Gui Yan hovered in midair, its blood-red eyes, once brimming with arrogance, now filled with disbelief.
Its gaze fixed on the figure wreathed in crimson flames ahead, and turmoil stirred within it.
Those two heavy punches had shattered its contempt.
They had also made it realize that this creature from a Minor World was different from its past opponents.
What baffled it most was this.
This fellow actually possessed a rule that controlled emotions.
Even it could not suppress the anger that had suddenly risen within.
That disruption of its composure had allowed its opponent to land those blows so easily.
Gui Yan completely abandoned its arrogant attitude of toying with prey.
Unless it broke free of this emotion manipulation, it would remain on the defensive throughout, letting its opponent dictate the battle's pace.
Kui Eye! it called inwardly in a low voice.
The next second, an eerie green light abruptly lit up deep within the pitch-black rift.
Endless black fog rapidly peeled away to either side, and a projection flickered into existence deep within the passage, arriving on the battlefield in an instant.
It was an enormous single eye with a vertical pupil, its entire form glowing green.
Writhing tentacles coiled around its socket.
This was Kui Eye, an Auxiliary Eye reserved exclusively for the High-Level Dark Tide.
Unlike the Evil Spirit Warriors of Monster World, who received an Auxiliary Eye as standard upon arrival.
Outside that world, only Evil Spirits whose combat strength reached Marshal Level or above qualified for an Auxiliary Eye's support.
Responsible for data analysis, war simulations, identifying openings, and other functions, it was a combat support tool capable of counterbalancing everything.
After arriving, Kui Eye's projection connected to Gui Yan's back.
Countless pitch-black tentacles instantly rooted themselves in the black fog surrounding Gui Yan,