In the core of a metallic city inside a secret dimension of the fourth layer of Abyss, there were nine star-size ponds.
Six of these ponds were rusty and appeared they would break apart at any second now. However, the other three were flawless, and the magic matrices that covered them glowed with a power that threatened to overload the artifacts.
Each of the active Blood Ponds contained an ocean of burning blood. The heat could melt weak Rank 5 life forms, and due to the Demonic Bloodlines poured into them, the individuals inside the artifacts also faced the tempering of Abyss's laws.
There were three men inside the Blood Ponds, and the expression on their faces displayed the immense agony they endured. However, none of them showed the most minimal sign of wanting to give up.
