Kṣitigarbha let out a dry, awkward chuckle and lightly slapped himself across the face. Only then did he put on a sheepish smile and pretend to be relaxed.
"By 'the final,' I mean the end of the Epoch..."
"'The final is coming'... It means exactly what it says."
He softly recited a Buddhist chant. Feeling the atmosphere in the sleeping chamber suddenly turn heavy, he shook his head and added, "As for who's a friend and who's an enemy..."
"I think, for now... you can regard everyone stronger than you as an enemy... including that gentleman who currently seems to stand on humanity's side."
The number-one-ranked Martial Immortal?
"Why?" Li Wei asked.
Kṣitigarbha smiled. "You're trying to save the world, aren't you?"
Duang~
Li Wei slapped her chest. "Of course!"
Kṣitigarbha obediently lowered his eyes, pretending he hadn't seen a thing. "Regardless of which supreme existence it is, their most fundamental goal is 'transcendence.'"
"I don't know the exact process of 'transcendence,' but since faith itself is a stumbling block, then..."
Gu Jinzhi's brows gradually knitted together. As he caught Li Wei's right hand after she slapped her chest, he asked, "Are you saying that no matter who transcends, they'll exterminate humanity?"
"It's merely a little personal speculation." Kṣitigarbha pinched his index finger and thumb together as he answered with a dry chuckle.
Li Wei instinctively clasped Gu Jinzhi's palm in return and asked boldly, "How strong are the Supreme Ones?"
Kṣitigarbha shook his head. "I don't know... The Supreme Ones have never made a move."
"What exactly is the Abyss?" Li Wei asked with a look of disgust.
Kṣitigarbha replied uncertainly, "It might be Chaos itself, or perhaps the manifestation of the apocalypse..."
"All I know is that the Abyss... possesses a 'will'... A mechanical, programmed kind of 'will.'"