Death God's voice was rough, completely unlike the storyteller's. "If you think my strength doesn't make sense, think about Niu Niu. She could fight Time Master outside of fixed points in time, and she and I disappeared at almost the same time. She kept comprehending Time Master's power, while I left the Heavenly Origin Universe for the Death Universe to cultivate."
"That dead clone of yours, Ji, was already very strong."
"But I never stopped cultivating. I've been at it since the Heavenly Sect Era. How long has that been? After all those years, it's only natural I'd be this strong."
Lu Yin stared at Death God. "You've been plotting against me."
Death God gave a quiet acknowledgment. "Did breaking through the Universe Framework attract the attention of Time Ancient City? I had no choice. If I hadn't done it, Death Lord would have come out. Your unification of Outer Heaven had truly unsettled it. And there's Luck Master, too. Did you think they'd give you time to cultivate?"
"On that point, Wang Wen can't claim you went out of control. You cultivated too quickly and acted too quickly. Those two masters weren't going to give you time."
Lu Yin had wanted to bring up the Mitian Grand Plan Death God had mentioned at their last meeting. According to Wang Wen, he hadn't yet uncovered his memories of the plan at the time, so how could Death God have known about it in advance? But he didn't ask in front of Wang Wen.
"The most important thing is, you must be eager to know how I became involved in the Mitian Grand Plan," Death God said.
Lu Yin looked at him.
Death God gave a stiff smile. "I was able to escape the Heavenly Origin Universe back then thanks to