With the training arc complete, Elysia hovered before the gathered forces. The revered warriors of affiliated factions, the world's heroes of various sacred lands, and her devoted disciples.
The air crackled with divine energy as they basked in Sacred Sakura Goddess' overwhelming presence, knowing this was the final moment before Sacred Sakura Goddess departed for the ultimate battle in the realm above.
The intense battles against corruption and cursed monsters had only been a mere prelude, a simulation tutorial meant to sharpen their instincts against the actual abyssal calamities yet to descend.
Due to this intense training, they understood the horror of abyssal corruption. These insidious creatures could turn even the strongest minds against their allies. Even if they managed to break free, the undispellable heavenly curse would kill them from within.
