Passing through the last narrow mountain pass, the view suddenly opened up, and the altars finally lay fully revealed before Yan Yang.
Two ancient altars stood facing each other, built along the mountain's contours. Though their stone had weathered countless years, they remained solemn and majestic, carved with profound patterns representing the sun and moon.
The closer he came to this holy ground, the fewer traces of destruction caused by the Ultra Beasts remained.
The residents of Poni Island he encountered along the way wore expressions of exhaustion and relief after surviving the disaster, but they also confirmed this place's uniqueness—the altar area had remained untouched.
When he passed the cave inhabited by the Skrelp clan, Yan Yang only gave it a hurried glance.
The young dragons inside seemed to sense a familiar presence and curiously wanted to approach, but Yan Yang gently conveyed his urgency through his thoughts before quickly passing through.
With the Totem Kommo-o guarding these mountains, there was no need to worry about their safety.
As he stepped into the central area between the two altars, the light abruptly intensified, yet strangely did not hurt his eyes.
Despite such an obvious phenomenon, there was not a single person around the altars.
Then, he saw them.
Atop the Sun Altar stood Solgaleo, his platinum-white body imposing and his mane as dazzling as sunlight. Atop the Moon Altar was Lunala, elegant and mysterious, her wings spread like the night sky while starlight flowed across her body.
And in the empty space between the Sun and Moon Twin Gods, the supreme being who had summoned him—the Radiant God—floated silently.
Its majestic body, formed from pure light energy, seemed to be both the origin and destination of all light in this place. Its mere existence imbued the surrounding air with