The spatial rift slowly rippled at the edge of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane's continent.
The black gash stretching across the void gradually drew shut. The dark violet arcs surging in the depths of the rift dimmed along with it, until only a few scattered sparks remained, silently fading into deep space.
A group of Black Giants had already swarmed forward, using all manner of materials to stabilize the rift.
Benjamin and Viola floated side by side in the outer void of this new plane. Beneath their feet lay a continent wrapped in a pale blue Plane Barrier. From afar across the void, that barrier did not look thick or sturdy—if anything, it seemed somewhat flimsy.
It was a translucent sky blue, with sparse patterns of light flowing across its surface. If they had to compare it, the barrier's strength was probably equivalent to a slightly thicker energy film.
"This plane is even smaller than I expected."
Viola spoke softly, yet there was little surprise in her tone.
She flew forward a short distance, and a gray-white solidified domain of the Law of Pain spread beneath her feet.
The instant that circular halo appeared, the surrounding void seemed to grow half a beat quieter.
Law runes extended from the halo's edge, transforming into dozens of dense, slender tendrils that slowly unfurled through the air, like some dangerous deep-sea creature cautiously extending its limbs.
Viola raised her right hand and spread her fingers.
In the next instant, those law tendrils simultaneously reached toward the Plane Barrier's surface.
The gray-white runes began to vibrate at high speed the moment they touched the barrier, releasing a low-frequency resonance beyond the range of human hearing.
Fine ripples immediately spread across the points touched by the tendrils. The previously tranquil sky-blue patterns of light radiated outward