"Well, that was a lot of fireworks just to squash an ugly bug."
"But since the main course is served on a silver platter, I suppose it was entirely worth the investment,"
Gu Fan chuckled lazily, his voice cutting through the continuous rumble of the destabilizing cavern as he casually wiped a speck of acidic spider blood off his silk robes.
He ignored the sizzling, foul-smelling puddle of green and black sludge that used to be the bug, turning his broad back on the mess as he confidently stepped up to the colossal, completely intact black sphere that was still suspended by the heavy chains in the center of the abyss.
"You arrogant, pathetic mortal worm!" the distorted, ancient voice of the Demon Emperor shrieked frantically from inside the massive orb, his residual consciousness panicking, "You dare destroy my supreme creation?! I will absolutely tear your soul to shreds!"
"Shut your pathetic mouth and just be a good little boy," Gu Fan sneered his eyes flashing with greed.
