Decision

'Complete Consciousness Projection,' 'Death Row Inmate'

These were two more keywords that revealed Yi Chen's origins, but William did not rush to question the old man before him. It would be better to ask about these matters later, and there was not much point in asking now anyway.

Yi Chen, clinging to William's back, continued, "You old bastard, get this straight. I'm not trying to help you... I'm only carrying out my own obsession.

"I'm going to execute the evil in this world, then kill myself at the end. That way, everything will get better.

"Of course, I don't mind killing a few useless gods either."

The old man, with only a pair of purple lungs and a half-dragon, half-human head remaining, was not angry. Instead, he was delighted to meet a fellow countryman in a place like this, even if that fellow countryman happened to be a special Death Row Inmate.

"No matter. So long as you can kill the thing beneath this river, you may use this incarnation of mine to hone your blade. If you truly intend to kill your way to my true body, you are welcome to do so at any time.

"If you're ready, just tell me. We'll resolve this matter today."

Yi Chen said no more. Second Body curled back up between the spinal bones and began to settle into death. What came next would inevitably be a vicious battle beyond reality.

Once Yi Chen had finished speaking,

William began throwing out the questions he had accumulated for a long time, starting with the most important ones.

"Senior, before we formally deal with the matter at hand, I have a few things I don't understand. Does this city—and the thing sealed beneath it—belong to our world?"

"No. It was relocated here from the