"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Jun Ci's detector at his waist let out a piercing hum. He didn't have the courage to reach for it under such a gaze, and could only let it buzz.
"Bang!"
With a loud explosion, the detector actually... blew up!
When it exploded, Jun Ci felt a dull pain in his leg. He gritted his teeth and endured it.
Is this... the Blood Pupil?
Duan Chen felt that if they just stood there blankly, they would soon be annihilated by the Blood Pupil. He had to do something.
"Eye of God!"
"Eye of Truth!"
No, he couldn't even discern the true form of this Blood Pupil.
The Blood Pupil also sensed his pupil techniques. It slightly lowered its gaze, indifferently staring at Duan Chen. This slightly reduced the pressure on everyone else, but it was Duan Chen and Hai Ren who suffered the most, with most of the pressure bearing down on the two of them.
Cold sweat beaded on Duan Chen's forehead. He could barely resist the terrifying gaze, and was on the verge of his knees buckling.
What should he do?
"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!"
"Appraisal Eye!"
"Eye of Truth!"
Three pupils opened simultaneously!
This time, Duan Chen did not suppress the feeling of wanting to obliterate everything brought by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. He reveled in the feeling of looking down on all beings, holding the power of life and death!
"Duan Chen..."
"Don't look at him, all of you!"
Qi Qing quickly averted his gaze. In that instant, he even felt that Duan Chen's pupil techniques were on par with the Blood Pupil!
What kind of pupil technique was that?
It was so terrifying!
The Blood Pupil clearly sensed it as well, and its gaze towards Duan Chen became one of interest.
Duan Chen no longer feared it. He straightened his back, his gaze coldly fixed on the Blood Pupil.
A faint pink glow enveloped him. This was Chu Yue secretly manipulating things, preventing Duan Chen from losing his mind to this powerful force and harming those around him.
"Ugh..."
Hai Ren could barely withstand the deterrence brought by these two powerful pupil techniques and actually retreated back into the earth.
Rustle!
Their pupils met, and the surrounding wind howled!
*Ding!*
What was that sound?
As Duan Chen pondered, he suddenly saw black light condensing within the Blood Pupil. The light gradually transformed into a laser and shot towards him.
"Hmph!"
Duan Chen simultaneously activated his three pupil techniques. How could he be defeated so easily?
"Sequence 012: [Pseudo·Railgun!]"
"Boom!"
The two beams of laser light collided, forcing Qi Qing and Jun Ci to retreat and hide behind the large trees nearby.
The Blood Pupil and Duan Chen actually "fought" each other, neither giving way. Due to the simultaneous activation of three pupil techniques, Duan Chen's spiritual energy didn't last long. However, in this situation, Chu Yue's energy wasn't really needed. So, he began to draw upon the White King Chess.
"Buzz!"
A clear and pure milky white light enveloped him. The moment the Blood Pupil saw that light, the anger in its eyes immediately turned into fear!
"Is it... afraid?"
Such a terrifying entity was afraid of Duan Chen. Qi Qing felt that Duan Chen's true strength might be far greater than they perceived.
Is that the White King Chess...
Mi Xueer sensed the power belonging to Duan Chen. The White King Chess energy of Mi Buwei within her also trembled slightly, giving her an urge to bow down to Duan Chen.
Clearly, Duan Chen's White King Chess was more powerful than her father's!
Mi Xueer's gaze was clouded. Regarding Duan Chen's earlier discussion about whether to accept the White King Chess, she still hadn't made up her mind.
She had too many attachments. After all, she wasn't Bai Ye, nor was she Duan Chen, unburdened by anything in this world. She still had Mi Le and Zhong Yu. Even if she liked Duan Chen immensely, she couldn't possibly accept the White King Chess without considering these things foolishly.
But upon seeing the pure and powerful energy within Duan Chen, Mi Xueer's heart wavered.
Frankly, she already knew she had attracted the attention of the Apostles. If that was the case, they would likely target Zhong Yu or Mi Le sooner or later. If it truly came to that, would her proud Uncompromising Swordplay truly be effective?
She had witnessed the power of Apostle 01. If it were a one-on-one fight, she might not even last three rounds.
But what if she possessed the power of the White King Chess?
Mi Xueer thought for a moment, her gaze no longer hesitant, but gradually firming.
She wanted to become Duan Chen's White King Chess! To become the power behind him!
On the other side.
As the White King Chess emanated light from within Duan Chen's body, he clearly felt the Blood Pupil's power weaken, even retreating a step, its gaze becoming somewhat aggrieved.
"What's going on?"
Duan Chen's heart stirred, and he used his Swift Step to quickly approach.
"Wonderful."
Hai Ren poked his head out from the earth, lazily watching the battle unfold.
She hadn't expected the Blood Pupil to be afraid of Duan Chen.
However, it had to be said, Duan Chen's pupil techniques were indeed terrifying.
Duan Chen's Thousand Illusions Pandora transformed into a blade form and slashed directly at the Blood Pupil.
The originally ink-black blade was now engulfed with the power of the White King Chess, striking the Blood Pupil fiercely.
"Buzz!"
A burst of red light erupted. Duan Chen's Thousand Illusions Pandora missed, and he retreated a few steps, squinting at the source of the red light.
"Swish!"
The Blood Pupil transformed into a very ordinary eyeball and flew towards Duan Chen.
"Where is this going?"
Duan Chen stopped activating his pupil techniques. It wasn't until he retracted them that he felt a sharp pain in his eyes, which took a while to stop after shedding tears.
Duan Chen wiped the tears from his face and looked at the small eyeball opposite him.
Seeing this, Hai Ren curled up on Duan Chen again, curiously staring at the eyeball.
The eyeball flew to Duan Chen's forehead. Before he could resist, it directly merged into him.
"Buzz!"
Duan Chen was startled. Then, he found that his right eye had subtly changed. It was as if he had gained the ability of clairvoyance, able to see things hundreds of meters away clearly.
"It's treating you as its host."
"Host?"
Duan Chen's expression was peculiar.
Not long after, the scene before his eyes changed.
The sky was no longer a dim dark blue, but a clear sunny day with no clouds. Clearly, this was the true scene outside the illusion.
At the same time, Duan Chen also comprehended new pupil techniques.
Blood Pupil · Eye of Illusion!
Blood Pupil · Eye of Illusion!
"Duan Chen, your eyes..."
"What's wrong with my eyes?"
Duan Chen found it strange. Could it be that they also knew he had comprehended pupil techniques?
Mi Le took out a small mirror from his pocket and handed it to Duan Chen.
He didn't know until he looked. Looking at it, he was shocked. Duan Chen's right eye had completely turned blood red, with a silver-white pupil, looking incredibly divine. His left eye remained ordinary.
"Is this considered resolved?"
"Mm..."
But things weren't completely resolved yet.