"Algalong Main Temple lies ahead." Napoli said, "I can only accompany you this far, sir. The transmission and farsight permissions I obtained do not include the Main Temple."
"But please rest assured, sir. With that lord inside, there will be no danger."
Angel raised a brow. "That lord? You mean Lord De?"
Napoli said, "That lord does not like people talking about it behind its back. Sir, you will know once you go inside."
Angel thought for a moment, then asked one last question. "What you told me outside earlier—did it come from the one inside this Main Temple, or from Lord De?"
It took Napoli two seconds to react before he understood what Angel was asking: which one liked hearing praise?
Napoli gave a soft cough. "Actually... both. But the one inside is more so."
Napoli still wanted to say something, but a doubtful voice from that lord had already reached his ears, seemingly asking what he and Angel were discussing.
He hurriedly lowered his head and shut his mouth.
Though Napoli said nothing more, Angel had already roughly understood. Judging from Napoli's attitude, the one inside was probably not the same person as Algalong.
But someone who could make Napoli behave with such reverence was surely no ordinary figure.
Angel pondered for a moment, then slowly climbed the steps.
The instant he set foot upon them, the temple doors ahead slowly opened with a creaking groan.
By the time he reached the top of the stairs, the temple doors had opened fully, revealing a vast empty space that seemed to have no end.
The towering Dome was hidden in darkness, where faint specks of dim light glimmered. Thick stone pillars stood on either side, each carved with Mirror Dragons. Above the cold flames on the distant altar stood