Hazy yellow radiance enveloped the entire Dumeier National Cemetery building. After briefly meeting He Ao's gaze, the figure turned and slowly walked deep into the artificial forest.
He Ao also withdrew his gaze from the rooftop, raised his eyes, and looked once more at the Starlight Figure ahead.
The Starlight Figure held the staff in his hand and silently watched He Ao as well.
Clearly, he had also noticed the yellow radiance covering the entire Dumeier National Cemetery building.
However, he did not discuss that yellow glow. Instead, he asked hoarsely, "I can see your injuries, and there is not much of the power you borrowed left. How many more of my attacks can you withstand?"
The wound He Ao had slashed across his chest was gradually healing, but his body had also faded considerably. The Blood Blade's damage was extremely severe; both death and injury had affected his origin.
He could no longer endure another clash.
He watched He Ao and slowly continued, "Why don't we each take a step back? You let me leave, and I'll let you leave too."
Holding the Blood Blade, He Ao asked with a faint smile, "Then you must have spared my parents too, back then?"
Hearing his words, the Starlight Figure paused, then continued, "Your parents are already dead. You don't need to drown in aggro. You still have a future. You don't need to stake your life on this. Let the past stay in the past."
A half-smiling expression appeared on He Ao's face. He watched the grand, enormous Starlight Figure standing amid the ruins. "You killed my parents, and now you're telling me to be magnanimous? How kindhearted of you."
"You don't need to perish together with me."
The Starlight Figure watched He Ao, slowly raising the staff in his