The sudden splitting out of Xingtian from the Demon Emperor's body caused Chen Zijin on the scene to be quite astonished.
Zhang Yue, by contrast, appeared very calm, as if this result had long been within his expectations.
Zhang Yue had already guessed.
The reason the Demon Emperor's strength leapt to an astonishing Origin level in a very short time must have been because he used the forbidden spell skill Devouring Body to consume Xingtian.
Because Xingtian was a deified one, the Destiny Valkyrie.
Her latent strength was unfathomable, it was just that she could not fully exert her power.
Back when they were in the divine realm, Xingtian had already mentioned this topic to Zhang Yue.
She had spent a hundred years and still had not completed a breakthrough.
Now, the facts proved that Zhang Yue's guess was right: the Demon Emperor had indeed devoured Xingtian.
But what puzzled Zhang Yue was: even before Xingtian's breakthrough, when she was still far stronger than the Demon Emperor when he was only a lord level BOSS, how did the Demon Emperor manage to devour her?
Also, since she had been devoured, how could she still stand alive here now?
There was only one possibility.
Xingtian chose to trust the Demon Emperor and was then deceived, causing her to be devoured.
If that were true, then Xingtian was still too kind.
At this moment, even the Demon Emperor was stunned to see Xingtian split out of his body, "How… you weren't already dead by my hand?"
A trace of coldness showed in Xingtian's exquisitely beautiful eyes, "Have you forgotten, I am the Destiny Valkyrie."
"I have a fate-ordained immortal body, you cannot kill me."
The Demon Emperor was even more astonished, "Then why didn't you resurrect at that time and instead willingly be devoured?"
Before Xingtian could answer, suddenly the Demon Emperor seemed to understand something.
He asked in disbelief, "So you did it on purpose?"
"My body was too weak to fully bring out the Destiny Valkyrie's power," Xingtian said, "But your physical body is very strong. When you last entered the divine realm, I already noticed that."
"Only by being devoured by you, using your body, could I break through my own bodily limits, and now I have gotten what I wanted."
Unbelief filled the Demon Emperor's eyes.
At that moment, Xingtian walked in front of the Demon Emperor and continued, "Do you know why he suddenly became so strong?"
Following Xingtian's gaze, the Demon Emperor looked at Zhang Yue.
He realized that Zhang Yue had absorbed the power of the Divine Jade, and that was how he obtained such a powerful evolution.
"The divine realm's strongest treasure, the Divine Jade, is divided into Yin and Yang," Xingtian said, "A hundred years ago when you and I were trapped in the divine realm, I found the Divine Jade. I absorbed the Yin Divine Jade, and because of its power I evolved into a deified being, the Destiny Valkyrie, while the other half, the Yang Divine Jade, was originally meant for you."
"But just when I intended to hand the other half to you, you abandoned me and escaped the divine realm alone, leaving me there by myself."
The Demon Emperor was instantly filled with extreme disbelief.
"You mean that half of the Divine Jade was originally meant for me?"
In that moment, the Demon Emperor felt deep regret.
He spoke to Xingtian with overwhelming guilt, "Xingtian, please save me. For the sake of the partnership we had a hundred years ago, save me!"
"After I die, resurrect me!"
Coldness filled Xingtian's eyes, "Fine, I will save you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xingtian raised her sword and pierced the Demon Emperor's chest with a single stroke.
"Death is the best redemption for you."
The Demon Emperor looked at Xingtian with immense regret and unwillingness.
In that instant, he felt endless despair.
Just like a hundred years ago, when he abandoned Xingtian and fled the divine realm, the despair that had been in Xingtian's eyes.
The next moment, the Demon Emperor knelt before Xingtian.
Originally thinking Xingtian was kindhearted, it seemed Zhang Yue had worried too much.
Xingtian was quite decisive after all.
With that, everything ended.
All the monsters were wiped out.
The sky cleared and the earth regained its vitality.
At this time, Zhang Yue looked at Xingtian and said thoughtfully, "So you deliberately let the Demon Emperor devour you in order to use his body to break through."
"But if I'm not mistaken, you had to have me defeat the Demon Emperor for you to be released again. Otherwise, you would have been permanently absorbed into his power."
"How are you so sure I could defeat the Demon Emperor?"
Xingtian glanced at Zhang Yue and smiled, "From the first time I saw you, I knew you were no ordinary person."
"You definitely could. Besides, you have the Divine Jade I gave you."
One must say, the power of that Divine Jade was truly world-shattering.
The Demon Emperor really was dealt a bad hand and ruined it himself.
If a hundred years ago he hadn't abandoned Xingtian and had brought her out with him, that other half of the Divine Jade would have belonged to the Demon Emperor and they could have completely shared a win.
Just then, Xingtian suddenly said to Zhang Yue, "Do you want to see the power I gained after my breakthrough?"
Zhang Yue was genuinely curious, "How?"
At this moment, the whole world was already scarred and broken.
Although the battle was won, the cities destroyed by the BOSS army could not be repaired, and the people who died could not be brought back.
Everywhere in the world there were sounds of wailing and crying.
Then Xingtian came into the real world through a spatial rift in the sky, floating high above.
Whoosh!
A huge white wing bloomed behind Xingtian.
At this moment, Xingtian looked like an angel.
She clasped her hands together.
After a moment, when she opened her hands, endless golden starlight rained down across the world.
Where the light covered, the damaged city buildings and skyscrapers began to restore.
Even the humans who had died in this disaster regained life.
Everything seemed to return to the way it was before the divine realm's power invaded the real world.
This scene shocked and delighted countless people.
Many people went crazy and knelt to worship Xingtian, truly treating her as a god.
Even Zhang Yue was struck with immense shock at this moment.
"So this is the true power of the Destiny Valkyrie?"
At that time, Chen Zijin suddenly realized a question.
Tilting her head, she looked at Zhang Yue and asked, "According to Xingtian, she evolved into a deified being by absorbing the Divine Jade's power. What about you? You absorbed the Divine Jade's power too. What is your identity now, are you a deified being?"
Prompted by Chen Zijin, Zhang Yue opened his status panel, and the new data displayed on the panel really made his eyes light up...
[🥳 New novel guys—"Online Game: SSS-Tier Skills From Scratching Tickets". It is from the same author who wrote "Awoke As a God After Auto-Battling For 100000 Years". Do give it a try and hope you all had a great year.]