At that moment, Gu Jianlin did not move at all.
In those abyss-like eyes, a fleeting flash of golden fury and majesty passed.
But the man in black had already dropped to his knees with a bang. His body let out cracking sounds as though it could no longer bear the strain. The ground shattered into countless fissures that spread like a spiderweb before collapsing with a roar.
It was as though some force had suppressed him. He let out a miserable, shrill, hoarse wail.
The snake eyes that had mutated into vertical pupils abruptly widened, filled with furious scarlet blood vessels.
The scales all over his body opened and closed, then shook loose.
His savage, twisted face resembled an evil ghost suffering in a sulfurous hell.
"I'm about to become a Divine Servant, and you dare—"
Bang!
The black-robed man's head slammed heavily into the ground, smashing the floor like a hammer. Blood streamed from his shattered forehead.
"Raise your head."
Gu Jianlin spoke indifferently.
It was clearly only a light, casual sentence, yet it carried the vast majesty of a divine decree, impossible to defy.
The black-robed man could not control himself at all. He raised his vicious face, covered in blood.
"Lower your head."
Gu Jianlin spoke again.
Bang!
The black-robed man's head crashed heavily into the ground once more. Rubble burst apart, and cracks radiated outward.
Gu Jianlin looked down at him coldly.
He could clearly sense the power within the man before him. It was an ancient force from primordial chaos, like an ancient beast—fierce and violent.
This was indeed true evolution, far beyond anything the Fallen could compare to.
It was infinitely close to the Superdimensional level, with tremendous room for growth.
Unfortunately, the price of obtaining this power was... freedom!
The man before