Song Shuhang opened a small entrance to the Core World and warned the Heavenly Emperor, "This is my biggest secret and my ultimate lifesaving trump card. Don't damage it once you're inside."
The main reason was that the Core World's strongest outside support, Senior White Two, had suffered a rare reversal at Boss Fat Ball's hands this year. Song Shuhang had no idea what condition he was in now.
Otherwise, Song Shuhang would never have needed to be so cautious.
When White Dragon Sister heard Song Shuhang describe the Core World as his "ultimate lifesaving trump card," she quietly turned her head away and fought the urge to laugh.
This "ultimate lifesaving trump card" of Song Shuhang's had almost never actually saved his life.
Against ordinary enemies, Song Shuhang had no use for it. And what enemy powerful enough to make him flee for his life didn't know how to seal off space? Sealing space was standard procedure in battles between Ninth-Grade Tribulation Immortals.
Su Clan's Sixteen didn't laugh. She merely reached out and gently patted Song Shuhang's head to comfort him.
"Senior Song, are you trying to screw me over again?" The Heavenly Emperor didn't enter the Core World straightaway.
"Not at all. People need to have some basic trust in each other," Song Shuhang said. "Besides, ever since we met, I've been the one getting screwed over. When have I ever done that to anyone else? Your Dao is in this world, so I'm taking you inside to see whether you can retrieve it."
"This world feels very familiar to me," the Heavenly Emperor said slowly. "As though it and I share the same origin."
Song Shuhang froze at her words.
Then he sorted through the clues in his head.
The Core World, the golden lotus world, and