Inside Sirin's mental world.
Otto stood before a golden door. He knew full well what lay beyond it. He could even feel the soul that had been stagnant as dead water for fifty thousand years tremble at this very moment.
Just as Infinite had predicted, in response to True Self's wish, after the Second Herrscher had fully awakened and her power shook the Imaginary Space, the door that bound time manifested itself.
Beyond that door, he would meet the legendary Shaniyat ancestor—the Herrscher of Time.
And he would finally obtain the answer to his lifelong wish.
He suppressed the excitement in his soul. He knew Cheng Lixue could not keep Sirin's mind occupied for long. Even though she was a disciple personally taught and raised by Immortal Yuan five hundred years later, and had Feather Dust's assistance, it was still not enough for her to defeat Sirin. If Immortal Yuan herself had acted, Sirin's mind would likely have been utterly crushed the instant the Tai Xu Sword God descended. And if that happened, this door would surely be destroyed as well.
The master of the Infinite Serpent would not allow that to happen. While Otto led Cheng Lixue and Disaster straight to Babylon Tower, where Sirin was located, to carry out a decapitation operation, Immortal Yuan gave Feather Dust to Cheng Lixue. She herself, meanwhile, was restrained by the master of the Serpent and could not break free.
If their decapitation operation failed—or rather, it would probably inevitably fail—Sirin would still be unable to further expand the scope of the Second Eruption. After all, someone would be there to clean up the mess.
As long as it was not the Herrscher of Destruction who showed up, anything could be discussed.
Originally, the Sirin they had to face now should have