"On his way to the Chaotic Star Sea, Sovereign Chengyu was ambushed by the Heartless Demon Master and the Lord of Nightmares. Unable to defeat them, he fell into the Calamity Demon Land, then inadvertently entered the Abyssal Grave Realm."
"While in the Abyssal Grave Realm, Sovereign Chengyu had a chance to escape. Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe, and there were too many Sovereign-level ghost souls there..."
"In the end, Sovereign Chengyu perished."
That was how Sovereign Chengyu had died.
Qin Hao looked at Lord Minhai. "Senior Sister, the Lord of Nightmares is dead. That leaves the Heartless Demon Master."
"I know."
Lord Minhai closed her eyes briefly, then slowly opened them. Her face was still pale, but the momentary daze in her eyes was gradually fading.
So many years had passed.
How could Lord Minhai not have known that Sovereign Chengyu had most likely died?
She simply had not wanted to accept it.
Now that she had learned he truly was dead, a great weight lifted from her heart instead.
"I'll make the Heartless Demon Master repay this blood debt in blood." Before, Lord Minhai had wanted nothing more than to find Sovereign Chengyu.
Now, she wanted nothing more than to kill the Heartless Demon Master.
"The Heartless Demon Master again." The Flamefire Realm Master frowned slightly. He had not expected the Heartless Demon Master to have had a hand in Sovereign Chengyu's death as well.
To the Azure Flame Sect, the Heartless Demon Master was an old enemy. No small number of Azure Flame Sect Disciples and Sovereigns had died at his hands.
"Thank you, Junior Brother." With great care, Lord Minhai gathered Sovereign Chengyu's remains and belongings.
Then she looked at Qin Hao solemnly, sorrow in her voice. "If not for you, Chengyu's death might never