Qian Renxue (52)

"Your divinity hasn't weakened. Instead, it's being 'purified.'" A trace of scrutiny flashed through the God of Destruction's eyes. "It's as if impurities are being stripped away and it's returning to its Origin. This is extremely rare. At least in the historical records of the God Realm, no Deity has ever been able to do this after losing all their power."

The Goddess of Life took over, her gentle gaze carrying deep thought. "Wulin, when you fought the Eye of Annihilation, what exactly did you experience? Deep within your consciousness, what changed?"

The courtyard fell silent. Even the wind seemed to have stopped. Qian Renxue looked at her husband worriedly, afraid this question would touch on his painful memories. But Tang Wulin's expression was very calm. He only pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I saw 'nothing,'" he said.

Two words, yet both God Kings' expressions changed at once.

"Tell us in detail," the God of Destruction said, his voice turning deep and low.

Tang Wulin organized his words, trying to describe that indescribable experience. "When the will of the Eye of Annihilation invaded my consciousness and dragged me into the darkness, at first, it really was a tide of negative emotions—despair, fury, hatred, everything that could destroy a person's mind. But when I held fast to my true self and used my memories as a beacon to resist the erosion, something changed."

He closed his eyes, as if returning to that moment. "Those negative emotions suddenly receded. They didn't dissipate. They were 'replaced' by something even more fundamental. I lost all perception—I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't feel my body, and couldn't even sense my own existence. That wasn't darkness. Darkness is at least 'something.' That was true 'nothing,' a state where even the concept of 'nothing' itself