Bab 1215: The mother of-

If Hao Xuan wasn't already sitting down he would have fallen on his back. It was like the rug had been pulled from beneath his feet and the only thing holding him down was gravity.

"Pits of hell...River Styx...world tree..." he repeated in a daze on the verge of breaking down, "Are you serious? How the hell am I supposed to gather all that?! Even a dozen lifetimes will not be enough!"

But the old woman was unperturbed, almost as if it was all under control.

"Did I not tell you already? This is the final step of a plan that has been in the making for countless eons. And if that human's reputation is anything to go by, he would have already left a way for you to get each of those things," she said in reference to the Emperor.

But to Hao Xuan's ears it still sounded too much like speculation.

"You don't know that. I can't risk my life on something that-"