The two stood on the same level, one on this side and the other opposite him. Neither spoke as they quietly watched each other. After a long while, Bard · Elegance spoke first. "I considered many possibilities, but never this one. Your talent... may be even more terrifying than I, or even those Longevity-Cursed Species, imagined."
Zhou Heng quietly watched the Ancient Hero, Bard · Elegance, opposite him without answering. He could not answer that question.
Seeing Zhou Heng remain silent, Bard · Elegance curled his lips and smiled. He did not know how Zhou Heng had so precisely found Councilor Henala, played by the Abyss Succubus, within his Mind Corridor, but none of that mattered anymore. Through Zhou Heng's choice, he had understood "the importance of choice." The Vast Star Nation had reached this point not because fate was predetermined, but because countless citizens of their Vast Star Nation had chosen this path. All of it had merely been a matter of him getting caught up in a dead end.
Recalling his wager with the Old Man in a Straw Hat and Cape, he reined in his smile and raised his right hand to grasp at the air. In an instant, the entire Secret Realm, Betrayal of the Goddess of Light, turned into a streak of light that he caught in his hand. At the same time, he reached out with his left hand, caught something, and pulled it over.
When Bard · Elegance finished, his right hand held an aura of light, and his left held two faint glows. "You reached the end. These things belong to you. As for the rest, you will have to uncover it yourself. Finally, do not proceed to the sixth chapter before breaking through to Epic Divine Ability. That is not a