"Has it gotten even deeper?"

The path winding alongside the bottomless chasm of the canyon seemed to stretch further into its depths. The further we advanced toward its center, the more profound the abyss appeared.

This fissure was said to be the scar left by the final sword strike of the Azure Tyrant King. It made sense that the deeper we ventured, the more pronounced the damage became.

Though legends claimed that a master could split mountains and rend the earth with their power, such statements were usually exaggerations. Sure, a master might be capable of leveling a small hill, …