As the Simulator announced "You died" once more,
Chen Fan was in no hurry to choose his reward, because he firmly believed the Simulated Clone had not died.
"This isn't exciting at all!"
He murmured those words.
He continued watching the Simulator's Light Screen. He believed the Simulated Clone was still alive—because that would be "exciting"!
``` [Time rewound to before the [Star Fruit Position] was attained.]
[Deep within the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, the Golden Core Secret Realm had yet to open.]
[Yet a figure forcibly squeezed into a spatial fissure with brute force, stepping into this sealed realm of Heaven and Earth.]
[The newcomer held an ancient token, its face engraved with the profound character [Time].]
[His steps were purposeful as he headed straight north.]
[Along the way, Foundation Establishment demonic beasts sensed that undisguised, terrifying pressure and curled up in their caves, trembling, not even daring to breathe.]
[—It was the rank of a [Golden Core Powerhouse], but the will controlling this shell belonged to an existence on a higher level.]
[The [Devil Master] had arrived in person, inhabiting Mo Wuy ya's body.]
[When he reached the mountain range's northernmost reaches, the scene before him abruptly changed:]
[The boundless White Bone Forest stretched out before him. Countless skeletons lay piled like mountains, some human, some beast, all gleaming with pale, deathly light.]
[The heavy air of time and death permeated the surroundings.]
[The Devil Master stopped, complex emotions flashing through his eyes. "I never thought... I would return here."]
[He lowered his gaze to the token in his hand, his brows drawing together slightly:]
["This treasure's rank is so high that even I cannot fully fathom it... Where exactly did that brat obtain it?"]
[After standing silently for a long time, he made no further move,