The Xiao Clan was quiet. The night air was cool, a faint breeze rustling the leaves as most of the city slept. Yun Che stood alone beneath the vast, star-speckled sky, his golden eyes calm and distant as they pierced the darkness.
Then—it happened.
A presence.
Not loud, not destructive, but precise. A ripple in the fabric of reality, silent yet profound, like a pebble sinking into an unseen pond.
Yun Che didn't flinch. He had been waiting for this.
He turned toward the disturbance, his expression unreadable. No explosion, no shockwave—just a whisper of energy, vanishing almost as quickly as it had appeared.
Yet, he felt it.
The air carried a strange scent—death.
His gaze sharpened.
It's worse than I thought.
The forest stood in eerie silence, bathed in cold moonlight, but the ground beneath was… dead.
Grass had withered to brittle husks. The soil had darkened, devoid of life. The once-thriving vegetation had been erased, consumed by a force beyond mortal comprehension.
And at the center of it all—she lay motionless.
A suffocating void, where time and space had lost all meaning.
No… not yet… I…
But her body refused to respond. Her profound energy, her will—everything was fading.
Until—
A touch.
A pulse of energy, steady and powerful, coursed through her broken form.
Her instincts screamed to resist, but her strength was gone. Yet the power wasn't hostile. It was… stabilizing her. Holding her together.
Her senses stirred.
Yun Che stepped forward, unfazed. His golden gaze swept over her frail figure, taking in every detail.
Her long crimson hair pooled around her, a vivid contrast against the pale glow of the night. Her robes—elegant yet tattered—clung to her delicate frame.
No movement. No breath. No warmth.
But she wasn't dead.
Not yet.
Kneeling beside her, Yun Che reached out.
The moment his fingers brushed her skin, a wave of killing intent surged through his body. Not an attack. Not an aura.
Pure,
A potent poison. One that didn't merely kill—it devoured the host from within.
Because of a World Item
Such mean its caused by equivalent item in nature
He exhaled softly, thankful for the artifact that safeguarded him.
His fingers glowed faintly as he channeled his magic into her, stabilizing her failing life force. Not purging, not healing—but anchoring. Giving her body a fighting chance.
Her crimson eyes fluttered open.
The first thing she saw was him.
A man.
Her gaze was sharp, wary. Though her body was weak and heavy with exhaustion, her consciousness had fully returned. For the first time since her fall, she could finally speak.
Yun Che smirked.
"You're awake."
Jasmine studied him in silence Though the poison still lingered within her, its devastation had slowed. The agony that had once consumed her had dulled to a distant ache.
Her breath steadied slightly.
"…What did you do to me?"
Yun Che leaned back slightly, arms resting casually on his knees.
"Saved your life. You can thank me later."
Jasmine's frown deepened. Though her body still suffered, she could sense the change. The poison had devoured her without pause. Its still It is still there, but there is something fighting it. its devastation had slowed. The agony that had once consumed her had dulled to a distant ache
Her breath steadied slightly.
"…What did you do to me?"
Yun Che leaned back slightly
"Saved your life. You can thank me later."
Jasmine's frown deepened. Though her body still suffered, she could sense the change. Before, the Poison had devoured her without pause. Now, it still lingered—but its destruction had been… delayed.