With the Fire Lotus devoured and Jiang Yun's contemptuous words echoing in his ears, Tou She Ancient God opened his mouth blankly. In the end, nothing came out, and a trace of a bitter smile appeared on his face.
After a long while, he looked at Jiang Yun before him and sighed. "So be it. My mission is finally coming to an end..." There was a faint sense of release in his tone.
Whatever the outcome, he had finally completed the arrangements Tou She Ancient God had entrusted to him before leaving, and, strangely, a hint of relief rose in his heart.
Even now, recalling their exchange when Jiang Yun had first entered, Tou She Ancient God's heart was still filled with amazement and regret.
Jiang Yun had entered this inheritance space as early as the battle at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion. He could have seized everything by force with his overwhelming strength, but after learning that Tou She Ancient God also possessed information about Wan Huo the Great, he had restrained his urge to take it by force and made a wager with him instead.
The wager concerned the outcome of the battle between Yun Yi and Xiao Yan. Judging by the result, Jiang Yun had come out ahead.
"I really wanted to see whether you could break through to that level. It seems I won't have the chance now!" Watching his own body begin to turn illusory, Tou She Ancient God sighed regretfully.
When he had broken through to Dou Di back then, he had stopped at Heavenly Sovereign, never breaking through that heavenly barrier. As for whether Tou She Ancient God had succeeded after going to the upper realm, he did not know.
At least, in the memories left here, Tou She Ancient God had never