Under the watchful eyes of several Red Robe Great High Priests.
First Crown Jia Luo raised her scepter without hesitation and struck the floor heavily.
Boom!
A muffled sound rang out.
An intense Transcendental Fluctuation erupted from the beauty.
Something strange happened.
The flames blazing within the Altar suddenly erupted like a volcano.
What had originally been a brazier, with flames nearly the height of a person, transformed into a thick Pillar of Fire over five meters in diameter, shooting straight through the hall's ceiling.
Most strangely, the flames seemed to emit no heat at all, nor was the roof scorched through, as though they were merely illusory.
Yet the Red Robe Great High Priests all stepped back in unison, deep shock appearing on their lovely and distinctive faces.
They could all sense with absolute clarity that the Pillar of Fire contained unimaginably terrifying power.
As the Crowns reeled in shock, the way they looked at the Altar changed.
Previously, they had regarded the Altar as an ordinary Supernatural Item, chiefly used to lend ceremonies a sense of ritual and to communicate remotely with the Great Elder.
Only now did they realize that this was the Great Elder's trump card, capable of threatening even the lofty gods.
A moment later.
A brilliant white gleam flashed through Jia Luo's beautiful eyes, making them resemble two huge lightbulbs.
Her aura suddenly turned ethereal, while layer upon layer of ripples rose around her.
This was the phenomenon caused when immense power interfered with real space.
The Red Robe Great High Priests watched in horror.
Boom!
Jia Luo struck the floor again.
The First Crown raised her scepter with both hands and declared loudly, "Dawn City will never submit to the gods!"
As she spoke, the fluctuations within her grew increasingly majestic, and the