The Small World inside the pagoda flickered in and out of sight.
Within it, mountains rose and fell, rivers surged, and illusory images of all things beneath heaven and earth appeared one after another.
And in the depths of this Small World, the half-solid, half-illusory figure of a Golden Patterned Giant slowly opened its eyes.
The Golden Patterned Giant had no true aura of a living being, yet the power contained within it was astonishing beyond measure.
And the instant its eyes opened, an ancient, vast aura, one that seemed capable of swallowing all the myriad powers of heaven and earth, suddenly spread outward.
"This is... the Golden Patterned Giant?"
"After its connection was severed that day, the Golden Patterned Giant vanished within the Small World."
"I thought it had been swept into Exotic Space, its whereabouts unknown. I never imagined it had remained in the Small World all along."
"Judging by the scene now, the Golden Patterned Giant has clearly formed some kind of bond with the Small World, perhaps even... merged into one."
Su Shi'er murmured to himself, his mind rapidly coming to an understanding.
That the Golden Patterned Giant had actually formed a connection with the Small World was something that greatly surprised him.
Looking at the changes taking place before him in the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda, Su Shi'er's thoughts shifted again.
"The birth of the Golden Patterned Giant was inseparable from the Ancient God Cultivation Method."
"Back when I fought the people of the Divine Remnant Clan, I even used this method to absorb quite a bit of the Divine Power unique to the Divine Remnant Clan."
"Now that the Golden Patterned Giant has merged into the Small World, even if another change occurs, it will be difficult for it to affect my true body."