When Cheng Shi opened his eyes and found himself still in the void, cold sweat instantly broke out all over again.
What did I just do?
I unleashed Thunderclap Judgment on Annihilation!?
No, Steady Cheng. You'd been steady your whole life. How did you stumble into the biggest pit of all?
Could this still count as blasphemy? Wasn't this an attempt to slay a god!?
How dare you?
Cheng Shi was dumbfounded. He kept questioning himself, yet still couldn't answer.
His nerves were stretched taut. He was not only reflecting on what he'd done but also surveying the void. First, he had to confirm that Annihilation wasn't nearby. Only then could he wonder which other existence had intercepted him.
Fortunately, everything around him was safe. The void had returned to its familiar stillness, finally allowing Cheng Shi to regain his composure. He began organizing his thoughts and searching for an "explanation" for his act of god-slaying.
He looked at the Death Amusement Ring between his fingers and thought that it was an artifact created for him by the Great One. So, was it possible that he hadn't actually wanted to raise his hand and unleash that thunderbolt? Perhaps the Great One had "borrowed" his hand to strike at Their rival?
Tsk--
That actually seemed rather plausible.
But this excuse... regardless of whether the Great One admitted it, could Annihilation really swallow Their anger and accept it?
Their arrival hadn't looked like an accident. The desire for annihilation in Their gaze as They looked at him had been unmistakable. It had seemed as though They had come specifically for him...
So why would a fallen god suddenly want to annihilate him without warning?
Hadn't They always been drawing close to Nothingness?
Then why had the gaze They directed at him been