"Are you finally coming to find me? Why don't you come out and have a chat?"
Lu Ce spoke tentatively into the void. The sensation of being watched for an instant had been exceptionally clear; his instincts could not have been wrong.
But the feeling had lasted only a moment before becoming impossible to detect again, vanishing completely.
He did not know whose ability this was, but at a time like this, there was no point wasting schemes on such things. He could just ask outright!
After a moment of silence and no response, Lu Ce continued talking to himself.
"Oh... so it doesn't seem to be you, brother..."
"Is there anyone among the gods who can look over here at a time like this? I'm not sure. Looks like some new troublesome fellow has appeared. Whatever."
As he spoke, he sat down on a large rock, stretched hard, and leaned back.
"Forget about you lot. It seems my initial plan was fairly successful. What a surprise..."
"Then shouldn't you be figuring out a way to find me? Surely you didn't only make preparations for my existence when Death first appeared."
"If that's all you've got, I'll be very disappointed in you. Brother, don't tell me you've really been killed already..."
Lu Ce leaned back with complete peace of mind, seemingly utterly relaxed. This time, he did not even intend to look at the hourglass by his side.
Compared to the desperate struggles taking place in every corner of the planet, he looked as though he were on vacation, calmly waiting for something.
Mount Tai, where Nie Jiutian and Karma had been facing off, erupted into battle.
Like the other gods, Karma raised Its hand toward Nie Jiutian, then clenched it fiercely!
A powerful suction force surged forth. After hearing