The Thousand-Layered Staircase seemed to be forged from blood itself. And at the apex of the staircase, an ancient, ominous palace exuding supreme majesty stood, towering and grand. This palace was shrouded in a blood mist. Ancient figures appeared faintly within: towering giants as massive as mountains; a colossal, rotting hand of a poisonous corpse; the enormous, island-sized skull of a Bone Dragon; and a gruesome mound formed from countless human heads…
The Thousand-Layered Staircase also underwent a bizarre transformation. Numerous Demon Ghosts lined its sides, their grotesque shadows twisting. Each was hideous and terrifying, casting greedy gazes at the winners of this King's Game.
This was the ritual of the King's Game: climb the Blood Ladder, ascend directly to the kingdom, receive the Mighty Power of the gods, and obtain supreme boons. This was the final process, also intended to eliminate the few lucky individuals who had stumbled into victory purely by chance.
