The hem of his black smoke robe dragged along the floor, black smoke roiling at its edges as though it would drag everything around him into boundless darkness.
Suddenly, ink-black lightning tore down from the void. Amid the thunder, cold, inky light fell across his face, turning into living wisps that slowly traced his brows, eyes, nose, and jaw before finally forming a black mask fitted snugly against his skin.
Beneath the black mask, Bai Ye's eyes snapped open, and a flash of scarlet light erupted!
The light blazed like lightning, dazzling beyond measure!
That scarlet light actually tore a rift through the purple forbidden aura enveloping the laboratory.
The Doctor looked at the Calamity Eye in Bai Ye's eye socket and frowned slightly.
The two faced off in silence: the Black King against the Doctor, the Calamity Eye against forbidden energy!
The room fell deathly silent. Li You and the others stared at Bai Ye in horror. The moment the Black King's true form appeared, the chaotic thoughts filling their minds briefly stopped.
As the two kings confronted each other, wild laughter suddenly rang out.
"Hahahaha..."
Flames seemed to ignite in Li Xiao's eyes as he stared at the Doctor with a near-mad gaze.
"It's been ages since I found an opponent worth going all out against. Once I kill you... I'll be one of the Ten Kings! Hahahaha..."
Laughing wildly, Li Xiao charged at the Doctor.
It was like two armies facing off, their generals riding out to the front to settle the battle, only for some lowly foot soldier to suddenly rush out of the ranks.
The Doctor did not spare Li Xiao so much as a glance. His gaze remained fixed on Bai Ye as he let Li Xiao approach.
When Li Xiao reached the dark