He lowered his head to look at the gray eye on his chest and asked gently, "So you really are a world?"
"Seems... like it..."
Though it had gained power, it still lacked any sense of security, speaking in a tiny, timid voice.
"What is that world called?" Li Tianming asked curiously.
Heavenly Dao Origin Ancestral Soul, First Epoch Ancestral Star... what came after that?
The gray, adorable eye blinked, then said somewhat shyly, "G-Great Xiwa... H-Hell Realm."
"Quite a tongue-twister," Li Tianming said with a smile.
Though he did not quite understand what the name meant, he was certain it had an origin.
"Xiwa?"
It sounded more like the name of some being.
Seeing that it was still nervous, Li Tianming said softly, "Then I'll give you a nickname. How about Xixi?"
Calling it Little Eight every day did not sound very nice either.
"Xixi... Mm!"
The gray, adorable eye froze for a moment before a flicker of delight quickly surfaced. Clearly, it was very happy to have a new name.
"The ones beside you are all your older brothers and sisters. They'll protect you and fight shoulder to shoulder with you from now on, so you don't need to be afraid," Li Tianming said gently.
"Then... what about you?" Xixi secretly asked. "Are you Xixi's mother?"
"...!"
Li Tianming coughed and said, "No. I'm the most important person in your life, your partner. You can think of me as half a father."
"Where did the other half go? Did a ghost eat him?" After thinking it over, Xixi found the thought terrifying and gave itself a startled shudder.
"Uh..." Li Tianming was rendered speechless by its wild imagination.
He could only change the subject. Feeling the power within himself, he asked, "What is this power called?"
"Xiwa Hell