"Good enough."
Returning from the effects of the Heavenly Mandate Arrow, Gu Xi gave Orange Equipment Guardian - New Nine-tailed a nod.
Orange Equipment Guardian - New Nine-tailed acted at once, saying something toward Long-mouthed Cloud.
At that moment, Long-mouthed Cloud's movement speed clearly stalled, as if it had been affected by something.
Long-mouthed Cloud also realized something was wrong.
It opened its mouth, about to say something, only to discover that what it wanted to say and what actually came out were completely different.
Then Long-mouthed Cloud spoke directly.
"I am the subordinate of the invincible Artificial Heaven. I am undying and immortal. No one can kill me. On the sea, in the sky, I am an invincible existence."
"I am an invincible existence. I am undying and immortal. I am the strongest."
"No one can defeat me..."
"..."
Gu Xi heard those words as well, and could not help looking at Orange Equipment Guardian - New Nine-tailed, as if asking, Was that you?
Orange Equipment Guardian - New Nine-tailed shook her head.
She had merely amplified certain thoughts in Long-mouthed Cloud's heart.
She had not directly guided Long-mouthed Cloud into saying anything. All of this came from Long-mouthed Cloud's own inner thoughts.
In other words, Long-mouthed Cloud had wanted to say these words for a very long time.
But it understood what its own rules were. Once these words left its mouth, this would no longer be a matter of offending someone, but a matter of truth becoming lies and lies becoming truth.
How much of this was deception, how much was boasting, and how much was true—it knew perfectly well.
These were not things that should be said at a time like this.
Now that it had said them, Long-mouthed Cloud fell straight into chaos.
For every