From the moment he realized Bai Fu's strength was growing faster than he'd expected, a dark cloud had settled over the High God Disciple's heart, one that was difficult to dispel.
Even after the Apostle Holy City successfully repelled the Three Universal Civilizations' desperate counterattack and pressed its advantage, capturing territory after territory with unstoppable momentum, he still couldn't bring himself to smile.
Unless the Apostle Holy City wiped out the Three Universal Civilizations in this sweeping offensive and helped him gather the Seeds of Faith and divine fire he needed, none of it mattered to him.
He had never cared whether the Apostle Holy City became the overlord of the universe.
What the hell did that have to do with him?
The Apostle Holy City had never been a particularly cohesive national organization.
The only things he truly cared about were himself and the people from the place where he was born.
To him, the Apostle Holy City was merely a stepping stone that could help him reach the end of the path of evolution.
Whether the stepping stone was sturdy or crumbling, if it could successfully lift him up, it was a good stepping stone.
Before Bai Fu appeared, the High God Disciple's plan had gone very smoothly. There had been occasional minor setbacks, but they hadn't affected the bigger picture at all.
But then Bai Fu suddenly appeared, and everything changed.
Bai Fu brought minor setbacks, moderate setbacks, and major setbacks. All of them piled up until they became one enormous setback, enough to cut off his path of evolution!
It was a burden too heavy to bear.
The High God Disciple remembered clearly just how much effort he had put in for that goal, and how much he had sacrificed.
If he ultimately failed, how could