The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger stared blankly at the boy. What churned in those dark-gold eyes was no longer mockery, but longing suppressed to its very limit.
"...Why should I trust you? What guarantee can you give me?"
A low growl squeezed from his throat. The chains rattled as he strained against them, splitting his scabs and sending black blood trickling down, yet none of it could hide that trace of trembling.
Tian Chen did not answer. He simply raised his hand and pressed a finger to the center of his brow.
"This!" Purple-gold runes appeared on Tian Chen's forehead. When he opened his eyes, they were the same color, with many more eyeballs appearing as well.
Boom-!
Spiritual power as vast as a surging ocean erupted from the purple-gold runes between Tian Chen's brows, instantly forming a seemingly solid pillar of purple-gold light that shot into the heavens.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's pupils contracted sharply. Within that pillar of light, he saw countless tiny eyeballs emerge, each gleaming purple and gold. They revolved like stars before finally converging into one enormous vertical eye suspended above Tian Chen's head.
The vertical eye opened, and heaven and earth fell silent. An ancient, boundless pressure that looked down upon all living beings descended with a thunderous crash!
"What...what power is this?!"
Every black hair on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body bristled, and his broken scorpion tail went rigid. From that vertical eye, he sensed an aura that made his soul tremble.
It was as though he faced not a human boy, but a will...that transcended the gods!
At that moment, Tian Chen's voice became deep and ethereal.
"Can you feel it? This spiritual power! Let me make this clear: if you refuse, I can simply slaughter you.