"Young one, spare his life. He is of great use to me."
Along with those kaleidoscopic eyes came a strand of divine will.
That was... Devouring Sky Marquis?
Qin Heng sensed an intense crisis and understood that this Dark Dimension lord had descended in his true body. His chances of winning were slim.
He temporarily stopped, leaving behind less than half of Chao Mu's body.
"This junior, Qin Heng, greets Devouring Sky Marquis. May I ask what relationship you have with Chao Mu, Devouring Sky Marquis? Why protect him?" Qin Heng asked, neither servile nor overbearing.
The kaleidoscopic eyes showed no emotional fluctuation, merely replying indifferently, "Qin Heng, I know of you—the foremost prodigy of the Void Ash God Kingdom. Even in the Dark Kingdom, your name echoes across Thousand Rivers and Ten Thousand Mountains. This Chao Mu is my apostle. He has served under me for over an epoch and rendered no small amount of loyal service. If you kill him, I will have to strike at you."
Qin Heng suddenly understood.
After the lord of the Burial God Realm had fallen, Chao Mu had chosen another master. Openly, he served as an elder of the Burial God Realm; secretly, he had pledged himself to a lord of the Dark Dimension.
Though Qin Heng did not know what one had to do after joining the Dark Dimension, it was surely nothing glorious. Otherwise, Chao Mu would have proclaimed it everywhere long ago.
"Devouring Sky Marquis, it is not that I intend to offend you. It is merely that this man bears a hatred as deep as the sea toward my clan's forebears. If I do not kill him, I would be unworthy of being a descendant of the Pangu Clan!" Qin Heng replied, refusing to spare Chao Mu.
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