The darkness around Derel disappeared and she felt the bird in her clutch go away as well.
When she opened her hands, she saw the words '20 points' clearly float in them.
Ning saw that they had won and suddenly let go of everything. The concentration he had put up to fight the bird had been incredibly taxing.
Not to mention the fact that he had lost so much of his Aether in strengthening his body enough to survive the bird's attacks.
'Aether Divinity, huh? It's got nothing on a realm immortal that cultivated in Qi,' he thought. He had known previously, but this battle only served to make him understand how truly powerless he was when he was without a system.
Derel fell to the ground in front of his eyes even as her wings tried to keep her afloat. Ning tried to help her, but he realized she didn't need it.
While she couldn't fly, she slowly guided her body down to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Ning asked.