This was entirely different from the words "I'm the only one left" in the original story. Just hearing "Boastful Heavenly Court" put one's mind at ease.
"Was she reassuring me, telling me not to be anxious?" Ji Hao murmured.
"That really does ease my mind!"
If it had still been "I'm the only one left," that would have been terrifying. If only he remained, did that mean Ji Hao himself would also perish? Although he did not believe it and possessed an invincible will, he would still have been deeply unsettled.
If that really happened, Ji Hao would have to consider whether things like the Heavenly Dao and destiny actually existed.
Perhaps he would also have to learn from some taboo great god, someone like the Demon Lord, and stain the azure heavens with his divine blood.
"The bloodstains are faint. They look like traces left by an ordinary battle, nothing too difficult. It was just a little rushed. Has the counterattack still not ended?" Ji Hao examined the Black Paper Boat, sorting through the clues.
"Judging solely by the injuries, the bloodstains contain no strong aura of injury or death. Their owner should be fine." He gleaned a few things from those traces of blood.
In the world of cultivators, especially one with such a lofty system of power, much could be deduced from someone's blood. Daoist principles, bloodlines, and origin qi could all be analyzed.
The Black Paper Boat slowly rotated in Ji Hao's hand as he pondered.
"I wonder how far in the future this happened. In my plans, the Merger of All Realms should only begin after the emperors attain the Immortal King realm and the number of Immortal Kings exceeds twenty, or after I become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor." Ji Hao considered it for a long