"What? You're not happy that I'm alive?" The old man with white eyebrows glared at Bai Ye impatiently. Then he raised his hand and rubbed Bai Ye's shoulder, his eyes showing the affection and care of an elder.
"You brat, you've gotten so strong! Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..." Bai Ye also laughed. "You old rascal, you're actually not dead! I remember burying you with my own hands, handful by handful!"
Seeing that he was still alive, Bai Ye was genuinely happy. But amidst his joy, he was also filled with confusion and even vigilance. Why did he feign death back then? How did he end up in the Tatus world? And why was he allied with the elves?
Vaguely, Bai Ye felt a terrifying power hidden within the old man, a power he hadn't sensed when they were together in his childhood. It was clear that he was no ordinary person, but an extremely powerful 'magician'!
"Not bad, you brat, you've become quite vigilant and smart now!" The old man laughed heartily and said, "You've reached this level, so you should realize that this old man isn't ordinary either."
"That's right!" The old man revealed a cunning smile. "I am also a 'magician' just like you!"
"You old rascal!" Bai Ye's tone was immediately unpleasant. "With such great abilities, why did you make me sleep under bridges and beg for money by performing for people back then!"
The old man glared. "Brat, that's called experiencing the world's vicissitudes and living a carefree life!"
"Is starving nine meals out of ten called carefree?"
...
Watching the old man and the young man bickering, the gazes of the many Emperors in the grand hall turned peculiar. Were such supreme beings capable of such behavior? However, seeing how familiar Bai Ye was with the reinforcements from the elf tribe, Emperor Yuris and the others felt a sense of relief.
"You brat, after all these years, your mouth is still as sharp! This old man can't win against you."
"Hahaha..." Bai Ye smiled. He hadn't spoken this much in a long time, and it was all in such colorful language. "Old man Bai, after all these years, how did you end up mixing with these demons?"
"This is a long story..." The old man glanced at Bai Ye. Although his grandson had a gentle smile on his face, he knew that Bai Ye was full of vigilance towards him. "Do you know... your identity?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent. Everyone pricked up their ears and held their breath, afraid of missing anything.
Bai Ye was also slightly stunned. Regarding his own background, he only knew he was an orphan picked up by the old man Bai, and he had grown up following him. He hadn't been very curious to seek the truth about this matter. The moment he was abandoned, all ties were severed. He never asked, and the old man never told.
But with the old man bringing it up now, his curiosity was piqued.
"I only know, and you don't?"
Taken aback by Bai Ye's question, the old man paused for a moment. "Follow me." The old man's figure flashed, and he disappeared. Bai Ye's brows furrowed slightly. The trace of demonic power the old man had just used had easily torn through space.
A five-star Emperor! The pinnacle of Emperors. Bai Ye followed closely, also vanishing from the grand hall. Everyone in the hall looked at each other, beginning to whisper amongst themselves.
"Is that elder also one of the Elf tribe's esteemed lords? Why doesn't he look like one? Instead, he resembles a human?"
"Shh! It's not appropriate to comment on beings of such stature..."
"It looks like our Kingdom of Yuris can be saved, right? The aura and pressure of that person were too terrifying, too intimidating!"
"Has he already reached the level of supreme existence? Just his aura alone could crush an Emperor, it's unimaginable."
"Fortunately, we have the support of the Elf lords, and they've also sent a supreme being. Otherwise, we would truly face the same fate as the Varna Empire and the Orbis Empire..."
...
On the roof of the imperial palace, the old man and Bai Ye stood looking out at the entire imperial capital. The atmosphere in the palace was tense, with the powerful individuals restless. Outside the palace, the residents bustled along the streets, still lively. Unlike the modern technological feel of Blue Star, this place was filled with a strange, magical aura.
"Actually, you... are not human." The old man's first sentence nearly made Bai Ye lose his decades of composure.
"Old man Bai, don't think you can hit me just because you raised me!"
"I'm serious," the old man said, looking at Bai Ye earnestly. Bai Ye was momentarily stunned and instantly quieted down.
"Every world with life has a world will, or rather, the entire world is a single life. You should be clearer about this than I am."
Bai Ye's heart stirred slightly. The system was his biggest secret, and over the years, he had confirmed that this system was the will of Blue Star. But he hadn't expected that upon their reunion, the old man in front of him would see through it.
Logically, he had awakened the system after the old man had 'died,' and he hadn't seen the old man since. But how did he know?
I am not human? Recalling the old man's first sentence, Bai Ye's brows furrowed slightly.
"At the same time, all life in a world is also a part of that world's life. They can freely use the energy of this world, and even the world will cannot stop them."
"Therefore, every life form is a threat to the world itself, or rather, every race living in the world is actually a parasite. The world will desperately needs them, yet must guard against them."
"So, to restrain these lives, it draws upon the energy of the entire world and condenses the World Stone."
"The World Stone can absorb the energy of the entire world, or in other words, it *is* the energy of the entire world!"