A resounding crack echoed as the sealed space around them shattered to pieces.
'Whoever looked at the Nightmare in the eye would relive their deepest fears and die without knowing how'— Shen Nianzu had prepared himself for this, so he simply closed his eyes and used his four remaining senses and his battle instinct to slash through the obstacles before him. Even with the lack of vision, he could feel Jin Jiuchi behind him, guarding his back, allowing him to charge ahead fearlessly. That single presence was enough to give him a lot of security.
[Presumptuous!]
For the first time ever, Shen Nianzu detected apparent anger in the Nightmare's otherwise inorganic voice.
Behind him, Shen Nianzu heard the unmistakable sound of bones creaking and groaning, then came a long, fierce howl that seemed to pierce through heavens and earth. The dying Nightmare and its heir then clashed head-on, the impact as overwhelming as the collision of two burning stars!
