A sudden wind swept up clouds of dust and fallen leaves.
The King of the Underworld stared blankly at the scene, her face pale yet breathtakingly beautiful. She spat out a mouthful of blood, its vivid color like something from a painting.
At that moment, as Xu Ye took the Mirror of Defilement, she seemed to see him also take up the mission of this era that she had borne.
She had once heard Chen Dukang say that every era had its own heroes. Humanity was a race that pressed forward as others fell. Someone would always follow in their predecessors' footsteps and lead the tide of an era.
This era needed light, and so light came.
"He's just like you."
Memories seemed to stir within the King of the Underworld. She remembered the man who had declared he would blow up Planet Earth. His eyes had shone brilliantly when he spoke those words.
Although she did not understand.
That was his ideal.
"This kid has grown so fast. I mean mentally." Shen Xinghai drew in a sharp breath, helped the King of the Underworld up, and quickly retreated into the distance.
He was still reluctant to admit that Xu Ye had already surpassed him.
Xu Ye wiped his nose and looked at the Mother Nest's mountain-like body ahead. Its height was even more daunting to scale than a sheer cliff.
That was a realm of power.
A realm belonging to a true god.
Although his actions just now had been impressive, facing a true god's projection made Xu Ye's heart practically leap into his throat.
More and more insects gathered around him, surrounding him completely.
Xu Ye did not move. He had Alice control the various human skins and Aberrants, gathering them around him.
"I hate bugs more than