Ronan laughed mutely. After thinking it over, he simply activated the "Mirror of Appraisal," wrapped it around the "Abyss Illumination Mechanism," and used it to cover the space above and behind his head. The bright light of the "Mirror of Appraisal" shone forth, instantly dimming the already illusory "Starry Sky" until it was difficult to see.
Hmm, with a pearl suspended behind his head and radiating brilliance, he did look a little like one of those immortals from legend.
But his main purpose was to avoid making a fool of himself.
It was a bit of self-deception, and he knew it perfectly well—he might as well call it protecting Raven's eyes.
By now, the ritual's basic framework had been completed. Amid the chaotic, disorderly starlight filling the sky, the five "control groups" supporting the ritual were not necessarily the brightest, but their mutual connections and interactions formed a pattern of their own.
It was as though, beneath a sky full of fixed stars, they alone were planets orbiting the sun, following their own distinct trajectories and serving as a kind of reference.
They were the reference.
After several cycles, the chaotic Starry Sky dimmed even without the bright light of the "Mirror of Appraisal" concealing it. A dark curtain of "emotion" and "desire" surged up from the still somewhat crude void-like backdrop. It was already closely linked with the "Mental Ocean." This patch of "dark curtain" had been stirred up by the power of the "Dream Divine Abomination" that already existed in the depths of the "Mental Ocean," representing the grim overall environmental trend.
As it continued to surge and ripple, dozens, then hundreds of constellation-like "Life Sketches" leaped from the vast, gray "sea" beneath the dark curtain, showing Ronan their contaminated Form and Spirit Frameworks. Many of their stars