Beyond Mother River.
In the profound, boundless darkness.
A massive Black Star, its edges gleaming with a jade-colored halo, slowly churned with tiny black bubbles across its surface.
In the void at the Black Star's edge.
Rough, hard black meteors revolved endlessly around the planet.
Crack.
One of the meteors slowly split open down the middle. In less than a few seconds, it completely transformed into a tall man with blood-red eyes and black hair.
"You're back?" A faint, ethereal ripple came from within the Black Star. "What happened?"
"A small problem. I got killed and came back. How are things on your end, main body?" the Red-Eyed Man asked.
"The advance is proceeding fairly smoothly, but if I divert energy to you, it may affect the overall progress," the Black Star replied slowly.
"Put everything else aside. Help me kill someone first!" the man said resentfully.
"It will affect the main body's plan."
"As long as we kill this bastard, we can swiftly devour that Forbidden Universe. The gains will far outweigh this little loss!" the man said coldly.
"You have been controlled by desire," the Black Star said calmly.
"No. From another angle, this is also the best choice for us. Otherwise, if we keep standing still, how long will it take us to reach our goal?" the man argued.
"Our goal? Heh... are you sure it is our goal?" The Black Star's voice gradually fell silent.
The man was silent for a moment and said nothing more.
"AAAAAHHHH!!!" Lu Sheng threw back his head and roared.
The veins all over his body bulged sharply as thick red mist steamed from his pores, spiraling continuously around him.
Just now, just one minute ago, he had failed to keep his mouth in check and accidentally swallowed Xi Ning's