âSo what if Iâm Earthâs Companion Beast?â Zhou Wen already had an idea as he asked the woman.
âSo what? Since youâre here, it means that I can leave,â The Thearch said.
âI donât remember having promised to save you.â Zhou Wen frowned.
The Thearch revealed a teasing smile. âI donât remember saying that I need you to save me.â
âYou donât need me to save you?â Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.
âWhen I was invincible, you werenât even an egg. If I canât even save myself, whatâs the point of having you?â The Thearch said indifferently.
âIn that case, why are you still here?â Zhou Wen curled his lips and teased.
âOf course itâs because Iâm waiting for you. I made an agreement with her. Only when I hand the item to you can I leave,â The Thearch said.
âHer? NĂźwa?â Zhou Wen felt that something was amiss. The Thearch had just said that NĂźwa was actually Earth itself and not an ordinary individual lifeform. How was she going to make an agreement with Earth?
If the person who made the agreement with The Thearch wasnât NĂźwa, there was only one possibility. The person who made the agreement with The Thearch was the woman who had arrived on Earth on a ship and dug out Prisoner.
But who was that woman? Who was The Thearch?
According to Zhou Wenâs guess, one of the women between that woman and The Thearch was definitely an Immortal, the Immortal Empress who had once reigned supreme in the dimension.
According to the various signs, the possibility of The Thearch being that Immortal was higher.
If The Thearch was the Immortal Empress, then where did the woman who drove the ship come from? Why did she dig out the Earth Companion Beast? Why did she nurture a new Earth Companion Beast? Why did she leave something for the new Earth Companion Beast and let The Thearch guard it?
All sorts of questions prevented him from coming up with the real answer. The only one who could answer his questions was The Thearch.
âI donât know.â To his surprise, The Thearchâs words made all of Zhou Wenâs expectations vanish.
âHow can you not know who she is?â Zhou Wen didnât give up.
âI claim to be invincible in the world. Before the dimensional restrictions were broken, I broke through the dimensional barrier and descended into the universe you are in. I originally thought that no one in the world could match me.â The Thearch sighed and said, âBut when I descended to Earth and wanted to resolve everything, she appeared. She tore through the air with a huge ship and stood in my way. Itâs impossible for me not to know of such an existence if it really exists in the world, but Iâve never heard of such a person.â
âYou mean that she doesnât belong to our world or your dimension?â Zhou Wen was even more alarmed.
âPerhaps.â The Thearch continued, âI fought her, but I lost. That was the first defeat I suffered since I was born.â
Thatâs a little exaggerated. Are you claiming that you were born invincible? Zhou Wen cursed inwardly, but he didnât say it out loud.
The Thearch read Zhou Wenâs mind at a glance and said indifferently, âI was born an Apocalypse.â
Zhou Wen was immediately rendered speechless. What a simple and arrogant answer. To be born at the Apocalypse grade, it wasnât easy for her to lose.
âAnd then?â Zhou Wen hurriedly changed the topic. Such a topic made him feel a little sad.
He had worked hard on his cultivation to this very day, but he was still a mere Calamityinferior to a baby.
The Thearch was very happy at striking a blow on Zhou Wen. She said with a smile, âYou donât have to belittle yourself. If Zhou Lingfeng hadnât taken you away, thereâs a high chance that you would have been considered an Apocalypse when you were born.â
âHow did Zhou Lingfeng take the baby away?â Zhou Wen couldnât figure this out. Ignoring the fact that the woman was so terrifying, even The Thearch, who was guarding this place, wouldnât have permitted Zhou Lingfeng to take the baby away.
âI donât know. I originally thought that no one could take you away, but Zhou Lingfeng managed to do so.â The Thearch smiled and said, âIf you want to know the answer, Iâm afraid you can only commit suicide and go to another world to ask her for the answer.â
âThat woman is dead?â Zhou Wen was alarmed.
âOf course, she defeated me, but she left her life behind,â The Thearch said indifferently. âIn fact, I suspect that she was injured before our battle. She died not long after the battle. In order to abide by my agreement with her, I stayed here until I handed the item to you.â
âWhat is it?â Zhou Wen finally couldnât help but ask.
The Thearch didnât answer this time. She only stood up and produced cracking sounds. The chains that bound her snapped one by one. In the blink of an eye, she regained her freedom.
Zhou Wen had previously suspected that The Thearch was lying to him. From the looks of it, The Thearch didnât need his help to escape.
âIâve long told you that what I need is you. You were only blinded by your own insecurities and cowardliness.â As The Thearch spoke, she took two steps forward and pointed at the spot she was sitting on. âThis is the thing she wanted me to give
you.â
Only then did Zhou Wen realize that the spot where The Thearch had been sitting was a jade-like box. On the front of the box was an ancient lock.
âWhatâs inside?â Zhou Wen asked.
âI donât know. I promised her that youâll be the only one to take it out.â The Thearch glanced at Zhou Wen and said, âDidnât you already obtain the key? Why donât you open it
yourself?â
âYou canât open it.â Just as Zhou Wen was wondering if he should open the box, he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.
He turned his head and saw Jing Daoxian staggering over from the tunnel. He didnât look good. His body was covered in blood and his white hair was disheveled, but his eyes were abnormally firm as though they were glowing
âYouâre actually not dead?â The Thearch seemed a little surprised when she saw Jing Daoxian, but that was all.
âEven Hades can forget about accepting an old man like me. I canât die even if I wanted to.â Jing Daoxian walked over step by step. Essence Energy fluctuations couldnât be sensed from his body at all, but there seemed to be an invisible aura spreading out like a mountain.
âKid, donât listen to her nonsense. If you open that box, she will truly be set free. When that happens, no one will be able to hold her back,â Jing Daoxian said to Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen looked at The Thearch before looking at Jing Daoxian. For a moment, he didnât know who to believe. In fact, Zhou Wen felt that neither of them was trustworthy. If he had to choose, he would rather believe The Thearch.