Cao Meng, drenched in the dark waters of the Death Curse Torrent, felt his blood surge and, relying on the muscle memory honed from years of martial arts training, instinctively struck forward with his palm.
However, before he could hit Li Cheng, his vision suddenly turned dark, as if he had been plunged into an endless night, where the only sound was his intense heartbeat.
"Vile disciple!"
A ghastly howl came from afar. His master and mistress, who had treated him like a beast and ruthlessly abused him since childhood, slowly approached, their skin and clothes charred as they were the moment he burned them to death.
"Thief!"
The merchant he had killed stared at him with venomous eyes, a bloodstain appearing on his neck.
"Ingrate!"
The first elder brother he had met since entering the worldly society spoke hauntingly as a knife wound from the back of his chest oozed blackened blood.
"Heartless man!" This was a lover he had abandoned.
