The Final Volume: A Tiny World in the Dust - The World Crossing Gate (Part 2)

If you were to compare it to a computer, the Boundary Breaking Armor, hellfire, and Crystal Realm Fruit were used to make the hardware and case; the Gleaming Gold South-Pointing Compass was the CPU, while the Truth Incantation and Rakshasa True Word were the various programs needed to run the computer.

"Use the compass as a beacon to show the way forward..."

The Gleaming Gold South-Pointing Compass flashed a few times, then melted into a small pool of golden liquid and flew to the top of the World Crossing Gate. That was where the crystal patterns were most intricate and beautiful, and right in the middle was what looked like a space deliberately left open. The golden liquid fitted into the space, slowly solidified, and finally formed a golden emblem.

It was an equilateral triangle, with a solid circle at each vertex and the centers of the circles connected by the triangle's three sides.

(What is that...?)

"The Void King's emblem."

Sensing Jili's question, Yusuo Zai explained. Even his tone had grown serious.

Jili didn't look at it any longer and began the final step.

"Incantations, fill its inner being and guide us toward the light."

The Truth Incantation lost its holy white glow, and the Rakshasa True Word shed its violent crimson radiance. The two swirled around each other, then returned to transparent, colorless runes and poured into the golden emblem.

""""...""""

Everyone held their breath and watched the gate. As the last transparent rune flowed into it, the entire ring came alive with a faint glow. It seemed to have come from time immemorial and to be heading for the distant future. Though it was only a faint light, everyone present felt as if the whole world had been illuminated.

"So this is..."

Even Jili couldn't help being