Listening to the many disciples' discussions, Huafeng Zhenren's face darkened, yet he did not rebuke them. He remained silent throughout, returning to the Law Enforcement Hall together with the Elders of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
The hall masters of the other halls had already been waiting there. When they saw the two corpses, they too were shocked before flying into a furious rage.
Several days later, a campaign to encircle and suppress the Demon Sect began to take shape...
News of Chen Fan's death also spread far and wide, becoming the subject of heated discussion throughout the Heavenly Court. Everyone said that this young genius, who had only just stunned all four corners and risen to fame for a mere few days, had ultimately been blasted to death. Even his corpse had been taken back to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Inside a grand hall in the Heavenly Court, Shen Wushuang stood quietly for a long time as she gazed at the two words "Chen Fan" on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking. At last, it became a sigh, and she shook her head before leaving.
Upon Shu Mountain, the Yellow-toothed Old Man stood atop a peak with his hands behind his back, shaking his head as he muttered, "Sigh, if only you hadn't left that day. This old man would certainly have kept you safe."
At the Immortal Sect, Mu Yunshui quietly listened as a disciple recounted what had happened to Chen Fan. In the end, she waved the Immortal Sect disciple away. Divine radiance flowed through her eyes as she recalled that moment in the Heavenly Court when white robes had slipped down, and her brows could not help but knit slightly. She murmured, "This time... is he truly dead?"
Deep within Demon King Valley, beneath an Underground Palace