Yu Xian had miscalculated. He had thought reminding the creature of its identity would restore Hu Weijie's sanity. However, his actions had inadvertently made it stronger.

Unable to locate Yu Xian, the creature scanned the surrounding area. Gradually, four more eyes sprouted from its head, and a human face split open on the back of its skull, bearing an additional six eyes. Eyes continued to sprout all over its body until one of the eyes atop its head locked onto Yu Xian's position in the sky.

The creature bent its legs and launched itself upward. It instantly appeared before the bubble and shattered it with a punch. However, having tracked the creature's movement, Yu Xian had teleported away ahead of time.

The creature looked down at a distant bubble, and the tail on its back turned into wings. With a flap, it instantly...