Hearing those words, the last of Hua Yunfei's hope shattered. His eyes gradually turned bloodshot. "I already asked Senior Yue Ning and you, Senior, and told you that my faction and I would trade any price for Gaishi's life. Why... why are you still doing this?!"
One condition from Kaoshan Sect was worth countless times more than Gaishi. As long as Li Zu agreed, it would be an invincible trump card!
Even when he'd heard that Li Zu had taken Gaishi away, he'd still held on to hope, thinking Li Zu would ultimately choose the offer. It would have been an enormous gain.
But now, the hope in his heart had vanished.
Gaishi no longer existed!
Though Gaishi's Dao still existed, that was only because he was Li Zu's Dao Fruit. Even after being fused, nothing would change, because Li Zu was, in a sense, Gaishi too.
"Did you really take that kid Gaishi back?" Elder Ancestor Gai Yan demanded, eyes wide and face terrifyingly grim.
"Can't you already see the answer?"
Gaishi spread his arms, embracing heaven and earth, and took a deep breath. "It's been a long time since I felt this complete. Ever since I gave away my Dao Fruit, there's always been a hole in my heart. Now, at last, that feeling is gone!"
Elder Ancestor Gai Yan could no longer hold back. "Do you know that kid was my disciple?"
Elder Ancestor Gai Lei grabbed him from the side. "Calm down, calm down! The old geezer is our ancestor. Joking around is one thing, but we can't show disrespect now. We'll get beaten!"
Elder Ancestor Gai Yan immediately sent Elder Ancestor Gai Lei flying with a shockwave. "Get lost! What ancestor? All I know is that he killed my disciple!"
Elder Ancestor Gai Lei landed