He could feel that this being's gaze was fixed upon him.
Even with his head lowered, he trembled slightly. If possible, he would rather give up that system than remain before such a terrifying existence.
"You won't come out?"
Gu Shaoshang's expression remained calm as he stared at the thing desperately shrinking within Little Golden Monkey's body.
Though its existence was exceedingly strange, seemingly hidden in the unseen, it had already been discovered by him. No matter how much it shrank or concealed itself, it was useless.
He found it!
Little Golden Monkey's heart pounded like a drum. He knew that Gu Shaoshang had discovered the system within him.
Buzz—
A wisp of golden light lit up from within Little Golden Monkey's body. Space-time immediately stagnated slightly, all time ceased flowing, and Little Golden Monkey stood frozen in place without moving.
Within the hazy strands of golden light, an infinitesimal existence rose and fell.
"A method of the Lord of Space-time?"
Gu Shaoshang raised his chin slightly and looked toward the strange existence within the golden light.
That existence was already connected to Little Golden Monkey's primordial spirit, yet a faint, nearly imperceptible thread extended into endless space-time.
Esteemed Great Luo, I am the Battle Saint System, subordinate to the Lord of Systems.
An androgynous voice came from within the golden light.
"The Lord of Systems?"
Gu Shaoshang frowned slightly.
This was another ancient relic, ranked alongside the Lord of Space-time and equally infamous throughout the Chaos Sea.
A faint glimmer of golden light flickered in his eyes as he examined the strange existence within the golden light that called itself a system.
In his view, so-called systems were the interwoven principles of a great power. They coexisted with their hosts and grew stronger as their hosts did.
They were