Under Dao Lao Er's rabbit-like "terrified" gaze.
Under Pangu's worried gaze.
Under the puzzled gazes of the Hongmeng Beings.
Ling Tian suddenly smiled and said sincerely,
"Dao Lao Er!"
"Jian Wushuang!"
"You were willing to risk your own safety to help Pangu in his time of crisis."
"The Primordial World will never forget your friendship."
"From this day forward,"
"you will be friends of the Primordial World, and friends of mine as well!"
Friends?
At Ling Tian's words,
the entire Hongmeng fell into dead silence.
They had never imagined Ling Tian would say something like that.
Pangu, standing nearby, felt a weight lift from his heart. His gaze at Ling Tian was full of gratitude.
The Hongmeng Beings looked at Jian Wushuang and Dao Lao Er with envy.
To become Ling Tian's friend was an absolute honor for Jian Wushuang and Dao Lao Er.
The Five Elements Supreme, Mo Wutian, and the other Supremes were so jealous their eyes turned red.
They had schemed and schemed, only to end up as Ling Tian's subordinates.
Meanwhile, Jian Wushuang and Dao Lao Er, two newly ascended Supremes, didn't have to pledge themselves to Ling Tian—and had even become his friends.
The difference in treatment was just too great!
In the void.
A long while passed before Dao Lao Er finally snapped out of it and cried,
"Friends?"
"Lord Ling Tian."
"You're saying we're your friends?"
"Did I hear you right?"
Ling Tian smiled faintly and replied warmly,
"You heard me right!"
"From now on, you don't need to call me 'Lord,' either."
"We can address each other as fellow Daoists."
At Ling Tian's words,
Dao Lao Er's grin nearly reached his ears.
Becoming Ling Tian's friend was like gaining a powerful protective charm.
At least in the Hongmeng, he and Jian