I had almost forgotten about []!
Li Poxiao seemed to agree with me and sent his voice over: "While he can't recover his magic power, why don't we take this chance to eliminate him?"
I furrowed my brows, shook my head, and sent my voice over as well: "He's carrying the Dao Tribulations of so many Children of Destiny. Even a lean camel is bigger than a horse. A head-on fight won't work. Let's see what opportunities come later and probe his intentions first."
Ignoring the voice transmission between us, Lord Hua continued, "Young Friend Xia, you certainly are straightforward. But the tide of history cannot be reversed. I might as well let you in on something—the old fogies atop the Proving Dao Heaven won't be happy up there for much longer. Their hands are everywhere, using every means at their disposal to influence our world. In the end, all they want is for us to follow the path they've laid out. You and I are both Children of Destiny, existences who guide the workings of heaven and earth. Do you really intend to let those old fogies control us?"
I sucked in a cold breath. Lord Hua truly dared to say such things—and so brazenly, at that. I couldn't help saying, "You're planning to attack the Proving Dao Heaven above, which is why you're drawing the heat core upward? But do you really think one heat core will be enough?"
"Heh heh. Perhaps I didn't have much confidence before, but now... of course it's enough. All these years—and speaking only of the heat core—you must have tried everything to deal with it, right? Since even you could do nothing, they won't be able to deal with it either. By then, the Nine Heavens, the Chaos Heaven, and the Proving