Inside the Black Giant Hall, Xiao Yan and Xun'er went unnoticed by the powerful figures lurking there, protected by their formidable soul power and holy flames.
But their brows furrowed as they gazed at the three figures tightly bound by pitch-black chains extending from the tops of ten stone pillars.
At that moment, those pitch-black chains coiled tightly around their bodies like vines devouring their lives, leaving them unable to move. Even their auras were slowly weakening, and their faces were deathly pale.
The three were none other than the Third Reincarnation Stage elder dispatched by the Poison God Palace to guard this place, Bamboo Spirit Scholar, whom they had met once at the Buried Demon River, and a cold and gorgeous woman covered in black curse marks.
Whether it was a woman's intuition or something else, Xun'er's heart stirred faintly when her gaze fell on Su Xueying.
An air of deathly stillness filled the space within the Black Giant Hall, along with considerable remnants of violent energy. Clearly, a great battle had only just ended.
Above the great hall stood a black throne fashioned from thorns. An eerie orb of black qi floated gently within it, giving off faint traces of an ominous aura.
"A Holy Flame Controller."
An utterly crazed voice rang out from the thorn throne. A pair of scarlet eyes flashed within the black mist, staring at the bound Su Xueying with insatiable greed.
Su Xueying's entire body was covered in strangely alluring black curse marks. Yet her body trembled, and the black flame inside her was crumbling bit by bit, gathering toward the thorn throne.
From the look of it, she had clearly fallen victim to this eerie black shadow's schemes, and her power was being gnawed away little by little.
Beyond the interwoven stone