343 The Whole Family Annihilated

At the instant his heart was crushed, Sheng Yong, wracked with unbearable pain, barely forced out those words through sheer willpower.

"Why... do you want Dad dead?!"

He too cultivated Dao arts, but his divine soul had not reached great completion. At death's door, he clung to his final breath through nothing but will.

"Don't worry, Father. The Sheng Family will surely flourish in my hands!"

"Sheng Yuzhou" seemed not to hear him, merely speaking in an indifferent tone. Seeing that cold, ruthless face, Sheng Yong's heart filled with sorrow, regret, and a trace of comfort.

Good, good, good. His child had grown up. Even without his teaching, he knew how to make decisions. He had taught him well—his son had put those lessons to use!

He wanted to laugh aloud. He was about to die, yet his wish had finally been fulfilled: he had a beloved son stronger, fiercer, and more decisive than himself. His child had surpassed him and proven that he was stronger than his father!

Sheng Yong's mind blurred. So cold... so freezing... As the bitter chill pierced his heart, his eyes flew wide open. He died with his eyes unclosed!

"You!"

The gray-robed old man was profoundly shocked by the sight.

"You actually murdered your own father! What a vicious heart, what poisonous methods! You truly had the nerve to do it? That was your own father!"

"Just one father. Dead is dead!"

Sheng Yuzhou slowly pulled his bloodstained hand from Sheng Yong's chest.

"I, Sheng Yuzhou, am a subject of Great You, a servant of the Son of Heaven. I have received His Majesty's sacred favor and been granted the rank of Principal Fifth Rank Thousand-Household Commander."

He clasped his hands and bowed from afar in the direction of the imperial palace.

"Only the