"Humph! Stop barking like a dying dog…" Emperor Ming chuckled, his patience snapping. Two golden chains materialized in his hands, shorter but thrumming with the essence of an unknown law.
With a swing, he lashed them down toward Wang Xiao.
TIIIIINNNGGG!
The sound was deafening, yet the chains froze a meter short. A ripple of raw, suffocating force burst outward from Wang Xiao, shaking the scale itself.
The space around them warped, stars in the distance quivering.
Emperor Ming's lips curled. "It's not enough for you to break free…"
The scale trembled like the spine of existence itself was about to snap. Yet still the souls poured endlessly into the opposite pan, clawing and screaming, their countless hands pressing Wang Xiao down.
The Emperor's confidence grew.
Yes, he thought, the man was finished.
Then Wang Xiao chuckled. "Haha… Do you want to know something?"
His gaze lifted, half-smile curving like a blade.
