Supreme Warrior in the City

”You are my father. I came into this world because of you, and in the end I’ll leave it for your sake!”

That last sentence left the First God stunned for a long time.

He stared wide‑eyed at the Heavenly Sect in front of him. All these years, they had been busy fighting against the Human Clan, busy with the great enterprise of the Guardian God. They had never truly sat down and talked.

Though father and son were willing to risk their lives for each other, they hadn’t actually spent much time together.

Only now did the First God realize that his son had truly grown into someone he could be proud of!

He drew a deep breath and said softly, ”Heavenly Sect, whatever happens, just hearing you say that, I can die without regret!”

”There’s no need to argue over this any further.”

”Right now it’s not a question of which of us, father or son, should repay whom.”

”It’s a question of whose continued existence is more worthwhile.”

”Let’s be rational. You must understand, if I live on, it means little. If you live on, that truly has meaning!”

The Heavenly Sect was about to protest, but the First God shot him a look.

The Heavenly Sect paused. Though father and son hadn’t spoken much over the years, in many things they were perfectly in sync.

That look was enough to tell him that the Heaven-devouring Rat was surely watching them, and there were some things the First God couldn’t let the Heaven-devouring Rat hear.

The Heavenly Sect slowly walked over to the First God. ”Father, I don’t know what’s worth it or not worth it.”

”But I do know you are my father, and I absolutely cannot let you die!”

He bent down, crouching in front of the First God, his face covered in tears.

This First God who once shook the ages, who led the Guardian God through era after era, had now been gnawed by those rats until only a small part of his body remained.

Those rats were probably the Heaven-devouring Rat’s offspring, and they were actually this powerful.

After being torn apart by these rats, the First God had been unable to regenerate his flesh. That was the truly terrifying part.

The First God forced out the hand that was now little more than a few dry bones, and gently stroked the Heavenly Sect’s head, sighing. ”This is the Land of Origin. You could say we’ve found the source of life itself!”

”The Seven Great Heavenly Venerable will surely obtain the Source of Heaven and Earth and seize the final victory.”

”That Heaven Slayer, that Su Yang, that Human Clan—they could never possibly be a match for the Seven Great Heavenly Venerable.”

”We can’t fight them. Since we once worked for them, from now on you should obediently keep serving them, and then you’ll be able to live.”

”If you live, I can be at peace. Only then does the Guardian God have hope, understand?”