Having said that, Yuan Xiao was about to unleash his power and sweep it toward Purple Bamboo and Su Yuexian, just as he had said before...
He would use the two women to threaten Sikong Jing into kneeling and accepting death.
But at that moment, the two women, still holding hands, opened their eyes almost simultaneously... Buzz!
A spiritual-shadow will at the Heavenly Emperor level suddenly appeared and bore down viciously upon Yuan Xiao.
In an instant, Yuan Xiao's gaze froze. Then, with a "Pwah," he spat out blood once more. His entire body shook violently as he stared at the two women before him in utter disbelief.
"You, you..."
In Yuan Xiao's eyes, true qi coursed through both Su Yuexian and Purple Bamboo, as though the two women shared a single power. And that power was still just as he had seen before—the aura of the King of Night Charms.
But what Yuan Xiao found bizarre was... why were they sharing one power?
It was utterly strange, beyond his understanding.
The spiritual-shadow will unleashed by the two women pressed down on him until he could barely breathe.
To put it plainly, it was a terrifying Heavenly Emperor-level pressure—the innate oppression that fierce beasts and divine beasts held over the weak.
Suddenly, Purple Bamboo parted her lips lightly.
She said, "Your name is Yuan Xiao? Before I entered reincarnation, there was no human quasi-emperor like you. You rose only after the Beast Extermination War, didn't you?"
At her words, Yuan Xiao abruptly lifted his head.
He discovered that Purple Bamboo's voice had changed, and so had her entire bearing.
It was the feeling of looking down upon all beneath heaven, of trampling all living beings beneath one's feet.
Merciless and icy, yet carrying an unyielding, defiant air. Yuan Xiao's lips