Thousand Machine Strange Performance tilted its head and sized up Wang Wen. Then it lifted a foot and walked toward him.
Wang Wen didn't guard against it. He simply watched with a smile as it walked around him.
Thousand Machine Strange Performance suddenly clapped its hands, pointed at him, then pointed at the starry sky. That direction was the Qi Universe.
It grinned as if it had figured something out.
Wang Wen chuckled. "Good. Now that you've figured it out, we can talk. Balance and imbalance will always be at odds. I came this time to make a wager with you. Let's see whether that human White Bone creature of yours ultimately brings balance or imbalance."
Thousand Machine Strange Performance's grin widened. It pointed at Wang Wen, its gaze brimming with mockery.
Wang Wen smiled. "I admit, I do want to use him to spy on that old fellow in the Death Universe. If you want to interfere, there's nothing I can do about it. But remember this."
He paused, his expression calm and his gaze cold as ice. "This is your only chance to surpass me."
Then he slowly stepped back, entered the portal, and disappeared.
Thousand Machine Strange Performance stared at the empty space before it, scratched its head, and darted its eyes around, wondering what it was thinking.
Lu Yin arrived in the Qi Universe. Da Mao was gone, but it had left behind a portal, far away from the first one.
Lu Yin went to the portal and entered without hesitation.
What did he have to fear? Both the Death Universe and the Unknown wanted to recruit him. No one knew he was Lu Yin, and this identity was becoming more and more useful.
In the dark starry sky, Lu Yin stepped out and looked