Surging, violent power swept through the wind and snow in an instant. Dazzling yellow radiance tore free from the void, lighting up the heavens.
The brilliant aurora hanging high in the sky also dimmed beneath that resplendent light.
Rot raised his head blankly and saw only a massive, illusory humanoid figure of light unfolding above him.
That figure was entirely formed from pure yellow radiance, with specks of purple patterns traced through the light.
He was so enormous that his form filled the entire sky. The ever-glimmering Fox Fire, floating in the air, looked no more than ribbons wrapped around that colossal figure.
"Was that... a god?"
Rot widened his eyes, momentarily speechless.
The enormous figure slowly spread his arms in Rot's vision, and even the raging blizzard seemed to fall silent for an instant.
The thick clouds blanketing the sky also grew a little thinner beneath the radiance.
Dazzling light pierced through the clouds and mist, shining upon the earth together with the Fox Fire hanging in the sky.
Rot turned to look at He Ao, who was bathed entirely in the radiance, his mouth opening slightly.
But before he could ask anything, his body suddenly grew light, followed by a fierce dive.
He Ao took him and charged straight toward the city below.
"Ah!!!!"
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Noble District outskirts
A swaying figure slowly emerged from the entrance of the broad street and raised his head to look ahead.
A huge circular plaza stood at the end of the wide street, with five or six narrow lanes branching off behind it.
Dilapidated stone houses were piled along both sides of those lanes.
In the savage blizzard, nearly every house stood open. A broad hide mat sewn together from animal pelts was spread over the snow outside each door, displaying all