Anyone could see that it was not that he had no reply, but that he no longer had the face to remain. Today, Myriad Phenomena Sacred Land had lost both the man and the battle, its dignity utterly swept away. Any further argument would only make it more of a laughingstock. Staying here would only mean enduring more strange looks and hidden mockery. Leaving, though helpless, was also the most "dignified" choice at this moment.
With the departure of the Myriad Phenomena Holy Lord, this thrilling and earth-shaking life-and-death arena battle finally came to an end.
The spatial lockdown was completely lifted, and the dust upon the ruined arena had largely settled.
"Gu Sheng!"
A gentle female voice, breathless and trembling uncontrollably, rang out. The instant the lockdown vanished, Miss Tantai tore through space without hesitation. Her figure flickered, and she appeared at the edge of the enormous crater where Gu Sheng lay. In the next instant, she landed several feet before him.
As she looked at the "body" before her, with only a skeleton and head remaining, covered in cracks and barely breathing, mist instantly welled up in her beautiful eyes. Her eye sockets reddened visibly, and her pearly teeth clenched tightly around her lower lip to stop the tears from falling. Yet the choked sobs and concern in her voice could not be concealed.
"Y-you're really all right? Does it hurt? Can your body... still recover?"
She extended a trembling jade-like hand, seemingly wanting to touch those crystalline yet shattered Dao Bones, but fearing she would hurt him. Her hand froze in midair before finally clenching tightly into a fist, her nails digging deep into her palm.
Seeing the young woman before him on the verge of tears, desperately suppressing her worry, something in Gu Sheng's softest depths