"Eighth-Grade Profound Sage, Manifestation Before All." Gongzi Hai stared at the void, forcing the words out one by one.
This was not real!
[Stressed by a Mountain of Books]—this salted fish—had not even completed the Cultivation World's "Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment" when they first met. Back then, Gongzi Hai could have crushed him to death with ease. At the time, Gongzi Hai had not even looked [Stressed by a Mountain of Books] in the eye.
And now, he had actually manifested as an Eighth-Grade Profound Sage?
What kind of joke was this?!
"Wait, could it be... an illusion?" Gongzi Hai closed his eyes and reached out to twist a new magical treasure, activating it.
This magical treasure was something he had prepared to deal with the "Nightmare curse" that occasionally appeared on him. It had powerful illusion-breaking and nightmare-removing effects. Combined with the "spiritual secret treasure" already on Gongzi Hai, it could greatly alleviate the effects of the "curse" on him.
As the magical treasure's effects activated, Gongzi Hai felt refreshed from head to toe.
Then, he opened his eyes again and looked up at the void.
In the void, the scene of "Manifestation Before All" had yet to end. In the image, Song Shuhang had closed his eyes, and with Empress Merit Light setting him off, his imposing aura as a grandmaster was outrageously powerful.
It was not an illusion, nor was it a dream. This was cruel reality. That salted-fish-like [Stressed by a Mountain of Books] had now advanced to become an Eighth-Grade Profound Sage!
"Why was this happening? Why?!" Gongzi Hai gritted his teeth.
Beside him, Zheng Neng rested both hands flat on his wooden sword, his impassive face perfectly tranquil.
Devil Lord Anzhi furrowed his brows as he likewise gazed at the "Manifestation Before All Diagram." After