Because of Bai Zhi's retort, the other party fell silent for quite some time.
During that silence, countless eyes densely emerged across its swollen body. Every open eye silently watched him as though humans observing an ant on their palm, seemingly thinking something over at great speed.
Only after a long while did it finally speak coldly.
"What the hell does that have to do with you?"
Bai Zhi: "..."
"My loyalty is shown only before the King. You're nothing more than a Lucky One who inherited the King's legacy through a fortunate coincidence. What qualification do you have to order me around?"
As those words fell, the head that had swollen to the height of several hundred stories slowly shrank back, returning to the uneven basin from before.
Then, right before Bai Zhi, the ground of white flesh slowly rose up, eventually coalescing into the form of a tall Black Haired Woman with a cold expression.
"Although only the King could wield the authority of [Stars], now that all the stars have fallen, it is not impossible that the old standards have been lowered... much like those idiots who call themselves World Guardians."
"Uh..."
Looking at the Black Haired Woman before him, who was almost as tall as he was, Bai Zhi's mouth twitched.
"There's no need to be so surprised. This was what I looked like before. I was the Chief Guardian Knight before the throne. You may call me Rain. You may find it easier to get used to me in this form."
Walking over to an equally manifested round table and sitting down, Rain spoke blandly.
"My time awake is limited, Lucky One. Let us have a proper talk."
"Who was surprised by that... By the way, did you used to have a habit of not