The reason Heavenly Lord Shihu was so heartbroken.
The combat prowess and character Xu Taiping had displayed earlier were only part of it.
The main reason was that he had already prepared to rescue Xu Taiping, yet now, because of the latter's momentary oversight, he could do nothing.
"If only he could have held on a little longer..."
Watching Xu Taiping's charred body slowly fall toward the roof of Jiaye Hall in the projection after that thunderous strike from the Heavenly Tribulation Eye, Heavenly Lord Shihu let out a long sigh.
He thought that perhaps this was fate.
Heaven did not wish for a battle general capable of swaying an entire battle to appear among the human cultivators in the next Heaven-Demon War.
"Bang!..."
Just then, the charred body slammed heavily onto the roof of Jiaye Hall and shattered to pieces.
Only the great iron coffin remained, landing steadily on the roof of Jiaye Hall.
For a moment, even Xiahou You, who had firmly believed there was still a chance of a turnaround, showed a trace of despair in her eyes.
She had originally still harbored a sliver of hope.
She had thought that might merely be one of Xu Taiping's clones.
For back in the Mysterious Wasteland Tower, she had already learned that Xu Taiping possessed a clone divine ability that could almost pass the false off as real.
But when that charred clone shattered into countless pieces, this last hope of hers shattered too.
When Young Master Taiping's clones break apart, they dissolve into nothingness...
She thought this with a heavy heart.
As for the two from Ningchan Cave, after seeing Xu Taiping's body reduced to charcoal by the tribulation lightning, their lingering tension vanished completely.
Lü Hu of Ningchan Cave even said excitedly:
"This is what happens