LOGIN"I already told you. Don't even think about it," Xena retorted.She felt a burning heat spreading through her body and clenched her teeth."What did you do to me?" she asked."Have you ever felt your body and soul burn at the same time?" Ashton asked coldly.Her face turned even paler. A deep sense of dread rose instinctively within her, and she curled up even tighter."Sovereign Flame," he said, his tone carrying the finality of a death sentence.Xena let out a scream of agony as her eyes flew wide open. Her body curled up as tremors tore through her from head to toe.One moment, she felt freezing cold. The next second, she felt like she was burning alive. Agonizing pain ripped through every inch of her body and sank deep into her soul, forcing broken screams from her throat."No… Please stop!"She clenched her fists so tightly her nails dug into her palms. But no matter how hard she fought against it, the agony never eased in the slightest. Only now did she truly understand
A furious shout rang out, carrying the overwhelming authority of a great dragon's roar. The command exploded through Xena's Sea of Consciousness, impossible to resist.Her body shuddered violently, and she instantly lost control of herself, like a puppet yanked by invisible strings. Her steps halted against her will, and she froze where she stood. At the same time, a piercing pain stabbed into her eyes like needles.In that instant, Ashton's domain completely enveloped her, cutting off her last chance to escape.She swallowed her frustration and turned around. He was already right in front of her. With a furious roar, she gathered every last bit of strength she had left. Spiritual energy surged violently through her palm as she swung it toward his head."You still want to fight back? Then, I'll show you real power."A cold light flashed through his draconic eyes. He reached out, and the space around his hand seemed to twist under his grasp. Behind him, the phantom silhouettes of c
Spiritual energy burst from Xena's body. Two opposing streams of power twisted together overhead before condensing into a massive seal that slammed down and trapped Ashton within his domain.Her eyes lit up when she saw that he hadn't teleported away. Once someone was trapped beneath her Nirvana Seal, survival was impossible."Ashton! Pay for your arrogance and stupidity. Your head will earn me the Heavenly Medical Pavilion's pills and the chance to break through. Now, die!"This time, Xena held nothing back. She staked everything on this attack, pouring the power of her blood essence into the Nirvana Seal. Her aura surged to the absolute peak. This single strike would decide everything.Her hands trembled as veins bulged along her arms. Her hair whipped violently in the wind while the seal reached the absolute limit of the pinnacle of the semi-divine realm. The crushing force came down like an unstoppable catastrophe and swallowed Ashton in an instant. A torrent of power engulfe
Strands of dark energy emanated from Ashton's palm as he forcefully suppressed Xena's resistance. She struggled like a trapped animal in his grasp, completely unable to break free."Let go of me!"She kicked and thrashed, glaring at him furiously. The pressure of a pinnacle semi-divine realm expert erupted from her body, her anger and fear both reaching their limit.Xena had always been confident in her own strength. She believed herself invincible among the divine realm experts. No one at the same level should have been capable of threatening her.But now, Ashton had effortlessly restrained her at close range. She knew that if he wanted to, he could snap her neck and kill her instantly. The feeling of having her life completely in someone else’s hands filled her with terror.The people from Lavora’s criminal underworld were equally shaken. Kieran and the others stared at the scene in disbelief, fear written all over their faces.More than anyone else, they understood how terrify
Ashton landed on the ground with the beautiful woman still shielded behind him. Then, he turned to Corwin."Earlier, you said you wanted to drag me back to the Heavenly Medical Pavilion and use me as a test subject for your drugs. If that's the case, then you should already be prepared to die," he said indifferently.Ashton understood clearly that if he wanted to bring Xena under his control, the first thing he needed to do was to break this arrogant woman's pride and make her fear him."You've misunderstood…"Corwin looked at the shattered Culling Formation, and a chill ran down his spine. Realizing Ashton was far stronger than the intelligence reports had indicated, he quickly backed away several steps. If Ashton were allowed to live, the Heavenly Medical Pavilion would face a serious threat."There's no misunderstanding," Ashton replied. "Just consider me settling part of the score with the Heavenly Medical Pavilion."With that, he burst forward with explosive speed. He clos
Ashton spoke coldly, as if he were delivering a death sentence."You only managed to block a single Godslayer Beam. It's too early to start boasting. Let's see how many attacks from the Godslayer Formation you can survive," Xena responded coldly.A moment later, she turned toward Corwin and said, "Mr. Zeller, I hope you can channel your energy to the Godslayer Formation as well. Let's kill him together.""Sure."He nodded, his expression cold and murderous.The Heavenly Medical Pavilion had already placed an enormous bounty on Ashton's head. If Corwin brought back his corpse, his reputation would soar, and his influence within the Heavenly Medical Pavilion would grow even further.In an instant, the Godslayer Formation lit up again with a chilling glow. Xena gathered even more experts and ordered them to channel their spiritual energy and blood essence into the formation. Their combined power drove the array to its absolute limit, ready to blast straight through Ashton's body.
Ashton explained to Sylvia, "Did you notice the sickly pallor beneath Natalie's makeup? There's something wrong with her health. I also sensed a kind of uncomfortable energy off Hank. It matched the malevolent energy I detected on Natalie.""Ashton, are you saying that Natalie is sick, and Hank has
Natalie's blunt, harsh words made Roxy widen her eyes, anger flashing across her face.The infuriated Calvin couldn't resist jumping in, declaring, "That's where you're wrong, Ms. York! Ashton is nothing but a pretty boy—a shameless loser! How is Roxy unworthy of him? He's not even fit to lick the
"No, that's not happening!" Calvin quickly interjected. "Isaac Carter is one of Ashton's men. Are you expecting Roxy to beg Ashton for help?"These are just a bunch of criminal bosses. I'll talk to them! Emerson Group isn't some pushover in Javonbury either. I'm sure they'll show me some courtesy."
Before leaving to get the job done, Isaac asked tentatively, "Mr. Gray, should we also send some people to cause a scene at Summit Lounge?""It's fine. We don't need to do anything more," Ashton answered."Got it, Mr. Gray!"That night, the Darkfang Gang, the Crimsons, and the Triune, three of th







