"Lilith hasn't appeared," said the King of Time and Space.
"Ah?" Li Jiayi replied.
"Lilith has no intention of entering my world, nor does she plan to personally kill you," the King of Time and Space stated.
"Ah?" Li Jiayi repeated.
Bai Ye glanced at Li Jiayi. "Can you use a different word?"
"Oh?" Li Jiayi asked.
Bai Ye was speechless.
"She's had an Apostle descend," Li Jiayi said.
The King of Time and Space looked at Li Jiayi. "Yes, but she didn't intend to come in. She had an Apostle descend to keep you here while she went elsewhere."
"Oh?" Li Jiayi paused, then realizing something, exclaimed in shock, "She went to the central region!"
The King of Time and Space nodded.
"King of Time and Space, could you trouble yourself to send us out?" Li Jiayi asked urgently.
The King of Time and Space shook his head. "No."
"But..." Li Jiayi began.
The King of Time and Space interrupted. "I know what you want to say, but for me, my lifespan is nearing its end. For me, the final mission as a god is to find a successor to the Throne of Gods. Other than that, nothing else concerns me."
"But Lilith is using the holders of future diaries to descend Apostles. In this current situation, you won't be able to pick the successor you want."
"That's not necessarily true. The more difficult the environment, the stronger the successor you can find, isn't that so?"
"But we're out of time."
"That's none of my concern," the King of Time and Space said. "Birth and demise are natural laws. For Lilith, her birth signifies giving new life to the world, but humanity cannot suppress its own madness with its will."
"When humanity reaches a certain height, they will probe the divine realm. As the instigator of the first impact, it was Lilith's appearance that led that world into a new era, leading to the birth of humanity. Yet, humanity shows no reverence for this, even attempting to use gods to gain more."
"Therefore, Lilith's other mission is to lead everything to destruction."
"This is what Lilith is doing, and what I am doing is no different," the King of Time and Space stated. "If I am gone, the Throne of Gods will collapse, and the distortion of time and space will destroy the world. Therefore, I must find a successor before I die."
"It seems we are already in the world battlefield..." Li Jiayi said.
The King of Time and Space raised a hand, stopping Li Jiayi. "What you are doing is merely what you consider peace. That is your will, not the will of all worlds, and it certainly doesn't represent me. For me, the only thing I need to do is fulfill my duty before my life comes to an end. Even if this is a world battlefield, this will not change."
"If that's the case, why help us?" Li Jiayi asked, puzzled.
The King of Time and Space burst into laughter. "Perhaps, because it's interesting? In any case, if you want to leave here, you must continue to play by my game rules."
"Passing the game doesn't necessarily require following the rules," Bai Ye said, looking at the King of Time and Space. "To put it plainly, as long as someone can replace you, that's enough, right?"
The King of Time and Space nodded. "Yes."
"Very well," Bai Ye said. "I will."
"This isn't something to be said lightly. You have to win..." the King of Time and Space began.
"That's too troublesome," Bai Ye said, pointing at the King of Time and Space. "If I take you down, will I be qualified to succeed you?"
"Big brother, are you crazy?" Li Jiayi whispered. "It's already troublesome enough, don't cause more trouble."
Bai Ye pushed Li Jiayi aside and said to the King of Time and Space, "Watch this."
As Bai Ye spoke, he reached out in front of him.
After Bai Ye extended his hand, he directly grasped at the void, and in the next instant...
*Crack!*
Behind the King of Time and Space, the rotating gears suddenly stopped. The gears seemed to jam, struggling to turn but unable to continue.
Then...
*Crack!*
A second crisp sound occurred. The machinery behind the King of Time and Space instantly fell apart, scattering into a pile of parts.
The King of Time and Space looked at Bai Ye. "You want to dismantle the Throne of Gods?"
"This is the best proof that I am qualified to succeed you, isn't it?" Bai Ye replied.
The Throne of Gods could naturally only be dismantled by a god.
If Bai Ye could dismantle it, Bai Ye was a god.
This was a twisted logic, but twisted logic was still logic.
Li Jiayi felt cold sweat break out on his forehead. This guy was a troublemaker. With this, could things be resolved peacefully?
However, Bai Ye had no intention of resolving things peacefully, and the King of Time and Space, unexpectedly, showed no intention of making a move.
But at this moment...
*Crack!*
The entire space began to tremble violently.
Looking up, one could see huge cracks appearing at the top of the space.
Bai Ye was slightly stunned.
This wasn't done by Bai Ye!
Bai Ye could dismantle the Throne of Gods because this place was filled with giant clocks, which were symbols of the King of Time and Space, representing one of his two great abilities: Time, and were materialized as such.
Bai Ye could only say that the King of Time and Space's choice of materialized objects was not very good. Mechanical clocks could naturally be dismantled by mechanical modification abilities.
Therefore, Bai Ye could use this to suppress the King of Time and Space's time-related abilities.
However, Bai Ye truly had no way to deal with the spatial abilities. The severe damage this space was suffering had nothing to do with Bai Ye.
And in the instant his thoughts scattered...
The cracks in the space above became even larger, and then, a piece of space directly shattered, and a giant pillar entered the space.
At the top of the pillar was a drill formed by light, constantly rotating and emitting a noisy sound.
"Photon Drill!" Li Jiayi exclaimed. "It's the Fifth Apostle, Angel of Light!"
The King of Time and Space propped his arm on his throne. "Your trouble has arrived. If you don't deal with that thing, even if you can dismantle the Throne of Gods, you won't be able to leave here."
As the King of Time and Space spoke, the space completely cracked open into a huge opening, and the Fifth Apostle revealed its form.
The Fifth Apostle was a giant octahedron, deep blue in color, slowly descending, forcefully squeezing into this space.
Bai Ye looked at the King of Time and Space. "We just need to defeat it!"
As Bai Ye spoke, he clenched his fist.
*Zzzzt!*
As Bai Ye tightened his fist, large amounts of electricity surged from his fist.
In the next instant, Bai Ye raised his fist and punched upwards.
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