Foundation of the Heavenly Palace (Thanks to Melancholy Knight Doesn't Dream for becoming a patron)

In that instant, firelight silently spread through the dark currents, unfurling in countless threads and winding through the turbulent circular flood of calamity before seeping into everything from the outside in!

And so, hell was ignited!

Under the will of God's Wedge, the calamities endlessly transformed and ground against one another, giving rise to waves powerful enough to shake the Taiyi Institute.

The calamities condensed into charcoal, and the depths became a furnace!

Now, the flames were ready.

The color of iron and steel spread beneath Tong Ji's fingers. Under her control, the Forging Furnace activated out of thin air, pulling Huai Shi's soul into it in reverse.

When Tong Ji raised a finger, Huai Shi raised a finger.

When Tong Ji opened her eyes, Huai Shi opened his eyes.

Within this resonance based on fate, Tong Ji's will dominated his own, driving his soul to rapidly unfold and making him reach out.

Toward the burning ring of hell before him!

His iron fingers closed, and hell shattered in response. What burst forth was a dancing, surging blaze of light. Towering waves swept outward, only to become a breeze rushing into his face beneath the Forging Furnace's control.

All heat was tightly held between those five fingers.

It formed a searing heat that seemed capable of melting the soul itself.

Agonizing pain and unprecedented clarity worked upon his consciousness at once. It was as though he had been ignited, then lifted ten thousand feet into the sky. Looking down from above, he could see every detail with perfect clarity.

No change could escape his senses or his eyes.

Everything in the mortal world was like dust.

A soft whisper sounded beside his ear. Slender fingers guided his hand and clenched that excessively scorching power tight.

Telling him:

"First, you must