"Back then, when you confronted the Dark Lifeforms, you were gravely wounded.
Later, so that you could recuperate in peace, so that the Immortal Alliance could remain stable, and even more so for the safety of countless living beings in the Sea of Realms...
When the Sea of Realms first clashed with the Dark Lifeforms, I was contaminated by Dark Emperor Blood that was difficult to purge. Only by completely suppressing those Dark Lifeforms who crossed over on Sword Light could everything return to normal.
So what if I went a step further and destroyed them? The price was merely my own descent into darkness. What did that matter?"
Jiang Yun spoke slowly, his voice low yet forceful, like the tolling of a great bell echoing through the silent space.
His calm words were like a sharp sword, piercing straight into the depths of the Double-Pupiled Immortal King's heart.
The aura within the Double Pupils in the Double-Pupiled Immortal King's eyes had originally continued to surge violently, as though it might erupt at any moment.
Yet after hearing Jiang Yun's words, the anger filling her heart deflated somewhat, like air leaking from a balloon.
A complicated emotion flickered in her eyes—guilt, gratitude, and an indescribable stirring.
That was right. Jiang Yun's transformation into darkness was, to a large extent, him bearing this sin in her stead. He had even been willing to destroy his own path.
She owed Jiang Yun more than just one life.
"Then what exactly do you mean!?"
Though the Double-Pupiled Immortal King's voice had softened somewhat, it remained cold as frost, as though carrying a thousand years of ice, mixed with traces of anger and disappointment.
At that moment, she secretly thought that if Jiang Yun did not have a reasonable explanation, then she had truly