"You want to act as one too?"
"Aren't you Ancient Web Across Time?" Li Shun asked in surprise.
Ancient Web did not fall into Li Shun's trap. "Strictly speaking, I am merely an imprint left behind by Ancient Web Across Time in ages past."
"Trapped in the Heavenly Court Ruins for nearly endless years, I had long since cast aside my sense of identity as Ancient Web Across Time. That was why I voluntarily became one of the Square Inch Puppets."
"Precisely because of that, I came up with the idea of acting as other Outer Gods. I am now only a lingering imprint, but if I successfully act as Mingxing Wangyu..."
"Perhaps I will become somewhat stronger." Ancient Web spoke with complete calm.
Li Shun, however, could not help frowning. "If I remember correctly, Outer Gods are a realm of strength, innate and unchanging..."
"Correct. So in truth, no matter how hard I try to imitate and act, I am destined never to become the true Mingxing Wangyu. But that does not prevent my strength from improving through acting as it."
"You may regard the many Outer Gods within Chaos as various different 'Daos.' It is simply that the status and might of these 'Daos' far exceed the limits humans can endure. That is why all manner of so-called corruption arises—just as you cannot bear too much knowledge of Chaos."
"But what humans cannot comprehend, I can."
"Especially now that gods have perished and the Dao is gradually turning empty."
Ancient Web seemed genuinely fascinated by acting as Mingxing Wangyu, and it was more talkative than ever before.
"Gods have perished, and the Dao is gradually turning empty." Ancient Web's words seemed to open an entirely new door for Li Shun. He murmured the phrase again.
"The gods are