As Shi Hao drained the wine in his cup and agreed to bear a great karmic burden, the facts proved that he was fine. The peerless immortal maiden had waited for the right person—the greatest hope of all ages.
Of course, once she had found Shi Hao, it meant that other Immortal Kings might also find him. Such was the Dao of karma, fate, and destiny. For every drink and every peck, there was a predetermined outcome.
"The sliver of change and hope? I found you."
Suddenly, an incomparably sinister laugh rang out. The voice seemed to travel across the ages and through space to arrive here. Before its owner even arrived, enormous waves had already risen in the River of Time.
"Why go this far? He is still a child. Do you really need to be this vigilant?"
The peerless immortal maiden sighed. Perhaps she would have to risk her life today.
She could not possibly watch the variable she had waited so long for be born before her eyes, only to be destroyed.
No matter what, she had to help this boy survive this trial.
The Other Realm's Immortal King Colossus, Red King, had formed a great karmic bond with Shi Hao back in the late Immortal Antiquity. He had actually followed the River of Time across tens of millions of years just to kill Shi Hao.
This was also why, in the original plot, Red King had been found by Shi Hao during a crucial transformation. His true body had been exposed, his transformation interrupted, and his chance to advance toward becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor ruined.
"There is no such thing as weakness. Since you dead, wandering ghosts still wish to seek that variable, then I will put in some effort. Even if I suffer backlash, I