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Lan Qing regarded her with unfeeling eyes “You don’t have long to make your choice Fealty, or death!”

“You think you can kill me?” The Astral Phantom spat back

He answered with a scornful son, you live for your own interests You’ve undertaken tremendous risk for those interests You’re not conceited, but you have a singular focus on potential profit You are sinfully selfish I think in your heart you’d chose life over honor However I’d be just as pleased for you to prove ?”

“You!” Poisonous words welled up in her throat, but a flash in Lan Qing’s eyes stopped her The burning hell she found herself in got a few degrees hotter The lapping flames didn’t scorch like normal fire It was, in fact, y This unfeeling purification burned passed energy, passed the body, right down into a victier the Astral Phantom faced was the obliteration of her body and soul Escape was not an option, with so

What could she do? Herof choice, there was nothing better than a new pretty bauble She coanization of criminals in the history of humanity, and yet she still wasn’t satisfied

The Phantom was a sixty year old woman in truth, but looked like she was in her twenties A result of ether allowed her to break through without effort It was a feat that required skill and a fortune in resources All so she could keep her good looks forever as a Paragon

She had been overjoyed at the news of vital crystals and the exuviu The exuviule crystal wouldn’t mean much to her, but a whole lot of theh to extend her life And through those extra years she could grow stronger She’d been stuck at the Realress This time she acted out of desperation

Still she’d been cautious She’d watched and listened for a long time, had a series of meticulous back-up plans Yet never occurred to her was one hateful little girl Skyfire Avenue was prepared, rendering all her back-up plans useless She walked right into their clutches

At this er, she did feel pride But what could compare to life? You had to live to see a future In death you lost everything – gone in an instant

It was only seconds but it felt likeflood of fears and questions ran through her le out alive

But Varochana’s light was too strong She could not shed it