Very soon.
Li Ye saw the Cloud Radiance Emperor's "gift."
Looking at the prince's head lying peacefully inside the box, he sighed softly.
"This Cloud Radiance Emperor is truly ruthless."
"Then again, perhaps only someone like him could sit on the throne. After all, the Cloud Radiance Realm was nowhere near as peaceful as the Dao Flourishing Realm."
As he spoke, he closed the box. A wisp of Calamity Fire flared between his fingers, burning the box and head alike into a patch of Calamity Ash, which he casually scattered into the Eastern Yang Sea with a wave of his hand.
"What do you think they'll do next, Senior Brother?"
The little boy beside him, who looked only eight or nine and was adorably exquisite as if carved from ice and jade, was laboriously climbing onto a stone chair. He rolled his eyes.
In a childish voice, he said, "I'm just a child now. Why are you asking me? How would I know?"
"..."
"But why did you insist on growing from childhood onward?"
Li Ye truly could not understand. Even if Senior Brother had grown out of the ground, for a mighty expert like him—and within the range of the Heart Soil, no less—taking on his original appearance would not have been difficult.
Why did he have to become a child?
"Because I never experienced childhood, naturally." Senior Brother sounded entirely justified. "If I wish to cast off the influence of my original body, I must walk a life of my own.
"Coincidentally, my original body had devoted nearly all of childhood to strengthening himself as quickly as possible. Every day was spent meditating, cultivating, and learning all manner of spells and divine abilities.
"Now that I have this rare chance to experience it, of course I must enjoy