Chapter 72: Blood Moon Gate Opens for the Gathering Heroes, Divine Sword Scripture Merges as the Storm Rises

The oppressive silence that followed Carter Ulph's defeat was shattered not by a sound, but by a light. High above, the Blood Moon, which had hung like a malevolent eye in the sky, pulsed with an intensity that defied nature. Its crimson light deepened from scarlet to a profound, liquid ruby, bathing the fractured landscape of Flame Mountain in an ethereal, bloody glow. Duke Jaynes stood over the suppressed form of Carter Ulph, the Octagram Furnace seal still shimmering on his chest. He felt...