Contrary to the expected pride of the Saint Heroes, Saint Hero Xue seemed fueled by a burning desire to challenge herself, not to squash Cain like a bug.
But Cain's chuckle sent a spike of dread through Xue's core, freezing her bubbly mien. His breezy words belied an enormous pressure.
"Is that so?"
In a cataclysmic surge, Cain erupted his inner world to 60%, divine lightning sheeting across its expanse with thunderous fury, shattering space itself. Within the dazzling blanket of lightning of Cain's Inner World, his plenty of Holy Essence Clouds began to faintly tremble, almost as if they were under some kind of straining pressure.
Blinding divine light filled the space within the Dao barrier, thunder crackling with such force that even those outside the Dao barrier winced.
"Wha—what is this?!" gasps echoed through the grand chamber.