Tang Chen could have continued living, but he chose the most tragic exit.
Although his original body had long been hollowed out by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King, it had retained its Blood Rainbow Power. Now, only his soul had changed bodies.
Yet this power did not belong to him.
If this continued for too long, his soul would still be corroded and hollowed out by the Blood Rainbow Power, until he became a monster that knew only how to bite and tear.
Dugu Chen had sensed Tang Chen's desire to die the moment he awakened.
He had lit the fire of his own life with his own hands. No one could stop him!
Dugu Chen could imagine how despairing it must have been to be possessed by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King at the very moment he completed Asura's Eight Trials.
Tang Chen had been imprisoned deep within the Spiritual Sea.
Darkness—airtight darkness. There was no light, no sound. Even ending his own life had become a luxury.
Time rotted away inside that cage, and his soul became covered in festering sores.
Until Dugu Chen arrived, releasing eternal radiance and freeing him from that prison.
At that moment, Tang Chen's heart was like a fully fledged bird finally breaking free from its cage. He spread his arms excitedly, closed his eyes, and welcomed the salvation brought by the light.
But while the light had rescued him from the darkness, his life had also been frozen at its final moment.
No matter how many regrets he had, he still had to face this miserable, despairing ending.
He chose to end his own life, unwilling to let that bloodthirsty body of rotting flesh tarnish his glorious honor.
Because only in death could he truly be Tang Chen.
The once high-spirited Tang