The words were clear, each ringing distinctly in their ears.
A wave of heat erupted, instantly burning all the surrounding branches to ashes.
Chi Yu was forced to stop connecting to the Soul Devouring Tree and retreated several steps.
"The rules of fire? Or combustion?"
Chi Yu could not tell what rules Chi Xiao had awakened.
As he watched the figure of fire before him, her presence continued to climb as she burned. This powerful state was precisely what advancing toward Level 8 felt like.
She was breaking through, over and over again.
She was on the verge of breaking the barrier between humans and gods.
But Chi Yu himself had not yet fully absorbed all the eyeballs, so he did not count as a Level 8 being yet.
The situation was perfectly clear now.
Should he aim for a steady breakthrough to Level 8, or gamble on the future?
Avoiding conflict, steadily absorbing all the eyeballs, and merging the three forces within him into one to become the true God of Death, the Thousand-Eyed Demon Lord, was the safest choice.
Leave safely, break through to Level 8 safely, and safely gain the power to dominate a region.
If he fought Chi Xiao head-on now, some of the eyeballs he had yet to absorb might rupture...
Then the losses would outweigh the gains.
But the other choice was also full of temptation.
Stay, kill Chi Xiao, and take complete possession of the Soul Devouring Tree.
Once he obtained the Soul Devouring Tree, he could also set his sights on the fading fire upon it.
Then he would be able to make his own rules fully complete.
Once his rules were fully complete, he would truly step onto this world's highest stage, become a regional overlord, and gain the ability to