Ye Chuxue’s look of utter condescension and disgust cut Bai Yang to the quick.

He had always been one of Heaven’s favored sons. When had he ever suffered such an indignity? Especially not from Ye Chuxue, who had once been far beneath him.

"Ye Chuxue..."

He ground his teeth and forced himself back to his feet, a vicious glint in his eyes.

"Don’t think you’re so great just because you’re tangled up with Gu Qingyuan. A person like you, carrying on an incestuous relationship with her master, should be scorned by the entire world!"

A master was meant to be like a parent. To this day, he simply could not comprehend the minds of Ye Chuxue and Gu Qingyuan.

"I do love my master. So what if I’m scorned for it?"

Ye Chuxue scoffed. She had long since stopped caring what others thought.

"Even being scorned is better than being with a spineless coward like you!"

"I must have been blind back then. Now, just thinking about those memories makes me want to throw up!"

At this point, they both loathed the memories of their past, their eyes filled with nothing but regret.

"In that case, enough talk." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Bai Yang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and charged at Ye Chuxue again.

The sword moves, thick with killing intent, morphed into countless arrows in mid-air. Just as they were about to hit, they transformed again into a giant net that flew to envelop Ye Chuxue.

Ye Chuxue’s brow furrowed. She swung her sword to cut the net, and with a flick of her other hand, a flame shimmering with a cold, purple light shot out toward Bai Yang.

’Hiss... It’s the Netherworld Fire, ranked tenth among the Abnormal Fires! If we feed it to the Divine Nether Profound Fire, the Divine Nether Profound Fire will definitely level up!’

The Golden Small Sword’s light flared. ’Abnormal Fires can level up by devouring other flames. Consuming another Abnormal Fire would mean a rapid advancement.’

’This Netherworld Fire is the perfect meal for the Divine Nether Profound Fire.’

It was practically salivating.

A strange glint flashed in Song Wanning’s eyes as well. She stared at the Netherworld Fire and blinked.

’The Golden Small Sword is right,’ she thought. ’Unfortunately, Ye Chuxue is still under the protection of the Heavenly Dao. It will be impossible to get our hands on it for now.’

’But judging by Ye Chuxue’s current state, she probably won’t hold the title of Heavenly Dao’s Son for much longer.’

’Destiny is a profound and mysterious thing, but it is not set in stone.’

’Otherwise, Ye Chuxue would never have fallen into her current predicament.’

’Therefore, Ye Chuxue’s destiny has been steadily diminishing, though it is still much stronger than that of an ordinary person.’

No sooner had the thought crossed her mind than Bai Yang was sent flying backward again. This time, he couldn’t even get back up, and just lay there, continuously coughing up blood.

Ye Chuxue wasted no more words on him. She raised her Longsword to strike again as the Netherworld Fire, pulsing with a cold light, shot toward him once more.

Bai Yang’s heart sank. He wanted to counterattack, but he didn’t have enough Spiritual Power left.

With danger upon him, he had no choice but to flee and settle the score with Ye Chuxue after he recovered.

He took out an Earth Escape Talisman and, with a WHOOSH, vanished just before the attack landed!

Ye Chuxue’s attack hit empty air. Her eyes hardened, and without a second thought, she gave chase.

Possessing an Earth Attribute Spiritual Root, she easily tunneled underground. Her body moved as smoothly as an eel, allowing her to shuttle through the earth with ease.

Soon, she sensed Bai Yang’s location. Locking onto her target, she followed at full speed.

The battlefield between the two quickly shifted underground.

Song Wanning raised an eyebrow. She spread her immense Divine Sense downward, and after locking onto the two Spiritual Power fluctuations, she began to follow them secretly.

...

For the next several days, Ye Chuxue and Bai Yang were locked in a desperate game of cat and mouse.

Bai Yang never had a moment to recuperate. Instead, he was forced into several more major battles with Ye Chuxue, causing his injuries to grow even more severe.

Ye Chuxue, for her part, was also repeatedly wounded by his Magical Treasures, and her eyes had turned red with bloodlust.

She had even forgotten that Gu Qingyuan was still in the cave, waiting for her to return.

As she watched Bai Yang constantly flee, she was consumed by the single thought of killing him.

’After coming this far, I absolutely can’t give up halfway.’

The chase finally came to a halt when Bai Yang was forced to the edge of the Demon Race’s forbidden ground.

The Demon Race’s forbidden ground lay at the bottom of a cliff, where a thick, white mist completely obscured the view below.

It was impossible to see clearly.

But Song Wanning was very familiar with this place.

The forbidden ground below was filled with the remnant souls of demon beasts, all of which had lost their sanity.

Those with a weak will could be easily influenced, becoming sustenance for the remnant souls.

Even the Great Demons of the Demon Race didn’t dare set foot here.

In her past life, when she had nowhere else to turn, Song Wanning had nearly fallen into it.

’I never thought I’d come to this familiar place again in this life,’ she mused. ’Only this time, the one being cornered is different.’

The corners of her lips curled up. ’This is a great place. I’m sure those two will love it.’

At that moment, Bai Yang had retreated to the very edge of the cliff. With no more ground behind him, his Earth Escape Talisman was useless.

He had also used up all his Teleportation Talismans. Now, he had no way to escape.

The cliff behind him looked mysterious, emanating an indescribable sense of danger that made him deeply uneasy.

He coughed weakly a few times, the hatred for Ye Chuxue in his eyes growing deeper.

’Who would have thought Ye Chuxue could push me this far? I really underestimated her.’

But he wasn’t afraid. ’I’m fated to live, anyway. If Ye Chuxue insists on killing me, she’ll probably be targeted by the Heavenly Dao and be struck down in the very next second!’

A glint appeared in Bai Yang’s eyes. He was actually starting to consider this plan.

Seeing that he had stopped running, Ye Chuxue halted as well, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood a moment later.

The depths of her eyes were bloodshot and her lips were cracked and dry. She looked utterly haggard.

"You’re pretty good at running!"

She had been chasing him for six or seven days straight, and it had left her in a wretched state.

She glanced at the cliff behind Bai Yang. A glint appeared in her eyes, followed by a mocking smile.

"What’s wrong? Not running anymore? Go on, keep running!"

"Or is it that you don’t dare?"

"Ye Chuxue, you... you don’t have to provoke me... COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..."

Bai Yang coughed violently again, his face also twisted into a sneer.

"No matter how arrogant you get, you’re fated to fail in killing me."

"Is that so?"

Ye Chuxue raised an eyebrow, a wicked glint flashing in her eyes.

"You, and that wretched master of yours, will both fall to my sword in the end!"

"Now, die!!!"

She let out a wild laugh and attacked Bai Yang once more.

Bai Yang’s expression darkened, and he used the last of his Spiritual Energy to counterattack.

But reality quickly taught him a harsh lesson once again.

He was sent flying backward, straight off the edge of the cliff.

Seeing that he was about to fall, Bai Yang was horrified. He immediately tried to circulate his Spiritual Energy to fly back up.

He had no idea what lay at the bottom of the cliff behind him; he couldn’t take that risk.

However, just as he was about to fly upward, a sudden burst of Spiritual Energy struck him.

In an instant, it slammed him down into the chasm.

"No—"

His eyes widened in terror. He reached out, flailing desperately, but still fell uncontrollably into the mist below.