I raised my head as the older version of me slowly drifted down. His pitch-black robe, dark as night, cloaked his body and blended into the darkness, yet his striking white hair made his presence impossible to miss.
"I won't let the Ninth Heaven be completely annihilated. It still has a chance to survive—perhaps through a method you haven't found, or perhaps one that hasn't appeared yet. To sentence her to death now and execute her in exchange for the possibility of rebirth... Don't you think you're also trapped in a kind of obsession? After creation, will this world still be the same world? Perhaps only chaos will remain. Wouldn't that mean sacrificing countless living beings only to bring about destruction?" I replied coldly to the black-robed man.
After he descended, the age spots on his face were clearly visible. I had no idea how long he had lived—perhaps several thousand years, or even longer.
"Since the very beginning of the Heaven Peepers' founding, we have guided the living beings of Heaven and Earth toward prosperity, allowed them to obtain ultimate peace, and taken peace throughout the world as our responsibility. Thus, we have always focused on the bigger picture. After experiencing countless difficult choices, we know that this is ultimately an opportunity—but we also cannot wait for the true end of the world to arrive," the black-robed man said slowly.
"Heh. That's your choice, but have you asked the immortal families throughout the world? Wiping them all out in exchange for one attempt—isn't that too simple and brutal? You're Heaven Peepers, which means you have no emotions! Without emotions, you are heartless, and heartlessness is your very foundation! Purifying the world and destroying the world may grant you a brighter future. It may give the Ninth Heaven a future