We must remember that the passing of our Master was like an immense, crushing mountain weighing heavily upon our hearts. With our sect destroyed, we shared an irreconcilable enmity with the Demon God Remnant Soul. Under such circumstances, it seemed entirely natural that his emotions would fluctuate and heave.
I saw his eyes slightly reddened and his teeth clenched tight, that fierce expression seeming to speak of an endless fury and hatred burning within his heart. His body trembled slightly, as though he might unleash a formidable power at any moment.
I gazed at him, a complex surge of emotion welling up within me. That trace of strangeness, like an elusive mist, enshrouded him, making him feel both mysterious and unsettling. I tried hard to see what that anomaly truly was, but it was like groping in the dark—I could never quite touch its substance.
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