(OLD/NOT CANON) Immortal Ascension Tower

Chapter 100 - Beyond The White Door

As soon as the fog lifted, revealing the gory scene, the countless robed figures all looked at each other and nodded. One person flew upwards, only to be met by Lao Jianghu:

"You scum!"

A golden longsword flashed and the figure was cut in two... however, the only thing that feel on the ground were the robes, the body was nowhere to be found!

Seeing this, Lao Jianghu nodded satisfied and whispered with feeling, his voice compressed into a string, reaching every single robed person:

"Thanks for your hard work everyone... go now. Hurry, do not get caught!"

By the time it took to count to five, the robed figures were nowhere to be found... and the corpses of Fang Lu and Fu Yin were on top of the stage, up for anybody to see. As people looked around, they were startled to notice... that Xiao Wu and Te Rin, the tigresses who had shaken the hearts of the audience with their magnificent display of skills, had also disappeared!

Only a pale Sou Rou still stood, surrounded by a grief-stricken Mu Gu, Fa Guan and a few more of the Sect's Elders. Her fists were curled up into balls as tears streaked down her cheeks...

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"One year minus one day from now, us four together with Xiao Wu, Fu Yin, Fang Lu, Lu Fang and Te Rin, will leave this Plane of Existence..." Goldy swallowed as his eyes turned red.

He turned and walked away, his whole body trembling, his expression hidden as he gave his back to the three other people present.

"We will leave!" He yelled "With or without Cheng Hao!"

Having said that, the golden dragon gritted his teeth and flew off. Blacky waved his sleeve and the pressure blocking the way disappeared, allowing Blindlight to leave.

He turned to look at where the other had stopped before flying away and notice circular stains on the ground...

The Hellish Nightmare Dragon sighed and turned to look at Aster and Iris "I am sorry to ask you this... But we have no other choice" He looked at the stains and gritted his teeth as he also felt his heart tugging a bit.

His shoulder jerked and a single tear formed on the corner of his left eye and streaked down his cheek "Blindlight... Understands as well... And will guide us to the best of his abilities..."

After a few moments of silence, Aster lifted his head and asked once again:

"Wait... why didn't he mention Sou Rou? Isn't she also coming?"

The beast-turned-man was startled for a second and then sighed:

"No. After all, we cannot leave this Sect without leaving a Successor behind... that would raise too much of an uproar. You know of our plan. It is already quite a mess with many holes everywhere, do you think that so many Protectors would be unable to protect even a single of the Sect's greatest geniuses."

"Still..." The Hellish Nightmare Dragon smiled bitterly:

"We will tell her of the plan. She has the right to know exactly what is going on... as well as the reasons for our decision. There is no need to worry about her progress: she has by her side many brilliant people such as Mu Gu and Lao Jianghu."

He sighed:

"This all... is for their sake. I hate to involve humans into the matter of us Heavenly Beasts, especially children such as them. However, after all, this is a Rebellion!"

"To defeat the Tyrant, we have no other choice: we will have to use each and every card we have at hand! Be it beast or human children!"

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