"Fire had represented miracles since the very origins of the Myriad Worlds."
"But the true name of the Era behind it had long since vanished. We referred to it only as the Four Saint Pillars Fire, or the 'Inconceivable Era.'"
The white hand raised one finger and explained solemnly.
Gu Qingshan thought for a moment, then said, "Then let's go release the monsters of the 'Inconceivable Era.'"
The hand turned around and pointed down.
Rumble—
The rocky beach split open, revealing a fissure wide enough for several people. It plunged into unfathomable depths, its walls etched with all manner of chaotic natural runes that gathered into some indescribable, invisible force.
"First, we need to avoid those Chaos Spirits," the hand said.
"Let's go!"
Gu Qingshan leaped down. The fissure quickly closed behind him, and every trace of it vanished.
In the darkness,
the hand snapped its fingers and recited, "When I snap my fingers—"
The surroundings lit up at once.
A narrow path clung to the middle of the deep rock walls, winding onward.
"Where does this path lead?"
Gu Qingshan asked.
"I put together a temporary path. It leads to the place where the monsters of the 'Inconceivable Era' are sleeping," the hand said.
Gu Qingshan walked forward along the path.
Before long, all sorts of strange noises came from inside the rock walls on either side. Sometimes there were screams, sometimes laughter, howls, and chewing; at other times, the sounds of all kinds of arts clashing in battle.
Gu Qingshan raised the staff and asked the hand on it, "What are those things?"
"Those are the monsters," the hand said, raising its little finger.
"Weren't they asleep?"
"Your predecessor—the previous King of Eternal Destruction—hated those spirits for betraying him. He opened the first seal on every prison, allowing