Gu Sovereign gritted its teeth.
"Fine!"
It let out a shrill cry, its voice brimming with madness and the grim resolve of a warrior cutting off his own arm.
Its four pairs of transparent wings burst into flame.
Its palm-sized violet-gold body suddenly erupted with dazzling violet-gold divine light.
Great Sun True Fire arrived in an instant.
It swallowed Gu Sovereign whole.
Li Xinge watched Gu Sovereign remain motionless within the Great Sun True Fire, his gaze narrowing slightly.
He sensed that something was off.
Li Xinge gave a cold snort.
With a sweep of his sleeve, the Great Sun True Fire instantly surged back.
He took a step forward and appeared in that patch of void that had been burned clean.
All that remained there was a thin, charred, shattered empty shell, as delicate as a cicada's wing.
It swiftly turned to ash and drifted through the starry sky.
"This... Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell?"
Looking at the empty shell, realization flashed through Li Xinge's eyes.
What a decisive beast.
That shell contained tens of thousands of years of its cultivation.
Yet it had been willing to cast it away for the sake of a single sliver of survival.
At that moment, Cui Yuan flew over as well.
Seeing that Li Xinge's expression was somewhat unpleasant, he could not help asking, "Your Highness, that Gu Sovereign..."
"It escaped."
Li Xinge's tone was indifferent, betraying neither joy nor anger.
Cui Yuan's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
He blurted out, "How... Heavenly Net and Earthly Net sealed off this entire stretch of heaven and earth. How could it possibly escape?"
"It abandoned its shell and used its innate divine ability—Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell."
Li Xinge spoke calmly.
This was the first time a living being had managed to escape