The Heaven-Piercing Pearl, Replication

Heaven-Piercing Pearl, Replication

It was as if the person before him did not exist in the past, did not exist in the future, and did not even exist in the present.

He existed only here and now, only within the place of World Origin, only before him.

"I, the Venerable, am called Tian." Tian spoke in an even tone, as though stating the most ordinary fact. "In truth, I should not exist. Most worlds operate instinctively, without consciousness or will—there are only laws. Unfortunately, that Emperor Star revealed itself long ago."

He paused, a meaningful glint flashing through his eyes. "And it was not Ling Hao's."

Chen Lin's heart stirred slightly.

"It was the Lord of the Otherworld's!"

"I, the Venerable, have watched Heavenly Fortune from the shadows for a million years, bearing witness to the rise and fall of history." Tian continued, his tone tinged with recollection. "The Great Yan Dynasty, the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty, the Great Yan Sacred Dynasty... From a tiny dynasty to the colossal entity that now rules one hundred and fifty domains, I have watched it all."

A million years. He had watched for a million years.

He watched countless living beings be born and die; watched countless forces rise and perish; watched this world go from desolation to prosperity, from division to unification.

And he had always remained in the place of World Origin, quietly watching it all.

Chen Lin raised a brow slightly, his tone calm yet edged with sharpness. "So, you were actually placed in this world by someone. And now that I, the Venerable, have gained one hundred percent control over the World Origin, what can you do even if you are the Heavenly Dao?"

Had someone calculated everything?

Had they foreseen his arrival, the rise of the Great Yan