"As expected, you weren't dead. How could you be? But Chthonian Primogen, with your cultivation, status, and strength, do you really have a need to oppress me and s.n.a.t.c.h my resources?"
Surya inquired without referring to himself as "This Eminence." That alone showed deference and his intent to find a common ground. Alas, awed by Konrad's presence, his eyes never glanced toward Selene. If they did, perhaps he wouldn't be using that tone.
Amused by the words, Konrad's lips curled into a smile.
"Indeed, you are the cleverest deity of the Celestial Realm. Though you know I come with ill-intent, you still manage to maintain your cool, and first seek a diplomatic way out. In your stead, others would either quiver in fright, break into a desperate flight, or swear to fight me to the last.
Impressed, I am impressed."
Konrad began while the Primal Sun Lotus rotated within his palm. And feeling the genuineness of the words, Surya believed there was room for compromise.
Konrad's follow-up broke his expectations.
"What a pity that you offended my longtime partner. Otherwise, with your brain, I would have put your talent to good use."
Konrad sighed while his gaze remained fixed on the Primal Sun Lotus. Although it couldn't compare to the Heaven Swallowing Pill he planned to refine, as a nine-star G.o.d Medicine, it was indeed a marvelous product. The Primal Sun Lotus possessed 30 petals. Each containing substantial OverG.o.d-level energy. Although it was but of the early-stage, one petal was enough to make an early-stage Legendary G.o.d directly reach the late-stage. With ten petals, an early-stage Legendary G.o.d could reach the peak, and with the whole lotus, becoming a False OverG.o.d was a must.
For someone such as Surya who only stood a step away from the peak of the Legendary G.o.d Rank, as long as he fully digested the lotus' medicinal power, he was destined to become an OverG.o.d. Besides good luck, one could only imagine how many millions of years of ardent effort nurturing this lotus took.
What a pity that Surya would never get to enjoy its fruits. Raising his right hand, Konrad covered the lotus with his palm, releasing a formless, ever-expanding force whose mere presence filled Surya with incomparable dread:
The Power of Infiniteness!
Though he didn't know what the Chthonian Primogen had in mind, Surya didn't doubt he wouldn't ruin the lotus. If he wanted to, he wouldn't infuse it with the Dream Stone. Perhaps he still had a way to magnify the results?
Not dwelling on matters he couldn't solve, Surya s.h.i.+fted his head toward Selene. That woman clearly was the "longtime partner" he offended. Otherwise, she wouldn't be the one standing beside the Chthonian Primogen at this precise moment. At first, Surya couldn't imagine how he had possibly offended such an existence. But as his eyes locked on Selene's form, though at first startled by the mammoth b.r.e.a.s.t.s that could at least fit an F cup, as an experienced deity, Surya's attention quickly returned to Selene's eyes, golden eyes in which he felt an uncanny familiarity.
