High above the heavens, purple qi faced off against a figure in white.
On one side, chaotic purple qi spread through the air, scenes of all things unfolding like a painted scroll as it looked coldly down upon Epoch Termination.
On the other stood the white-robed Su Bai alone, with nothing behind him, yet he seemed to bear some formless and crushing radiance.
Su Bai's gaze swept across the cruel scenes in First Immortal King's palm.
He saw even more: the wails and struggles of countless living beings before the end.
Then, he slowly closed his eyes.
Chaos swirled within First Immortal King's Double Pupils as he waited quietly.
Waiting for the instant cracks appeared in Su Bai's Dao Heart.
Waiting for this strongest variable from the future to reveal his despondency before the "Grand Trend" and reality.
Yet.
Su Bai kept his eyes closed for only a single breath.
The next moment, he opened them again.
There was none of the wavering, pain, or anger First Immortal King had expected in their depths.
Instead, there was an even deeper calm.
And within that calm, there even flowed faintly... a resolve First Immortal King could not fully comprehend!
"You showed me the Grand Trend."
"I saw it."
"You made me experience the cruelty of reality."
"I felt it."
As Su Bai spoke, he gently stepped forward.
A ring of golden ripples spread through the void beneath his feet.
"But do you know?"
Su Bai's gaze passed beyond those tragic scenes and met First Immortal King's Double Pupils directly, his tone calm.
"The so-called Grand Trend is also formed from the gathering of countless Minor Trends."
"The so-called reality wears different faces in different eyes."
"What you see is Epoch Termination, the return of all things to Abyssal Ruin, the only