As the red light enveloped Karishma, her transformation was complete. She emerged from the glow as a fearsome, demonic entity, radiating a malevolent aura. The once elegant and composed queen's elder sister was now an embodiment of pure destructive power.
As the bloody artifact's power coursed through her, Karishma felt her strength increasing exponentially. But she also sensed her life force dimming at an alarming rate.
"This artifact's power really comes at a terrible cost," she exclaimed. But with revenge now within her grasp, Karishma was past the point of no return.
At the same time, her red giant fireball was destroyed by Xiao Chen's strengthened tornado, but Karishma didn't panic. She shouted with her new demonic voice, "Demonic flames!"
With newfound strength, Karishma unleashed a torrent of demonic flames, aiming to overpower Xiao Chen's enhanced tornado. The battlefield was now a clash of elemental forces, as the bloody red demonic flames and vibrant blue tornado's energies clashed in a spectacle that shook the very foundations of the land.
Surprisingly, the torrent of demonic flames was able to block the rapidly approaching tornado towards Karishma and even able to push it back a little.
Xiao Chen, recognizing the escalated threat, concentrated his remaining strength on maintaining the empowered tornado. However, the toll on his eagle form was evident, and the brilliance of his blue energy began to wane.
The final moments of their battle approached, with the fate of two kingdoms hanging in the balance. As the colossal tornado and demonic flames clashed, the air crackled with intense energy, causing disturbances in the surrounding environment.
In the midst of the chaos, Xiao Chen gathered his remaining strength and channeled it into one last, desperate attack. The empowered tornado surged forward with unparalleled force, aiming to consume Karishma and her demonic form.
Karishma, fueled by the bloody artifact, resisted fiercely, pushing back against the tornado. The clash reached its climax, and for a brief moment, it seemed like the forces were evenly matched.
Suddenly, a blinding explosion erupted from the point of impact, creating a shockwave that reverberated across the entire battlefield. The skies were painted with a dazzling array of colors as the elemental energies clashed in a spectacular display.
When the dust settled, the once mighty battlefield was reduced to a desolate landscape. The intense clash had left a massive crater, and the silence that followed was deafening.
As the onlookers cautiously approached the epicenter, they were met with a scene of devastation. The remnants of the battle lay scattered, and in the center of the crater were the lifeless forms of Xiao Chen and Karishma.
Their transformed states had dissipated, revealing the true toll of the battle. Xiao Chen lay on the ground, his once majestic eagle form now reduced to a lifeless human body. Karishma, too, reverted to her human form, her body aged and drained of vitality.
The cost of their final clash was evident in the lifeless expressions on their faces. The strongest cultivators of both sides died in their final Clash just like that.