Belial was half a step short; likewise, Zhan Rourou was half a step short.
That half-step distance was like divine punishment, an insurmountable gulf for mortals.
Zhan Rourou's consciousness sank, and she was about to return to dust and earth. Gal, who had returned to her body, and Goddess Mona's divine power were about to Return to Origin along with the shattering of the divine spark.
A black hole that annihilated everything appeared beneath her.
There was no time to think. Amid everyone's screams, Xu Kun used Curvature Shift and plunged into the black hole before it collapsed. He grabbed Zhan Rourou's hand and vanished from the world alongside her.
Xu Kun made that decision without a single moment of thought. It was pure instinct, born from his love for Zhan Rourou.
He only knew that if he did not act, Zhan Rourou would surely disappear.
As for whether he could save her, or whether he would be buried with her, he had no time to weigh any of it in that moment.
"Rou Rou?"
Within the void where everything had been destroyed, Xu Kun remained unaffected. The azure radiance released from Zhan Rourou's chest enveloped him.
Light of Hope!
Soft murmurs called Zhan Rourou back from the depths of her sinking consciousness.
Zhan Rourou's eyelashes fluttered. When she saw her beloved so close at hand, her eyes held not joy or happiness, but endless confusion and fear. Yet it quickly turned into relief.
"That's wonderful. Even on the road to the underworld, I can still be with you."
Xu Kun stared at the girl throwing herself into his arms, stunned. "What road to the underworld? We're not dead yet."
Zhan Rourou's body stiffened. She looked around at the void world that held nothing but destruction, her mind unable to