276: Hidden Agendas

As Orson's words fell, countless towering pillars materialized out of thin air. The once-ruined Celestial Fortress began to rapidly restore itself.

At the same time, the real-time repair process of Celestial Fortress played out in front of all guild members.

A thunderous rumble shook the ground as layers of dirt and tree roots peeled away from the fortress's exterior. Like an ancient behemoth awakening from an eternal slumber, it shed the filth accumulated over countless ages.

Beneath the layers of debris, the true form of the fortress was finally revealed—thirty-three mobile black obelisks, similar to those found in the ruins of Bone Dragon Stronghold, but far larger in both diameter and length.

At the center of them stood a colossal purple-gold obelisk, towering like a Celestial greatsword pointed at the heavens. It was as tall as the thousand-meter-high watchtowers that lined the skies.