Zhang Yang had seized Death's energy for himself.
The Ancient One froze.
Zhang Yang was a human mage from Earth, yet he could plunder a god's energy...
It should have been impossible.
So the Ancient One's doubts were only natural.
"Are you just putting it more nicely?" The Ancient One asked Zhang Yang gently.
It was simply a kinder way of saying she did not believe him.
One Zhang Yang might find easier to accept.
The Ancient One was, after all, a wise woman.
She knew how to choose her words.
At least she knew how to avoid making someone angry.
"No, Master." Zhang Yang shook his head and explained, "When I entered the Death Realm, Death, the Creator God... how should I put this? She was a little strange..."
He fell silent there.
His silence left plenty to the imagination.
What could possibly be strange about a Creator God?
It was hard not to wonder.
The Ancient One did not ask. She merely smiled kindly as Zhang Yang continued, "Anyway, she wasn't exactly a respectable god. Strangely, after I'd been there a few days, she kept complaining that I cultivated too slowly. She said she would help me with her own energy. That gave me the idea to use Energy Plunder, so I tried it in the Death Realm."
"I could feel the energy I plundered merging with my own. After that, my power broke through, though I'm not sure exactly what level I reached."
"When I came out, I vaguely heard Death say that a new Creator God had appeared in the Multiverse."
Zhang Yang finished and looked at the Ancient One intently.
For some reason, he seemed to see the same expression on her face that he had seen on Death's.
It was full of shock and