Su Changge did not respond.
Instead, he seemed exceptionally calm at that moment.
It was not that his heart did not ache enough, or that he was not sad enough.
On the contrary, every cell in his body was filled with endless sorrow.
At the very pinnacle of grief, one forgot all emotion, even how to weep.
"You have already lost so many of those you sought to protect, yet you have not even seen my true body."
"Only by stopping here can you avoid losing more."
The Dark Ancestral God's avatar spoke with a soft chuckle.
His eyes, brimming with endless dark energy, cast a very deliberate glance toward Luo Yan Yu and the others.
It seemed a threat, a temptation, a final pronouncement of Su Changge's future-a future of final destruction that no one could escape.
It also seemed a warning: if Su Changge dared to keep advancing those Taboo Secrets, he would only lose more than he already had.
"With every gain comes loss."
Su Changge's voice was hoarse and flat, without joy or sorrow.
Yet beneath his calm exterior lay a soul roaring in madness.
"But I swear upon my origin true spirit: everything I have lost today, I will recover in full one day."
His aura climbed to its peak.
Every thread, every wisp bore the meaning of the origin of the myriad daos, unfolding eternity.
"Final destruction is the predetermined ending, the fate this world cannot evade."
"The world was born because of us, and naturally, it must perish because of us."
"You are merely nourishment for us to attain true origin transcendence."
The Dark Ancestral God's icy voice shook heaven and earth. The shattered Darkness Origin Realm became a sky-blotting tide of black mist, converging into his body from every direction.
He slowly