The Eye-Gouging and the Dungeon's Disappearance
Since beginning his mental evolution, this was the first time Xu Huo had suffered such a severe injury. The instant the Book Tower was destroyed, his entire brain shuddered. His vision went black, and a ringing filled his ears. In a matter of moments, he lost not only the ability to think but also his sight and hearing. Unconsciously, blood streamed from his eye sockets, nose, and ears, soaking his clothes and splattering onto the ground as he staggered.
His passive Defense Artifact bought him less than a second. But in that brief moment, by the time he opened his eyes again, he was already in front of Dou Shengnan. Anger and murderous intent mingled on her face as she forcibly cleaved through the defensive barrier formed by "Rainbow Light," clamped one hand around his throat, and twisted hard to the side!
Xu Huo's Spiritual World had taken such a severe blow that he hadn't recovered at all. He hadn't taken "Three Seconds of Life" out of his Personal Panel, and the only artifact he had left for saving himself was "Heart of Innocence." But he didn't intend to use it here. So when Dou Shengnan grabbed him, he drew a stream of Time Power in from another space.
Since he couldn't escape, he abandoned all restraint this time. He no longer drew in the Time Power carefully, but gave it everything he had, pulling toward himself the most suitable stream of Time Power he could sense!
At times it was like a brook, at others a raging torrent. But the torrent of time was silent. So when it descended, the first to fall still were Xu Huo and Dou Shengnan, whose hand was clamped around his throat. Next came the black vortex spinning