Ten thousand years ago, a pilgrim recorded the sight of Sulun Holy Land in these words: This was a sacred and solemn land, where the giants favored by the Goddess had built their magnificent cities to eternally commemorate the greatness and glory of their mother. They had transported the remains of stars and planets from the depths of the universe, then forged those materials into black bricks at the cores of galaxies. These bricks were harder than any steel, yet lighter than feathers. Hundreds and thousands of obelisks towered over the land, with ceaseless light leaping between them. The giants had also inlaid crystals mined from the cores of supernovas into the roofs of their temples. Brimming with energy, those crystals shone like beacons upon all the mortal realms on the holiest planet behind Sulun's Gate.
Even though the planet was now almost completely destroyed, Hao Ren could still see its former splendor amid the ruins.
At the center of the city ruins stood the largest building. It had been constructed from countless black stone pillars, spires, four-sided obelisks, and strange polygonal megaliths. Its overall shape resembled a cone with multiple ridges. It was divided into many sections stacked atop one another, with faint green light hovering around each section. On this enormous temple-like structure, many places were inlaid with that pale green crystal. At several of the densest concentrations, Hao Ren could also see broken stumps jutting from the outer walls toward the sky, resembling the ends of severed bridges. Hao Ren guessed that these broken structures had once been the "light rivers." At the temple's zenith, more than a dozen light rivers had transported energy into it, filling the temple with immense power.
This enormous structure was not merely a hall of pilgrimage. It was also a powerful