The girl groaned softly, but didn’t look up. Two thick iron chains had penetrated her collarbones, and it was impossible to say how much pain she was suffering. She might not even have the strength to raise her head anymore.

Chiang!

I unsheathed the Xuanyuan Sword once more and charged straight toward the sword pillar.

Suddenly, runes floated out of the magic formation and into the air. They blocked my way like some sort of giant web.

Bang!

There was a loud impact, and I lost 500k HP instantly. Deadly flames engulfed me as the web knocked me backward. My pain was nothing compared to the pain the girl on the pillar was suffering, however.

……

A black shadow slowly coalesced at the center of the magic formation. He wielded a scepter and wore a black robe. Behind his hood, he stared at me with his blood-red eyes and let out a malicious cackle before saying, "I don’t care who you are, boy, but your only sentence for having come to the Purgatory execution ground is death, kakaka…"

I activated Dark Pupils. As I thought, he was a Sovereign Rank boss and the guardian of the Samsara Realm—

Flame Singer Boley (Sovereign Rank Boss)

Level: 324

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