Cold sweat poured down Qin Hao's back. He stood rooted to the spot.
Terrifying.
His heart clenched!
At that moment, Qin Hao felt certain that if he dared move, he would die.
"This is..."
Qin Hao's heart shook. "What kind of being could exert such terrifying pressure? And the Restriction on the Fourth Floor is intact. It hasn't been damaged."
Once the shock passed, Qin Hao groaned inwardly.
No one had expected a mighty being to be imprisoned on the Fourth Floor.
And this mighty being was clearly terrifying, far beyond the Undying Lord—or at least far more terrifying than the Undying Lord in his remnant-soul state.
He had long been prepared to find mighty beings as the floors of the Supreme Sword Tower were opened one by one, but he had never expected to encounter one so soon.
"Senior..."
Forcing down his shock, Qin Hao said through trembling lips, in a voice barely loud enough for himself to hear, "I mean no harm..."
Hum.
The feeling that he faced a mortal threat and might die at any moment vanished, but the dread in his heart remained.
"Phew."
Qin Hao let out a long breath.
"Who are you?"
A woman's voice rang through Heaven and Earth, cool, aloof, and impassive.
It sounded like music from the heavens. Qin Hao went still for a moment.
The voice alone could leave a person in a daze.
Hum.
In his mind, the Willpower Swordlet trembled faintly, and Qin Hao recovered in an instant.
"I am the master of the Supreme Sword Tower," Qin Hao said, then paused. "The Supreme Sword Tower is inside me."
As he spoke, Qin Hao cautiously raised his head and looked up.
Above him, beyond nine steps...
A Water Curtain came into view.
It was the Restriction on the