"I am Yu Chen. In this life, I govern the work of guiding and enlightening people, and can also drive all things toward better change. As for Daoist Tongtian beyond the heavens, he guides all things toward decline and may be considered an existence representing the end. As for my relationship with him, we are living beings nurtured by the same heaven and earth. He once tried to seize my foundation, and I once housed his true spirit. We are, so to speak, two sides of the same coin."
Every word Yu Chen spoke was true, yet combined with the situation—one beyond the heavens, one within the world, and one seemingly hunting the other—it gave an entirely different impression from reality.
The Nether Lord, holding a long banner, wore a grave expression. "But back then, wasn't it he who sent you into our universe?"
"There is no possibility of either him or me completely killing the other. Sending me into this heaven and earth was meant to exploit my nature and gain your universe's recognition. Then, through his connection with me, he would gradually replace the concept of your universe's end."
"So you are his inside man?"
Faced with the Emperor Lord's question, Yu Chen did not refute it. He nodded. "Though I would like to say that my existence brings more benefit than harm to the universe and can likewise help you contend against Tongtian, judging by the actual circumstances, I am indeed Tongtian's inside man."
"Then will you still protect him?"
As he spoke, the Emperor Lord looked toward the others. To his surprise, neither Taiyi, the Nether Lord, nor Ksitigarbha accepted his argument.
In the end, Taiyi True Lord, manifesting the dharma form of a Celestial Venerable, looked at Yu Chen and gave a bitter laugh. "Fellow