Clown and Pearlglow Beauty went far away.
Only Zhi Feng remained, quietly awaiting death's final arrival.
Pearlglow Beauty had not struck to kill the Windstop King, and Clown had even less desire to do so. Now, even a blind man could see that Zhi Feng was beyond saving. Even if a god descended, his life could not be recovered. Rather than grant Zhi Feng a swift death, it was better to let him suffer a little more torment before he died! Though no one knew what Pearlglow Beauty was thinking, Clown was certainly thinking exactly that.
Before leaving, Pearlglow Beauty shed a tear.
Everything the Windstop King had done for her had ultimately earned him only this single tear, whether real or false none could say!
"Ha, what a fool." Clown gave a bizarrely mocking laugh, laughing without end. Amid that chilling laughter that made one's whole body go cold, his shadow drifted away like a bat, ghostly and elusive.
Pearlglow Beauty did not look back.
She left the Windstop King behind without turning her head, as though she had never known the man lying on the ground.
Yet the Windstop King struggled to watch her retreating figure, as if gazing upon the most beloved treasure in his heart. Even on the verge of death, he could not bear to look away for even a moment.
Only after she and Clown had vanished completely from sight did he withdraw his gaze. He sighed softly, then slowly closed his eyes and quietly awaited death. Yue Yang appeared from nowhere, descending like a wisp of smoke, his feet stirring not a speck of dust. Aman, Hong, Ika, Duoduo, the Hornless Dragon Girl Feng Ying, and even the dragon girl sisters Yao and Yu followed behind him.
To battle the Sun King, Yue