Su Ye said, "As long as I want to, I can break through at any time."
Xiao Qingtian froze for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter. His voice rang across the sky, smoothing even the Spatial Turbulence around them that had yet to fully subside.
"Good! Good! Good!"
He said it three times in a row. His snow-white beard trembled with excitement, and his eyes shone with admiration and relief.
"A Prodigy of the Human Race should have such spirit! Slaying a Demon King while still Extraordinary was already remarkable; now you've wounded a Demon God and sensed your chance to break through! This is a sign that the Human Race is destined to rise!"
He turned sharply toward the three Demon Gods, each wounded to a different degree and caught between shock and fury. The warm, unfathomable aura around him changed abruptly, becoming as sharp as a divine sword drawn from its sheath and as fierce as a blazing sun high in the heavens.
"My dear grandson is about to ascend to God Level and enter the realm of kings. How could his grandfather let the occasion pass without a gift?"
Xiao Qingtian stepped forward. Lotuses bloomed beneath his feet in the void, while visions of intertwined light and darkness slowly unfolded behind him like a vast painting that encompassed the birth and death of the universe.
His gaze swept over Edmund, Felix, and Lucille. His voice was calm, yet carried an authority that allowed no defiance.
"Your lives will do as a congratulatory gift."
"Xiao Qingtian! Don't get arrogant!"
Edmund fought through the searing pain in his shoulder and the discomfort of having his Origin corroded by the power of Blood Slaughter. He roared, though his bravado rang hollow.
"You think you can offer us up as