At the same time, deep within one of Infinite Dimensions' deadliest places—the Endless Fire Domain—there lay a mysterious cavern.
Around a massive, shattered altar, pale ghostly flames danced in the wind, exuding a terror so intense it made the scalp crawl.
Beneath the altar yawned an abyss. There, countless bones lay piled like pristine jade, crystal-clear under the flames.
Yet rather than feeling sinister or grim, these remains seemed ancient and sacred, reflecting the firelight like a vast starry river.
Atop a lotus pedestal stood the statue of a goddess with a human head and serpent body.
Unlike most rigid, lifeless statues, she almost seemed an incorruptible corpse—tall, elegant, imbued with a divine grace that felt like it upheld the heavens and earth.
Her long hair spilled down her shoulders like a dark waterfall, each strand gently swaying as if alive.
Her eyes gleamed with five shifting colors, deep and radiant, brimming with boundless wisdom and compassion.
