Qu Jianlei did not think of himself as someone with an especially strong savior complex.
Still, since either way they wanted him to step forward and shoulder it, did it really matter whether it was a little sooner or later?
At his statement, the Old Woman merely nodded slightly without speaking, then glanced again at True Monarch Kong Yu in the distance.
But True Monarch Boping's attitude was more than just straightforward.
He said very simply, "Great kindness needs no thanks. If this succeeds, young friend, you will be the co-lord of Lianxing, and I will serve as your protector."
The term co-lord really was no joke—everyone acknowledged you as the First One.
Lingyun governed Houde Realm, but that was only governance. When disputes arose, the parties involved had the right to raise objections.
Of course, governance leaned more toward actual control, while being co-lord was, to a large extent, only an empty title.
But if Boping, the only True Monarch of Lianxing, was willing to serve as protector, that was the greatest endorsement possible—whoever refused to accept it, he would go deal with them!
Did that sound like no more than the attitude he ought to have? Anyone who thought so had clearly overlooked another issue.
Once Lianxing truly survived the Heavenly Tilting, it would become a superlative world similar to Yuxiu World!
This process of evolution would certainly be gradual, just like the current Yuxiu World, which was still developing vigorously.
But what kinds of existences would such a superlative world gradually draw in?
So Boping's words sounded like ordinary gratitude, but the karma... was extremely, extremely heavy!
All of that had happened recently, while what Qu Jianlei now faced was the Heavenly Tilting Aura sweeping in from every direction!
At this moment, there was no specific Heavenly