In the small courtyard, Ye Chenyang stood quietly beside Jiang Mian, sensing the changes in her aura.
Yet as an invisible barrier shattered, his perception instantly sank into nothingness, as though Jiang Mian standing before him did not exist at all.
Ye Chenyang's heart jolted. Just as he was about to try again, a hand pressed him back.
"Investigating Envoy Ye, stay calm."
A flicker of surprise passed through his eyes. Turning back and seeing Zhao Niugao, he nodded in greeting.
"Elder Zhao."
After saying that, Ye Chenyang seemed to feel it was somewhat inappropriate and added:
"You can just call me by my name."
Zhao Niugao nodded, somehow producing another set of table and chairs from nowhere. He sat down in an open area not far from Jiang Mian.
"Come."
Ye Chenyang accepted the invitation and sat down, asking about Jiang Mian's condition.
"The upper limit of the [Annihilation] authority is extremely high. Even with her demigod body, Fusion will still take some time."
Seeing Ye Chenyang's distracted state, Zhao Niugao specifically reminded him:
"Don't worry. Her core is completely compatible with [Annihilation]; there won't be any problems. What we should be worrying about instead is the time we have left."
Hearing this, Ye Chenyang could not help feeling somewhat puzzled.
"The time we have left? What do you mean?"
"Once she advances, those two [Cataclysm] behemoths will shed their final 'shackles' and become demigods."
Zhao Niugao spread open his palm, where a line of tiny blood-red words seemed to emerge.
"Under the pressure of all kinds of internal and external factors, this world has already entered its countdown. With several more demigods appearing now, its remaining lifespan will only be consumed faster."
There was such a thing?
Ye Chenyang rubbed his chin and asked:
"Elder Zhao, what if