Hua Sheng's lake spread beyond the Immaculate Realm. Any Corpse King that touched it dissolved instantly, leaving countless onlookers chilled to the bone.
The Ancestor Realm Corpse Kings kept retreating. Hua Sheng charged into the Eternal Clan, the lake spreading around him as he sought only to die.
Several days later, the lake had shrunk by nearly half, its surface stained bloodred.
Shi Jiao said sorrowfully, "Pure Lake was Senior Hua Sheng's greatest power. He once said it was like a person's heart, which should remain spotless. No matter how mighty it was, now Pure Lake has been stained with blood. Senior... is about to be gone."
You Teng and the others clenched their fists, watching the lake shrink before their very eyes.
They heard the Ancestor Realm Corpse Kings wailing. They heard Hua Sheng's wild laughter, which reeked of suppressed pain and despair.
The Immaculate Realm, rarely so peaceful, fell silent. Countless cultivators stood inside and outside the walls, gazing into the distance. One by one, they looked on with reverence and slowly bowed.
Two more days passed. The Eternal Clan's Corpse Kings were no longer visible from the Immaculate Realm. Pure Lake had dissolved countless Corpse Kings, bringing the endless war to a temporary close—but it had also brought his own life to an end.
"Become nothing!" came a furious roar from Hua Sheng.
Everyone shuddered and stared in horror. In the distance, water burst in every direction, flinging blood across the starry sky. It pierced stars and the walls of the Immaculate Realm. Through the chaos, they could just make out Hua Sheng's body torn to pieces. Before him, an Ancestor Realm Corpse King roared and swung a hammer again and again, each blow smashing into Hua Sheng's head until it burst apart. Hua Sheng refused to