There was a legitimate reason as to why Bao the 'Panda' did not desire to be visibly around and present when Li Yang entered the Sanctum of Death—and it was the goddess' fault. Sure, Bao could also incur the wrath of this deity far more quickly than Yang.. but it wasn't because it was afraid of her or anything at all.

It was just troublesome, really.

Encounters with them were tricky.

Most of the time, life and death were in their hands.

Unfair that may have been, but that was how things worked.

Bao needed to prioritize its own safety and well-being over Li Yang's and it was best done by avoiding the goddess and others among their level. There had been the Telriah Goddess, but it was also a lucky encounter.

Aurora was thankfully at a far flung realm to have been up to the news, and she had also been kind of shabby after the millennium's sleep.. So it wasn't even a surprise to this creature that Li Yang got away by a hairbreadth's distance.

This goddess on the other hand was far more active and insidious. Bao contemplated that a vast majority of the Observers were that way, content to spend their days on this for entertainment.

"So are you going to include this grim reaper into your harem, Yang? I can call you, Yang right?" The Goddess asked.

Thana became rigid in her bow.

She was unsure if she heard correctly.

But this was what it was like to enter the lair of a vicious snake.

"Or can I call you.. Mr. CEO?" the goddess finished with a purr.

.. Bao wholeheartedly wished to avoid the embarrassing moment of a goddess literally falling all over and fawning over a mortal man. However, what else could a powerful being do amidst the passage of time?

Most were truly content to always rest, whatever the day. Creation now a boredom and a chore left to others who pursued it. Right now, they were simply reaping and enjoying the bountiful benefits of what was already present.

"Call me whatever you like." Li Yang's answer was dry, but it did nothing to dampen the goddess mood. The questions as to whether he wished to add Thana to his harem—he did not warrant it a reply.

The goddess was purposefully relishing being around Li Yang and gauging his reactions around her. It was almost akin to a human fussing over its dog, or rooting for a fictional character in a story or movie—that was how the Heavens saw Li Yang.

A way for the goddesses to have an object of affection and attention—for the gods to compare and try to place themselves in the shoes of this CEO and see how well they would fare in the same situation.

This goddess of the underworld tilted her head. "You wish to leave now, haven't you?" historical

Li Yang glanced behind him at the trail of the blue thread already disappearing and nodded. He picked up his sword and kept it at his side. "Of course."

If he had been any more rash, then he would have left this goddess in the dust—and almost did it.

But it was better that he didn't provoke a god's wrath at his current level.

For now, all he did was speak as brusquely as he could without directly interfering with them—and he hoped that was enough to relay his spite. The deity with the blossoming aura of pink didn't seem to mind at all.

The goddess' eyes glinted at him "You wish to save this Luo Ju Di don't you, Mister Li?"

Li Yang temporarily froze at the name, many people called him that, but only one face came to his mind.

This wasn't the goddess at all, it was Ying Yue He, and yet he just agreed with the deity to fast-track their conversation. "I know that this is against the normal way of how things work—but if I cannot do this much at my current level, then I might as well have stayed as a powerless man."

Thana just stood quietly beside him, possibly wishing to leave now as much as him.

If anything, probably more.

Li Yang had no way to discern her thoughts.

"Powerless?" The goddess' eyes widened and she rested a hand on her naked breast. Her nudity did not seem to hinder her at all as she strolled up to him. "You're a CEO—you have a multitude of people underneath your thumb, wealth unlike the vast majority. You're in the one percent and yet you call yourself powerless?"

Li Yang knew it was a moot point when she pointed it that way, but he was convinced. "Yes."

He did not need to point out the occasions where he could have died and had let people down because of his incompetence. Luo Ju Di's death was his own inability to make a proper decision at that time.

No amount of wealth could have brought her back.

However, all of this was meaningless to a goddess who was caught up in her own reverie of him. The daydream, illusions or whatever fantasies these feminine deities wrought up about him was enough to keep them emotionally distant or ignorant of his own thoughts.

"To a vast majority of women—you're already a man of their dreams." The goddess trailed her finger up his chest. Within her fingertips, power throbbed and pulsed within them, already enough to kill him in an instant. "Their own prince charming—though I suppose a king suits you more as a title and a nickname."

Li Yang immediately stepped back and kept his expression blank and unconcerned. Still, his brows furrowed together as he finally spoke. "None of this concerns me, goddess. I'm wasting time by being here and indulging you—if this is your way to hinder me from saving Luo Ju Di, then I'm leaving now."

He turned away from her and started moving towards the cave's exit. Thana was quick to bow at the deity and then chase after him, possibly deciding it was better to stay with him than be with the goddess alone.

"Do you really think that you can just leave here without my permission? You're in my domain and within my authority."