Must Fight

"Hello, Shattered. I'll still call you Ye Tai," Tang Chuan said with a smile.

"Whatever you like, sir. Call me anything you want—even Little Ye would be fine."

Ye Tai shuddered, then looked at the blank landscape around them in confusion. "What is going on? Why do I sense the auras of Depravity and Courage? Did they... erase this place?"

That should not have been possible.

Leaving aside the fact that Annihilation alone could withstand the suppressive power of those two, he was also a ruthless figure recognized among mid-to-upper-tier gods. Ye Tai did not believe suppressive power could reduce him to such a miserable state.

Besides, the Calamity God was here. How could he have allowed the suppressive power of those two to stir up any trouble?

Seeing the confusion in Ye Tai's eyes, Tang Chuan explained, "Some problems arose, and Annihilation was unable to completely wear away those powers. I know what you want to ask, but my situation is highly unusual. For certain plans that cannot be spoken of, my peak self will not act casually. What you see now is merely an incarnation of my will, not my power."

That could barely be considered the truth. If his former peak self had wanted to act, the suppressive power from earlier could have been erased in an instant. Whether he directly reached across the River of Time to act, or arranged for Annihilation to remain here rather than go help, either approach could have resolved the situation perfectly.

Since he had not acted—and might even have been the one responsible for drawing Annihilation away—there must have been some scheme or concern behind it. Calling it an unspoken plan, or even a plan that he himself did not know about, would not have been an exaggeration.

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