Knosus, Lyra System, the Empire's new defensive perimeter.
From far out in space, it could be clearly seen.
A colossal, interminable wall of rock was growing, spreading, and expanding like mad.
At the very heart of that rocky wall was the gentle face of a woman, embedded in its surface.
She seemed to have only that single face exposed, but in truth, the immense stone wall that nearly covered the entire Lyra Star System was her real body.
The Earth True Spirit—Ying—could be said to be the most powerful True Spirit projection Noxi had summoned during that previous sacrifice.
True Spirits did not actually have any ranking.
Once a True Spirit had evolved to the point of engraving its True Name, it became immortal and indestructible, reaching the limit of its own power.
Since the vast majority of True Spirits did not follow the same system, they could not be directly compared.
What truly divided True Spirits into the simple three tiers of upper, middle, and lower was their strength, as well as their position within the Mother River.
The stronger they were, the closer they were to the upstream reaches of the Mother River. Such True Spirits were rarer and more terrifying.
Outside the Lyra System, in a patch of dim starry space.
A transparent spindle-shaped spacecraft was silently observing Knosus's defensive perimeter.
Within the spacecraft, invisible soul-messages belonging to the Legendary Ones were communicating in secret.
"Anything recorded on paper, I can know. So during this time, I've more or less figured out Knosus's classification of True Spirits."—Hand.
"Please explain. This is the second time we've come so close to the Mother River and True Spirits. We must seize this opportunity to thoroughly study the flaws and weaknesses of these immortal monsters."—Brain.
"That is also why I came