These flames erupted from the deepest reaches beneath the earth like a volcanic eruption. Their glow did not cast shadows on things like ordinary fire. Though they burned with the fiercest intensity, they gave off no warmth whatsoever—only the stench of death and decay coursed through them.
The instant he saw those eerie green flames, Lu Ban felt countless images surge into his mind.
Dim green smoke fell from the flames and sank through cracks in the surface into the planet's interior, staining its core the same color. Then, pale green pillars of light erupted once more from every corner of the land, causing the surrounding life-forms to wither and die. Even the rocks were eroded and mutated.
Only after all the matter on the entire planet had been eroded did the flames quietly depart, leaving behind a silent world that became a lonely tombstone in the universe.
Dark-red blood flowed from Lu Ban's nostrils, eyes, the corners of his mouth, and ears. His brain had just undergone a violent upheaval, and it took him some time to put his boiling, unruly cerebrospinal fluid back in place before his rolled-back eyes finally returned to normal.
"Is this also an Old One? No, its standing should be higher than that of the Old Ones, but it hasn't reached the level of Charlotte and the others."
Lu Ban asked.
"An Outer God. They are beings above the Old Ones, the entities closest to the essence of this world, and the source of all pollution in existence."
Feng Yu replied.
"This is one of them. However, it has no interest in the insignificant prayers of humanity, nor has it ever been sealed away, so very few people know of its existence. Some say it is a dancer in the residence of that supreme