Time trickled by, bit by bit...
A quarter of an hour later, after the Aurora Divine Lord had finished his speech full of "how awesome the Aurora Divine Maiden was" propaganda...
At last, his aura erupted, and he shouted...
"Time is up! In the name of the Aurora Gods, with the foreign races and criminals as sacrifices, and with our most devout hearts..."
"Let us summon our Aurora Divine Maiden to descend upon this world!"
Countless people of Aurora City squeezed their eyes shut, as though silently exerting themselves from within to summon the Aurora Divine Maiden.
Like the Beastman Race and the Spirit Willow Clan, the Aurora Human Race—apart from their leader, the Aurora Divine Lord—had no idea that two vast worlds existed beyond this one. They all believed this world within a world was everything.
They all believed gods truly existed in this world, and that the Aurora Divine Maiden had been sent by the gods.
Looking over all of Aurora City, the Aurora Divine Lord shouted again...
"Light the fire! Burn the sacrifices..."
With a thunderous boom, the entire square burst into flames, and cries of terror and despair rang out from within it.
At the very center of the square—at the very heart of the blazing fire...
Sikong Jing happened to be tied beside the old town chief from the little town earlier. The old man glared at him and sneered...
"You dog from the Spirit Willow Clan..."
"You got us killed. Now you're going to die with us too."
"This is what happens when you oppose the Aurora Human Race. This is what happens when you defile the Aurora Divine Maiden."
With an indifferent smile, Sikong Jing casually replied...
"Is that so? Then what are you afraid of?"
"Offering up your life to summon the