That scarlet Vertical Pupil had no white, no outline of a pupil. It was nothing but a mass of concentrated blood-red.
The instant the demonic howl erupted, Zhou Xuan's shield of Taiyi Divine Power caved inward by half a foot.
This was an assault on the mind.
After piercing his eardrums, that shriek tore through the defenses of his Sea of Consciousness and struck deep into his soul.
A savage headache seized Zhou Xuan, and everything before his eyes twisted out of shape.
The walls of the Ice Abyss were collapsing.
From the bottom upward, vast sheets of ice burst into fragments, pulverized by that demonic howl.
The Colossal Being convulsed violently. Its joints, pieced together from ancient bones, let out grating creaks, while the mist above its head churned wildly.
And that Vertical Pupil remained fixed squarely on Zhou Xuan.
Aboard Apocalypse.
Yang Mie grabbed the Control Panel's handrail. The spiritual energy inside him surged chaotically under the impact of the demonic howl.
Yang Mie glanced down. Blood had seeped out from beneath his fingernails.
"City Lord Zhou!"
Yang Mie turned and rushed toward the cabin door.
Little Stone blocked his path.
"He said we weren't to go down."
"Can't you hear that sound?" Yang Mie's face flushed crimson. "That's a mental assault beyond Spirit Transformation! He can't withstand it alone!"
Little Stone did not move aside.
The vow power sword bone inside Little Stone trembled violently, his joints cracking. The pressure rising from the bottom of the Ice Abyss bore down on him too, but he stood firm.
"He said we weren't to go down," Little Stone repeated.
Yang Mie was left speechless for half a breath, then slammed his fist into the cabin wall.
Deep in the Ice Abyss.
Zhou Xuan hovered two hundred zhang from the