On the battlefield, the entire atmosphere seemed to freeze.
Jin An's gaze was sharp and unwavering as he stared at the being unrivaled in heaven and earth—
Imu.
Though the air seemed distorted by the impending clash, Jin An remained calm. He knew well that against an existence like Imu, it was not merely a contest of strength, but a battle of minds.
Imu stood in the sky, her aura swallowing everything around her like a black hole.
Her cold eyes were filled with mockery and cruelty, as though she had already foreseen Jin An's defeat.
Her smile carried a trace of merciless cunning, like a chess player controlling a long game and savoring every move of the pieces.
"Jin An, do you think you can stop all this?"
Imu's voice came from the void, low and threatening.
Her eyes stared at Jin An, as if peering into his inner world.
Jin An did not answer immediately. He merely let out a soft breath, his gaze still icy.
"All you want is power, isn't it?"
His voice was neither hurried nor slow, yet it carried an unignorable resolve.
Imu snorted coldly, her voice tinged with mockery.
"What I want goes far beyond that.
I do not care whether you can defeat me. What I want is to watch you fall step by step, to watch you admit your own helplessness."
Her aura suddenly intensified, as though the entire space trembled because of it.
At that moment, Jin An's brow furrowed slightly. Then, at last, her figure began to shift faintly.
The surrounding air churned violently under her aura. Jin An's body began to blur, as though he were constantly darting through rifts in space and time.
In an instant, he vanished from where he stood.
Imu's eyes sharpened instantly. Without