Southern Continent, Krui Di Empire.
Hidden deep beneath the earth was a dark palace and a symbol of absolute power.
This ultra-ancient underground city was surrounded by darkness. Yet Magic Devices cleverly mimicked the eerie light cast by a blood moon. The buildings lining both sides of the broad, empty streets were all built from dark stone—tall and heavy, their outlines depicting the shadows of ancient art. They lay silently within this dark city, preserving the dust of endless years.
At the end of the underground city-state, a powerful aura of cold and eerie magic radiated outward. A towering castle stood there, its outer walls built from natural obsidian and inlaid with cold silver trim and transparent red-crystal decorations in a medieval style.
A figure clad in a long robe arrived at the castle entrance and proceeded deeper inside step by step. After passing through layer upon layer of luxurious furnishings and corridors, he pushed open the heavy black-iron gates before him. A magnificent palace resembling a Council Hall came into view, filled with a deep aura of authority and the weight of history.
Beneath a Rose Window covered in undying crystals, chandeliers hung from cold iron chains, radiating an extravagant glow. The carpet stretched to the end of sight like flowing red water. Light scattered through the crystals like twinkling stars, adding a faint, shadowy beauty to the entire space.
In this spacious Council Hall with its lofty ceiling, the center was occupied by a banquet table dozens of meters long. The long table was forged from pitch-black refined iron and inscribed with intricate blood-clan magical runes. It was also a symbol of the artistic style of the blood-clan world. On either side of the table, every high-backed chair resembled a throne, with a jeweled totem corresponding to its