He no longer maintained his seated posture of compassion.
His Divine Body, originally seated cross-legged, slowly stretched out. His hands pressed against the tops of the two great "boundless star pillars," and, like a giant finally waking from a deep dream after sleeping for countless epochs, he began to rise little by little.
The Divine Body rose slowly and solemnly. Every inch it gained was like the earth thrusting up a new mountain range. The entire extra-large event gave off a low resonance as he stood, as though heaven and earth themselves were making way for this moment.
When he stood fully upright, he towered at the divine gate that separated the two sides of the world, like a deity truly overlooking everything from the "Boundless Court," an imposing gatekeeper unchanged since time immemorial.
"From this day forth..."
His voice was grand enough to shake the entire Sea of Stars.
"In the name of the judge occupying the 100th Seat of the 'Boundless Court'..."
"I hereby open the ninth chapter of the fourth expansion..."
"Its name..."
"All Beings' Ten Million Heavens!"
As his voice fell, the vast extra-large event let out a deafening shriek.
That shriek came not from any living being, but from the world itself.
Like a vessel subjected to too much pressure finally reaching its limit, it let out one last, overwhelmed cry of anguish.
Countless cracks began to appear in the Sea of Stars.
Those cracks spread from the bases of the two great star pillars, covering the entire void like a spiderweb.
From the depths of each crack shone a strand of strange light. It was neither starlight nor the light of compassion, but something more ancient-a primordial light from the very foundations of the world.
The "Life Great Realm" also began to fracture uncontrollably.