August 2, Material Realm.
After the Nine Great Paths had completed their ascension, in the endless night after the sun, moon, and eternity had all fallen... someone once again activated the Ouroboros Ring Ritual.
This time, the one dragged down was none other than the creator of the "Ouroboros Ring" Ritual, the chief Angel of the Tenth Path, "Stillness"—the Ouroboros Angel, the Infinite Angel—the Ring Angel [Ouroboros], who was revered as the "Ouroboros Ring."
It descended into the Material Realm through the Spirit Tower!
Directly above the Spirit Tower, a scarlet circular gate emerged.
The enormous red ring looked like a sun with its heart gouged out. In this lightless eternal night, it barely illuminated the pitch-black sky.
Because of this, people from all directions cast over curious or worried looks.
Because in the next instant...
Accompanied by crisp crackling like popping beans, the scarlet ring shattered section by section!
Like a snake's scales exploding apart, like a spine, and like glass shattering in summer—
This was a ring forged from the spines of the Abyss Angel and the Amber Angel.
Under the control of an extremely twisted, monstrous force, the spines that had been joined end to end into a ring were torn apart and twisted bit by bit.
Like bending an iron ring, it shattered and twisted beneath everyone's gaze, ultimately transforming into the symbol "∞."
After the red outer layer faded, its interior glittered with an extraordinarily brilliant Deep Purple, its texture resembling crystal. The red shells still clinging to the purple crystal looked like residual bloodstains.
The boundless Surging Power surged wildly, dyeing the entire pitch-black sky a dazzling purple. It was like an enormous purple flower slowly blooming; in the curling sky, one could almost make out the fine patterns of its petals.
A humanoid