25 years later...
After years of traveling through the Silent Void Expanse, passing through dangerous situations, various outposts, and strongholds, they finally arrived at the Soul Pollution Lode Pool.
"Is this the soul pool?"
Outside was a massive black ocean, boiling with various illusions of death and corruption.
Around them, a mist filled with concentrated soul pollution, that could kill any tier 10 being who approached it.
Within the system, the collection of corrupted causality points steadily increased into the thousands each second.
[+1010... +1015... +1011...]
"Don't get out yet, the soul pollution is too dense," Maximus reminded, seeing them about to disembark.
"Hmm, we'll wait then..."
Calming down, they looked outside, seeing various mutated monsters roaming the place.
"The soul monsters here are too many," they gasped.