Wuji shook his head with a smile. "I couldn't win back then, let alone now. But so what? I cannot bear to watch the prodigies of the continent treated as mere vessels one by one, nor can I tolerate the living beings of this realm being penned up and slaughtered like livestock by those corrupted by the darkness."
Heavenly Emperor Ye fell silent, finally sighing, "It's just a pity that I cannot help you."
Wuji glanced at Heavenly Emperor Ye, a trace of mockery curving his lips. "Back then, you were the peerless Heavenly Emperor Ye. For the sake of all living beings in these Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, across the endless universe, you gave up forcing your way to transcendence, and for that, I have always been grateful. But you have changed. I imagine you must regret it now?"
Chapter 391