As Wang Yizhi safely left the place, waves of dark aura rapidly gathered on the platform before the Giant Eyeball.
A woman emerged, her hair as thick as fingers and longer than her own height. Every strand wriggled like a mucus-covered tentacle. A ring of eerie black eyeshadow surrounded her enormous protruding eyes, while beneath her dignified black gown were seemingly no human legs at all.
This was Shub-Nyarlathotep's true form—the Dark Broodmother.
"Lord Azathoth, why did you not let the little girl bring Zhang Chen, this 'origin point,' directly back to you? Her choice has clearly been clouded by so-called human emotions. Even I would find it difficult to secretly take complete control of the Eye Realm within half a year."
"Are you questioning my decision?" A voice transcending all rules echoed through the vast space.
"I would not dare. Your actions naturally carry far-reaching intentions that lowly, insignificant creatures like us cannot perceive. I came mainly to report a major event that has occurred in Ling."
"I sensed a change in the Apostle Stones within the Chaos Void. Has another Apostle died?"
"Not this time. The Seventh Apostle, Xing Shi, has had his fundamental strength recognized by Ling and has advanced to become the Sixth Apostle. Xing Shi's true form is Taotie, and he has ties to that ancient Chaos Demon King. His strength had always remained at its previous level, but now he has made a major breakthrough. He must have broken through the final membrane. Given enough time, he will certainly reach the level you desire, my lord."
"Xing Shi? Do you know exactly what happened?" Azathoth seemed to place considerable importance on this matter.
"The details are unclear, because the incident seems to have originated directly from the core of the Devouring Realm. Furthermore, the