"Why can't I have both?"
Yun Che faced that terrifying pressure without yielding an inch, his voice growing louder instead.
"Even gods are heartless, but if those who cultivate the Great Dao must also be heartless, then I would rather not cultivate it! I, Yun Che, cultivate a Dao of feeling. Protecting others and reaching the pinnacle are not mutually exclusive."
"If the gods of all heavens will not tolerate it, I will slaughter them all! If the laws of all heavens forbid it, I will shatter those laws! My destiny is mine to command!"
His words rang out with conviction, as though they contained some fundamental truth of heaven and earth, making Yun Che's divine soul radiate dazzling light at that moment.
The runes in the purple sea of stars danced wildly, seemingly enraged by Yun Che's heaven-defying declaration, yet also seeming to perform calculations of unprecedented intensity.
The enormous figure "stared" fixedly at Yun Che, the light around it flickering. Clearly, Yun Che's answer had exceeded its expectations and plunged it into extreme "hesitation."
At last, the light surrounding the enormous figure gradually stabilized, and the terrifying pressure slowly dissipated. The frenzied runes in the purple sea of stars became orderly again, slowly revolving around Yun Che's divine soul and giving off a gentle, friendly aura.
"You... have passed the 'Question of the Heart.'"
That ancient, resounding voice rang out again, but it carried less of its former majesty and a hint of complexity instead. "Your Dao heart is obstinate yet pure. Your heaven-defying resolve has actually moved even these Purple Pole Laws."
As the voice faded, the enormous figure gradually dissolved, finally becoming specks of purple light that merged into the surrounding sea of stars.
Immediately afterward, the entire purple sea of stars began to contract and