A Peerless Empress like the Western Empress was rare even across all of Ancient History. Her bearing, presence, and beauty were naturally without equal.
But none of that mattered to her now. Tears streamed down her face as she held Wushi tight.
"My child, you've suffered all these years on your own."
Wushi lost his composure. He had never been like this since awakening from the Divine Source.
At least, the Immortals had never seen him this way.
Meng Chuan did not disturb Wushi and the Western Empress. He continued to interfere with the River of Time, and the final moments of Wue's life appeared within its waters.
They were moments he had spent with the Western Empress.
The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body had once stood tall and heroic. Now red hair had grown across his body, and an ominous aura clung to him. Only his eyes remained clear.
With a Great Emperor for a wife, the Sacred Body's ominous affliction should have been suppressible for a time.
For Wue to have reached this state could only mean he had come to the very end of his life. There was no turning back.
Yet, to everyone's surprise, Wue had not chosen to die by the Western Empress's hand, as the outside world believed.
He had ended his own life, willingly sitting down to pass away.
At the final moment, the Western Empress's help and his own efforts had preserved his reason long enough for him to do it himself.
"He was afraid I wouldn't be able to let it go if I had to kill him," the Western Empress said softly.
At some point, she and Wushi had begun watching too.
Just as he had done when saving the Western Empress, Meng Chuan interfered with history and held fast to