"That's impossible!"
A Tu cried out in shock. His family had given him some understanding of the Great Sage, allowing him to learn the truth—and it differed somewhat from the rumors currently circulating outside.
The Great Sage, along with many scholars, maintained the world's stability at the core of the world. But they had never analyzed or suppressed truth.
Naturally, there was no such thing as truth being analyzed or suppressed.
"Impossible? What do you think truth is? The truth you speak of, in my eyes, is the Dao principles and laws that construct heaven and earth—the fundamental rules governing the operation of all things, their causes, changes, and outcomes."
Tongtian walked to A Tu's side. Highest Purity Dao qi surged around him, carrying the aura of the end: "And among the Dao principles and laws corresponding to me, some happen to concern the concept of endings. How can I not be said to embody a truth inclined toward apocalypse?"
A Tu, covered by Highest Purity Dao qi, wanted to argue. But beneath its shroud, he saw the end of all things, scenes of everything falling into decay. The breath he had struggled to summon scattered in an instant.
"That's impossible!"
This time, Suo Tesi spoke. Gritting his teeth, he raised his head to look at Tongtian and said, word by word, "Though I cannot discern what your power truly is, I can feel it. The destruction, endings, death, and apocalypse your power displays are only surface appearances. Your power is closer to motion, or change, perhaps even..."
Suo Tesi lowered his head and fell silent for a while. When he raised it again, all emotion had vanished from his eyes. Like the Great Sage within the core, he said, "Salvation."
As he spoke, a massive object beside Suo Tesi