Yunxi was not about to take the blame for this, so she said coldly:
"The Evil God provoked the War of the Gods. His Annihilation was inevitable. Starting that war was merely his death throes—everyone knew it full well. Otherwise, he would not have fallen so completely!"
The soul fragment's deep blue eyes flickered as it stared fixedly at Yunxi, then sneered.
"Hmph! It was you people who were despicable and shameless, taking advantage of the God Venerable's trust in Huajian to strike from behind. Otherwise, how could the God Venerable have fallen!"
Yunxi gleaned more useful information from its words. The Evil God's fall was connected to her and her close sisters, and now the name of one of those sisters had surfaced as well: Huajian.
Huajian was one of the few goddesses who had earned the Evil God's trust. That was why she had been able to strike when he was completely off guard, ultimately causing his defeat. He had then been torn into eight pieces and sealed away completely.
Yunxi raised a brow and deliberately said:
"Did you see Huajian strike the Evil God from behind? If she truly had attacked from behind, she would not have had to sacrifice her position as a God Venerable. Her time of Godfall had not yet come."
"Hmph! The winner became king, the loser a bandit. That was all."
"Since you understand that so clearly, why remain so obsessed? Why split off a soul fragment and descend to the lower realm to aid the evil cultivators at any cost?"
The soul fragment's blue gaze upon Yunxi grew even darker. Blue-violet runes emerged across its face as it sneered.
"Xi, haven't you come too? Since you have come to the lower realm, then remain here forever."
Yunxi frowned slightly. The other