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The enormous Cavern of Destruction shimmered faintly. Deep within it, something seemed to be pulsing.
What was it?
Baal stared hard. He could make out a strange Rune deep in the cavern, rising and sinking amid the endless Flame of Destruction.
A Destruction Rune!
Baal's eyes narrowed sharply. He stepped forward and reached into the cavern, but it was no use.
At that moment, the surroundings changed with a roar.
The world turned upside down in an instant. Before Baal could react, the countless corpses, the Cavern of Destruction, and the endless Flame of Destruction all vanished.
The world returned to its original state. The phantom of Baal's Demon Domain still enveloped the area, and Blackstone Mountain rumbled as it crumbled inch by inch under the pressure of his attacks.
Every trace of those visions was gone.
Baal pondered briefly. He understood that he had awakened from the depths of his bloodline memory. The crumbling Blackstone Mountain no longer served any purpose; its role as the trigger for that memory had ended.
So—
Boom!
Baal threw another punch, then walked away without looking back.
Behind him, the shattered Blackstone Mountain vanished from the world in an instant. Moments later, endless black dust fell from the sky, drifting like snowflakes across the heavens.
"If it no longer serves a purpose, then let it disappear."
"Demons have no need for memories. No home, no family—only endless darkness!"
"We will keep walking this path, farther and farther away!"
At that moment, a small knot buried in Baal's heart seemed to shatter. His mind cleared, his eyes grew commanding and bright, and his spirit seemed to strengthen considerably in an instant.
He had taken