"Eternal Abyss... is going to be destroyed today?" Gu Qingshan repeated.
"Yes," the Demon Dragon said.
Gu Qingshan gazed at him without a word.
A look of reminiscence crossed the Demon Dragon's eyes. "I was born in the Evil Ghost Path. In my youth, I was hailed as an unparalleled genius. I struggled for hundreds of years, and because I had an astonishing affinity with the Face Curse, I drew everyone's attention. Some even declared that in another thousand years, I would become the fourth Ghost Lord."
"That was how I brought disaster upon myself."
"Back then, the Ghost Lord found me and said that if I completed a certain task, he would reward me with resources beyond counting and do everything he could to help me advance my cultivation, so I could make my dream come true as soon as possible."
"What happened after that?" Gu Qingshan asked.
The Demon Dragon lowered his head. A mocking smile tugged at his lips. "After that... I followed the task's instructions. I stayed inside the Demon Dragon's body, destroyed the Extremely Ancient Human Race's way of life and drove them away. Then I fought you for the Heaven and Earth Twin Swords, and finally made it to today."
"I endured such a long, lonely stretch of time. At last, I waited for the Evil Ghost World to enter the Void Turbulence, only to be infected with a parasite curse and die at your hands."
"I finally understand."
"As the finest genius of the ghost path, my ultimate worth was to use my body and soul to eliminate the Ghost Lord's enemies for his son."
The Demon Dragon's voice was cold and indifferent, as though he were speaking of something that had nothing to do with him.
Gu Qingshan sighed and could not