However, it seemed like Initial Ghost's actions were futile.
No matter what Initial Ghost did, the all-encompassing darkness, deep as an abyss, clung to its eyes as if glued there.
[Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...]
As time passed,
and the Spiritual Fire Void continued its relentless burning,
wisps of dark red smoke slowly began to rise upward.
The Initial Ghost, imprisoned in the ancient Xuan-iron cage,
was at that moment, gripping the bars of the cage with all its might.
Its eyes were wide open,
its pupils a blood-red color, all three of them,
which now were gradually splitting with crack after crack.
Initial Ghost's eyes resembled glass beads that were under immense pressure, reaching their breaking point.
[Bang!!!]
With a crisp sound,
Initial Ghost's eyes exploded into countless pieces.
Scattering in every corner of this sealed space.
And after having done this,
the Spiritual Fire Void contentedly devoured the fragments of Initial Ghost's eyes.
...