Two suns rose over the Black Prison.
A gigantic firebird crossed the sky from east to west, its wings spread wide enough to span the entire heavens for untold thousands of miles. It had a swallow-like jaw, a chicken's beak, and a serpentine neck like a dragon's. Its head was raised as though it meant to peck through the sky. Its wings had only the shape of wings, formed entirely from blazing flames; its body and tail feathers were no different. As it flew westward, it set the boundless heavy clouds behind it ablaze.
Before the firebird lay endless darkness.
Behind it, the sky was filled with mingled gold and red.
Beyond the firebird came a witch bearing a torch, traveling from west to east. She was enormous, standing tall enough to nearly hold up the heavens. She gripped the torch in both hands, broken handcuffs, shackles, and chains wrapped around her shoulders, neck, and arms. As she marched, the shackles struck one another, ringing like jade pendants and phoenix bells, their sound shaking the nine heavens. Above the torch, its flame shone like a bead, vivid scarlet and dazzling, moving eastward like a rising sun traveling against the current.
Above the torch was the savage face of the giant beast Leviathan, along with its struggling body forcing its way into this world.
Below the torch were countless fanatical figures following the giantess.
Scarlet sparks had already ignited a prairie fire.
Black Prison Castle.
The edge of the tallest tower of the outer fortress.
Su Shijun braced both hands against the icy battlements, leaning hard over the edge, her eyes gleaming with wonder.
A moment earlier, she had still been worried that the demons breaking through the dimensional barrier might have some terrible scheme. The next moment, she saw a