Hyuga Xiao stood at the center of the altar, a faint azure glow swirling deep within his pupils.
The moment Tenseigan Perception Mode activated, the entire underground space became a three-dimensional network woven from chakra lines in his eyes. The altar's runes, the ocular power flowing through the pipes, the Byakugan sealed within the crystals... every flow of energy was clearly visible.
Then he saw it.
Inside the stone wall at the altar's southeast corner, about three meters above the ground, was embedded a special Byakugan.
That eyeball was wrapped in a precise sealing formula. Its ocular power fluctuations blended perfectly with the altar's energy flow. If Tenseigan Perception could not see through the essence of all chakra, an ordinary Byakugan would never have detected its existence.
—Surveillance Eye.
Hyuga Xiao's breathing did not change in the slightest, but his heartbeat instantly adjusted to its steadiest rhythm.
He maintained his pose of touching the thousand-year-old remains while the index finger of his left hand made an almost imperceptible hook at his side.
Chakra threads extended from his fingertips, as thin as hair, crawling silently along the ground toward the stone wall. These threads were not physical objects, but energy lines condensed from Tenseigan Chakra. Concealed by the altar's immense ocular power fluctuations, they were nearly impossible to detect.
Three seconds.
The threads reached the stone wall, seeped inside through the cracks, and wrapped around the Surveillance Eye.
Deep within Hyuga Xiao's pupils, the azure glow flickered faintly.
Illusion: Mirror Flower, Water Moon.
This was not an ordinary visual illusion. It acted directly upon the chakra circuits of the Surveillance Eye itself—by subtly altering the light signals received by the eyeball, it tampered with the image before it reached Hiashi's receiving device.
Inside the stone wall, the Surveillance Eye's pupil contracted