But within that crater, a faint heartbeat echoed, as a heart—half crimson, half ethereal blue—gently pulsed.
During the pulsing, blood vessels and flesh grew forth, as if a new body were to regenerate centered around this heart!
Wind Sun Moon had not died. His mid-grade Demon Monster Immortal Body indeed possessed terrifying life force. Wind Sun Moon knew that being wounded by Su Changkong's Blade Intent could damage his spirit, and being killed on a spiritual level would be far worse than placing his faith in his Immortal Body to perform such a mutually destructive move. Though it would cause his body to disintegrate, he still had a chance to survive.
Wind Sun Moon's gamble paid off. Although his body vaporized into ash at the moment of the demonic power's detonation, his heart remained intact. With time, flesh began to painfully regrow from the heart as its center.
"It's... It's me who's won..."