The evil chuckle of the hooded man confirmed Xiang Ling's guess about his identity as the Shadow Lord. It was only then did fear finally started taking hold over her. She wasn't in the presence of just anyone, but that one person whom all Five Realms wanted to end desperately.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, she quickly started summoning her divine energy. Unfortunately, while she could feel its presence, she failed to connect with it. Since her hands were bound behind her back, she used that to her advantage and adjusted her hands to read her pulse and find out exactly what kind of drug the man had fed her.
It wasn't easy for her to concentrate on her pulse as the man was still observing her closely. So, in order to keep him distracted from realizing what she was doing, she decided to continue speaking. "Are you planning to kill me?" she asked, her voice trembling from the nerves.