Elrick and his companions' gazes fixed on the lifeless body that lay upon a raised platform of polished stone. The corpse radiated an extraordinary vitality—its aura as potent as the blazing core of a star. Though it no longer drew breath, the remains still seemed to channel vast cosmic energy.
That was the body of the legendary Sky Sovereign, a man said to have been only one small step away from attaining the Archdeity Rank.
A low murmur rippled through Elrick's group. They couldn't help but feel a mixture of awe and apprehension. Still, they swiftly forced such thoughts aside, and an urgent tension filled the air as another gate groaned open.
