Starry Sky City.
Gu Qingshan sat alone in the square.
A line of Crimson Small Characters hung motionless in the air:
"When you first activated the Heavenly Emperor Divine Pupil, your total merit was three."
"Since then, you have activated the Heavenly Emperor Divine Pupil twice."
"Your merit has been reduced to zero."
Boom—
A tremendous force struck.
Gu Qingshan was blasted away, sent flying over stretches of wilderness and rivers before landing lightly on the ground.
Even the City Lord couldn't remain in Starry Sky City once his merit had run out.
Gu Qingshan let out a long sigh. He found a quiet, sheltered corner and leaned against it to rest.
—Who could have guessed? He had exhausted every scheme and every means, spent every last bit of merit, and still hadn't managed to destroy the Eternal Thought-Seizer.
Huh?
Wait.
I've already had a thought. Why hasn't it come after me again?
Gu Qingshan stared, momentarily dazed.
Suddenly, a voice sounded in his ear:
"Six Paths is with me, and with you. We're about to begin something, but first, I have to say—"
"I never imagined God of Control could be used like that."
—It was the voice of the Six Paths World-Defining Divine Sword!
Not long ago, while Gu Qingshan had been fighting the Annihilation Overlord, he had used Earth Virtue to absorb the other side's seed of power. The sword had taken it from him.
Since then, it had remained silent.
Until now.
Fragments of a broken sword flew out and joined together in midair, forming a long blade riddled with cracks.
"That bug surpassed the imagination of Six Paths of Reincarnation. It... isn't a monster from the void," the divine sword said.
Gu Qingshan froze.
—Not a monster from the void?
Then where had it come