This was impossible!
Nihility Devouring Flame screamed madly in his heart. That slender, fair finger pointing through the air seemed to contain laws capable of freezing time and space, pinning him—the Spirit of Exotic Flame that devoured all things and twisted the Void—firmly in place.
The phantom woman withdrew her jade finger and took light lotus steps, slowly walking in one direction beneath everyone's watchful eyes.
At this moment, Liuli was desperately driving the Dou Qi within her body, trying to break through the invisible restraint covering her entire body. Yet it was like water droplets striking the ocean, unable to stir even the slightest ripple. In her sight, that White Figure was approaching her step by step. Though the other woman seemed as calm as still water, she carried a suffocating pressure.
That ethereal White Figure finally stopped before the pink-haired girl. The phantom woman extended an almost transparent finger and gently lifted Liuli's chin, forcing her to raise her face.
Liuli could not see her features clearly, but she could feel those eyes, as though they contained an endless starry sky, carefully examining her face.
After a moment, an ethereal voice that seemed not to belong to this world rang out, carrying an inscrutable undertone. "In the end, you still came to this step."
Her tone was neither entirely regretful nor purely indifferent. It was more like a complicated sigh from someone who had seen through fate.
Liuli's pupils contracted sharply, and a chill instantly spread from her touched chin through every limb and bone.
Who was she? Did she know her? What did "this step" mean? Why was she another person who spoke in riddles?!
Before Liuli could voice her questions, the phantom woman's fingertip slid upward along Liuli's fair jawline with extreme gentleness, finally stopping at