Just as Da Huang had said, they had won, but no one could feel the joy of victory.
Nian Junxin was dead, and Bao Dating had been reincarnated.
Neither of them had been able to choose their own fate. They should have had lives of their own.
But because of Chen Changan, their lives had gone astray.
"He really did ruin so many lives."
"But the truly despicable one is the bastard pulling the strings from behind the scenes."
"Thankfully, the Nine Profound Domain wasn't destroyed. That's the one thing we can be grateful for."
After speaking, Chen Changan looked toward Junzi Nian.
Nian Junxin's soul had already dispersed. Junzi Nian stood motionless, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"She never betrayed me, and she never truly wanted to kill me."
"It was all because she'd been body-seized."
"Back then, she placed the Holy Spirit Pearl in the Four Extreme Domains so that one day, perhaps someone would gather all the Holy Spirit Pearls and bring me back to life."
"And that was precisely what got her killed. The bastard who body-seized her thought she was challenging him."
Hearing Junzi Nian's words, Chen Changan finally understood why the Holy Spirit Pearl had been placed in the Four Extreme Domains all those years ago.
After all, the whole thing had never made sense. Now, at last, he had his answer.
Nian Junxin's true self had fought back, winning Junzi Nian a slim chance at survival.
"Chen Changan, thank you for bringing me here."
"I have no regrets and nothing left weighing on my heart."
"Junxin is gone. I have no reason to keep living."
"If it weren't for Junxin, perhaps I would have gone ahead of her many years ago."
"Chen Changan, don't try to talk me out of it. And don't