In the virtual universe.
Liu Di and Wen Zhizu fell silent in turn.
A not particularly important question lingered in both their minds—so much time had passed, so why had they not yet disappeared?
But at that moment.
Light and shadows flickered ahead, and Wen Zhiwu's body appeared out of thin air, existing independently from Wen Zhizu.
Yet he was no longer the arrogant and overbearing Supreme from before. It was as though he had become an entirely different person.
His eyes were wide, and he looked utterly lost.
Wen Zhizu and Liu Di frowned at the same time.
Wen Zhizu asked, "Why have you come back?"
But Wen Zhiwu's expression was blank. His body trembled violently. After a long silence, Wen Zhiwu suddenly began to laugh.
"Ha ha ha."
"Ha ha ha."
"Ha ha ha."
"How ridiculous."
This time, Wen Zhiwu's laughter no longer carried its former savage cruelty. It was filled instead with boundless desolation and loneliness.
In the brief moment he had been gone, something seemed to have shattered his heart into dust.
He had broken down.
"Ha ha ha."
"I'm so ridiculous!"
Wen Zhiwu laughed as he cried, pounding the void with both fists in utter hysteria.
Wen Zhizu asked, "What exactly happened to you?"
Wen Zhiwu slowly turned around, looking utterly miserable as he stared at Wen Zhizu. "Heh. Heh... do you know what I discovered? What I found in the world outside this universe?"
Wen Zhizu hesitated. "That lies beyond the scope of comprehension."
"Ha ha ha!"
"Wuu wuu wuu..."
Wen Zhiwu clutched his head and wept bitterly. "I discovered that I'm a virtual lifeform too!"
"What?!"
Wen Zhizu and Liu Di both looked up, their expressions changing in shock.
Wen Zhiwu laughed madly and raised a trembling hand to point at Liu Di