Shi Hui needed to constantly suppress the Blood Curse's erosion while avoiding Xiangliu's attempts to take her down with him.
Having lost eight and a half heads, the Sea Demon King had become weaker than ever before—the witch in the distance was beyond its reach and attacks, and its sole remaining eyeball could neither intensify the Blood Curse nor meet the conditions for the spell's backlash.
This sense of powerlessness nearly drove the Sea Demon King mad, yet it instead grew increasingly calm.
"How did you do it?"
The Sea Demon King's voice remained hoarse, but its initial madness was gone, replaced by calmness and coldness. "To stop at precisely the right moment... even top-tier Legends cannot do that."
Even as it questioned her, it did not give up pursuing the Five-Colored Lotus in the distance. The massive fireball streaked through the pitch-black universe, sending ripples through the void on either side.
The witch's laughter drifted from within the lotus.
The Sea Demon King seemed able to see her delighted expression.
"Just as you cannot catch me right now."
Seated within the lotus, Shi Hui showed remarkable patience as she explained, "This Small Universe is the battlefield I chose. This is a wizard's home ground... and naturally, a home ground comes with home-field advantages... If I wished, this chase could continue until the end of time."
"I did not hold back with that earlier spell. The spell power did not vanish. It was merely sent away. As for where it went to... I would guess the depths of the Starry Sky. After all, it followed the starlight."
"I have answered your question... Now it is my turn to ask one."
In the void, the Five-Colored Lotus swayed slightly, as though waving at the enormous star pursuing it from behind. The