Tarus's beam of holy light that pierced the heavens affected more than the Tower of Sunscorching in the secular kingdoms. Its radiance also pierced through the Chaos vortex at the center of Kolo World and appeared before the eyes of the Sanctuary People.
For many days, the Sanctuary had been shrouded in a tense, oppressive atmosphere. The continued weakening of the Light of Asuman had approached its final limit, and the order shield covering the floating continent had grown so thin that it was almost impossible to distinguish with the naked eye. The endless dark Chaos power in the void churned ceaselessly beyond that barrier, like an inverted sea ready to pour over and engulf the entire continent at any moment. This terrifying scene weighed heavily on the heart of every member of the Sanctuary People. This once-glorious and proud race was now controlled by dejection and despair.
But suddenly, a dazzling light rose from the murky shore of Chaos across the way. It tore through the boundaries of space and time, illuminating the space beyond the barrier as though splitting the sky in two. The sight left everyone stunned, yet somehow filled them with inexplicable hope.
To the Sanctuary People, who devoutly believed in the Creation Goddess, this radiance was practically a miracle. It seemed to herald the end of the dark hours. Although the radiance gradually faded after more than ten minutes, it had already inspired many people across the continent.
However, most of those inspired were ordinary people. The true upper-level administrators still dared not become optimistic so readily.
Pope August VII summoned all the cardinals and scholars of the inner court to the white hall of the Holy Image Palace. Beneath the eternal holy light of the white hall, the wisest and most authoritative theologians and