At the center of each of these two masses of Immortal Dao radiance stood a figure. One was a woman whose beauty could topple cities and kingdoms, her grace unmatched.
The other, however, was in a wretched state, covered in blood. Only half his body remained; the other half had vanished.
In contrast, one looked like a celestial maiden from the Nine Heavens, sacred and transcendent, while the other resembled a corpse from the netherworld, a terrifying sight.
Not far away, two sections of a blade floated in the air. It had been severed through the middle, the cut surfaces incomparably smooth.
"No... this isn't real. I haven't lost. I haven't lost!"
The remaining half of Undying Qiming's body cried out. His half-face twisted, his wounds covered in blood. He looked hideously frightening, like an evil ghost that had crawled out of hell.
Watching this, Yun Ying remained expressionless. "Remember what I said. You don't understand the Blade Dao at all."
With that, Yun Ying turned and took a step. A brilliant road of light appeared beneath her feet, with fragments of time dancing and fallen petals swirling, leading straight toward the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
Her figure rode time into the distance, crossing hundreds of millions of miles in an instant and leaving this vast universe.
"Ah... pfft!"
Watching Yun Ying drift away, and hearing her say such a thing before leaving, Undying Qiming's sole remaining fleshly eye immediately reddened. Its corner split open, spraying blood.
He even coughed up blood in rage, unable to bear having lost to Yun Ying and then having his life spared by her.
Being shown mercy by an opponent was an enormous humiliation. It would accompany him for the rest of his life, clinging to him like a nightmare he could never