33 Aftermath

In a space of nothingness, a faint dark mist drifted around aimlessly.

Shadow drifted about; he felt like his entire being was shattered right there and then. He did not have the energy to observe his surroundings nor did he want to. All he desired right now was to just rest.

He was so tired; so very tired from the start of the journey till now. Having to fight off devils, cultivators, beasts, the human emperor, and even a god.

Ever since he gained sentience, he had never once rested before. All he did is fight, cultivate and repeat.

Driven solely by vengeance, Shadow did not really treasure the sincerity nor did he genuinely appreciate the gratitude of his friends.

However, after fulfilling his vengeful heart, all of the drive and purpose all died down. Which eventually dissipated.

'Lin Fan ah... Looks like I'm going to see you soon...' Shadow sensed that his consciousness was fading away and soon enough, the faint mist gathered into a sphere and started to solidify itself, motionless forever.

... ... ...

The destructive energy brought forth by the death of Shadow had completely obliterated the Capital. All that remained was scorched ground that spanned hundreds of kilometers. Civilians and cultivators; Innocents and evildoers; Rich and the poor were all annihilated indiscriminately.

The colossal number of deaths amounted close to a million in just under a few seconds. This have caused the land to be cursed with a thick layer of black mist, also known as the aura of death. Anyone who treads into the cursed land carelessly would bear the wrath of the dead and eventually join its forces.

Even devils dare not cultivate such violent death energy.

As for the rest of the world, its inhabitants had felt the quake and nothing major after that. However, after sometime, cultivators started to get weaker and weaker. Upon further investigation, the mortal world had discovered a shocking truth. The Qi in this world was depleting faster than it could replenish itself.

Based on this rate, the Qi would be suck dry in a few hundred years time and soon, cultivators would become mere mortals or except for some, might just be slightly stronger mortals. Those thousand years cultivators would be the first to drop dead once the Qi was depleted.

Hence, for the first time since time immemorial, the Humans, Devils and Demons had all compromise and searched for a way to stop this cataclysm.

And hence, a few hundred years passed by...