With that last thought, the last bit of willpower holding Di Tou together collapsed, and the simple straw hat fell from his head, lost in the fray below. Pierced upon three vines, and cradled by many more, Di Tou's skin slowly became more and more pale gray and lifeless, and his vitality left his body. In the distance, the ball of Void Qi was still slowly approaching the Realm Fracture, but after Di Tou had died, it seemed to be a bit slower too, as if it was mourning his passing.
But ultimately, even if Di Tou is the hero of a story, the world would not stop at his passing, as life must go on. The Void Qi ball continued moving, the vines continued thrashing, the wolves in the distance started making their way over smelling the scent of blood, and formation lines kept forming in the air as Mu Di Bai perfected his attack, unaware of the dangerous attack that came from his own ally.
A pity that he wouldn't have anyone to berate when it was all over.
