In the deepest layer of Infinite Space, the little boy toyed with a tiny planet in his hand. His gaze was calm and composed, a faint smile lingering on his face.
Before him stood the phantom of a middle-aged man clad in a long red robe. His chest was bare, and his aura merged with heaven and earth. If one did not see him with their own eyes, no one would be able to detect even the slightest trace of his presence.
"Killing people is normal."
"At our level, the number of people we've killed has long become impossible to count."
"But you want an outcome without a cause. Before me, you can't do that."
The little boy spoke calmly. His bearing was as relaxed as if he were chatting and laughing, with not the slightest hint of killing intent. His tone was exceedingly casual.
The red phantom before him looked at the little boy, his expression equally calm. "I'm merely repaying a favor."
"I simply didn't expect Your Excellency to still be alive in this world."
"It seems your fall back then was merely a scheme to deceive the world."
"After all, a Heaven Ascender... is simply far too difficult to kill."
"With an infinite lifespan, as long as even a single particle of matter from the body remains, one can be reborn and resurrected."
"World Ending Old Man was still too careless."
Hearing the red-robed man's words, the little boy smiled at him. "That wasn't some scheme. I really did fall; even my Heavenly Dao Origin was destroyed by that old fellow."
"That forced me to make one final gamble and place my last hope of resurrection within the Grand Sect Master token."
"As long as the token chose its master, I would succeed."
"Fortunately, I won the