Ghost Sword's words pierced the heart, every single one.
Lu Yan staggered, and sealed memories were flung open.
How could he have ever forgotten the promise he had made to Ghost Sword?
He had once been full of lofty ambitions, wanting to charge into the Ghost World and establish the ghost kingdom of his dreams.
He had always been working toward that goal, and his lofty ideal had won the approval and support of many like-minded individuals within the Ghost Kingdom.
That was why he had been able to unite so many members of the Ghost Race to suppress Ghost Forest within the Ghost Kingdom.
Once Ghost Forest was suppressed and Vine Ancestor destroyed, it would be time for him to take complete control of the Ghost Domain.
He had already planned out his path: unite the Fortune of the Ghost Race, carry the wishes of the Ghost Race, and take another step forward.
But...
Everything that had happened recently had come too suddenly, catching him completely off guard and turning all his arrangements into bubbles.
His Ghost Kingdom had been destroyed, and he himself had suffered grievous injuries as a result. Even without Qin Luo trapping him here, let alone taking another step forward, it had become impossible for him to return to his peak state.
What could he do? What else could he do? All he could do was fight to the death!
But the questioning of the comrade who had fought alongside him shattered his will to fight.
"I..." Lu Yan did not know what to say.
Ghost Sword said in a low voice, "I know what you're thinking, but remember this—once you're dead, everything is gone."
"What about your ambitions? Your ideals? Are you really willing to die here?"
"Anyway, I'm unwilling. Even if I must