"You came!"
"I came!"
"Why did you come?"
"I wanted to verify something."
"Does that matter anymore?"
The exchange between the two voices reached this point, and the Supreme who had brought the Dragon Maiden over hesitated for the briefest moment at the very end.
"Yes! Does it matter anymore? When he told me that even if I died in battle outside, Father would be fine, I thought it was a lie. Heh... Now it seems his guess was right."
The Dragon Maiden gave a self-mocking smile. A flash of desolation crossed her eyes before she quickly regained her composure.
"He? That man outside is a human. If I remember correctly, your attitude toward the human race in the Primordial Age..."
The Forbidden Zone Supreme's voice paused slightly, as though he were searching his memories but had found no conclusion.
"Humans! What's the problem? This isn't the Primordial Age anymore. Even back then, the human race produced two Ancient Emperors."
The Dragon Maiden's voice held a trace of displeasure and emotion. She was clearly quite unhappy with his way of putting it.
"Humans! They are indeed an astonishing race. They are the weakest intelligent lifeforms in the world; even demon beasts that have gained sentience are far stronger than ordinary mortals. Yet they are also the race that has produced the greatest number of supreme experts who reached the Ultimate Dao..."
The Forbidden Zone Supreme sank into reminiscence, while the Dragon Maiden remained silent.
"So, you lost to him."
The voice suddenly changed course, turning several degrees sterner.
"I lost, so I'm staying by his side. I'm going to defeat him."
The Dragon Maiden replied in a low voice, then displayed her firm confidence.
"Is that so?"
Two gazes from deep within the cavern locked onto the Dragon Maiden. The