Deep in the universe, the lingering obsession of Ning Fei came to a halt after bringing the Undying Heavenly Empress to safety.
Silver flames began burning all over this peerless hero of the Primordial Era. His entire figure gradually blurred, on the verge of vanishing from the world forever.
"No...!"
The Undying Heavenly Empress rushed up to him, weeping bitterly, desperate to hold the man before her tightly in her arms.
Sadly, it was all in vain. Within the blazing light, the spirited young man in silver robes rapidly aged, then dissolved into a brilliant radiance and scattered.
Even the Peerless Heavenly Horse beneath him suffered the same fate. In the span of a breath, he lived out an entire lifetime. His snow-white coat lost its luster, and he became an old, lame mortal horse before collapsing in the starry sky and crumbling to dust.
"Ning Fei, come back!"
The Undying Heavenly Empress cried out in heart-rending anguish, her eyes filled with despair. Even the last wisp of lingering will had faded from the man who had protected her all his life.
Within the silver flames, Ning Fei's Divine Soul awakened in the final instant. He smiled and nodded to her in a last farewell, and then this lingering obsession was finally set free.
The Undying Heavenly Empress felt as though lightning had struck her. Deathly stillness filled her beautiful eyes, and all her hopes burned to ashes.
"The Phoenix Nest is destroyed, and you're gone too. What meaning is there in living?"
She murmured in agony, then madness surfaced in her eyes. She would avenge Ning Fei. She would destroy everyone who stood against her.
The Undying Heavenly Empress began throwing all caution aside. Blood dripped continuously from between her brows, first crimson like blood diamonds, then taking on