He looked at Houtu beside him.
He did not want to expose the Chaos Bead, because not everyone had a heart like his, one that treated people from other worlds as equals.
More of them would be like Houtu, thinking about how to swallow someone else's world and turn it into territory of the Primordial World.
"This matter is of great importance. I will tell Houtu everything, and her alone. As for whether Houtu wishes to tell anyone else, you will have to ask her."
Houtu secretly rolled her eyes.
How could she not know about the Chaos Bead? It was the treasure in his possession.
The two whispered to each other for a long time.
It seemed as though they were discussing something momentous.
In reality, Houtu was reproaching him.
"Stone Spirit, what are you trying to do?"
"If you have something to say to me, just say it!"
Wang Shi let out a long sigh.
"We still need to keep the Chaos Bead a secret. Now isn't the right time."
"Actually, I have some theories about these worlds that I need to verify."
"What exactly is the Chaos Bead?"
"I need to study it thoroughly, too."
"Why did the Starry Sky Great World, which we connected to, appear near us?"
"What exactly are these so-called spatial barriers? What are those parallel worlds? What is the essence of this world, and what exactly is this real Great World we inhabit like?"
"We need to get to the bottom of every last one of these things. Otherwise, I cannot rest easy."
He was not joking. He had been working toward it all along.
In his view, the reason they could not deal with the darkness...
Was that it was something from a higher civilization.
It was something unusual that they