"Ah, I thought I'd successfully hooked a fish."
Apophis clenched their fist. Just as they were about to test their new power, a voice suddenly rang out beside them.
Their eyes coldly glanced toward the source of the voice. Countless tentacles then grew from their back and lashed directly at the speaker.
Three meters away, Zhang Ping raised a hand. A spinning mass of black light flashed past, and every incoming tentacle instantly exploded.
He said disappointedly, "I thought you might give me a little surprise, but you're just a fool."
"You're strong. Why not join me for a win-win?" Apophis swiftly stopped the bleeding as their severed tentacles were reclaimed one after another. They looked at Zhang Ping and spoke slowly.
Zhang Ping froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. As he laughed, he seemed to go mad, unable to stop.
"What's so funny?" Apophis could not understand Zhang Ping's reaction.
Zhang Ping laughed for a full minute before stopping. He looked up at Apophis and said flatly, "Fool, do you know what lies at the pinnacle of all supernatural power?"
"..."
Apophis could not understand Zhang Ping's words.
But Zhang Ping did not care. He raised his hand, and an illusory foundational rune instantly took shape.
He continued explaining to himself, "The Lashao Universe is a typical one-energy world. The fundamental rules of such worlds are extremely monotonous, and their material nature is singular, so they have no soil in which the supernatural can grow.
"But the will of the strong possesses the mighty power to warp the rules of all things. I happened to be that kind of strong person, so some beings, after observing my existence, comprehended my will. They used my True Meaning Script as writing to create a supernatural system—the system you now