Veiled by the gray downpour, a set of scales as black as ink hovered in midair...
On one pan sat a miniature "monster" resembling a Hellgate Hound; on the other lay a dazzling crimson heart, still beating incessantly.
The pitch-black scales hung motionless in the air. Their beam seemed burdened with the weight of all heaven and earth, rising and falling by the slightest degree, as though an unseen, shapeless person were weighing something. It was utterly uncanny.
With her heart torn from her body, Yu Ji's lovely face was white as paper, her features twisted hideously. She clutched the enormous hole in her chest and stared at the suspended beam in horror, yet she had not died. That, too, was utterly uncanny.
The swaying beam of the Balance Nether Scales suddenly settled, showing that the weights on both sides were equal.
"How is that possible?!"
Seeing her target's heart resting perfectly balanced on the nether scales, the alluring Celestial Beast Star Eiffel froze. Her eyes widened in disbelief and horror as she stared at the Balance Nether Scales.
Heaven and earth spun, and nether rain poured down.
"Ah..."
A groan sounded, like someone waking from a great dream. Through their daze, everyone saw the velvety-skinned, perfectly proportioned Yu Ji standing in bewilderment with her hands over her chest. Her face alternated between red and white, her fright clearly lingering.
But...
"Miao Ge?!"
"Yu Ji?!"
Jian Shang and the others called out in bewildered concern. There was not a single wound on Yu Ji now, much less the gruesome sight of her heart bursting out of her chest.
Had everything before been an illusion?! Impossible. With their cultivation and strength, Jian Shang and the others were at least stronger than Celestial Beast Star Eiffel. How could they fail to distinguish