Hong Fei did not linger with Eternity for long.
After all, if possible, he was still the kind of bad guy who preferred enjoying power without wanting to pay for it.
As for gods and whatnot, he did not understand any of that, nor could he make sense of it. He would just take it all as praise.
Faced with his attitude, Eternity understood his meaning and did not elaborate. After a few more vague remarks, Eternity prepared to leave.
But Hong Fei called out to Eternity instead.
"You said before that you wanted me to help you with something. Can you tell me what it is now?"
Eternity's figure gradually faded, but Eternity's voice came through clearly. "You have already helped me." By the time the words ended, Eternity had vanished without a trace.
Hong Fei frowned. He did not quite understand what Eternity meant, but it did not affect his mood.
Cheerfully sweeping all those troublesome matters aside, Hong Fei vanished the moment a thought arose.
Not long after he left, ripples suddenly spread through the void again.
A lean, black-haired middle-aged man with thick brows and large eyes slowly emerged.
His body was wrapped in a layer of pale yellow light, identical to Kamar-Taj's magical energy. He stood where Hong Fei had just been, silently gazing into the endless multiverse.
Soon after, Eternity, who had only just departed, appeared once more.
Eternity spoke first. "You saw it."
The middle-aged man nodded slightly. "Yes, I saw it."
"Then you should know that I have never deceived any of you. On the contrary, you were the ones who abandoned the universe, and yourselves along with it."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man fell silent for a moment without expression.
Eternity continued, "You, all of you, and many other beings, have