Please note that this chapter contains graphic descriptions of rape.

Reclaiming the energy that the sura king had spent on a massive explosion was like spitting out a gob of saliva and trying to suck it back in: somewhat disgusting and all but impossible.

Xiao Zhengyang frowned. "I'm not sure if others would be able to do it, but the sura king surely can—no, he's already done it."

"How?" Xia Na asked.

"The red spider lilies originally bloomed over his domain, so the force of the explosion was his strength, not the lilies'. The domain of the sura is an extension of their body, so he's simply converting that energy into a different form."

At that moment in time, Zhang Lie couldn't help but pity the sura king's concubines. Not only did most of them die a grisly,...