The night sky was like ink. The stars twinkled. The moon hung high, spilling moonlight down. However, it was only on that one street in the imperial capital that the moonlight became violet. It was like a gauzy veil.5

Outside that violet veil, a cold wind blew, causing dry leaves to rustle and distant trees to sway. It was as if they were telling secrets to the darkness of night. Inside the violet veil, a freezing wind screamed toward a retreating figure, as if it were infected with the momentum of superiority, and wanted to challenge the night to battle.1

Dirt exploded as the retreating figure landed on the street. Then, two long furrows appeared as the figure slid backward about 30 meters before gaining a stable footing.0

The violet moonlight made it clear that this figure was the mysterious young woman. She didn’t look like she had before. Her mask was cracked, and her eyes glowed as she looked up at Xu Qing approaching her.0

“People say that you stole some of Crimson Mother’s godsource. You haven’t done much in the Imperial University, so I couldn’t tell for sure. But considering how the moonlight changes color for you, I’d say the rumors are true.”6

Xu Qing’s expression remained neutral. He seemed to be in his element in the moonlight. As he approached the young woman, the violet color grew more intense, filling heaven and earth, invading everything. It turned into a terrifying godly projection that could devour anything and everything,...1