Void Overlord Annihilation (4)

"Life was said to have been brought by Leviathan Dahl, one of the Destroyers. So I thought life itself was a tool to resist the Star Abyss. But over that long process, whether gods or the later mortal beings, they all came to accept the concept of life. They even praised and celebrated it, showing respect for the dead and condemning and pitying those who took their own lives... As time passed, the concept of life kept changing."

Li Aoz turned around and grabbed at the void with one hand. "And now, in this Star Abyss Era where the Grand Narrative is mainstream, life has taken on an entirely different meaning!"

"To people today, whether reviving the dead or regrowing flesh and bones, becoming gods at the drop of a hat or falling into Social Citizens, they are all infinite possibilities of life."

"So today, I came to understand that the meaning of life is—never stop moving forward!"

The being upon the throne slowly rose. Tentacles and rotten flesh wrapped around his enormous body. Ruined armor and a cloak hung with deformed creatures resembling barnacles. Vast swathes of vines and thorns concealed his bloody flesh, while the scales on his dragon-shaped mask pulsed rhythmically with each breath.

"So this is the 'King'..."

Li Aoz raised his head to look at the enormous being, eighty meters tall. The Yota (9) aura around him was so powerful it nearly suffocated him.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

Li Aoz shouted at him:

"According to the High Table's rules, I offered nine masks. The 'King' should grant my request."

Yet the 'King' merely stood there alone, without any response.

"Can't understand me? Or do I need to make the request directly..."

Li Aoz nodded slightly and continued, "Go fight the Void Overlord, 'King.'"

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