There is always a third option!

In the trembling chaotic void, the terrifying Half-a-Step Great Sage continued to speak madly as his face looked towards Noah with intense light.

"Every time you took down my other 2 bodies...I felt the whispers of a Cosmic Dao enter my ears as the moment I faced utter destruction from you, I would finally step on the path of this tremendous Dao."

"Even a child like you does not grasp the true meaning of it, the true worth of someone capable of utilizing the Dao of Ruination and being able to cross the Ruination Sea outside of the Primordial Cosmos! This is the reason why I decided to simply enjoy the first method, and instead see if I can kill the Master of Ruination so that I can be the only being having access to this Dao."

The sinister plan that caused the Half-a-Step Great Sage to fuse his body and step into its terrifying realm came out!