Chapter 49: The Dance of Light and Shadow

Chapter 49: The Dance of Light and Shadow

A heavy silence fell over the battlefield. The lingering embers from the slain Crimson-Scaled Python cast eerie shadows across the scorched terrain, the acrid scent of burnt flesh thick in the air.

But there was no time to revel in victory.

A new battle had begun.

Standing before Xiao Chen, two towering figures exuded raw elemental fury.

The Stormfang Tiger, a beast wreathed in arcs of sapphire lightning, prowled low—its sinewy muscles coiled like a drawn bowstring. Its predatory gaze gleamed with intelligence—no mindless beast, but a ruler of storms.

Beside it, the Obsidian Flame Lion stood like an unshakable colossus. Its mane was a living inferno, black flames twisting and crackling with a life of their own, devouring the air in a ceaseless hunger. Every step melted the earth beneath its paws, leaving behind pools of molten rock.

Moments ago, the two had been locked in a brutal clash.

Now… their sole focus was on him.