Xuanqiong Zhi let out a strange exclamation. "Eh."
"Eh?!"
"So, Sister, you had Wushe wage war against the demons not to repay the help he once gave you?"
"Then if Wushe hadn't chosen to start a war, would he still have been able to ascend to godhood?"
"Not quite." Xurang Xi gave a soft snort and patiently explained, "I did indeed see a branch of fate belonging to him within the Fate River."
"War was destined to come."
"Destined to come? So that guy's opportunity to become a god really was to launch a massive war?" Xuanqiong Zhi drew a quiet breath, unconsciously cutting in as she murmured, "But why hadn't Wushe become a god before?"
"After all, the Kero Clan hasn't exactly been peaceful all these years... What was their longest ceasefire record again? Five hundred cosmic hours?"
"Did he fail to become a god because the target of the war wasn't demons? Or because the war wasn't grand enough?"
"Divinity, divine nature, the mindset of believers, the target chosen for the war, how well one's everyday conduct aligns with the God Ascension Creed—these are all important factors in whether Wushe can become a god." Xurang Xi explained in detail, "But no matter how hard he tried, he would never be able to become a god."
"Huh? Why?" Xuanqiong Zhi looked at her sister curiously.
"Because his ending was decided long ago." Xurang Xi met Xuanqiong Zhi's gaze, her smile gentle.
"The 'branch' that belongs to Wushe has already taken shape in the riverbed of fate."
"His future is destined to be brilliant, yet brief."
"Brilliant... yet brief?" Xuanqiong Zhi stared blankly into her sister's beautiful eyes, but for some reason, a chill ran down her spine.
At that moment, she suddenly had a terrifying intuition!
Those cryptic words