High above in the void, Hun Tiandi stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. Not a trace of grief over the Hun Clan's destruction showed on his face.
In his eyes, everyone on the Dou Qi Continent was nothing more than a pawn.
Wind swept through the towering heights, making his robes snap and flutter, yet it could not stir the dead stillness in his eyes.
"I thought the two of us were going to become mortal enemies from now on." In the distance, Nihility Devouring Flame's figure quietly emerged. His aura was equally feeble, his black flames much dimmer than before, as though the wind pressure between heaven and earth might scatter them at any moment. Yet in his hand was a piece of Ancient Jade radiating ancient fluctuations. Stone patterns flowed across its surface, exuding a deep, weighty presence.
"You got the Stone Clan's Ancient Jade?" Hun Tiandi asked without turning around, his voice so flat that he might have been asking about something utterly trivial.
"Naturally." Nihility Devouring Flame toyed with the Ancient Jade, black flames curling gently around his fingertips. "It's just a shame those low-level Dou Shengs from the Stone Clan weren't nearly enough to heal my wounds." He paused, his tone betraying a lingering hunger.
"Tiandi, we really suffered a crushing defeat this time," Nihility Devouring Flame suddenly said, his gaze brushing almost imperceptibly over Hun Tiandi's back.
Hun Tiandi did not respond. After a moment of silence, the corners of his mouth suddenly lifted. "Nihility, if Gu Yuan and I had killed each other, would you have been very happy?"
The air instantly froze.
Even the wind seemed to stop.
Nihility Devouring Flame slowly raised his head and stared at Hun Tiandi's slightly pallid face. Deep within his pupils, black