Following his ascension as Emperor, Qin Shujian noticed that the twilight aura of declining vitality around Emperor Zhao had grown severe, as if he were reaching the end of his lifespan at any moment.
This made it clear:
Emperor Zhao did not have much time left.
If the other party truly perished, the Human Race would have to rely entirely on him to prop it up.
At this thought, Qin Shujian suddenly snapped to attention.
When Emperor Zhao had him ascend as Emperor, was he also taking this consideration into account?
Worried that he himself might fail to break through and become a True Immortal, he was choosing a successor in advance to prevent the Human Race from plunging into chaos after his own demise.
The more Qin Shujian pondered, the more he felt this possibility.
As for why Emperor Zhao did not choose Xiyang, the reason was simple: Xiyang's strength was too weak to carry the banner of the Human Race.
Just as the God-Slaying Saber had said, the path Emperor Zhao walked was the Dao of the Human Race.
Everything he did was to ensure the heritage of the Human Race remained unbroken, passing the sacred fire from generation to generation.
The God-Slaying Saber remarked, "The probability of attaining immortality is hard for anyone to guess, but if I am not mistaken, Emperor Zhao is already on the verge of a breakthrough. How long it will take him to cross this threshold, however, is impossible to say. He might break through tomorrow, or he might linger in the same spot for ano…
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