The Sky Patrol Immortal Boat, Cardinal Hall. The atmosphere was even heavier than last time, tinged with a trace of tragic solemnity. Wonderful Sound Bodhisattva had been gravely wounded and fallen unconscious. Queen Elara had taken her beneath the Ancient Tree of Life for treatment, but whether she could recover remained uncertain. The news Xuan Nü had brought back about that "Living Altar" cast a thick shadow over the hearts of everyone who knew.
Upon the enormous Myriad Stars Mirror appeared the phantom image of the altar, sketched out by Xuan Nü and Li Wuyang from memory. Its terrifying form, built from Starbone and resentful soul runes, radiated an evil aura that made souls tremble even as a mere image.
"A living altar... possessing a will of its own..." Confucian Venerate Wenzai Dao stroked his long beard, his brows tightly furrowed and his eyes filled with disbelief. "Ancient texts contain scattered records mentioning that before the Chaos Era, there were once World-Devouring Demons skilled in forging Living Demonic Artifacts, using the souls of living beings by the billions as artifact spirits. They were unspeakably evil. But this altar seems to stand far above any demonic artifact... It is more like... some kind of 'gateway' or 'coordinate' for communicating with indescribable beings."
The old Daoist Qingxuzi added grimly, "The secret scriptures of the Yuxu Realm also mention a Dark Side of the universe, where Ancient Dominators exist that feed upon worlds. The Finality Council's star sacrifice is likely not merely meant to obtain energy. More likely, they intend to use this Living Altar to summon those unspeakable beings into this universe! If that is true, the catastrophe will far exceed anything we can imagine!"
Queen Elara's voice trembled slightly. "The Ancient Tree of Life has conveyed an unprecedented sense of terror...