Within the Sea of Consciousness, everything was in ruins.
The three phantoms of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress were still reeling from the immense shock of the clash between gods and demons, unable to recover for a long while.
"Yuhao! Yuhao! Are you alright?"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was the first to react. Its golden phantom flashed as it rushed to Huo Yuhao's consciousness, its voice so anxious it was nearly crying.
"Your master... your master..."
It pointed outside, then toward the place where Ghost Demon Venerable had just been completely erased, too flustered to speak coherently.
"Quick! Go save your master! Without that lord's help, how... how are we supposed to become gods?!"
As the Soul Beast that had first come into contact with Ghost Demon Venerable, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had believed his words without question. It had long regarded him as Huo Yuhao's greatest support and mentor on the path to godhood.
But everything that had just happened—especially Huo Yuhao's resolute attitude—had completely crashed its simple train of thought.
The way things had unfolded seemed entirely different from what it had imagined.
Yet the moment its words fell, it noticed that Huo Yuhao, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress were all looking at it somewhat... strangely.
Huo Yuhao merely looked at it calmly. There was not the slightest trace of sorrow in his eyes; instead, they held the relief of a burden lifted.
"Brother Sky Dream."
Huo Yuhao's voice was soft, yet it rang clearly through every corner of the Sea of Consciousness.
"Trust me."
He paused before continuing, enunciating every word.
"Now, even without a master, I can still become a god."
As his words fell, the entire Sea of Consciousness went deathly silent.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was utterly dumbfounded. Its tiny