The Consequences of Cause and Effect

Zheng Zetian rubbed his brow.

"I should've ascended back then..."

The shadow spread its hands.

"Beyond Heavens isn't exactly a refuge, but I imagine the company is in a bind right now.

Should they wipe you all out immediately, or wait until our giant has finished his pile of projects? It can't be an easy decision. After all, it's all about money..."

Though he'd more or less figured out the whole story, Ancestor Luo still felt a chill crawl over his scalp.

The company's last stress test hadn't been this dangerous, had it? Was it because he'd led Ink Bamboo Mountain in beating the demons so badly that he'd driven the old lion into a rage? Or had the lion simply lacked the necessary fortune before, and by starting the tribulation himself, had he helped bring together the conditions for the Demon Race's great rise?

But if these two Celestial Devils were telling the truth, then Profound Maiden, MELCHIOR, and the system girl from Wise Company all fit the story...

So the Demon Race inheritance sealed beneath Xuan Girl Peak of Bi Xia Dao on Mount Song back then had actually been the "Mother Goat" collected by Profound Maiden—the path of chimera evolution?

And so it really was Luo Yin who had personally taught this sealed Demon Race inheritance to Shi Tong'er and Yan Xingyun, until it had eventually passed into the hands of this lion demon?

Was this all the cause he'd sown, and the fruit he'd reaped...?

The shadow offered its advice. "Things have already come this far. We can only grit our teeth and see it through. Of course, we're weak, and aside from filling in the backstory, we can't help much.

"But there's no need to panic. If you can't beat it, call for backup. Have