Zhang Yu clearly witnessed Yu Qingrong's demise. Yet he could sense that her worldly body had not truly fallen beneath the impact of the Clear Vault Aura. Rather, some force had turned back upon her, causing her to dissolve herself ahead of time.
At that final moment, nearly all the dharmic power and vitality within her body erupted. Her entire person seemed to become a blazing, fierce sun.
Yet beneath the vast torrent of Clear Vault Aura, that burst of power could not stir even a single ripple. It was effortlessly washed away.
At that moment, divine light flashed in his eyes as he looked toward a certain place.
Because Yu Qingrong had suffered defeat and death once more, and had nearly exhausted all her dharmic power in the end, the place where her spiritual essence was entrusted was exposed as a result.
With a movement of his will, his twin flying swords directly fled to the Void Abode where that spiritual essence lay. He had originally intended to find a way to destroy its vessel and completely slay her, but he soon discovered there was no need. The spiritual essence entrusted by Yu Qingrong was likewise being devoured in return. Invaded by that searing radiance, it was dispersing of its own accord.
That spiritual essence looked like a resplendent sun. After casting forth its fiercest light, it finally burned away everything. It flickered once at the end, then went out completely, leaving not even the slightest trace behind.
Seeing this result, he withdrew his spirit from the Void Abode. At that moment, he suddenly sensed that someone seemed to be watching him, so he raised his head and looked toward the passage between the two realms.
At the other end of the passage, Guan Chaosheng stood atop an auricular