Tang Hao turned around, his back to the charred ruins, and started walking.
"Let's go." He said only two words.
Tang San followed his father. The vines of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor slowly withdrew into his body, leaving only a winding black trail across the ground.
That trail extended from the center of the Blue Silver Forest ruins, dragging across scorched earth, dead grass and trees, and cracked rocks like a wound that would never heal.
The two walked one behind the other in silence through the Great Star Dou Forest, heading outward.
Along the way, no soul beast dared approach them again. The dark aura around Tang San was several times stronger than when he had entered. The resentment and killing intent accumulated after Devouring the entire Blue Silver Forest wrapped around him almost tangibly, forming an invisible barrier. Even ten-thousand-year soul beasts chose to keep far away after sensing it.
They walked for a long time.
When the edge of the Great Star Dou Forest finally came into view, Tang Hao suddenly stopped.
Tang San stopped as well, looking at his father in confusion.
Tang Hao did not turn around. With his back to Tang San, his shoulders trembled slightly, so faintly that it was almost imperceptible.
"Little San."
"Yeah?"
"Do you regret it?"
Tang San seemed to find the question amusing. He tilted his head, thought for a moment, then grinned.
"Regret what? Becoming stronger? Gaining the power to crush everything?" He shook his head, his dark red hair swaying over his shoulders like congealed blood. "No, Dad, I don't regret it. I only regret not awakening sooner. If it had been a year earlier—no, half a year earlier—that guy called Bing Yekong would have been nothing in front of me. At the tournament, I'll make