Foresight

The ship traveled swiftly and soon reached the starfield where the Associated Body was located.

Tang Chuan withdrew his contemplative gaze from the depths of the cosmos. During this time, he had tried to grasp the unease in his heart, yet in the end, he could not tell whether it was hinting at a good outcome or a bad one.

Strange, decadent music drifted from the cabin, accompanied by an ever-shifting aura that cast the interior of the Overlord Divine Ship in a hazy, dreamlike color.

Tang Chuan suppressed the unease in his heart and turned to look toward Nokton's cabin. The next moment, the door opened.

Nokton walked out looking almost completely unchanged. The instant he stepped through the door, the ghostly atmosphere within the Overlord Divine Ship abruptly receded, ebbing back into his room like a tide until it vanished completely.

Though Nokton's essence had been utterly transformed, he looked no different from before, as if he had merely slept in his room during this time rather than undergone an evolution. Even his aura had been perfectly concealed.

Tang Chuan smiled. "Looks like this evolution was a success. You completely digested the fruits of it."

Nokton replied, "I am still far behind you. At first, I wanted to use the trial to draw closer to your footsteps during the time we were apart, but it seems I have only been falling farther and farther behind."

Tang Chuan shook his head. "I think you should change your goal. Do you remember the condition you set when you first chose to follow me?"

Nokton nodded. "I remember. Until I become stronger than you, I will continue following you. And your response was, how could I possibly want to spend my entire life as someone else's lackey?"

As he spoke, he