At dusk, the sky darkened, shrouding the world in gloom, and a feeling of desolation and sorrow filled the air.
He Heng walked along a quiet path, gazing up at the setting sun. A gentle breeze brushed past him, and his gaze grew ever more profound, a glint of light filling his eyes.
Suddenly, he stood with his hands behind his back amid a grove of trees, surveying his surroundings. A murderous aura rushed toward him.
"Commander Chu, you've been following me for so long. Aren't you going to show yourself?" He Heng suddenly shouted at the foot of a tree. His voice crashed out in powerful waves, sending leaves fluttering down to blanket the ground.
Chu Liuxiang and Hu Tiehua emerged from beneath a towering tree, dressed in black. They regarded He Heng with grave expressions, their eyes filled with a complicated chill.
Chu Liuxiang drew a deep breath. "Brother Bai, you're a peerless talent. You're not even thirty, yet your martial arts are already nearly unrivaled. Given time, what could stop you from becoming Number One Under Heaven? Why ruin yourself? It's not too late to turn back."
"Turn back? I've never done anything wrong. What would I turn back from?" He Heng looked at Chu Liuxiang coldly, his eyes icy.
"Hmph! This man refuses to repent. Old Stinker, why bother trying to talk sense into him? Let me tear him apart!" Hu Tiehua roared, glaring at He Heng in fury.
Chu Liuxiang grabbed Hu Tiehua and looked at He Heng. "Brother Bai, this is your last chance. It's not too late to turn back. Otherwise..."
"Don't make me laugh." He Heng snorted coldly and watched the two men, his eyes glinting with frigid menace. "Who do you think you are, coming here to lecture me?"
Chu Liuxiang