The Undead Demiplane was dying.
The reason was obvious, two existences beyond common sense had chosen this place as their battlefield.
And the world itself lacked the strength to endure their conflict, now its days were already numbered.
Looking at the devastation around her, even the current Qian Renxue could roughly understand what had happened.
Qian Renxue's gaze slowly locked onto the figure of Adam standing not far away.
His white robe was a little dishevelled, however his appearance was as calm as ever.
The devastation surrounding him seemed completely unrelated to his existence.
Even standing amidst the ruins of a dying world, he looked no different from a scholar taking an afternoon stroll.
Adam slowly walked closer.
When he finally stopped, he looked at the heavily injured Qian Renxue, he asked
"Is there a need for such conflict?"
His voice was gentle. As though he genuinely wished to understand her answer.
The Qian Renxue within the memory looked at him. Despite her miserable appearance, her eyes remained clear.
"Isn't there?"
Her voice was hoarse due to her injuries.
"You know it yourself."
"The Law of Convergence of Beyonder Characteristics."
Adam remained silent for a moment, then he pursed his lips slightly. Eventually, he replied.
"I don't have any resentment toward Spirit Hall."
His golden eyes remained calm.
"After you are gone, they can continue to worship and uphold the values of the Angel Goddess."
For most people, preserving their legacy after death would already be considered a generous concession.
However—The moment those words entered her ears, the Qian Renxue within the memory suddenly laughed.
"He..."
"Hehehe..."
"Hehehehe..."
The laughter was hoarse.
The laughter continued for several moments before gradually subsiding.
Qian Renxue slowly raised her head. Her purple eyes contained an arrogance that even defeat could not extinguish.
She stared directly at Adam.
"Do you think I care about that?"
Adam quietly listened to her words.
In the distance, entire regions of the demiplane were disappearing into nothingness.
Yet neither Adam nor Qian Renxue paid attention to the destruction around them.
Adam's golden eyes remained fixed upon her. Like the eyes of a newborn child that had never been tainted by worldly desires or perhaps the eyes of someone who had already discarded everything unnecessary.
Then he spoke.
"But you have relatives.....You have friends....and bonds."
His voice was calm , asking a genuine question.
"Did you not also want to rescue your teacher, Electrolux?"
The moment Electrolux's name was spoken, silence descended between them.
The future Qian Renxue remained silent for a long while.
Her purple eyes stared directly at Adam.
"If you wanted to finish me..."
Her voice was weak....yet there was not the slightest trace of fear within it.
"You could have done so long ago."
She slowly wiped away the blood at the corner of her lips.
"Yet here you are.....After this battle.....Standing before me discussing my bonds."
A faint smile appeared on her face.
It was the smile of someone who had already seen through the nature of the conversation.
"If you want an answer..."
"Then listen carefully."
"My bonds with my relatives, even for my grandfather, are slowly fading away."
Qian Renxue continued.
"Even the help I gave Bibi Dong..."
"Contained many considerations related to my own interests."
The words sounded cold, yet she had no intention of lying.
Qian Renxue's gaze drifted toward the broken sky.
As though recalling distant memories.
"Jiang Mo."
"Tian Yue."
"Shi Ming."
"Qing Dan."
"After so many years..."
"There isn't much interaction left."
The wind passed through the ruined world.
Her voice remained steady.
"No matter how strong a bond is...If two people spend a long period apart...It eventually fades."
The words carried neither bitterness nor regret only acceptance.
Adam remained silent.
The future Qian Renxue suddenly smiled, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth once more.
The smile made her appear somewhat miserable, yet it also made her seem freer than ever before.
"You must be wondering...Even after all of this...Why I continue walking this path."
Her voice echoed softly through the collapsing demiplane, the observing Qian Renxue unconsciously held her breath, because she wanted to know the answer as well.
The future Qian Renxue slowly raised her head, her damaged body looked pathetic.
Then she spoke.
"Let me give you the simplest answer."
Her smile widened, with the pride of someone who had found a road that belonged solely to herself.
"Because...as my emotions slowly fade I have realised...."
"Only I can walk this path."
The words were simple, yet they carried an indescribable weight.
The observing Qian Renxue felt her heart tremble, even Adam's eyes narrowed slightly.
Qian Renxue continued.
"Except for me..."
"No one can walk this path."
Her gaze never left Adam.
"Not even you."
The smile on Adam's face gradually faded.
For the first time, the relaxed expression he had maintained throughout the battle disappeared completely.
Her purple eyes reflected countless flowing memories.
Then she asked another question.
"Can you tell me the name of the being you were fighting before we travelled here?"
Adam remained silent for a brief moment, before he replied.
"High-Dimensional Overseer."
The instant those words were spoken, the observing Qian Renxue felt a creepy sensation wash over her entire body.
The feeling disappeared as quickly as it had come, yet Qian Renxue's heart remained uneasy.
She stared at Adam and spoke calmly.
"You."
"The power of God Almighty."
"And a fragment of that Outer God's authority."
Even she did not speak the true name, as names possessed power. Especially when it concerned existences standing at the highest levels of the cosmos.
Calling the name of such a being could establish a connection.
God Almighty was different, it's remnants had long since become little more than instincts.
The danger posed by the lingering will of God Almighty was far less than invoking the attention of a living Outer Deity. Thus Qian Renxue carefully avoided speaking the name.
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(AN: Now the answer to my question is here among the 3 beings inside Qian Renxue, God Almighty's instinctual craving tried to occupy Qian Renxue and High Dimensional Overseer is an outer god. It was Adam all along who was protecting Qian Renxue)