It was a terrifying Demon Shadow, boundless and immense.
Every inch of its body was the embodiment of vast laws. The feeling now was just like the helpless smallness he'd felt when he first knocked on the Immortal Gate.
"You..." The Jiang Clan immortal's throat was so hoarse he could barely speak. His eyes held nothing but terror—terror of the Five-Elements Dao Ancestor. He... was a monster!
The peerless Demon Shadow leaned over behind Chen Xun. The corners of its mouth slowly stretched into a grin, almost reaching the backs of its ears. The sheer pressure was so absolute that even the Jiang Clan immortal couldn't summon his Dharma Aspect!
"Human Race... The living beings of the Domains are insignificant, aren't they?"
The atmosphere gradually fell silent. Chen Xun spoke softly, one arm already beginning to melt. "Have you ever watched your homeland be destroyed? Have you ever seen countless old friends die before your eyes...?"
"Chen... Chen Xun." Pain gradually appeared on the Jiang Clan immortal's face. He couldn't explain himself.
"You can't understand, can you?" A brilliant smile spread across Chen Xun's face. "My two masters' graves are there. My senior brother's and junior sisters' bones are there. They had ordinary talent and perished on the path to immortality. Perhaps, to you, they were never worth mentioning."
"I..." A drop of immortal blood trickled from the Jiang Clan immortal's eye. His pain had reached its utmost limit.
"They don't even have Immortal Tombs. All that remains is a few mounds of earth."
Chen Xun's smile grew brighter. The next moment, he seemed on the verge of bursting into laughter, a sight so eerie it made one's scalp crawl. "I can't go back. Even that simple past was abandoned by your Human Race, who endured in silence."
"I'll never