The oppressive thrum he had felt earlier in the cavern, the vast, unseen eye of the Taixu Palace, suddenly intensified. It was no longer a distant pressure, but a direct, palpable gaze, piercing through the layers of rock and earth, searching for him. They had registered his escape, his theft of the blueprint. They understood the threat he now posed.
Xiaochen felt a cold, savage smile touch his lips. His crimson eyes blazed in the dim light of the crystal chamber. He was no longer afraid. He was ready.
"Let them watch," Xiaochen whispered, his voice an eerie, multi-layered echo that promised destruction. "Let them see what happens when the livestock fights back."
He took a step towards the narrow fissure, Pedang Neraka humming eagerly in his hand. The true hunt had begun. The hunter had
