Reality shattered like a dream, while the dream played out as though it were reality.
Absurd, ordinary, bizarre, mundane, strange, normal, illusory, real... at this moment, everything became impossible to distinguish.
It was impossible to tell whether reality had become a nightmare, or whether a nightmare had been turned into reality by someone!
When those eyes, restored to clarity, looked upon the world before them.
Everything came to a halt.
It was forcibly frozen in midair, including the blazing sun wheel.
Within the observation of God's Eye, the terrifying darkness that had once filled Absolute Punishment's body had vanished without a trace. In its place was a soul so clear it was almost void.
Existing between being and nonbeing.
So utterly pure.
It caused Death Sense to completely consume Huai Shi!
"Is this era the Present Realm?"
After a brief moment of thought, Absolute Punishment gazed at Dongjun before him and that bizarre Activated Sun, then nodded in understanding.
"I never expected there to be such an opponent. You truly cannot be underestimated."
Absolute Punishment raised his head and sighed softly.
With the same face, once the manic smile had vanished, that aged countenance became solemn, cold, and dignified, entirely humorless.
Completely different from the instant before.
Everything that had been burned away was rapidly restoring itself. The wounds, the missing limbs, even the tattered robes, all returned together.
A terrifying bearing that seemed capable of gripping everything in his palm emerged from his eyes. Though he was looking up, he seemed to be looking down upon Huai Shi.
"I am Absolute Punishment of the Fallen Kingdom. May I ask your honored name?"
"Russell!"
Huai Shi answered without hesitation. "Ask around. I'm the one they call the Old Turtle of the Current Realm."
"Ha, that nickname is rather bizarre."
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