In a strict sense, this was not the first time Gu Shen had "killed" a Transcendent.
But this time, the influence of the Truth Ruler on his decisions had greatly diminished.
From beginning to end, every minute and every second, Gu Shen remained in an absolute state of reason.
This was the first time he had carried out a "killing" with full consciousness.
The girl and her shadow embraced each other, falling into the filthy mud, her pretty face gradually losing color, a slender hole opening in her pale forehead from which warm liquid trickled, like a bird that had fallen asleep, gone into hibernation.
Only after confirming the disappearance of the breath of life did Gu Shen exit the state of the "Truth Ruler", the sense of weightlessness from falling from the pinnacle assailed him in an instant, and he slowly squatted down, the world spinning around him, relying solely on his strong will, he was still able to maintain the last shred of clarity at the bottom of his heart.
