His lips curled into a slow, chilling smile, his crimson eyes burning with a hunger that went beyond mere hatred, a boundless ambition that threatened to consume all. The duel with Ling Tian was no longer just a challenge. It was a declaration. A declaration of war.
Jian turned from the stunned assembly, the ground still hot beneath his feet from his outburst. The elders and disciples, including Ling Tian and Patriarch Ling, remained frozen, their faces a mixture of terror and awe, unable to confront the monstrous power that had just erupted from the man they had scorned. He could feel their spiritual probes, a frantic, desperate attempt to understand him, but his true essence was a primordial void, beyond their comprehension. He merely walked, Blood Moon a silent, eager presence at his b
