"Human hearts... After all I did back then, was it really worth it?"
Li Rose looked up at the sky, lost in thought. Had everything she had done truly been worth it?
To protect the world, she had become the so-called master of a forbidden zone, when in truth, she had merely found a place to cling to life.
And now, retribution had come.
Yet throughout the entire ordeal, she had no intention of intervening. Huang Ran's lifespan was nearing its end; even if she saved him, he would not live much longer.
Her own condition was not much better. Taking action would consume her lifespan. It was not worth it.
"Forget it. I'll use what little lifespan I have left to take one last look at this world we saved."
Li Rose sighed and turned to leave.
Her cultivation was only at the Great Saint realm. Even if she joined forces with Huang Ran, whether they could defeat Ye Lin was still uncertain.
Within the forbidden zone, Huang Ran continuously spat blood as he staggered backward. Meanwhile, Ye Lin swung his sword down again and again, relentlessly pressing the attack.
Huang Ran had gone from resisting at the start to being able only to passively endure blows. His body could no longer hold on.
"So even this decayed body can't endure any longer?"
Huang Ran gave a bitter smile. The armor on his body had shattered—not because Ye Lin had broken it, but because the long erosion of time had long since stripped it of its divinity.
Otherwise, with Ye Lin's strength, he could never have broken it.
How could armor once worn by a peak Heavenly Immortal powerhouse be something ordinary?
"I'll grant you a dignified death."
Ye Lin looked down coldly at Huang Ran lying on the