Li Yue had never imagined it.
In the Endless Void, Human Emperor Di Xin, ruler of Great Shang, one of the Nine Great Fortune Dynasties—the strongest in the history of the human race—would say such a thing to him.
To stay alive?
To stay alive!
Shock surged through his heart.
He could scarcely imagine why this being at the very pinnacle would say such a thing to him!
"The future is far crueler than you imagine."
"The human race is fighting for survival."
"The other races are fighting for survival too."
"Remember this."
"Only while you live is there hope for anything."
Human Emperor Di Xin's voice continued to sound in his ears.
Li Yue took a deep breath and bowed once more to Human Emperor Di Xin with his hands clasped, still saying nothing.
...To live?
Was even staying alive difficult for beings at the very pinnacle?
Or—
Was he different?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
He recalled that this was the nine hundred and twentieth Peak Divine Path Grand Assembly.
That meant nine hundred and nineteen Peak Divine Path Grand Assemblies had already been held.
And every Peak Divine Path Grand Assembly had produced a champion.
How much worse than him could those champions have been?
But where were all those champions now?
Human Emperor Di Xin's few words once again filled his heart with a profound sense of danger.
Strength!
His strength was still not enough!
Even with three Qin Ge Golden Men, which could form an incomplete Pangu whose might far surpassed the peak of a Selfless Immortal King.
However far it surpassed that level, it still fell short of a Heavenly Venerable!
And even Heavenly Venerables could not live unfettered.
On the battlefield just now.
He had seen it with his own eyes—
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