Chapter 723

Gaze—

Turned toward the deepest reaches of the consciousness sea.

There—

A place shrouded in faint gray mist.

It was precisely because of this gray mist.

That Joyce, the Golden Demigod, could not detect the problem in her consciousness sea.

Boom!

The purple divine light river surged toward the gray mist.

Upon contact—

A sizzling sound erupted; the gray mist churned, mutually annihilating with the purple divine light.

Yet the purple divine light flowed endlessly.

The gray mist, however, was finite in quantity.

Not long after—

The gray mist rapidly faded.

Not long after—

All the gray mist was consumed.

And there—

A woman with skin as luminous and white as jade lay silently in the void, her gaze alone making the heart pound wildly.

Her eyes were gently closed.

Crimson hair cascaded down like three thousand strands of flame.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly—

The woman as if sensed something, instantly opened her eyes.

A terrifying willpower surged forth.

She rose abruptly.

Her breathtaking form stirred a flicker of awe in Li Yue.

This woman—

Looked exactly like his vassal god, the Flame Goddess Joyce.

Yet her aura was somewhat different.

This woman was more majestic, more icy.

At this moment—

The gray mist had vanished.

Joyce naturally saw this woman—her "past self" hidden within her consciousness sea.

Amidst her shock—

A faint blush appeared on her face.

"Who are you?"

The woman furrowed her delicate brows, fixing her gaze fiercely on Li Yue.

Willpower surged, coalescing into a crimson battle armor around her.

"No."

"The aura on you—"

"Are you the divine master of my reincarnated self?"

Before Li Yue could speak—

The woman's expression changed again, her pupils contracting sharply.

In essence—

She was also Joyce.

Merely Joyce from her past life.

But—

Since she had reincarnated, the power of the pact naturally still applied to her.

"Correct."

Li Yue nodded, gazing at the woman, a faint smile on his lips:

"Will you submit willingly, or shall I take the initiative?"

"You…"

The woman bit her lip, then suddenly lifted her head.

As if through the consciousness sea—

She directly locked eyes with Joyce; the two—

Seemed to be exchanging information at an astonishing speed.

This exchange between past and present—

Even though Li Yue stood right before them—

He sensed not the slightest trace.

Yet he felt no great curiosity.

If the other party could take the initiative—

That would naturally be best.

After all.

Joyce is his first subordinate god.

If she could perfectly receive everything from his past life.

Then—

Growing smoothly to the Mid-Tier True God Realm would be almost predictable.

A subordinate god at the Mid-Tier True God Realm.

Even a High-Tier True God would not ignore.

"Naturally, I take the initiative..."

Moments later.

The woman suddenly smiled sweetly at Li Yue, a strange light blooming in her eyes.

Then—

Her entire body slowly dispersed.

Turning into countless beams of light that directly merged into the entire sea of consciousness.

"Truly self-aware."

Li Yue praised inwardly.

Although the other party is a Mid-Tier True God.

But—

With only a fragment of consciousness remaining, how could she possibly be his match?

Effortlessly.

He could suppress her.

Hush—

The purple divine light beneath his feet receded like a tide.

"Respected God Master—"

"You asked me to take the initiative; is this what you meant by taking the initiative?"

Just as he opened his eyes.

Li Yue was stunned by the scene before him.

Joyce's exquisite and perfect face was flushed with red, her entire body's Bai Xi skin looking breathtaking...

Step by step.