Su Jiu's heart blood could not immediately burn Li's body to ashes, but it could first burn away every last trace of the demon's vital essence and soul.
Only then did Li finally realize she had lost. It was a defeat from which she could never turn the tide, and her defeat in this contest of chess.
Her laugh was bleak, and she no longer concealed the malice she harbored toward Xia Jue.
"Humans all say that children are flesh fallen from their mothers' bodies, and that mothers ought to love their children.
"But when you were born, all I felt when I looked at you was disgust. So much disgust that I wanted to vomit.
"Xia Jue, you were never anything but an unwanted bastard. Your people don't like you, and demons won't like you either."
"It felt good to pretend to be human and play the graceful gentleman, didn't it? But look, now that you've become a demon, they still loathe you. You're an existence no one ever wanted.
"Tell me, how many good deeds did you do for those people before? And now? They still cry for your blood, wishing your soul would shatter and scatter."
"Oh, I almost forgot. The people outside have blamed your sect's destruction on you, too.
"Those fools are rather amusing. With just a little provocation, every one of them will repay kindness with betrayal for their own benefit.
"These are the very people you once risked your lives to protect."
"How laughable.
"After everything you've done, won't you still die alone, burdened with malice and a foul reputation?
"Even after you die, they might still spit out, 'Serves him right.'"
"Xia Jue, why don't you guess whether Su Jiu will forgive you after you stabbed her? Guess whether the Azure Tide