Jiang Shu immediately fell silent, then spoke again. "Could you tell me why he became like this? Your state seems different from his."
As he spoke, Jiang Shu raised a hand and pointed at Zhao Luotian beside him.
If the Heaven-Defying Alliance's leader before him was still lucid, then Zhao Luotian was likely already on the verge of going mad and collapsing.
Clearly, there was a distinct difference between the two.
"The reason is simple. If there is a curtain before the eyes of all living beings and the heavens and earth, only the strong can barely rely on their own realm to see through it and discover a corner of the truth."
"But the curtain before his eyes was forcibly torn away by an outside force. He saw a reality he should not have seen, and suddenly fell into madness."
The Heaven-Defying Alliance's leader slowly rose to his feet, a trace of sorrow in his eyes. "Perhaps this is a good thing. Perhaps it is not."
"This time, perhaps many people will discover the truth. Yet if no further outside force intervenes, everything will ultimately return to its origin."
"Intervention? Outside force? Seeing the truth?"
Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes slightly. He vaguely sensed something, yet felt that possibility was far too absurd.
The next moment, the Heaven-Defying Alliance's leader said, "Come with me. I'll show you what fate truly is."
"Alright."
Jiang Shu immediately nodded.
As his words fell, that dark river emerged once more before the Heaven-Defying Alliance's leader.
Jiang Shu stood atop that river.
In an instant, spatial ripples spread outward. They were swept directly inside and carried into the distance.
A remote village somewhere.
The figures of Jiang Shu and the Heaven-Defying Alliance's leader appeared there.
"The fate you spoke of is here?"
Jiang