"He doesn't want to stay in," Alesha said suddenly. "He isn't qualified to leave."
"Exactly." Qin Chuan snapped his fingers. "The Origin Realm just ascended to a higher dimension, and I had the authority of the Lord of Creation behind me. How much effort did it take to deal with that Ancient God core parasitizing him? One Ninety-Nine Stage Annihilation Slash, and it was dust."
Qin Chuan stood and walked over to the holographic projection.
"If Ancient Gods really sat at the Combat Strength Ceiling on the Origin Continent and could crush every other deity, that place would have ceased to exist long ago. I could kill one in an instant, so how could it possibly challenge higher-ranking gods?"
With that, Qin Chuan cut straight to the heart of the matter.
The Blue Star Will's glow flickered sharply. "You mean the Ancient God corruption is real, but it isn't widespread on the Origin Continent?"
"Not only is it not widespread, it might not even be a recognized threat." Qin Chuan swiped the Star Map aside. "My guess is that the old bastard went exploring some deserted frontier zone or ancient ruin. He had rotten luck, stepped on a higher-dimensional virus, and wound up with mushrooms growing out of him."
Dies Martin stroked his chin, following Qin Chuan's reasoning.
"That makes sense! If the whole Origin Continent was corrupted, why would he flee to a lower dimension? He ran precisely because he'd been infected and became an outcast on the Origin Continent! He didn't dare ask the big shots up there for help, so he forcibly tore through the dimensions and came to the Origin Realm for refuge. While he was at it, he wanted to claim our clean world as his own and use it to purge the infection from