"The Radiant Emperor's actions show that he is indecisive, clings to power, and fears for his life. Given the world's current situation, he has no reason not to come! That does not worry me in the slightest!"
What Xiao Ying left unsaid was what worried him most at present: had Sun Shangxiang awakened or not?
With Xiao Ying's cultivation, willpower, and perception, even if he had been startled out of enlightenment, there was no reason for him to have seen or sensed wrongly. Yet all the facts and all her behavior indicated that Sun Shangxiang had not awakened. He could not make sense of it, no matter how he thought it over. He wanted to ask her everything in detail, but did not know how to broach the subject.
In theory, Sun Shangxiang knew nothing, and none of the Descended True Buddhas had dared tell her outright, fearing some unforeseen complication. Now that Sun Shangxiang also considered herself Xiao Ying's woman, he naturally did not want to hurt her.
More practically, if Xiao Ying's questions caused something bad to happen to Sun Shangxiang, whatever she gave back to him in the future would surely be greatly diminished. Gratitude might even turn into hatred.
For all these reasons, whether considering feelings or logic, Xiao Ying could not bring himself to ask. He could only let nature take its course and observe her more closely!
Sun Shangxiang pressed her crimson lips together for a moment before replying, "True! Why would an emperor with genuine ambition, resolve, and confidence set his sights on the mortal world? Still less would he cling to this earthly realm and willingly serve as a puppet of the immortals and gods!"
When Xiao Ying had defied the natural order to carry out Heaven-Slaying, more than half the pinnacle