Chapter 205 Book 5 Cursed Chi
The massive doors groaned open under Li An's hand, scraping against the stone with an eerie shriek.
Inside was a throne room — no, more like a corrupted temple.
The cavernous hall pulsed with sickly green light from crystals embedded in the walls. Vines — blackened and twisted — clung to the ceiling, dripping with strange fluids. Statues of ancient deities stood shattered, defaced by grotesque carvings. A thick, oppressive air filled the space, heavy with malevolence.
And at the center, seated lazily atop a throne fashioned from dead coral and bones, was Xin Shan.
At least... it should have been.
Li An's sharp gaze caught the change immediately.
The woman on the throne wore Xin Shan's ceremonial robes, but the body beneath them was wrong. Younger. Leaner. Coiled with raw, animal strength. Her skin, once pallid and aging, now glowed with a healthy sheen, but her eyes those venomous golden eyes—were unmistakable.
