Golden and dazzling, like the finest gemstones.
They were utterly eye-catching.
Yet the first thing Shen Yu noticed was not those beautiful eyes, but the towering hatred within the child's gaze.
Only then did Shen Yu realize that the child was not in very good condition. His face was flushed red, and he seemed to have a fever.
"Are you... a god?"
"Lord God... take me away. As long as you can make all of them pay with their lives."
Had those words come from someone older, Shen Yu would not have been so surprised.
But Feng Pan looked to be only seven or eight years old.
What could a child who appeared to have been born into wealth and privilege have gone through to say such things?
Shen Yu crouched beside him. "Why do you think I'm a god?"
The child slightly raised his hand, weakly reaching out to touch the space before Shen Yu's eyes. "Your eyes are red. Only the Demon Gods of legend possess eyes like yours."
"They said I was an auspicious omen, a child of the gods, a child beloved by the gods."
"If I beg you like this, can you grant me this wish?"
"I have nothing left. Only this life, and these eyes that everyone wants. If you want them, then take them."
Shen Yu lowered his head slightly and sighed.
Although the child had not specifically said what he had experienced or whom he wanted revenge against, after visiting countless worlds and witnessing all manner of human nature, Shen Yu could roughly guess what had happened.
With a pair of eyes so different from ordinary people, one would either be regarded as a monster or treated as an auspicious omen.
Shen Yu's eyes had originally been black. They only turned red