"Hmm?"
Sensing the change in Si Xiaonan's aura, Loki raised an eyebrow.
Si Xiaonan's eyes visibly brightened. Her Mental Power at the peak of the "Klein" realm began to surge rapidly. In just two seconds, she had stepped halfway across the threshold of the Human Apex realm, and it was still rising at an astonishing speed!
Si Xiaonan's gaze sharpened. Her surging Mental Power instantly broke free of the black serpents binding her body. A "ruse" flashed in her palm, and the short sword she had been holding suddenly vanished.
The next moment, its blade was already before Loki!
Loki snorted coldly, showing no intention of dodging. He merely stared icily at Si Xiaonan and snapped his fingers.
Countless black threads intertwined. The "ruse" deceived the past, rewriting everything once more. The short sword about to touch his eyeball vanished into thin air.
An unwilling look appeared on Si Xiaonan's face as her realm frantically climbed. The next instant, she returned to her original position beneath the steps.
Her realm also returned to the "Klein" level she had been at before swallowing the two pills.
Standing on the steps, Loki watched Si Xiaonan's furious expression, the corners of his mouth rising uncontrollably.
"So they really were genuine pills... It seems I still thought too highly of you."
Loki lifted his fingertips. Countless black serpents once again suspended Si Xiaonan in midair. His fingers sliced open the flesh on her back and pinched out the two pills wrapped in the Unfettered Veil.
"Loki!" Si Xiaonan roared, her eyes bloodshot. "Do you think that breaking through to Supreme means you can rule everything? You will never defeat Great Xia!"
Holding the two pills, Loki slowly ascended the steps and returned to the lofty divine throne. He chuckled softly.
"My adorable Xiao Nan,