"This isn't over," Chen Li said coldly as she surged toward the opening in the barrier.
Li Lian scoffed. "What makes you think I'll let you leave?"
The playful, scheming smile Li Lian often wore was gone. In its place was something sharp—unyielding. She understood exactly what Chen Li represented. Not just a threat to the sect… but to her clan, her family, and everything she held dear.
If Chen Li escaped today, there would be endless bloodshed in the future.
"No matter what," Li Lian declared, her voice ringing with finality, "you die today."
Deep within her soul, the dragon roared—its cry echoing loudly enough for the entire Black Paradise Sect to hear.
Chen Li swallowed.
She wasn't afraid—she had never feared anyone from this insignificant sect.
Yet the moment those words left Li Lian's mouth, every instinct in her body screamed danger.
She fled.
