During his indulgence in absorption, the mother-child talisman on his body heated up multiple times. This time, he ignored it altogether, concentrating on more pressing matters.
Xia Fuli felt not only the passage of his Demon Essence but also the rapid ebbing of his life. Panic and fear were futile, as were all varieties of pleas and wails. Eventually, it all gave way to curse after curse. Still, he couldn't prevent his body from withering, his voice growing ever fainter, weaker, until it became no more than the buzz of a mosquito.
In the end, he had no strength left even to speak.
Having sustained severe injuries and with some critical meridians broken by Shi Chun, which severed his ability to regenerate Qi and blood, his end was not unlike Sun Shigang's—if not worse.
While Sun Shigang still had a breath left in him, Elder Xia, when Shi Chun finally ceased, lay silent, his body gaunt and his eyes dim, lifeless.
