Ye Chuxue had just reached the end of the passage, thinking she was about to see the treasure. Instead, she was met with the sight of a wraithlike figure from behind.

Even though it was just a figure seen from behind, she still recognized it instantly!

In fact, she would recognize Song Wanning even if she were reduced to ash!

The memory of how Song Wanning had nearly killed her made Ye Chuxue unable to contain her rage, and she let out an almost instinctive roar of fury.

But the moment the words left her mouth, she instantly regretted them.

’Her master isn’t here. How am I supposed to be a match for Song Wanning on my own?’

’What if Song Wanning tries to kill me again?’

Ye Chuxue stumbled back a few steps in terror, inwardly cursing herself for being an idiot. ’How could I have lost my composure!’

But it was too late. Song Wanning had already turned to face her.

"Tsk... So it’s our dear Ye Chuxue. Our very own Ye..."

"You’re surprisingly hard to kill. To think you’re not dead yet..."

Her mocking tone rang out, enraging Ye Chuxue.

’Since this is unavoidable, what do I have to be afraid of?’

Ye Chuxue straightened her spine and retorted coldly, "Song Wanning, you must be surprised to see me alive, aren’t you?"

"But I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. I am the Daughter of Destiny, and I am fated to live! As for a venomous person like you, heaven will surely deliver its judgment!!!"

’Aren’t all of Song Wanning’s actions just like those of a vicious villainess from a story?’

’She’s just jealous, constantly targeting me and trying to trip me up. But in the end, she’ll only become my stepping stone!’

’Song Wanning won’t be enjoying her glory for much longer!!!’

"Heh... The Daughter of Destiny... HAHAHA..."

Memories of her past life surfaced in Song Wanning’s mind again, and she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Her gaze turned frigid. She thrust out a hand, and a palm made of Spiritual Power materialized, seizing Ye Chuxue by the throat.

With a violent jerk, she flung Ye Chuxue away like a ragdoll, sending her flying.

THUD—

The impact was immense, making the entire cave tremble.

But Song Wanning wasn’t finished. She unleashed another vicious palm strike.

A full-powered palm strike from someone at the Divinity Transformation Stage would be enough to kill Ye Chuxue instantly.

But she knew not to go too far, lest she trigger another Heavenly Tribulation. Even so, despite holding back considerably, the attack was still far more than Ye Chuxue could withstand.

SPURT—

Blood sprayed through the air as Ye Chuxue’s bones shattered, the agony forcing a piercing shriek from her lips.

The intense pain made her curl into a ball. The slightest movement sent waves of agony through her shattered bones, causing her body to twitch uncontrollably.

Tears streamed down Ye Chuxue’s face, but her eyes still blazed with defiance.

Her bloodshot eyes glared at Song Wanning as she sneered, "Song Wanning, you just... started cultivating a hundred years before me. You really think... you’re so incredible?"

"Let me... tell you, if I were you, I would have... reached the Divinity Transformation stage... and ascended long ago!"

Ye Chuxue blurted out the words she had kept buried deep in her heart, holding nothing back.

She had been holding these words in for far too long.

"You’re... just relying on... the Song Family... You were just born lucky. What’s... so great about that?"

"Without the Song Family, you’d be... nothing!"

’In her past life, she had despised those rich kids who relied on their family’s status and wealth, acting spoiled and absurd without any regard for others’ feelings.’

’Unlike them, she had achieved her success step by step, all through her own hard work!’

Ye Chuxue’s eyes were full of accusation, and her self-righteous expression made Song Wanning laugh.

Slowly, step by step, she walked over to Ye Chuxue. Then, she raised her foot and brought it down right on her face.

The fair face instantly turned bright red. Ye Chuxue began to struggle, filled with both shock and fury.

"Song Wanning... You... let me go!!!"

’How could Song Wanning humiliate her like this?’

’Has Song Wanning gone mad?!’

In response, Song Wanning only smiled flippantly, tilting her head as she looked down at her. "Ye Chuxue, is it really that hard to admit your own jealousy?"

"You keep accusing me of relying on the Song Family. Isn’t that just because you have no one to rely on?"

"I do rely on the Song Family. So what? They’re my family!"

"If you’re so noble, do you dare swear a Heart Demon Oath that if you were born into such a family, you would immediately sever all ties and rely on yourself for everything?"

The mockery in Song Wanning’s eyes deepened.

’Ye Chuxue is only disdainful because she has nothing of her own.’

’Ye Chuxue had always been like this, always using righteousness and morality to make herself seem different, never daring to confront her own inner desires.’

’The absolute height of hypocrisy.’

Song Wanning’s words were like a sharp dagger, plunging straight into Ye Chuxue’s heart and striking at her most hidden thoughts.

Yes, she was jealous. And defiant.

’Why should someone like Song Wanning be blessed with both a privileged family and outstanding natural talent?’

’Almost everyone catered to her, doted on her.’

’So, from a very early age, she had been secretly competing, trying to prove that she was in no way inferior to Song Wanning.’

’Everything had been going according to plan, but then it all fell into chaos.’

’Song Wanning grew more and more dazzling, while she and her master seemed to have had their own good fortune devoured, becoming increasingly unlucky!’

’And the root of all this was Song Wanning.’

’Song Wanning was her mortal enemy. Between the two of them, only one was destined to survive!’

Ye Chuxue’s hate-filled eyes stared fixedly at Song Wanning, conveying her unyielding defiance.

But her only answer was the sole of Song Wanning’s shoe.

The hard sole came down right on her mouth. With a vicious grind, her lips immediately split, and blood streamed out.

"MMMPH MMMPH—"

Ye Chuxue began to struggle frantically, her eyes already consumed by bloodlust and madness.

She was about to go mad with rage.

’I’ll kill Song Wanning!!!!!’

’KILL HER!!!!’

"Tsk, that look in your eyes... so irritating."

The corner of Song Wanning’s mouth curled up, and then her shoe came down on Ye Chuxue’s eyes.

"AHHH—"

Ye Chuxue cried out in pain, flailing madly to grab Song Wanning, but with her bones shattered, she could barely lift her arm.

Even if they weren’t broken, her efforts would have been nothing more than a tickle to Song Wanning.

In that instant, panic seized Ye Chuxue. She began using her Divine Soul to pull all the treasures from her Storage Ring in an attempt to harm Song Wanning.

Little did she know, this was like delivering a sheep to a tiger’s den.

With a soft laugh, Song Wanning forcibly snatched the items and casually erased Ye Chuxue’s Divine Soul Mark from them.

SPURT—

Ye Chuxue violently spat out another mouthful of blood and collapsed, completely limp.

Her face was deathly pale, with streaks of fresh blood trickling down from all over.

She was filled with such hate, such burning hate!

’How could Song Wanning treat her like this?’

Ye Chuxue’s Dao Heart shattered once again. Her Heart Demon surged wildly, consuming her mind little by little.

The floral scent she had noticed at the cave entrance now began to take effect, slowly amplifying the desire and hatred in her heart.

In this state, Ye Chuxue all but lost her sanity, leaving only crazed, guttural screams.

The once pure and beautiful orchid was, in this moment, utterly stained by blood and her Heart Demon.

Never to be cleansed again.