"You're awake?"
When Huai Shi opened his eyes again on the stretcher, he saw Kuafu's old face poking out from beside him, beautiful as a snot bubble.
He was grinning from ear to ear.
Huai Shi instinctively felt around his vital parts, terrified that this guy would say something like, "The sex reassignment surgery was a success," or, "The Mountain Ghost tasted pretty good"...
Only after confirming that his pure body remained flawless as jade did he finally let out a sigh of relief.
Without any regard for the fact that the person on the stretcher was still critically injured, Kuafu's huge palm landed on his shoulder. He whistled. "The gamble's over!"
"It's over?"
Huai Shi froze briefly before understanding dawned on him.
Indeed, after Taiyi had settled Qian Kun, there should not have been any further aftermath. All that remained was the triumphant advance after the reversal.
There was nothing to worry about changing.
Compared to that, he was more surprised that he was still inside the fragment...
"Soul transfer takes time. Right now, everyone at the Continuance Institute is focused on merging with the Present Realm. They don't have time to deal with tool people like us for the moment.
Perfect. Peace and quiet at last."
Kuafu sighed emotionally. "You didn't see how mighty I was!"
Watching him chatter on endlessly, Huai Shi's head began to ache.
Oh, he should not be called Kuafu anymore. He should be called Great Sage... Yet for some reason, Huai Shi could not bring himself to say it. Better to call him Kuafu; his mouth was used to it.
—Crowned One - Great Sage Equal to Heaven!
From now on, this dimwit brother would probably rise from being a human shield and tool man to join the absolute peak of all fifth-rankers