Maximilian's words left both Vyaghra and Gumiho with widened eyes. Absurd as his statement was, the casual confidence in his voice made them believe that he could actually pull it off.
Moreover, they didn't even have the luxury of not believing him. With the amount of sheer pain Vyomendra was in, death would be considered a mercy for him.
"Father fought Bai Chengsheng while being eaten by the Soul Gnawing Gu inwardly. I have never seen anyone stronger-willed than him," he declared, his tone firm. "Please continue with the second treatment. I will not rip my father of his ability to cultivate further."
'Worried enough to almost faint when he heard of his father's condition, yet having enough faith in him to choose the dangerous treatment,' Maximilian murmured inwardly, his lips rising into a faint smile. 'Is this what absolute trust between a son and his father looks like? I wish I also had such a relationship with my father.'
