"What... You, you're going to die?" Xu Luo asked in surprise, a faint wave of sadness unexpectedly washing over him.
"Senior, you seem so full of life and vigor. How could you be dying?" Master Mao asked, puzzled.
Xu Su also stood to the side, looking with concern at the indistinct form of the giant beast before them. He said, "Senior, you're so powerful. How could you die so easily?"
"I have lived for far too long. Where there is life, there is death. This is the law, and I have not yet reached a state where I can transcend it." The Thunder Beast sensed the sorrow of the little ones and said with a faint smile, "So there's no need for you to be sad. I was already old and decrepit, my body reeking of decay. The vigor you sense is merely a means for me to maintain my final dignity."
