Emperor Yu's words struck the Seventeenth Prince like thunder in his ears.
For a moment, he could not speak. He could only stare at the towering figure before him, who seemed already to stand at the far end of the universe.
"This is the true meaning of the Primordial Origin of All Things! The primordial origin is the original state, the universe's true face: its energy concentrated together! Concentrated again and again, until it finally achieves the goal of the universe's great expansion!"
Emperor Yu's voice grew more impassioned. He seemed to be speaking not only to convince the Seventeenth Prince, but also to exhort himself through this new understanding.
"Do you understand now? What these two kingdoms and one city lack is not hundreds of billions of lives. What they lack are Eonic Gods of the Primordial Origin of All Things, who can carry it forward generation after generation! There are too many Tianming ants, and too few who have attained the Primordial Origin of All Things!"
Emperor Yu's voice echoed across the sky.
"In truth, I should have taken this step long ago. It was for the sake of you three children that I delayed until today. Now that the dream born anew has shattered, it is time to set out on the path I explored long ago..."
Emperor Yu's voice rose louder, echoing throughout the Yu Ruins and in the Seventeenth Prince's ears.
"Imperial Father..." The Seventeenth Prince's voice trembled. Ahead of him, that towering figure spread his arms amid the endless yellow sands of Tai Yu's ancestral land.
"It is time to show you its true face." Emperor Yu suddenly smiled and raised a hand. The sky split and the earth cracked. Yellow sand surged wildly, and the entire Yu Ruins seemed to collapse. Countless shattered