As Hundred Defeats Immortal fell, Chen Changsheng, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally moved.
He carefully cleaned the blood from Hundred Defeats Immortal's body and stitched up his wounds.
Watching Chen Changsheng's actions, Mo Ying softly asked, "You inherited Hundred Defeats' fist technique back then. You could be considered half his disciple."
"Now that he is dead, shouldn't you give him a grand finale?"
Without raising his head, Chen Changsheng said, "I originally intended to give him a grand finale, but after witnessing Senior Hundred Defeats, I realized there was no need."
"Why?"
"Because he himself is a legend beyond surpassing. His finale is millions upon millions of times more spectacular than anything I could have prepared for him."
"A duel spanning hundreds of thousands of years—this resolve to honor an agreement alone surpasses all else."
"Besides, Senior Hundred Defeats has already reached the Martial Dao Peak."
"No ceremony in this world is worthy of such a magnificent feat."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Mo Ying stared blankly at the long-dead Hundred Defeats Immortal.
After a long while, Mo Ying softly said, "Though I truly hate to admit it, at this particular moment, I can only shamelessly say it outright."
"I cannot see through the mysteries of Ask the Heavens, nor can I understand Hundred Defeats' fist technique."
"Given the current situation, I am almost certainly doomed to die. Before I die, I want to understand what the Martial Dao Peak truly is."
At those words, Chen Changsheng's hands paused. Then he looked at Mo Ying and said,
"I respect you as a person. Since you have asked, I will tell you what the true Martial Dao Peak is."
"Whether in cultivation or martial dao, the vast majority of people seek the peak."
"Unlike cultivation, the path of martial