Lin Ye looked at it quietly without speaking.
[You aren't afraid of me?]
Lin Ye smiled.
"Afraid of what?"
[Afraid that I'll make it so you never existed.]
Lin Ye pointed behind him—though nothing could be seen there anymore, he knew that 370 million stars were shining in that direction.
"They remember me. As long as they remain, I existed."
Primordial Fear's writhing abruptly froze.
[Them? Those insignificant beings? What can they do?]
Lin Ye's smile deepened.
"Want to find out?"
He raised a hand and pointed at the writhing void.
"Try it. With 370 million pairs of eyes watching you at once, see if you can make it so I 'never existed.'"
Primordial Fear fell silent.
That silence lasted a very, very long time.
Then—
It laughed.
Its laughter made the surrounding void tremble.
[Interesting... truly interesting... In all the endless epochs, this is the first time anyone has dared speak to me like this...]
[Do you know who said something like that before?]
It pointed at Primordial Origin.
[Him. The Lord of Embers of 37 billion epochs, the first and last person who dared challenge me.]
[Do you know what he is like now?]
[His cloak is empty, his back bears nothing. He can only wander through the darkness for endless epochs, carrying those proofs that 'once existed.']
It turned toward Lin Ye, and a trace of mockery surfaced within its twisted form.
[You will be the same. No, you'll fare even worse—at least he still has those proofs. You won't even have proof, because those beings behind you will disappear along with you.]
Lin Ye was silent for three seconds.
Then he took a step forward.
Just one step.
But the moment that step landed, Primordial Fear's laughter stopped abruptly.
Because behind Lin Ye, 370 million streams