They were chanting a brand new hymn.
Initially, the singing was low and deep, carrying a primal reverence.
Under Siye's guidance, the melody gradually soared, the rhythm quickened, and the sense of power layered upon layer, transforming into a surging tide.
Finally, hundreds of voices converged into a magnificent torrent, resonating and swirling above the plaza where the seven sacred fires burned!
The lyrics told the myth of the Dragon God's descent, purifying chaos with flames, tearing apart Mammoth Loa Matos in the Gray Tooth Valley battle, and saving the nearly extinct trolls.
That deep, resonant harmony transformed into a torrent of faith, carrying a soul-stirring power that impacted the soul of every believer present.
Toka was also singing loudly; he had only learned the lyrics a few hours earlier.
When he asked about the origin of this sacred song, Siye just smiled and shook her head, pointing up at the sky.
So whether this myth was true or false no longer mattered.
For a hymn to a god, it was enough for the faithful to simply sing it.
The singing abruptly ceased at its climax.
The lingering echoes still rang in Toka's ears, and the heat waves emanating from the seven sacred fires seemed to solidify the air, re-engaging everyone's senses.
However, this was not part of the ceremony's original plan—at least, Siye and the others had never anticipated this scene.
"Ohm—" A low, almost inaudible tremor began without warning.
It didn't even sound like a sound in the ears, but more like it was reverberating directly in the trolls' bones.
In the center of the plaza, above the top of the crude old idol, the air, which had been illuminated by the seven sacred flames, suddenly became viscous and distorted.
Light was kneaded and stretched by an unseen immense force, forming a shimmering, blurry vision.
The next moment, an indescribably terrifying pressure poured out from that distortion! It was as if the weight of the entire world had descended.
"Thud!"
Several ordinary trolls closest to the idol couldn't withstand this sudden immense pressure, their legs gave way, and they directly knelt on the ground.
Toka felt his heart heavy, his breathing difficult, almost fainting.
This feeling reminded him of the dragon's might he had faced when confronting Nefarian not long ago.
"Another dragon?!"
He suppressed his discomfort, struggling to look up, only to see Siye also gazing up at that space.
For the first time, her face lost its usual composure, replaced by a shock and ecstasy that bordered on uncontrolled!
In the center of that distortion, a point of profound darkness suddenly appeared, like the abyss opening its eyes.
Then—the darkness suddenly expanded!
It wasn't an explosion, but space itself being violently torn apart by an immense force!
A massive dragon claw, covered in thick black scales, slowly extended from the rift.
Just one claw was the size of an adult troll!
The surface of the scales shimmered with a cold metallic luster, and dark gold energy veins flowed through the crevices, like surging lava, emitting a scorching and suffocating sense of oppression.
Along with it came a strong smell of sulfur and ash, instantly engulfing the entire plaza!
Boom!
The five pillars of divine power standing in the plaza—scarlet for war, azure for knowledge, orange-yellow for order, pitch-black for guardianship, and pure white for light—as if summoned by a supreme call, suddenly broke free from the ground's restraint at the same moment, converging wildly towards the torn space in the center!
The pillars no longer shot straight up; they twisted, intertwined, and merged in mid-air, their colors violently churning, colliding, and blending, ultimately transforming into a color beyond mortal vision—a black that was both multicolored and infinitely profound!
That "black", which had fused the five colors of divine power, rapidly expanded and stabilized, its outline becoming clear and complete.
It was no longer a pillar of light, nor a physical entity—but a doorway.
A void door, its edges flowing with light and flames, leading to an unknowable divine realm.
The gate to the divine realm, under the gaze of all, opened with a roar!
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