Boundless Sea.
Xuanyuan the Great Emperor sat upright on his throne, guilt in his eyes as he looked ahead. Yao Xuan stood behind him like a bodyguard.
Directly before them stood a disheveled Daoist, reeking of alcohol and looking utterly dejected.
"What was so urgent that you had to summon me here?"
The disheveled Daoist raised a gourd of wine, took a swig, and cast a sidelong glance ahead.
Anyone who dared speak to Xuanyuan the Great Emperor, once the number one figure in the God Realm, in such a manner was clearly no ordinary person.
"The Emperor Fall Cataclysm... is about to begin. I hope you can return and join us in weathering this catastrophe!" Xuanyuan the Great Emperor looked at him.
"The Emperor Fall Cataclysm is here? Good! I've lived long enough anyway. We might as well all die together—why bother resisting the catastrophe?"
The disheveled Daoist rolled his eyes, seemingly utterly indifferent to life and death.
"Alas!"
Seeing his old friend willingly sink into ruin, with no concern for life or death, Xuanyuan the Great Emperor did not grow angry. Instead, he shook his head. "I know about Di Xuan..."
"You know? What do you mean?" He had been indifferent to everything before, but the moment he heard the name "Di Xuan," his brows shot up and he looked over coldly.
"You must know as well..." Xuanyuan the Great Emperor sighed. "I've seen her true form!"
"What?" The disheveled Daoist's expression changed sharply. His former indifference vanished, replaced by utter tension. In a disbelieving voice, he asked, "You... you really saw it?"
"Yes." Xuanyuan the Great Emperor nodded.
"But... why would she let you see her true form? How could she possibly show... such a side of herself to the man she loved? Shouldn't she show her