Chapter 2772: Exhausted Li Yao

Zhou Xiuyun's calm and collected face finally cracked.

It was like a dam that had been sealed by billions of tons of flood. After cracking noises, the first shocking gap appeared.

"It's—it's hilarious."

With a rigid face, she said, "I didn't know that the legendary Black Wind King Li Yao, who suppressed the entire Empyreal Terminus Sector by himself and shouldered half of the empire of the True Human Beings, would be so smart!

"You know very well whether or not I have a glib tongue.

Li Yao said calmly, "I know that many people will try to rationalize or even sanctify the pain that is absolutely unavoidable when they are faced with it. It is the only way that can ease the pain that is worse than death.

"It is just like how many people surrender before they truly explore the boundless universe, admitting that they are insignificant and humble, in order to avoid the ultimate fear of vastness and eternity.