"Someone is waiting there for me to return.
"Although I failed to fulfill my promise to her, I only understand now that all of this was nothing but illusion. I regret wasting so much time. I owe her far, far too much. I want so badly to see her."
This towering old man now wept like a repentant child, pleading with the Goddess before him for his only request.
For this, he was even willing to abandon everything he had accumulated, even the God Position.
The Goddess's gaze toward Tang Chen softened a little, no longer filled only with wariness and scrutiny.
The corners of her lips curved slightly as she sent her thoughts over. "The person Senior made a promise with should be Bo Saixi, the high priestess of Sea God Island, yes?"
Hearing the name that had haunted his dreams, the sorrowful Tang Chen stared wide-eyed at the Goddess.
"You know her?"
The Goddess smiled faintly and continued, "We have long admired her in spirit, but have never met.
"However, sending you back to Sea God Island is not difficult. But Senior, are you certain you want to hand over this hard-won God Position?"
Excitement surged across Tang Chen's face.
"I'm certain. Very certain.
"To be honest with you, as long as the Rakshasa God's Evil Thought is not removed, this God Position is nothing more than poisoned candy to me.
"But you are different. Since you were able to subdue this inherited Divine Artifact left behind by the Asura God, the Asura Demon Sword, so easily, you must also be able to resolve the Evil Thought attached to it just as easily.
"So using the God Position as an exchange is no loss to me."
Tang Chen was even more straightforward than expected. Or rather, with his