There was no light, no darkness, no up, down, left, or right—not even any sense of time passing.
Only the most primordial void energy flowed slowly.
Yet—
What Sengoku saw was not desolation.
But boundless potential.
He drew a deep breath, not of air, but of the energy of this place itself.
"This shall be the Buddha Realm Pure Land."
Sengoku's deep voice rang through the darkness.
Like divine words spoken at the creation of the world.
At the same time—
Sengoku narrowed his eyes slightly before suddenly opening them wide, golden light surging within them.
His body instantly transformed into a colossal golden Buddha tens of thousands of feet tall, his appearance solemn and majestic as endless pressure swept in every direction.
Beneath him, the Pure World Auspicious Cloud rolled and unfurled, jeweled pendants hanging down as no law could breach its defenses.
The Lotus Lantern floated at his side of its own accord, radiating a gentle yet irresistible sacred glow.
The two reflected each other, forming a vast Buddhist radiance.
Like the eruption of a sun, blazing and pure. Wherever it shone, all gloom, evil, and darkness receded and dissolved like the tide.
Until they were completely cleansed away, leaving the entire space flawlessly bright.
Sengoku slowly raised both hands, and the authority bestowed upon him by Lord Imu surged forth in five-colored radiance.
"Pure Land Ground!"
[BOOM—]
Sengoku pointed downward, forcibly gathering and solidifying the void energy with a deafening roar.
In the blink of an eye—
A vast expanse of white land extended beneath his feet, reaching all the way to the horizon.
But this land was not made of soil.
It was a white material, warm and smooth like jade yet indestructibly hard.
It gave off a faint warmth and a peaceful aura.
Immediately afterward,