Every hair on Wang Jixuan's body stood on end.
As someone in the early Returning to Truth Realm, with cultivation in the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage and Primordial Soul Quality slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Core Formation Realm cultivator, he could not possibly be hearing things.
Everyone was running toward the control console;
They had not heard that voice.
That voice had come from a Blade Beast—a powerful Blade Beast, one far stronger than that Young King Insect.
A King-Class Blade Beast?
Scenes from Fu Jian's memories flashed through Wang Jixuan's mind;
The sensation of being watched became increasingly distinct;
He seemed to hear deep, heavy breathing...
Wang Jixuan slowly turned to look at the wall behind him. His gaze seemed to cross time and space itself, seeing a massive Vertical Eye floating in the air at the edge of the Sari Desert.
The Vertical Eye stared at him.
He stared back at it.
In a daze, he saw another enormous Blade Beast shaped like a giant-headed fish. It lay in a dark underground cavern atop a mountain of Glowing Stone Shards, covered in extremely thick scales. A golden membrane wrapped its head's mouthparts, and upon that membrane was a terrifying Vertical Eye marked with intricate spiral patterns.
A Drill Worm-type King-Class Blade Beast?
Gurgle—
The membrane before its mouthparts trembled again.
After a long while, Wang Jixuan once more heard that strained, slow, tearing voice.
"Dea...th..."
The image suddenly dispersed. Wang Jixuan's pupils contracted and dilated, and the crude cement walls of the workshop reappeared before him, though something still felt strange above his head.
He raised his head slightly, just as Zheng Shiduo's exaggerated shout rang out beside him.
"Boss! Brother Wang's head! A giant eyeball!"
Everyone gathered around the control console looked over at once.