"Zhou Heng?"
"A true name well worth remembering."
A majestic, indifferent voice came from deep within the enormous blade assembled from nine-colored liquid, carrying a remoteness and composure that transcended time itself.
"I have made a cursory retrieval of your past and history from the underlying database of Boundless Endless."
The retrieval took only an instant, but in that instant, Endless of Transcendence had already reviewed all of Zhou Heng's experiences since he logged into Boundless Endless...
From the communal sleeping platform in Little Bird Town to the curse of the Land of Longevity...
From the assembly line of the Resurrection Factory to the counter-slash in Sakast...
From sitting motionless for five hundred million years to soloing an Extra-Large Event, he had browsed through it all.
"To be honest..."
"Leaving aside my primordial era, when all beings were Sea of Stars Lords..."
"You qualify as one of the strongest in Boundless Endless."
"Faced with such terrifying erosion from the Virus Erosion Source Species..."
"You still managed to forge a path of sweeping through everything..."
"Your talent is far greater than I understood..."
Endless of Transcendence's assessment was extremely restrained, but coming from an Ultimate Strongest being who had once been powerful enough to make even the Boundless Court wary, the words "far greater than I understood" were themselves the highest praise.
"According to our plans, the one to arrive here should have been the 101st Supreme Hero, named Boundless Endless Heaven."
"They would raise the banner of the counteroffensive against the Virus Erosion Source Species and become the final being to bring all this to a close."
"But... your arrival..."
The fractured blade of Endless of Transcendence trembled slightly, followed by a soft sigh after deep contemplation.
"Has shown me a sliver of additional possibility."
"But that is all..."
"To