Time seemed to freeze at that very moment.
Tang San's pupils reflected a dazzling yet cruel display of icy-blue fireworks.
He watched with his own eyes as his mother, Ah Yin's body was torn apart and burst open from within by endless cold and razor-sharp force, turning into a mist of blood mixed with flesh, Ice Crystal, and shattered Blue Silver Emperor fragments that filled the sky.
Then came an explosion that made his soul tremble, followed by the faint rustling sound of ice shards falling to the ground.
Yet that faint sound was like poisoned Ice Needles, viciously piercing Tang San's eardrums and stabbing through his soul.
His entire body froze in midair. His mind went blank. Every thought, every calculation, every ounce of rage and unwillingness was replaced at that moment by an indescribable coldness and numbness.
Numb.
From his fingertips to his hair, from his heart to his soul, he was utterly numb.
It was as though all sound and color had instantly drained from the world, leaving only the ice-and-blood flower before his eyes, blooming over and over again, painted with his mother's life.
At that fatal instant when his mind was unguarded—
"Whoosh!"
An icy-blue sword beam, like a venomous snake that had lain in wait for ages, seized this once-in-a-lifetime opening and silently shot through the air with lightning speed.
Its blade pointed directly at Tang San's unguarded back, at his vital point.
Lu Jun's figure had nearly merged with the sword light. Man and sword became one, pushing his speed and killing intent to their limits.
However, just as the sword tip was about to touch Tang San's divine armor, an instinctive warning honed through countless life-and-death battles exploded behind Lu Jun like a needle prick.
His mind shuddered violently. Without a second