Excruciating pain, pain that bored into his heart, gouged at his bones, and pierced through his skull!
Yet Dark-Erosion Sky did not sink into this agony. Instead, his mind grew ever more rational, ever clearer!
It worked!
This method worked!
Manic joy crashed wildly through Dark-Erosion Sky's mind!
He felt as though he had truly found the method, discovered the trick.
He understood!
To activate his authority and awaken his intuition, it was not enough merely to slice open old, scarred wounds with a dagger—
he had to experience fresh, even more intense pain!
As long as the pain continued, It would cast Its gaze upon him and offer guidance!
"Tell me... what should I do next!?"
Dark-Erosion Sky rasped in a low roar.
A blood-red mist suddenly welled up within the crystal ball, whose surface seemed to ripple endlessly like water!
The ugly face reflected on it vanished, replaced by an evil black vertical eye!
A buzzing sound, as though tens of millions of people were speaking at once, gradually filled Dark-Erosion Sky's mind, making his heart race wildly.
At first, Dark-Erosion Sky could still make out the guidance clearly.
But as time passed, the words quickly became indistinct, turning into meaningless noise.
The delight on Dark-Erosion Sky's face immediately vanished, replaced by viciousness.
"It's almost at the crucial point... why stop here!"
"Tell me! I want you to tell me everything!!"
Roaring like a madman, he immediately reached up and dug at his second eye.
A pain so intense it seemed to halt his breathing struck once more!
But it did not produce the effect Dark-Erosion Sky had expected.
Though the buzzing filling his mind became somewhat clearer, he still could not understand its meaning.
No, he needed fresh, more intense pain!
Dark-Erosion Sky began thinking desperately, trying