After hearing Huo Yuhao's question, A Nan did not answer immediately. Instead, he fell silent for a while.
Only after a while did A Nan speak calmly. "You're strange. You're unlike any human or demon I've ever met. This is the first time I've heard these questions you've raised. To me, what you described is simply normal. The Demon Race has always been this way."
"It was this way in the past, and in the future... perhaps..." At this point, A Nan sighed before continuing, "I can't answer you either. All I can tell you is that the Demon God Pillars are the foundation of the Demon Race. As long as there are Demon God Pillars, there will be Demon Gods. That will never change."
As though setting down some burden, A Nan let out a long breath, then said, "I've realized cultivation is easier after all. Thinking about things really is exhausting."
Huo Yuhao's face showed no particular expression at that. He simply said calmly, "Since you already know what that test of mine was doing, you can leave now."
But after Huo Yuhao finished speaking, A Nan did not leave. Instead, he took out two blades and held them in his hands, then said to Huo Yuhao, "Although thinking feels exhausting, I feel that it's different from my usual cultivation. So I challenge you again."
"You want to fight again after such a short time? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with your head?" Huo Yuhao remarked somewhat sarcastically.
A Nan, however, remained very calm. He told Huo Yuhao, "I'm certain there's nothing wrong with my head. I want to challenge you." As he spoke, A Nan pointed his blades at Huo Yuhao.
Seeing that this battle was bound to happen, Huo Yuhao said nothing more. He simply