The three scenes Master Gu encountered in succession represented the past, present, and future.
The memory he least wanted to revisit, the sight he least wanted to see now, and the future he most dreaded unfolded one after another in his mind.
The impact they had on his heart was almost unimaginable.
Night Owl's illusion placed Master Gu inside a world so convincing it was nearly indistinguishable from reality. He could not pull his mind free.
Master Gu lay on the ground. Several ribs in his chest were shattered, and his arms and legs were broken. He could not move at all. He could only cough up mouthfuls of blood.
Greedy Wolf appeared before him and crouched down, looking at him with an expression that might have been pity or mockery.
"Teacher, I saw it." Excitement gleamed in Greedy Wolf's eyes. "I saw the realm of Wuzhi you spoke of. I've finally entered it."
Master Gu struggled to breathe. The blood he had lost left his thoughts clouded.
Greedy Wolf's figure was already fading from his sight.
But Greedy Wolf's voice, close to madness, still reached him.
"Teacher, do you know how I did it?" Greedy Wolf asked.
He knew Master Gu could no longer answer. He was only talking to himself.
"Practicing Ultimate Evil," Greedy Wolf said. "Only by pursuing evil to its absolute extreme can one attain true power."
The declaration struck Master Gu like a bolt from the blue.
"You... you're wrong, Greedy Wolf... cough..." Master Gu tried to speak, but blood poured from his mouth and clogged his airway. Even breathing became a struggle.
"Oh? How am I wrong?" Greedy Wolf laughed wildly.
"Look at yourself. Didn't I crush you?"
"Didn't you, the embodiment of justice, fall to someone as utterly evil as me?" Greedy Wolf