Because she discovered that the girl's legs were slowly melting into bloody water, blood was flowing from her eye sockets as well, and her vitality had completely vanished in just a few seconds.
Her head drooped down.
Soon, her entire body melted into a puddle.
Temporary Evasion
"This..."
The old man stood stunned for a long time, staring blankly at the scene. Then he cautiously scanned his surroundings and, only after quite a while, confirmed that the girl had completely disappeared.
"Is she dead, or is this some kind of trick?"
It was a little hard to understand.
That girl seemed to have committed suicide.
This kind of thing was rather absurd.
Most Transcendents cherished their lives, especially the stronger ones. That little girl not only had exceptional looks, but had also reached Mithril Rank at such a young age. Even that previous skill of hers could affect Holy Spirit Rank beings.
In any era, someone like that could be called a genius.
And she was more than merely a genius. Her looks were flawless, and the Pollution affecting her was negligible.
To be honest, the old man had been reluctant to strike too harshly against someone like her.
He had selfish motives. His original plan was to make Ye Xi experience pain before dying in despair, but when facing such a nearly perfect young genius at close range, he had developed a faint desire to possess her. He had hoped that she could become his puppet and be completely controlled by him.
Of course, his possessiveness had nothing to do with emotions or flesh. It was a longing for her talent.
But her sudden suicide made him suspicious.
"Was she afraid that falling into my hands would be too painful? No... ordinary people wouldn't do that."
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