Something...
Something seemed wrong.
Very wrong.
Deep in the black water, long tentacles had turned from pitch-black to ashen white. They stood rigid and still.
They seemed to be dead.
Yet deeper in the water beneath them, something was busily at work.
—Just what was hiding inside the Ancient God's brain?
A chill rose inexplicably in Xu Yuan's heart.
He had never felt anything like it in the countless battles he had fought since his rebirth.
Not high-ranking cultivators, not Immortal Species, not even an Ancient God Official, nor the Ancient God itself, had ever made him feel this way.
"No... If that's the case..."
Xu Yuan murmured under his breath. The Crown above his head flashed once, then went dark.
The next second.
The Void seemed to freeze.
An event hidden in an unknowable Dimension pierced straight through all Xu Yuan's senses like an icy blade.
Deep in the black water, a centipede-like monster appeared.
It slowly rose, walked across the motionless current, and quickly came before Xu Yuan.
"Remarkable."
Its body writhed and gradually took human form. At first, it struggled to speak, but its words soon flowed smoothly:
"Three universes reached a consensus, then developed Divine Might that could shield them from Origin of Truth Power, allowing them to investigate this place..."
"I must commend you."
This "person" was shrouded in black water, but its features soon emerged.
Xu Yuan.
It looked exactly like Xu Yuan!
"Who are you?" Xu Yuan asked.
"Before you arrived here, I was merely a Mission. But now that you've witnessed everything here, I am you—"
"A brand-new you."
The other spoke.
Xu Yuan suddenly found himself unable to move.
A small orb of light appeared in the other's hand.
It blended Spiritual Power, Life Force, and Origin of Truth Power—the sum