Heavenly Severer trembled as though caught in a nightmare, unable to pull free.

"That's right, I killed them all!"

"Qin Tang, Little Chong, Fuyun..."

"I killed them all!"

Fuzi stood motionless. The word took a moment to reach him.

"Why?" His voice came out barely above a whisper.

Then Heavenly Severer's expression shifted abruptly.

"No… that's wrong!

"That wasn't me at all!"

He jerked his head up and glared at the Heavenly Physician. "This is all your doing!

"Those memories in my mind are false!

"Ever since the day I met you, everything has been bizarre. Everything spiraled out of control..."

He leveled the Heaven-Scorning Sword directly at the Heavenly Physician. "Was it you or not?"

The Heavenly Physician's expression didn't change.

"I had...