Chapter 174 – [TBD](3) (2/2)

Before Gou Han Shi there also existed a hurdle, no matter how talented Chen Chang Sheng might be, or how strong his will, it was still something that cannot be skipped across. After all, he had only properly started cultivating for less than a year, and if we were to count from the moment he successfully completed his Purification, then it had only been less than a few months.

With a sharp sound, the rainstorm inside of the tower stopped.

The reason why the rain stopped was because Chen Chang Sheng’s temperature had returned to normal.

What was fortuitous was that he hadn’t died, but what brought about this fortune was something unfortunate – the True Essence within his body had already been exhausted in this battle.

Silence blanketed the tower.

Gou Han Shi stood in his original position, his right sleeve slightly drooping and his complexion a little pale.

Chen Chang Sheng stood opposite, his tattered clothing was nothing more than strips of cloth, and upon his bare body, he continuously bled.

This battle had finally reached its end, he had completely lost any chance of winning, yet, outside of everyone’s expectations, and perhaps, even his own, he didn’t feel all that sad, neither did he have any thoughts of grief, rage or bitterness; he felt very calm.

Because he had already tried his best.

In order to continue living, he had pitted his life.

If even this was not enough to succeed, then it could only be said that heaven’s way, or perhaps fate, had arranged it as such.

He hadn’t accepted it, he had tried to challenge it, but he failed; that was all there was to it.

After the ten fragments of snow plain, he had continued with lighting the plains twice more, the last attempt had already completely burnt away all the snow plains. He really had strived his utmost, but it had failed.

He had the right to be calm, perhaps even the right to be proud.

He lowered his gaze to look at his right hand, the short sword was strapped to it.

From start to finish in this battle, his and Gou Han Shi’s sword had never actually clashed, this was because Gou Han Shi felt slightly fearful of it, which also made it clear that his ability was still far too low.

He should have the right to be calm, yet why did he feel a slight inability to yield?

Chen Chang Sheng looked at the sword in his hand and silently contemplated.

He then raised his head and his sword, charging towards Gou Han Shi.

He knew that this would be the final time he raised his sword.

It was indeed as such.

Gou Han Shi raised his arm and Chen Chang Sheng was sent flying backwards towards the wall.

While travelling through the air, he felt a little exhausted, a little glad; that’s because he could finally stop thinking, finally stop feeling regret; he felt that the deep-blue skies above were a little piercing to the eyes.

He closed his eyes.

But the skies didn’t darken.

He saw the burnt and empty, seemingly scorched earth of the snow plains.

He saw the remnants of trickling water upon the wild plains.

He saw something even farther away.

At that location, within the sky, there was a lake suspended.

Only today, did he see clearly, that within the lake, there is actually a mountain.