Shadow chains came from every direction, carrying suffocating pressure. Lu Xingchen instinctively tried to gather light spirit power to resist, but his weakened body gave him nothing. He could only watch the chains draw nearer— "Don't touch him!" Shen Ye's voice rang out sharply. He tore free of the chain on his wrist and stepped in front of Lu Xingchen. Shadow power erupted around him—not to fight back, but in a near-suicidal burst that forcibly shattered the shadow chains. "Shen Ye!" Lu X...