"No! NO!!"
Lotus was panicked and terrified, but after realizing he was utterly powerless to resist, he grew calm.
"So, you've schemed against me all along. In my final moments, before I disappear, tell me... what kind of existence are you now? Have you truly become a True Spirit?"
His consciousness was filled with anticipation.
The True Spirit was his life's pursuit. He would have given up everything for it. Even if he was fated to perish completely, he would die without regret if he could just witness a real True Spirit.
"A True Spirit? You're too shortsighted. What in this world is truly eternal? What is truly undying? Even the likes of Earth Immortals cannot escape death and dismemberment, their life's work becoming a prize for another."
"What I intend to do, the fruit I seek to bear, is greater than eternity itself!"
The voice was calm, yet earth-shattering.
"What is it you're trying to do?!"
Lotus still couldn't understand.
