Five Feathers suddenly stopped her onslaught of attacks. She looked at her opponent with disdain before mocking him: "What happened to all that hatred and rage? Are you even trying to kill me?"
"I don’t need to try," Undead Phoenix replied.
"What do you mean?"
"I’ve realized that there is no need to worry about your death," he explained. "With how you’re behaving and the terrifying nature of that curse, you will die eventually without the cure. So, why must I become the variable that helps you escape the curse? I only need to survive long enough, lay back, and watch you slowly march to your doom.’
Five Feather’s face twisted in anger. The latter was correct. Her curse and the Body of Sin were a ticking time bomb, and without the cure, it was only a matter of time before she died from their powers. In other words, the one in a hurry was her — not Undead Phoenix.
"Your plan hinged on staying alive," Five Feathers rebutted. "And I’ll make sure to hand you your ticket to the underworld." She attacked, and she was ever fiercer this time around. This prideful phoenix had one objective — kill this bastard and end the fate between them. Unfortunately, Undead Phoenix remained calm and composed; his primary mode of fighting was more defensive and reserved, not giving Five Feather a chance at even injuring him.
"You coward!" Five Feathers yelled. "Are you a man? How can you fight in such a cowardly manner?’ Undead Phoenix’s lips twitched, but his tactic remained the same. Five Feathers grew more frustrated with this battle. Although she was confident in her newfound strength, the difference between them was not significant enough for her to kill him swiftly, and the situation worsened because he fought.
"Do you want to know a little secret?" Five Feathers said with a cruel sneer. "You should know by now that I never loved you, but did you know I’ve always loved your best friend — Bai Songxuan? He was such a kind and handsome man with a heart of gold. It was sad he had to live all his life in your shadows."
A terrifying killing intent flashed in Undead Phoenix’s eyes. However, such a reaction only made Five Feathers smirked before she continued:
"I tried confessing my love, but he was too loyal. I even used an aphrodisiac to get his body, but he insisted on his loyalty. That’s why I had to kill him. Although I loved him, I couldn’t allow him to mess up my plans for you." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
"YOU WH****!" Undead Phoenix roared before launching toward her. He acted like a madman, trying to kill her without any consequences. However, Five Feathers only giggled joyously: "That’s more like it.’ She fought back vigorously, trying to use this opportunity to find a flaw and capture him.
"Calm down," yelled a voice inside Undead Phoenix’s head, but he was not listening.
"We are not ready yet, and you’re going to ruin the plan." Unfortunately, this message might have also been sent to the endless void. ’Damn it, I should have expected this idiot to cause trouble,’ muttered the voice, not caring whether Undead Phoenix heard him. ’In that case, let’s change things.’
The battle intensified as these two mad titans clashed, almost losing their sanity. The destruction they caused could be imagined, but no one cared. In this vast world, population, and territory were never lacking.
At the peak of these people’s battles, something unexpected suddenly occurred. A golden light suddenly flew out of Undead Phoenix’s body and turned into ropes that bound the two of them. Five Feathers sensed something and tried to evade, but the golden rope was attracted to the sins on her body like metal to a magnet, making it impossible to avoid.
She immediately tried to break it off, but it was useless. This rope would be bound to her as long as she had such a vast amount of karmic sins. She could use brute force to destroy it, but that process would take time, and she felt that the schemer would not give her this chance.
"This power — the Golden Body of Merit," Five Feathers analyzed. "Wang Wei — is that you? No, this aura is different. It’s something I’ve seen before — Kong."
"We’ve met so many times, but it took you so long to recognize me. Is this how little I mean to you, or has your sanity degraded to such a level?"
"What is the meaning of this?"
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