Even weaker Chaos Experts would risk leaving a lasting hidden danger if they lingered too long within this miasma, potentially even harming their martial arts foundation.
No one knew that deep within this miasma lay an ancient hall, shrouded in an aura so otherworldly and eerie that one could almost feel it predated the Divine Kingdom itself.
Inside this hall stood a grotesque statue, horrifying in its appearance: humanoid yet inhuman, with wings sprouting from its back, a gaping maw of fangs, four monstrous arms, and three piercing eyes.
At this moment, figures cloaked in black robes were seated in a circle beneath the malevolent statue, their faces obscured beneath hooded garments and ghost-like masks that distorted their features.
Judging from their silhouettes, some appeared male, others female; most resembled humans, yet a few unmistakably betrayed their non-human origins.
