Azure Dragon was dead.
He had died because he had forgotten his roots.
Once Du Jingzhe broke the heavenly punishment he had hidden away, Azure Dragon no longer had any chance of turning things around.
High above, the enormous black hole slowly contracted before vanishing completely, taking Azure Dragon with it.
Thud!
Du Jingzhe fell from the sky and dropped to his knees, his face full of gratitude and reverence.
"Thank you for your help, Teacher. Without the advice you left behind, this disciple would likely have been killed by that traitor Azure Dragon long ago.
"This disciple will never forget Teacher's life-saving grace for as long as he lives."
Bai Ye cast him an indifferent glance, seeing through his little scheme perfectly.
With Du Tianming's strength, even if Azure Dragon had successfully ambushed him, he would not have died. With the reserves accumulated through [Taotie] over several decades, he was undoubtedly one of the hardest people in the world to kill.
He was deliberately exaggerating things for no reason other than to close the distance between them.
As for never forgetting...
Bai Ye knew perfectly well that once he left this era, Du Tianming would forget all about it the moment he turned around.
"Now that you've devoured Azure Dragon, how are your injuries?"
Du Jingzhe hurriedly replied, "Thank you for your concern, Teacher. It's just... although Azure Dragon can nourish this disciple's soul injuries, this disciple's real problem is not his soul, but imbalance.
"The soul damage Lu Chen inflicted on this disciple is not difficult to heal. The difficult part is that he shattered the balance within this disciple's body.
"This disciple has been too eager for achievements over the years and devoured too much power that was difficult to digest, causing his Transcendence to become unbalanced.