"When the time comes, if anyone is absent, we'll dig them out of their grave!"
Ji Yuntian clenched his fist and pounded heavily against his chest, producing a dull thud. This was the most solemn promise between Lords.
The other Lords wore strange expressions, but after a moment, smiles appeared on their faces.
Dragon King Bakkar transformed into human form, golden light flickering in his dragon eyes. "I'll remember that."
Starfall Sword Mo Li silently wiped the blood from his longsword and said softly, "After this battle, my sword path has improved again."
"Brother Han Xing, thank you."
Just a few simple words, yet they surpassed a thousand speeches.
Frost Fairy Leng Ningyue rarely revealed a faint smile. An ice lotus condensed at her fingertips. "Let this bear witness."
The others also began saying their farewells.
Han Xing swept his gaze across the crowd, etching this scene deeply into his heart.
Just as they had said before, the grand gathering of prodigies today might have been the first in the Southern Domain in a million years—and the last.
Many years from now, less than a tenth of the monsters who had come here might still be alive.
"Let's go!"
With a burst of laughter, the prodigies transformed into streams of light and scattered in every direction.
Some returned to the competition continent, some continued traveling through the Southern Domain, and some chose to continue fighting.
But no matter where they went, today's battle would become one of the deepest memories on their paths of cultivation.
The void gradually returned to calm, with only drifting stardust bearing witness to this legendary gathering.
Han Xing watched the direction in which everyone had departed and muttered softly:
"May we walk together on the road to eternity."
As this battle came to