BOOOOOOM!
A shockwave of distorted reality rippled outward. The black hole screamed, its gravitational field fracturing as the Chaos energy ate into its core. For a moment, the entire vortex stilled, frozen mid-collapse.
Then—
CRACK!
The black hole shattered, its structure unraveling like a torn tapestry. The devoured starlight burst free in a dazzling explosion, painting the void with streaks of gold and silver.
Silence.
The Devourer's presence pulsed—not with anger, but something almost like... approval.
"WELL DONE," it conceded.
The abyssal rift reopened behind it.
"I'LL LET YOU LIVE A LITTLE LONGER. GROW STRONGER. AND WHEN YOU FAIL... I'LL DEVOUR EVERYTHING YOU LOVE."
With that, the Devourer slid backward into the void, its form dissolving like smoke.
"WE'LL MEET AGAIN... AT THE END OF ALL THINGS."
Then—
Silence.
Yun Lintian stood alone amidst the fading stellar debris.
His grip on the God Slaying Sword tightened.
This wasn't a victory.
It was a warning.
