And then it came.
[Immortal's Gaze – Annihilation].
A black beam erupted from Yu Xuan's eyes, far darker and more sinister than the usual golden-red brilliance. It howled through the air like a curse, piercing straight into Ye Chen's skull.
There was no time to dodge.
The beam slammed into Ye Chen's face, burning twin holes clean through his eyes. In the next breath, where eyeballs should have been, there was only darkness—holes that went straight through his head, as if someone had drilled a path to the other side.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Ye Chen collapsed, clutching his face, writhing and twitching in agony as blood poured down his cheeks. His screams echoed like a dying beast, sending shivers through every onlooker.
But Yu Xuan's Annihilation didn't stop. The black beam tore forward, smashing into the teleportation hub behind Ye Chen.
