Deep within the Star Dou Forest, the stench of blood hung heavy.
Tang San knelt on one knee before the corpses of the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, lowering his head. His bangs covered half his face, and only the faint trembling of his lips could be seen.
He had never wanted to kill them. At least, before entering this Core Zone, that was how he had comforted himself.
But he needed strength, and Xiao Wu still needed to be revived.
So he had no choice but to act.
He pressed his hand against the Titan Giant Ape's forehead and said softly, "I'll repay you."
Tang San slowly rose to his feet. The Eight Spider Lances on his back spread slightly, strips of torn flesh and bright droplets of blood hanging from their black threads.
He did not dare look back, nor did he want to, because he feared that if he did, he would never be able to take another step.
Call Tang San hypocritical if you wanted. At least he still put on a show of mourning.
Yet he kept talking about how this one could not be killed and that one could not be killed, only for them all to die in the end.
The Blue Silver Emperor had gained two more Soul Rings, and the Clear Sky Hammer had finally found its place as well.
His strength had soared, but the emptiness in his chest only became more pronounced.
The feeling was impossible to describe. It hurt even more than when the Tang Sect elders had cornered him at Ghost Sorrow Cliff all those years ago.
At least back then, there had been someone above him to vent his frustrations on. Now, there was not even a single person by his side.