Chapter 579: This was the Otherworld
In a wealthy household close to the Imperial City, everyone was already fast asleep at this late hour.
Although the large Summoning Spell Formation Array near the Imperial City gave off a faint white light, and everyone in the city wanted a look, the imperial authorities had long since established a restricted zone. Soldiers guarded it closely, making it difficult for ordinary civilians to glimpse the array. At best, they could find high ground in the city and look out from there.
Tonight, as the array shone ever brighter, its radiance had reached a point where it could no longer be ignored.
A young Ridge-Crowned boy happened to be sleeping facing the window. In his sleep, he sensed a blaze of brightness before his eyes, and even dreamed that he was flying toward the Heart of the Sun. Then the white light woke him.
Dazed, he rubbed his eyes and found that the window really was blazing with light. Then he heard a thump from the room next door, followed by his parents' startled cries. They must have woken up too.
Countless people throughout the city were roused from sleep by the light. Many stepped outside to gaze at the white radiance that seemed to reach the heavens, murmuring prayers to the God of Light.
Their faith in the God of Light was deeply rooted. Even though many now knew that the original Church of Light had turned away from the light, their habits of worship remained.
Inside the Imperial City, the royal family and the empire's senior ministers waited in anxious anticipation. The aid from the Celestial Realm would determine the fate of their world.
The light was brilliant, yet not particularly harsh. The tall, mysterious Holy Spirit had been completely engulfed in