Liya sat cross-legged at the edge of the central altar, a melody of pale blue Holy Song echoing, enveloping the space in a soft, sacred atmosphere.
On her forehead, the Holy Seal suddenly blossomed with a dazzling Life Rune, forming a protective screen in the air, preparing to resist the impending information backlash that would impact the entire area.
Time seemed compressed into a blunt knife slowly cutting, relentlessly scraping every cell.
As Annie initiated the final procedure, pure spiritual energy gathered from the virtual interface into tangible fluid and was injected into the giant crystal device at the center of the Northern Fortress.
This apparatus seemed to possess its own consciousness, and after absorbing the World Tree essence continuously transmitted to it, it began to shake violently, with its surface runes gradually changing from dark gold to brilliant and magnificent, like dawn breaking on the horizon.
