"I have existed since the day the universe was born."
"Tens of thousands of years ago, I passed this planet and met an extraordinary deity."
A trace of warmth entered Yue's gaze.
A smile unconsciously rose to his lips as well.
"She was a... very interesting goddess. She used her own essence blood to fashion many life-forms."
"This body of mine was a gift from her."
Yue reclined in the wooden chair and gazed into the distance with a sigh, reluctance and sadness in his eyes.
"She was my only friend. To me, what she did was meaningless."
"But she never tired of it."
"Oh, right. I gave her the name Wa."
As though reminiscing about an old friend, Yue lifted his teacup and gave a self-deprecating smile.
"We spent thirty thousand years together, right here."
"Later... I grew tired of it and chose to continue wandering."
At this point, Yue's gaze suddenly turned frightening.
He seemed to be restraining the anger within him.
"Two hundred years ago, I passed by again and discovered... my friend had disappeared."
"And the life-forms she created had abandoned the gifts Wa bestowed upon them."
"The life-forms she created clearly had limitless potential. They could have become the most powerful race in the universe, but you squandered her painstaking efforts." Yue's eyes filled with disgust.
"I once promised Wa I would take good care of her children, so I intended to reshape you and awaken the Wa's essence blood within you."
"So I created the blood moon, but... your Wa's essence blood had lain dormant for too long."
"Many life-forms could not withstand the power of Wa's essence blood during this process and became wild beasts."
"As for what you call awakening... that was not my intention. If you're asking about beyond nine awakenings...