"Your connection with Azathoth has deepened. He should be contacting you frequently these days, right?"
"Yes. It is also because of that connection that I managed to retain my current Dark King's Persona before Azathoth. Otherwise, the Dark Realm would have been destroyed alongside the Eye Realm. The level Azathoth has currently reached... I simply cannot imagine it."
Even though Wang Yizhi had not described how the Eye Realm was destroyed, Zhang Chen could roughly infer it from the existing clues. Azathoth had likely used some extremely special method to seize all the refined energy of the Eye Realm through the Heavenly Eye King's Persona Wang Yizhi had stolen, destroying the Eye Realm while creating the strongest illusion barrier around the Chaos Realm.
"Will Azathoth discover me if I stay here?"
"Not in the short term, probably. But try not to stay in contact with me for too long. Azathoth has been summoning me rather frequently lately. Once today's matters are settled, you and Gu Chen should leave the Dark Realm as soon as possible."
The awakening of Azathoth's Chaos Origin within Wang Yizhi made Zhang Chen feel extremely troubled.
It was not merely because Wang Yizhi's relationship with Azathoth had grown closer. More importantly, with such a close connection combined with Wang Yizhi's current increase in strength, Zhang Chen guessed that when Azathoth finally invaded Zero Realm, he would make Wang Yizhi one of his great generals. That was the situation Zhang Chen most dreaded seeing.
"I'll make the most of my time. The destruction of the Eye Realm probably means Azathoth is announcing to the world that his actions have begun."
"Don't push yourself too hard. In any case, I won't be in much danger for now."
Wang Yizhi gently pressed her lips to Zhang Chen's brow. The