After killing Deep Sea, Gu Shen became an Oathbreaker, according to the terms of the oath.
From then on, his Heart Lake would never know peace.
But if he had not killed Deep Sea,
his Heart Lake would only have been more unsettled.
"Killed it... just like that?"
Rustbone stared at the giant before him in disbelief. A trace of color emerged in the Black Snow Mountain Giant's muddled eyes. Deep Sea's will had collapsed, which meant its mental control over the giant had ended as well.
Gu Shen's Divine Domain blanketed the entire Calamity Barrier.
Suppressed by that immense divine might, the Black Snow Mountain Giant, having regained its will, dropped to its knees with a thud, bracing itself with both hands.
This giant was pinned down by Gu Shen's Divine Domain. Its mind was completely blank, and its body trembled uncontrollably...
There was even less need to mention the others.
Gu Shen smiled. "Of course I killed it. How could a scourge like that possibly be left alive?"
"But you just signed a Soul Oath..."
As a victim of a Soul Oath, Red Dragon understood the power of such things better than anyone. The contents of Gu Shen's oath were governed by the power of fate.
In other words,
the "Oathbreaking Punishment" Gu Shen had mentioned would certainly descend!
His Heart Lake would never know peace, and he would also... lose authority over his Fire Seed!
Deep Sea had been clever. It knew it had lost this battle and that the tide had turned. By relying on its own strength, it had no chance of survival.
So it had exhausted every means to speak with Gu Shen face-to-face.
All to bring out the "super-giant Source Matter Storm" and make Gu Shen swear an oath to protect it from