On the fourth underground level of the royal palace, blood aura and flames filled the area, devouring and suppressing each other at the same time.
The walls were covered in spell formations. Because of the opposition between the blood aura and flames, the formations had been fully activated, preventing the surrounding walls from shattering.
With a boom, the blood aura broke through the flames. The wooden wheelchair behind King Doin shattered, and a metal staff flew from the splintered wood. King Doin raised a hand and caught it.
Clang.
The tip of the metal staff touched the ground. Its surface was covered in magma-like patterns. Upon closer inspection, the surface of the staff could be seen surging, as though it were made of fluid metal.
In reality, this was the pinnacle of Doin's spell formations, known as 'Godhunter'. It had no fixed form and could freely transform according to its user's consciousness.
In addition, it possessed another characteristic: the higher the temperature attached to it, the harder, sharper, and heavier it became.
Only someone who controlled ultra-high-temperature flames could unleash Godhunter's full power. This object had a remarkable origin. The reason it was called the pinnacle of spell formations was that, to a certain extent, this weapon named 'Godhunter' represented Doin's spellcrafting power.
At first, the Doin Empire had stolen the method of controlling crystallized power from the Lizard Race. Afterward, Doin discovered that crystallized power was obtained by offering sacrifices to a certain existence, and that existence was called a 'deity' by Doin.
Doin also wanted to obtain this power, but its higher-ups were worried about one thing. If they truly accepted a deity's power, and that deity gained too many believers, divine authority might influence royal authority, just as it had in the 'Sun-Worshiping Dynasty'. They would first