Dugu Lianxin staggered.
Her vision spun.
Her grip on the scythe faltered, fingers numb from the ice burrowing into her meridians.
Bai Xueqing landed lightly before her—cold and calm.
She raised her sword for the finishing strike.
"You've lost!"
Dugu Lianxin's pupils shrank.
She tried to summon Demonic Qi—but her dantian had been frozen by Bai Xueqing's last strike.
The shadow of death loomed over her.
Bai Xueqing's blade fell—clean, decisive.
SHHNK—!
But it never reached its target.
BOOOOOM!!!
A colossal force detonated between them, flinging Bai Xueqing back dozens of meters. The ground split apart, forming a massive jagged crater.
A towering figure materialized in front of the Saintess like a ghost of slaughter.
A Void Refinement Elder of the Hundred Sins Hall.
Dugu Lianxin coughed blood.
"E–Elder…"
The Elder's voice rumbled like a funeral drum.
"Saintess. Step back!"
Then his gaze snapped toward Bai Xueqing, killing intent surging like a tidal wave.
