The layer where the Art Building stood was a polar-night environment like the Arctic or Antarctic. Endless darkness shrouded the entire world, and in that black sky hung a black sun.
The sun was almost impossible to make out. Only a faint golden rim remained, tracing its outline.
He also recalled that there seemed to be a painting in the Law-Crafting Master's room...
An endless coastline, black tides, an ancient and sinister castle, gray fog spreading from the depths of the ocean, heavy clouds, and... a sun with a golden outline.
The "sun" seemed to hold a deeply significant meaning in the Art Building's layer.
Convenience Store Owner-003 did not elaborate on the "sun" or the embers, however. Instead, he continued, "By the time the ashes seep in here, their supernatural traits have been almost completely worn away. But even the tiny fraction that remains can inflict devastating damage on living organisms."
Lin Yi parted his lips. If a mere glimmer of its afterglow could have such a terrifying effect, just how terrifying must the rank of the "sun" itself be?
"But..." Convenience Store Owner-003 said, "ashes aren't inherently destructive. Their destructiveness toward living organisms is simply the collapse and spontaneous combustion caused by an organism's inability to bear their rank. Once any entity comes into contact with ashes, if it can't raise its rank to the level of the ashes within a limited time, it will be burned to nothing."
"That's simply how power works."
"It isn't just 'ashes.' Even the most basic blue-green aura works that way."
"If you can withstand it and adapt, you can become an athlete student or an art student. If you can't, you become an impersonator, a sculpture, or a night-walking species."
"Ultimately, it's only because the rank of ashes is too high-so