As the reincarnation of the Gate of Eternal Life's tumor, Hua Tiandu had something faintly out of place about him.
It was out of place compared to the Eternal Life World and the Gate of Eternal Life.
If he was out of place here, the implication was clear: a force from outside the Gate of Eternal Life had interfered.
The interference was slight, perhaps no more than a move made in passing.
But whoever could do such a thing had to be a true Chaos One.
If a Supreme One from the Chaos Sea tried to do anything to Hua Tiandu, there was no way to hide it from this world's Immortal Kings, let alone from Hua Tiandu himself at this point.
As Fang Han's archenemy, Hua Tiandu was indeed inferior to him. But judged on his own merits, his strength was beyond question. He was immensely powerful.
If a Chaos One's hidden move was allowed to develop unchecked, there was far too much that Chaos One could accomplish in the end.
In the Eternal Life World, it was far easier for an outsider Great Power from the Chaos Sea to tamper with Hua Tiandu than with Fang Han.
Fang Han was the Artifact Spirit; Hua Tiandu was the tumor. A tumor was, by its nature, beyond the Gate of Eternal Life's control—an unintended, malignant growth.
If the Gate of Eternal Life could control this tumor, it would never have had a chance to form. It would have been strangled while still a sprout.
When Fang Han was the Artifact Spirit and Hua Tiandu was the tumor, the tumor had even wounded the Artifact Spirit.
Though the Artifact Spirit was the Gate of Eternal Life's true master, the tumor might still turn the tables and seize his place.
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