The whale allowed himself to be pulled into the whirlpool and disappeared. But in the midst of the spatial distortion caused by the ship's attacks, no one noticed that his body wasn't destroyed; he had simply taken a step and entered.
Inside that place was a small, isolated space, something naturally formed in the universe. Sometimes, when a star dies due to age or under unusual galactic circumstances, a black hole forms. Just like in the underworld, universes are born within these phenomena; and within universes, black holes can sometimes hide secret spaces.
When the whale stepped in, Meru swallowed hard, stunned. The entire area was filled with a bloody aura—it was the blood of countless people. At the center, there was a sphere of runes pulsating with a purple light, seemingly controlling everything. All the blood and the three vital energies from the sacrifices were deposited there.
