Xu Qing had already begun picking up on the clues back in that memory world of the Heavenmakers. After a lot of testing and probing, he had ultimately decided to absorb some of the water in the pool. However, he had come to the conclusion that the good fortune was likely a case of someone randomly putting a game piece on the board in the hopes of using it later. And right now, he was scowling deeply.

It wasn’t a case of randomly playing a game piece. It was a case of someone setting me up! And they were doing it for a specific reason….

Xu Qing didn’t need to put a lot of thought into it. He now realized that, given what happened before, Grand Emperor Netherflame’s first objective was Devilbird. And the entire purpose of his secluded meditation facilities was to lure Devilbird inside at the right time. But then Xu Qing also came… which forced Netherflame to change his plan.

The only question is whether I’ve become Plan A or Plan B. After all, there’s some major karma at play because of me having a body made from Eminent Desolation’s flesh and blood. Will he be willing to ignore that future karma just to seize this body?

As Xu Qing’s mind raced, the howls of agony continued to echo out from the surrounding tumors.