Inside the divine temple.
Sophia, Shirino, Sherana, and the others were equally shaken beyond words.
Sophia turned to Natasha, Josephine, and the rest.
"We didn't know this powerhouse existed either!"
Josephine shook her head.
She truly had no idea the Empire was guarded by such a being.
"At the very least… quasi–Empyrean Sanctum."
Sophia was a Sage Lord–rank expert. With her source returning, she was now infinitely close to true Sage Lord rank, and therefore could faintly sense the weight of the Eternal Sunfire War God's power.
"Quasi–Empyrean Sanctum?!"
The words struck like thunder, leaving Sherana and the others dumbfounded.
Even the figure atop the Heaven-Pillar was inwardly astonished.
"Impossible to peer into… even the lines of fate leave no trace."
"Such unfathomable foundations… Why did I not sense him at all before?"
…
"Well now—what a lively place."
Just then, a thunder-like droning hum rose from the edge of the boundless starry sky.
