The Demon God listened to Lu Li's words, and rare joy surfaced in his heart. This was what he had been waiting for after circling around for so long.
Look, the world was still like this. Humans were still like this.
A tough man might not even furrow his brow if he were cut into a thousand pieces or if fire burned at his brow. When facing matters of principle, he would never compromise.
But once things took a turn and landed on his child, he would relent. Lu Li was no exception.
Back then, even when that shadow had wanted to kill Lu Li, he had never yielded in adversity, much less opened his mouth to beg the Ancestor of Myriad Tribulations.
But now that something had happened to his precious daughter, he dared to make a deal with the Demon God. Had Lu Li fallen?
No. This was simply human nature.
"Tut, Lu Li, Lu Li. You truly do have a weakness."
The Demon God's words sounded both regretful and mocking. "That is why I said life is a Failure. If you had no emotions or desires, took no wives, and had no children, then what place within or beyond the Sea of Realms could you not claim? Who could restrain you? You were the one who drew a boundary around yourself and trapped yourself within it."
"I trapped myself, and I'm happy to."
Lu Li's simple reply left the Demon God speechless. "Cut the nonsense. Do you have a way or not? If you don't, shut up and stay quietly in your cage."
"I know your limits. I do not ask for much—only a usable body born from your creation. There is no need to break the seal. Simply allow me to move within that new body."