"Of course, the right to display it still belongs to you," Lapuye added.
Maya did not seem to mind. Since she had already displayed it through illusion, she was not about to be stingy about it. Though the speculation that it might be a mysterious object did concern Maya somewhat, on second thought, even if it truly was a mysterious object, judging by its terrifying effects, it was definitely not something she could wield.
Thinking of this, Maya felt relieved.
"Alright." Maya nodded and, under everyone's gaze, constructed a new illusionary scene once more.
Because she was modifying the illusion nodes on the foundation of the original illusion, Maya was much faster this time. In less than two seconds, the previously tranquil plain began to change.
The first change was in the sky. The crystal-blue heavens were instantly swallowed by gloom.
A chill wind from nowhere swept strange gray dust across the vibrant plain. Any plant touched by the dust decomposed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
As all things withered, the earth began to tremble as well. Massive Evil Spirits awakened beneath the ground, and the entire plain split open in an instant.
Brilliant orange-red magma erupted from the torn fissures.
In the blink of an eye, the calm and unruffled world had become a scene of apocalypse.
Everyone in the Stargazing Hall watched the changes in the illusion with rapt attention. When they saw the Evil Spirits awaken from beneath the earth, they all frowned. Yet what surprised them even more came afterward.
An army of ghastly white bones crawled out from the fissures. They advanced in perfect unison toward the far end of the plain. At the end of the horizon, vast clouds of black mist slowly descended from the dark sky, and within that