On the Divine Beheading Platform, the man laughed, drawing the sidelong glances of the soldiers nearby, yet he remained indifferent: "I have lost all momentum, the kindling is dry, and even this environment does not allow me to remain in the world any longer."
"Yet this Shenjing, I thought it was alive, but in truth, it's a city of the dead."
He looked toward Shenjing.
He gazed at the dense crowd, the officials and citizens who came to witness his execution.
At the border, Gu Yunzhi had seen many cruel and evil deeds. The Demon Sect would treat some discarded cultivates as materials to be recycled and reused. The barbaric tribes of the Northern Border would boast their bravery by practicing cannibalism. Sacrificing to the Heavenly Demon in exchange for power was a common practice. In those past years, King Jing had waged wars alongside him; such barbaric malice had become routine.
