Northern Nether Continent, Capital City.
Inside the hall.
As Xiao Xuan's wistful words faded, Xiao Tian Ce nodded in agreement. Then he looked calmly at Xiao Xuan and said, "Brother Xuan, perhaps one day, we'll become the sort of people we admire!"
"Hahaha, if that happens, I couldn't ask for more.
"I already have no regrets in this life. I roamed unchallenged across the Dou Qi Continent for centuries, only to perish while attempting to break through to the Dou Di Realm.
"I thought that was the end of my life, yet heaven gave me a chance to live again. You brought that little fellow Xiao Yan with you and revived me using three kinds of Heavenly Flames.
"Then you brought back the Emperor's Origin, allowing me a glimpse of the splendor of the Dou Di Realm.
"Now we've come from the Dou Qi Continent to the far vaster Great Thousand World, witnessed the immensity of heaven and earth, and reached the higher realm of Heavenly Sovereign.
"We've also fought the Extraterrestrial Demon Clan. I can truly say that I have no regrets in this life. Even if I died right now, I could say that I, Xiao Xuan, would leave this world without regret.
"Hehe, if I really do become one of those people we admire in the end, then don't grieve for me if I fall, Tian Ce."
Xiao Xuan laughed heartily and spoke with heroic spirit, as though his eyes already beheld the outcome he yearned for.
Hearing those words, Xiao Tian Ce suddenly felt as though he had shackled Xiao Xuan.
After a moment of silence, he looked earnestly at Xiao Xuan and asked, "Brother Xuan, have you ever felt constrained by me?"
"Constrained?" Xiao Xuan paused in surprise. Then he pondered for a moment and