"You," Jasmine sneered, her voice dripping with venom.
"The woman who took my place. The one who dared to call herself 'Devil Empress.'
You... are the one I wanted to kill most of all."
Chi Wuyao smiled, a captivating expression that held no fear.
"Jasmine. Or should I say, Evil Infant? You wear her face, but you lack her spirit. You are nothing but a parasite clinging to her pain."
"SILENCE!"
Jasmine's power exploded. A blade of black energy, forged from the Evil Infant's malice, tore through the void.
Chi Wuyao's expression was grave. She knew she couldn't match this power.
She had to find the real Jasmine, the one buried beneath the madness.
Nirvana Devil Soul—Heart's Nightmare!
Chi Wuyao's eyes glowed with a deep, ethereal light. She didn't block the attack.
Instead, she unleashed her soul power, weaving an illusion forged from Jasmine's deepest, most painful memories.
The world around Jasmine shimmered. Suddenly, the image of Yun Che appeared before her, his face filled with warmth.
"Jasmine, I'm here..."
"LIES!" Jasmine roared. The corrupted power within her devoured the illusion in an instant.
The Evil Infant's madness was not a flaw in her soul; it was her soul.
"ARGH!"
The backlash slammed into Chi Wuyao. Her soul art, her most powerful weapon, had been shattered.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, her body staggering in the void.
"You dare... YOU DARE SHOW ME HIS FACE?!" Jasmine shrieked, her rage reaching a crescendo.
"HE IS DEAD! HE LEFT ME! HE LIED! YOU ARE AN ILLUISION! DIE! DIE! DIE!"
She raised her hand.
The power of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God fused with the Evil Infant's malice.
A colossal, black star began to form above her—a vortex of pure, unadulterated destruction. Corrupted Art: Heavenly Star Lament.
Chi Wuyao knew she couldn't dodge. This was the end.
But as the attack formed, her lips curved into a strange, serene smile.
"My part is done... Yun Che. The rest... is up to you."
"What...?"
Jasmine faltered, sensing the shift in Chi Wuyao's aura. It wasn't fear. It was... acceptance.
"DIE!"
she screamed, unleashing the black star. The attack, large enough to consume a star realm, shot toward the fallen Devil Empress.
The God Realm survivors screamed.
Chi Wuyao closed her eyes.