CRACK.
The barrier around the hole shattered completely. Fragments of translucent energy dissolved into the air—fzzzt—and the hole expanded. The ground trembled—rumble—as the earth reshaped itself, revealing the pocket dimension below.
A Sea of Flames.
That was the only way to describe it. A vast, blazing inferno stretched across the bottom of the hole—an underground ocean of fire. At the center of the fiery sea sat a single island. And on that island, a blazing, sentient inferno pulsed with primordial power.
The Heavenly Flame.
Hundreds of cultivators rushed forward. Greed override caution. They leaped into the hole—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—descending toward the flames.
SCREAM.
SCREAM.
The extreme heat hit them instantly. Those below the Spirit Soul realm didn't even have time to react. Their bodies ignited—FWOOM—reduced to ash mid-fall. Screams echoed through the chamber as dozens burned to nothing. AHHH— Silence. Ash drifted downward like grey snow.
