612: The end of all things has nothing to do with me.

Previously, upon learning of the sacrifice of the Child of the Great Path, Li Qi had harbored suspicions, and now, the facts indeed confirmed them.

That bizarre sacrificial ritual was spread by Li.

And the target of the sacrifice was not the Dao... it was Li himself!

By now, Li had devoured many a Child of the Great Path, collected quite a few fragments, and gained a considerable understanding of the [Causality Dao].

If judged by the standards of the System, Li's understanding and mastery of the [Causality Dao]... had likely reached the level of Minor Achievement.

Li Qi's brows furrowed even tighter: "Then why do you continuously destroy the All Heavens and Myriad Realms?"

"You could simply keep devouring the Child of the Great Path... why must you annihilate all these living beings?!"

A trace of helplessness appeared on Li's face, and he slowly shook his head: "Do you think I want to?"

"But the Child of the Great Path is truly too special; they only appear in the world once, at most twice..."

"Once or twice is fine, but never a third!"

"Once the Child of the Great Path has appeared twice in the world, they will never appear again, no matter how long one waits."

"Therefore, it is necessary to destroy the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, then reshape them, and at that moment, the Child of the Great Path will appear once more."

To date, Li has repeated this process many times.

He sat withered beneath the Dao, and also sat withered at the end of time, continuously devouring one Child of the Great Path after another.

"Not just the Child of the Great Path, but everything in the world, I will devour it all; it is all resources for me to make a Breakthrough!"

Li threw his head back and laughed, his laughter unbridled and maniacal.

Even if I destroy all things in the world... what is that to me?

A person with the ability to decide the life and death of millions does not care about the life and death of these people!

Li Qi took a deep breath; he was extremely repulsed by Li's actions and could not help but shout.

"What a ridiculous approach; you sit withered beneath the Dao, the Dao is right before your eyes, and you know the Causality Dao is in the depths of the Dao..."

"Yet you do not delve into the Dao to study it diligently... but instead make a move against the Child of the Great Path?!"

Li sneered and mocked: "Yes, you are right, the Causality Dao is in the depths of the Dao, but if one were to rashly step into it... it would be no different from seeking death!"

Li Qi raised an eyebrow: "Why?"

Li recounted the reasons.

"You and I are both Limit Lords; all this power originates from the Dao, and our very existence is close to the Dao!"

"Then do you know what it is equivalent to, to rashly break into the Dao...?"

Li took a deep breath and then said heavily: "That is no different from returning to the origin!"

"Your power and mine both originate from the Dao, sharing the same root and origin; delving into the Dao will only result in being devoured by the Dao!"

"It is just like one Dao... devouring another slightly weaker Dao!"

Li had had the same thought as Li Qi before.

After determining that the [Causality Dao] was hidden in the depths of the Dao, he had broken into the depths of the Dao, wanting to take a peek.

But a terrifying thing happened...

Li's power was continuously flowing into the Dao, and even the Three Thousand Great Daos he had already mastered were constantly being forgotten and disappearing; they were all returning to the Dao one by one.

This process, Li was completely unable to stop!

He had only stayed within the Dao for half a day... and nine of the Three Thousand Great Daos on him were gone!

After managing to rush out of the Dao, Li could not even maintain his original Realm and fell back to being a Peak Saint King!

Since then, Li's attitude toward the Dao had become much more cautious, and he never broke into the Dao again.

Later, he spent some time re-comprehending and understanding the Three Thousand Great Daos, relearning the nine lost Three Thousand Great Daos, and returned to the Realm of the Limit Lord.

This also made Li's subsequent actions much more conservative; he only made moves against the Child of the Great Path... and would never step into the Dao again!

And he was also constantly destroying the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, then helping them welcome a new birth, repeating this cycle endlessly.

Li Qi understood, and many of his past doubts were resolved.

He looked at Li and asked his final question.

"Then what about me?"

"You are waiting for me? For what reason?"

The first thing Li said was that he had waited, finally waited for something, and then he pulled Li Qi over; it was obvious... the other party was waiting for him.

Li gave a strange laugh, and a trace of greed appeared in his eyes as he looked at Li Qi.

"You?"

"You are of course very important too!"

"You and I are both Limit Lords; I can clearly feel that if I devour you too... the benefits will be infinite!"

"Although you are not a Child of the Great Path, you are the only Limit Lord I have met in this life; devouring you is worth ten Children of the Great Path!"

With things at this point, both sides were at daggers drawn, and there was no room for maneuver.

And Li Qi's previous guess was correct; Li had indeed noticed him long ago but left him alone, allowing him to grow.

Just like harvesting chives, one naturally waits for the chives to grow fat and strong before cutting!

After saying all this, Li slowly stood up; he had sat withered here for a long time, and at this moment, he was trembling, his movements stiff and sluggish.

But at the same time, the Aura on Li was rising higher and higher!

This existence, who had achieved the status of Limit Lord for who knows how many years... had begun to reveal his true strength!

And Li's appearance and physique also began to change.

Originally, he was withered and gaunt, like a dried corpse, but now his body was filling out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His skin regained its luster...

His muscles became full and powerful...

His brows were like stars, his eyes like swords, and he was handsome and dashing...

In the blink of an eye, Li had become a dashing young man, but his eyes were filled with a touch of madness and evil!

"Alright, I have said enough to you."

"Now, obediently be devoured by me... and become a part of me!"

Li Qi also smiled: "If you want to devour me, let's see if you have the ability..."

The two locked eyes, staring intensely at each other, and then their figures moved simultaneously, colliding heavily...