color. They held a sickly darkness, like clotted blood.
Even the grand hymn, if they listened closely, contained the cries of countless souls in agony, forcibly twisted into praise.
The entire Radiant Divine Kingdom was a monstrous Stitched Monster draped in Holy Light.
"Ho... holy shit..." Water God's voice trembled as he stared at the approaching Divine Kingdom Cluster, which filled his entire field of vision. His throat went dry.