Even though he had seen death countless times and lived through innumerable massacres, such a large-scale slaughter of utterly defenseless commoners, carried out purely to achieve some sinister goal, still filled him with a chill and fury from the depths of his heart.
"Western Heaven... what a Western Heaven! What a Azure Lotus Precious Color Flag!"
Lin Zhu's voice was low, heavy with suppressed rage. After the ambush by Glazed Illusionary Light, he had thought his understanding of Western Heaven's lower limits had already been refreshed. He had never expected them to sink even lower! To achieve their goals, they could trample living beings so recklessly, treating the lives of hundreds of millions of mortals as chess pieces!
He had long predicted that White Lotus Boy's instigation of war and massacre was fundamentally meant to draw him out. Then, when he was "forced" to divide his attention to protect or save those threatened mortals, soldiers, and even the King of Tang, they would launch a fatal sneak attack!
That was why he had done the opposite. The moment he appeared, he had locked onto White Lotus Boy, used his full strength without hesitation, attached the Heavenly Origin Demonic Stone, and thrust out that utterly merciless spear strike intended to kill! He had wanted to catch the other side off guard and deliver a thunderous blow at the instant they believed their scheme had succeeded, when they were at their most relaxed and smug!
Unfortunately, he had still fallen just short. He had failed to kill him on the spot, leaving behind future trouble.
Lin Zhu could not help feeling some regret.
At that moment, Li Shimin staggered over with the support of his ministers.
This Emperor looked haggard. His eyes were swollen and red, his dragon robe stained with dust