"Give up on that idea. The Eight Wastelands and the Four Seas are irreconcilable. Even if I die, I will never follow you."
After tending to his injuries, Dantai Xingchen spoke indifferently.
On closer inspection, his right hand gripping the long saber was trembling faintly.
Sweat had long since soaked through his back.
"Tsk, why be so stubborn? The Four Seas, the Eight Wastelands—what the hell are they in the entire Second Region? And what do they amount to in the whole Star River Cosmos?"
"Is it worth ruining your own future over such a petty grudge?"
"The entire Earth God Realm is spreading word that you are the disgrace of the Dantai Family, that you stole the Dantai Family's supreme treasure. You're already a homeless dog, do you understand?"
"But while others may not know the truth behind those rumors, do you think I don't? You were clearly born with the bearing of an Innate Supreme, with a Supreme Bone growing within your body—a Supreme prodigy by nature."
"Yet because you were born of a concubine, your status was beneath your elder brother's. Your father—and even your elder brother—conspired to seize your Supreme Bone and graft it onto your brother."
"I learned about that trivial bullshit long ago. The Dantai Family is hunting you down, and they were the ones who released that news. Your reputation is completely ruined now."
"You are now a homeless dog through and through, a rat scurrying across the street for everyone to beat. To save your life, you crossed billions upon billions of star-miles to reach the East Sea."
"I know. I know everything. Now, I'm giving you this opportunity—an opportunity to rise. It depends on whether you can seize it."
"Follow me. Follow the Four Seas. I'll give you status, resources, and