Just as Chen Jue turned to leave, a profound, terrifying pressure descended without warning, binding him so tightly that even taking half a step became an impossible dream.
The air seemed to solidify at that moment. Every breath demanded all his strength and nearly stalled altogether.
Even the Red Flame Ice Scale Armor, which had protected him countless times, began to tremble beneath that pressure-a rare sight indeed.
The flames and icy aura flowing across it seemed to lose their former vitality.
This power... it can actually make my Red Flame Ice Scale Armor tremble strangely. Is it fear?
Alarm and uncertainty stirred within Chen Jue. His gaze blazed like a torch as he tried to pierce the invisible pressure and discover its source.
"Who exactly is this? Could it be the Five Great God Kings?"
Before his words faded, everything around him seemed to be torn open by an invisible force.
A dazzling beam of light erupted from a rift in the void, sweeping away the surrounding gloom.
Chen Jue slowly raised his head, looking through the brilliant radiance until his gaze settled on a figure standing at its heart.
The God of Fate.
Sacred radiance outlined his figure, lending him an air both mysterious and majestic.
The Eye of Destiny on his forehead shimmered with an indescribable light.
It was fixed firmly on Chen Jue, probing the secrets hidden deep within his soul.
"Your fate is truly peculiar! I cannot see through it at all, neither your past nor your future!"
"I really am especially interested in you."
At those words, a faint, indifferent smile curved Chen Jue's lips.
"Sorry, I'm not gay."
The corner of the God of Fate's mouth twitched involuntarily, as though this utterly unexpected reply had caught him off guard.
"What a sharp tongue!"