Izanae's words made Fang Cheng stop pinching her cheeks.
He was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Do you know what future I saw with the Divine Eye?"
"What was it?" Izanae replied.
Fang Cheng smiled. "Can't you read my memories? Why are you asking?"
Izanae explained, "I used to be able to, but there was a limit. Ever since you became the Lord of Ten Thousand Monsters, I haven't been able to read your memories or thoughts."
"Really? I don't believe you."
Izanae was always nine-tenths lies and one-tenth truth. It was hard to tell when she was lying.
"Believe it or not, just tell me what future you saw."
Fang Cheng thought for a moment before saying, "The future I saw was... when I put in the last puzzle piece, Mother came back to life inside me."
Izanae sneered. "Do you take me for a fool? Mother is truly dead. Even if her soul, body, and power still exist, she can't be brought back to life."
Fang Cheng countered, "Then why did you ask me to collect Mother's Body?"
His tone was serious. This was the final showdown.
If Izanae still avoided the question, Fang Cheng would never put in that last puzzle piece.
The two sides would fall out, changing from allies with their own agendas into enemies.
Izanae understood.
She was silent for a long while before finally saying, "There's no need to hide it anymore. We wanted to find someone capable of inheriting Mother's power to fight the Evil Gods."
"Fight the Evil Gods?"
The answer didn't surprise Fang Cheng. "I want you to explain everything to me from the beginning."
Izanae had no interest in giving him a long explanation. "There's nothing much to say. Don't you already know? The Evil Gods are