“What? There’s no way. I offered help without asking for a bit of compensation. And you think they’d kill me?” Chuckling as if in ignorance, he continued, “You must be joking, Miss Soundfyre. The Nacrelight Sageland doesn’t follow the dao of devils. No one here would possibly return evil for good.”

“I'm sorry to say it, but the truth is that money can affect the heart. You have too much wealth, so it's a given that if the Wisdom and Knowledge God Pill failed, they’ll try to kill you. Trust me, I'm not trying to drive a wedge between you and them. It’s just a fact that Mother Voidwalker is a vicious and merciless figure who kills people without blinking. She spent a huge fortune getting those other two Paramount Gods to help her, so if she didn’t get a return on her investment the normal way, she would have to do it through you.”

“They’d really try to kill me?” he asked suspiciously.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they still plan to do it even after succeeding with the pill. One thing is certain: the moment Summer Vastcold reaches the Unbounded level, you’ll...