In Moon God Heavenly City, within a shadowed corner.
A man in white robes sat on the steps.
A little girl lay in his arms.
He gently stroked the little girl's head as she widened her eyes and counted the stars in the sky over and over.
"So many, so many... Is every one of them a sun, Daddy?"
Little You asked innocently.
"Yes."
Bodhi answered gently.
"Our Ninefold Hell used to be a shining star in the sky too. Sadly, it lost its 'stellar source.'" Little You said.
"Not a stellar source—a moonsource. Our ancestors were once a branch of the Demon God Celestial Clan. Though we were not particularly powerful, at the very least, we belonged to the Ordered Starry Sky," Bodhi said.
"Mhm! Little You understands."
She leaned against Bodhi's chest, rubbing her eyes. "Daddy, Little You is a little tired."
"Then sleep for a while and have a good dream," Bodhi said.
"But Little You still has lots and lots of questions for Daddy," Little You said.
"Then ask first, and sleep afterward?"
"Mhm! I want to know, Daddy, you said before that we would wait until you reached the 'Astral Phase Divine Realm' before launching the final offensive. Is it almost time now?" Little You asked.
"Very soon. There is only a single layer of paper between us. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow night, maybe in a few days—you will see a different Daddy."
Bodhi pinched her cheek, then looked up at the enormous city. He grinned and said,
"The Moon God Clan thinks my slaughter has already gone too far. How could they know that was merely the prelude to the storm?"
Only after success would the moment he had been waiting for truly arrive.
"So, we really are afraid that Li Tianming will expose