Published: March 2, 2025
Even though Tang Haofei had embarrassed him, the prestige of the Earth's Will was still heavy in the eyes of the remaining few.
Upon hearing the command from the Earth's Will, Walter, the Sea King, and Skyry all left, leaving only the Celestial God behind.
After a while, the Earth's Will finally spoke up.
“Tang Haofei... Yes, my assessment was flawed. This person is not trustworthy.”
The warm and friendly feeling from earlier had vanished; at this moment, the voice of the Earth's Will resonated like a loud bell, emitting a noisy hum.
The Celestial God was not surprised by this; he simply said, “After all, Tang Haofei is the Child of Earth, empowered by innate origin power. He can advance to level eleven without obstacles. In terms of combat strength and potential, he is undoubtedly the strongest in the world. This situation is indeed unexpected, but I believe we should still try to maintain a good relationship with him.”
At this moment, the Celestial God spoke as if he were an advisor to the Earth's Will, and the Earth's Will valued his opinion.
“So you mean we should try to win him over?”
“Yes, that’s what I mean.”
The Earth's Will contemplated for a moment, looking at the respectfully standing Celestial God beside him, before letting out a sigh.
“To be honest, I am still uneasy about Tang Haofei...”
“Do you know how many worlds the demonic clan has destroyed?”
“Countless.”
This point was clear to the Celestial God; those countless treasure lands were remnants of other worlds. According to military estimates, there were at least thousands of known worlds that had been annihilated.
“Then do you know how many worlds have escaped from the apocalypse and ultimately defeated the demonic clan?”
The Celestial God frowned in thought, but after a moment, he shook his head.
“Not many, I suppose.”
“Not a single one. Haven’t you noticed something strange? With so many worlds, there must be some super-worlds that either had luck on their side or possessed immense strength. They wouldn't be weaker than the demonic clan in terms of their foundational strength. Even if their power system is weaker than that of professional practitioners, once the Exchange Stone Pillar appears, they can surpass others and even achieve transcendence. There are precedents for this, like the former Immortal Heroic World.”
The Immortal Heroic World, yes, the secrets of that world were indeed unknown to the Celestial God...
“The Immortal Heroic World fought against the demonic disaster for tens of thousands of years. Theoretically, they were one of the worlds most likely to defeat the demonic clan. But at the crucial moment, the strongest figure in the Immortal Heroic World was crushed by the sovereign. That guy, the sovereign, didn’t come to save the world at all.”
The Celestial God knew that the sovereign was not a good character, and after the hint from the Earth's Will, he understood its implications.
“So you mean, Tang Haofei cannot be trusted either?”
“Of course not! His rebirth is due to my involvement and that of the sovereign, but my role was merely to provide energy output. Everything else was handled by the sovereign. I have no way of knowing what tricks the sovereign played during that process. In other words, the demon lord is my enemy, the sovereign is also my enemy, and Wen Yu is a pawn of the demon lord, while Tang Haofei is a pawn of the sovereign. From my perspective, Tang Haofei and Wen Yu are no different.”
“My original intention was to let Tang Haofei deal with Wen Yu, ideally leading to both of them suffering heavy losses or dying, but now it seems, this sequence is... sigh...”
The Earth's Will sighed lightly, then turned to look at the Celestial God, a glimmer of light flashing in its eyes.
“However, it’s alright, I still have you!”
“You are very special. The sovereign can wield a portion of the authority over the Exchange Stone Pillars. All professional practitioners, even those mutated beings relying on the practitioner system, are theoretically under the control of the sovereign. He can take everything from these practitioners at will, but you are different...”