Jiang Gu's finger stopped.
His pupils contracted slightly, then returned to calm.
"You're right."
"But what you're talking about is after they finish cleaning up the Human Race outside."
"The question is, can they finish?"
Su Ming looked at Jiang Gu and fell silent for a moment.
"They can't."
"Because I'm still alive."
Jiang Gu looked at Su Ming too.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time.
Then Jiang Gu smiled, his eyes curving like a crescent moon.
"Big words."
"An Immortal Sovereign Ninth Heaven, facing seven Great Emperors, saying, 'Because I'm still alive.'"
"I'm not Immortal Sovereign Ninth Heaven."
Su Ming set the teacup down on the stone table, the base of the cup making a faint sound as it touched the stone surface.
"I'll break through to Immortal Emperor very soon."
"I have the Human Emperor's Sword, the Human Emperor's Flag, and warriors willing to bleed for this race."
"If the bizarre want to clean up the Human Race, it won't be that easy."
Jiang Gu's smile slowly vanished.
He looked into Su Ming's eyes—those gray eyes that held no retreat, no fear, only resolve.
He suddenly thought of the Human Emperor.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the Human Emperor had also had eyes like this.
He had stood on the City Wall of Weiyang Palace, facing seven Bizarre Emperors, with the very same gaze.
No retreat, no fear, no submission.
"You want the Chaos Spring Eye to break through to Immortal Emperor."
Jiang Gu was not asking. He was stating a fact.
"Yes."
Su Ming said.
"I'll leave once I'm done using it."
"And I won't use it for nothing."
"I can teach you how to use the Chaos Spring Eye to break through to Immortal Emperor."
"You've been trapped here