At noon, the scorching sun hung high in the sky like a blazing fireball, casting endless light and heat down upon the location of the Spirit Array.
The mist that filled the valley gradually thinned under the intense heat, yet the oppressive and dangerous atmosphere remained undiminished.
Before them stood the Spirit Array, formed by eight thick black stone pillars arranged in an octagonal shape. Each pillar towered several zhang high, their surfaces densely carved with twisting, bizarre runes. These runes flickered with a chilling blue light, resembling pairs of eerie eyes peering at intruders. Wisps of black smoke coiled between the runes, winding like venomous snakes. The bases of the stone pillars were deeply embedded in the ground, and the surrounding earth was stained black as if eroded by an evil force.
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