Immortal Ascension Tower - Book 1: Reborn! [CH 1 - 75]

Chapter 72 - Jin FengHuang

Terrifying cracks appeared all around him, black blood fell to the ground as the rifts made deep gashes into the man's thorn body.

Yin Hei gritted his teeth. He ignored them as he sped with all his might: soon, he reached the child, his body was missing huge chunks of flesh and only his head and a part of his torso remained.

Cheng Hao's eyes widened as Yin Hei smirked. The man opened his mouth as he let out a loud roar.

"Catching Lightning!"

Bolts made out of black light crackled around him and encased both him and the child in a cage of lightning.

Following that, the cracks once again appeared around them. Cheng Hao's previous calm appearance twisted as he trembled.

"Damn you! If I am going to die, I shall bring you with me!" Yin Hei laughed and, as soon as he finished speaking, the cracks spread along the fabrics of space before... the space itself bursted!

A hole of a few tens meters in diameter appeared, caught within were both Yin Hei and Cheng Hao! Like the jaws of a monstrous beast, it bit down on the two people and they soon disappeared from everyone's view as... They got swallowed!

Soon, the rifts disappeared as the fabrics of space mended back together... except there was no trace of either Yin Hei or Cheng Hao!

...

Xiao Wu's eyes widened and she fell on her knees "No... How? How is this possible? Brother... Is he alive?"

"He... He..." Fu Yin gritted his teeth as he looked down: he knew Cheng a Hao couldn't possibly survive that much power."I... Doubt it..."

Xiao Wu's eyes began to tear up and she shivered uncontrollably "You... You promised that you would come back alive! You broke your promise! Brother! You CAN'T die! Why!" Tears streaked down her cheeks.

"Waaaaaaaa!" The nine years old child wailed. Her green eyes were shut tight, her purplish-blue hair fluttered behind her.

Around them, Lao Jianghu, Mu Gu, Wu Rou... Everyone in the late generation couldn't help but feel great pain in their chest.

Lao Jianghu's eyes widened and then he gritted his teeth as he banged his head on the ground "It should have been me! It should have been ME! Please, forgive me, Xu Ling! I am so, so sorry..."

His eyes darkened and unmeasurable rage burned within "I shall complete your quest... Heavenly Beasts cannot fight the Heavenly Emperor... But I am no Heavenly Beast! I'm a mere being made of Aura! And Xu Ling gave his own life to save everyone else's! Tian... I shall destroy you in the child's place!"

...

Sou Rou opened her eyes from her meditation: they were red and tears fell down as soon as her eyelids rose. She touched her cheeks and felt they were wet "Uh? Am I crying?"

She grabbed her left chest "Why... Why do I feel so much pain?" She looked up and a single raindrop fell down on her nose. Soon, it began raining but she refused to look down, her tears soon mixed up with the raindrops.

She didn't understand the pain she was feeling, nor why she felt such sadness. She thought of Cheng Hao, a child so young and bearing so many responsibilities on his shoulder...

She could not simply cry without a reason! If she wanted to be like him, she would have to be strong!

In her mind, Cheng Hao's image appeared: his confident smile, his bright golden eyes and his firm gaze as he walked towards a battle that could lead to the world's destruction...