Nether Spring's footsteps fell upon the viscous Blood Sea, producing a faint but clear TAP... TAP... sound.
In the dead silence of the Blood Sea Nether Realm, the sound was magnified infinitely, like a countdown to death, each tap hammering against the Bixuan Dragon King's crumbling defenses.
Nether Spring drew closer, step by step. His blood-red eyes were placid and still, yet they terrified the dragon more than any monstrous expression could.
Within the Bixuan Dragon King's dilating pupils, the vicious, sinister aura swirling around Nether Spring gradually condensed into a grotesque face that grinned and laughed silently at him.
"Don't… don't come any closer…" The Bixuan Dragon King's adam's apple bobbed as he made a hoarse, gasping sound. His supporting arms trembled like a candle flickering in the wind, and the shaft of his shattered Dragon Spear traced chaotic ripples across the Blood Sea.
