Evil Heaven Pavilion, top-floor hall.
Ling reclined gracefully on a comfortable sofa, looking as languid as a pampered Persian cat.
A blueprint hung projected in the air before her. It showed the layout of the Evil Heaven Pavilion, every detail marked out so its structure could be understood at a glance.
At the center of the vast building, three tiny diamonds of different colors glimmered with distinct auras. They were the three Earth Cores of thunder, fire, and ice!
Suddenly, Ling's languid expression changed. She narrowed her lovely eyes, smiled faintly, and murmured,
"Looks like Xie has a little vixen pestering him..."
As soon as she spoke, she spread her immense Mental Strength to take a look.
"Hm?"
But in the next instant, Ling's eyes flew open. Her piercing gaze swept through the floor-to-ceiling window toward the Bustling City, and she sat up from the sofa.
"It's her..."
"Kid, you dare stop me from finding a woman? You must have a death—"
The burly man's anger flared when someone stopped him. He glared at the person gripping his wrist and roared.
He wanted to see what fool had dared to... What fool... All right, I'm the fool.
Under the warm light, he saw the newcomer's handsome face. How could he fail to recognize the Leader of the Evil Heaven Pavilion?
His pupils shrank, and he began to tremble. He could barely speak through his rising panic and fear.
Lust vanished from his mind in an instant. Much of his drunkenness faded too, and only then did he realize what he had done.
"L-Leader... I..."
Mo Xie narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip. Crack! A bone snapped.
"Ah... ngh!"
Ignoring the man's contorted face, Mo Xie kept hold of his broken wrist. A cold glint crossed his eyes, and