Hundred Domains, Chaotic Star Sea.
Facing that face that had flashed past a thousand years ago, facing the gentle gaze upon him now, the fierce battle intent on Meng Yichen's face suddenly froze.
"Fa... Father..."
His throat worked with difficulty before he finally spoke that form of address, a thousand years overdue.
"Father!"
"Not bad, brat!"
A faint smile curled Li Qingshan's lips as he looked at the boy he had once known, shifting light and shadows flowing through his eyes.
Within that light and shadow, countless figures flickered.
There was the young Meng Yichen, the middle-aged Meng Yichen, the elderly Meng Yichen...
No matter what stage of life he was in or where he stood, Meng Yichen had never stopped striving, until today, when he established a 108 Zhang Dharma Aspect!
"Effort cannot be erased!"
"Across a thousand years, every minute and every second of your effort has been a footprint of your progress, the track by which you changed your fate!"
"A thousand years..."
Meng Yichen's expression blanked. In his mind, countless moments from those thousand years surfaced—countless moments when he had wanted to give up...
His comprehension was poor. Forging even the rudimentary form of a 108 Zhang Dharma Aspect had been incomparably difficult, practically a fantasy spun from the heavens.
Whenever he had wanted to give up, the thought of "effort" would always arise from nowhere, urging him to persist, to keep uncovering the limitless possibilities within his bloodline...
At that thought, Meng Yichen's eyes reddened. He raised his head and looked toward the young man standing tall in the starry sky.
"Father, you've been watching over me all along!"
"I have. I've always been here."
A smile appeared on Li Qingshan's lips. His gaze swept over Meng Yichen below before turning toward the boundless Stellar