Once the aura of Ling Yuan's self-destruction had completely subsided, the Spirit Realm fell into an eerie calm after the chaos. The earth-shaking sounds had vanished entirely, and this atmosphere signified that the battle had truly ended.
The impact caused by Ling Yuan's self-destruction was immense. In terms of the destruction it wrought alone, it was no less devastating than the strike that had previously shattered the Spirit Emperor's remnant soul.
First came the casualties on the front lines. Ling Yuan's self-destruction had come too suddenly, and even with Yan Jin's assistance, the Dou Sheng experts of the alliance had ultimately been unable to escape unscathed. Elder He Ning of the Pill Tower had perished directly in that attack.
Xiao Yan personally went to see him. He Ning's injuries were simply too severe, beyond the reach of any medicine. His soul in particular had been directly destroyed, leaving him unable even to speak his last words. The Pill Tower Ancestor could only silently collect his body and arrange for his burial after leaving the Spirit Realm.
Even someone as indifferent as the Pill Tower Ancestor could not help revealing a faint trace of grief during the process.
He Ning had also been one of the Pill Tower's pillars among the Dou Sheng. Over the past few years, he had successfully broken through the Dou Sheng bottleneck and advanced to become a one-star Dou Sheng. He had originally thought he was merely attending an alliance meeting of great importance, yet as events developed, he had ended up directly on the battlefield of the Spirit Clan.
This had been his first real battle since advancing to Dou Sheng. Yet its beginning had also been its end, and he had fallen completely.
Aside from Elder He Ning, who had died outright, Yao Lao