"Insolence! Lowly worm! You dare... lay a hand on... the core!"
The Thousand-Eyed Demon Projection flew into a rage!
The enormous vertical pupil held no trace of amusement or scrutiny now. Only cold killing intent, enough to freeze the soul, and the fury of something defiled remained!
It had never imagined that this insignificant human would have such nerve, much less such a strange spatial ability—one that let him break straight into the region of its Energy Core!
This was a direct challenge to an Ancient God's authority!
Rumble!
The entire temple seemed to tremble and groan beneath its wrath!
The violet energy vortex above the altar went from spinning at high speed to boiling violently in an instant!
No longer a stable flow, it had become a devastating energy storm. Every wisp held enough power to tear apart a Demigod's body and annihilate his soul!
Countless twisted, indescribable runes appeared and dissolved within the storm—the rawest, most chaotic manifestation of an Ancient God's power.
Within the vertical pupil, violet light condensed to its limit. Like a supernova about to explode, it locked onto Qin Chuan, who hovered above the vortex!
"You will pay... an eternal price... for your stupidity!"
The projection's voice sounded like billions of Vengeful Souls shrieking at once, striking directly at Qin Chuan's soul. "Your soul... will be torn apart... your will... ground down... until you become... part of this great power!"
Yet faced with that world-ending might, Qin Chuan felt no fear. The fire in his eyes burned hotter!
"Come on! Let me see whether an Ancient God's power is worthy of feeding my Perfected Shadow Domain!"
He poured every last bit of his strength into the Shadow Domain behind him.
The dark domain that had once flickered in and out of sight now became