"Liu Tianlei, stop struggling. This is the tide of history. The True God's Projection has descended to lead us to the New World. The prophecy in the ancient records is about to come true."
"Cough, cough..."
"There is fertile soil there, clean air, and blue skies. There is no pollution, no Aberration, no Heavenly Dao Distortion..."
"Don't you long for it?"
"We are on the road to the New World."
Mr. Airo coughed violently. Blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and wounds from lightning strikes covered his body. Swarms of insects lay all around him.
He looked utterly battered.
Yet a faint smile lingered on his lips.
He had seen the King of the Underworld fail, and that young man shoulder the Mirror of Defilement. But he was certain the young man would be hurled away the very next second.
Mr. Airo had personally experienced a Deity's oppressive might. Naturally, he knew it was not something an ordinary Awakened could withstand. That was the domain of gods.
Holding the Thunder Spear, Liu Tianlei smiled. "Through my Doppelganger, I once saw the suffering of ordinary people, the struggles of those at the bottom. Everywhere, people died without a sound..."
"Mr. Airo, I yearn for the New World more than you do. But I know we cannot sacrifice a million lives to get there. Besides, what if it is all a lie?"
"Gods are not our kind. Their interests differ from ours. All I know is that we must live well now and protect what we have today."
"You have no hope." Mr. Airo shook his head. He was no match for Liu Tianlei, but he could still hold him back.
"Impossible!"
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xu Ye advancing. He saw space freeze, saw