On Myriad Phenomena Island, inside Yuan Du's palace, Yuan Du and Black Cloud sat across from each other in an octagonal pavilion, sipping tea.
A Sound Talisman suddenly stirred. Yuan Du picked it up to inspect it, then looked at Black Cloud. "Lionheart is dead. Lu Ye cut him down with a single slash!"
The news had come from Yuan Cheng, describing every detail. Yuan Du was still greatly shocked that Lionheart had used the Core Fusion Technique yet had failed to withstand even one strike from Lu Ye.
If Lu Ye of Three Realms Island truly possessed such terrifying strength, he should not have let Lionheart escape that day. Yet in truth, Lu Ye and Lionheart seemed to have gone through a bitter battle then.
Yuan Du could not understand it. How could Lu Ye's strength fluctuate so wildly?
Across from him, Black Cloud tilted his head slightly, staring fixedly in one direction as though deep in thought, or perhaps simply lost in a daze. Hearing this, he gave no response.
Only after a long while did Black Cloud withdraw his gaze. "Lionheart has been freed."
Lionheart's death had been planned by his own hand, yet he felt little guilt over it. This was the price Lionheart needed to pay, and for Lionheart, death truly was a release.
He had never had any hope of reaching the Sunlight Realm and could only temper and accumulate his strength within the Moon Jade Realm. Now that even his Demonic Core had been damaged, tempering himself in the Moon Jade Realm had become an unattainable dream. Moreover, he had lost Purple Jade Island. That was far too grave a crime. Even if he returned to the Purple Jade Demon Star, he would not have easy days ahead.
For a powerful Demon Cultivator