One step, another step, another...
Every step Kallen took was accompanied by a furious roar and howl from below.
This was Anlamyde Mountain.
Here, the God of Eternity had once led the gods in raising their torches, lighting the prologue to "modern civilization."
"Modern civilization" here referred to the narrative clearly and comprehensively documented in church historical records-in other words, an age for which later historians had relatively complete sources to consult.
Although many other legends had always circulated in this world, ancient ruins were unearthed from time to time, and even the inheritances of certain special families and the predecessors of churches could be traced back beyond the Three Eras if one delved into their origins.
But mainstream records of the age before the God of Eternity were fragmented, discontinuous, and disordered.
To ordinary people, listening to stories from the Church World was like listening to divine myths. The events of the age before the God of Eternity were, in turn, the mythical tales heard by those within the Church World today.
Beneath every step of Anlamyde Mountain, a demon that had once brought calamity upon the world was sealed. The God of Eternity had used them to lay the foundations of the ascent. Anyone who wished to climb the mountain had to tread upon their bodies and experience Eternity's achievements firsthand.
Later, the God of Eternity was lost, and the Eternal Faction lost its war against the Light Faction. The God of Light took possession of Anlamyde Mountain and personally used light to dissolve, one by one, the demons sealed beneath the steps.
But traces of the demons' souls inevitably remained upon the steps, so even now, when one stepped on them, their howls still echoed in one's ears.
On either side of the ascending steps lay scalding