Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, Heavenly Abyss Node.
"Bully, are you sure you want to start the promotion challenge now?" Evil Eye sounded grave, looking as though it was deeply worried about him.
Di Nian Bully glanced at it in disdain. "Stupid eye, why are you acting so serious?"
"I just wanted to give you a sense of ceremony. Promotion is a big deal. I have to set the mood so you won't think I don't care about you."
"Shut up. I don't need you to care."
"Fine. I just think you could still get by without a promotion."
"Get by? Did I come to Monster World just to muddle through life?" Di Nian Evil Spirit couldn't help glaring.
"You live whether you laze around or work yourself to death. Becoming an Apostle won't give you another eye. You'll still be a tiny droplet beneath the endless waves of the Dark Tide, but you'll face even harsher pioneering missions. You might very well-tsk, tsk. A brief life streaks across the sky like a meteor, gone in an instant, and poor me falls into slumber."
With that, Evil Eye gave a long, theatrically mournful sigh over the communication network, its voice plaintive. "When I wake up again, someone new will have replaced the old, and I'll be a thirdhand Auxiliary Eye. I feel so cheap."
Evil Eye's insincere sighing sent Di Nian Evil Spirit's anger soaring. He wished he could turn around and punch it right then and there.
He couldn't be bothered to bicker with Evil Eye anymore. He looked at the Dark Tide Spirit Runes beneath his feet, battle intent gradually rising within him.
His body, soul, and the strength of the Dark Tide under his control had already reached the threshold for promotion.
Promotion to Apostle was also the