The viscous blood chains wrapped around Xuan BaiShe's slender body began to vibrate with a dissonant frequency. They then emitted a hiss of putrid steam as Queen Xiaoli's Khao energy attempted to pierce his meridians.
BaiShe, whose jade-like face remained insultingly impassive despite the pressure, let out a soft, stifled laugh.
His Omega Heart suddenly raced, not from fear, but driven by a will to dominate so raw that it would no longer tolerate any hindrance.
Xiaoli, her eyes narrowed in concentration, felt an unexpected resistance. Her chains, designed to drain the vital essence of an entire realm, had hit a wall.
"Why do you still resist, vermin?" she hissed through her teeth, a bead of blood-red sweat forming on her temple.
Xuan BaiShe slowly turned his head toward her. In his heterochromatic eyes, one of absolute black and the other of blazing gold, there was no fear.
