"Bloodline Awakening—Ancestral Demon Form!" Long Tianyun's roar echoed through the battlefield like a thunderclap, and the earth beneath him cracked as dark runes pulsed with malevolent energy.
His body was changing. Muscles bulged, his skin darkened, and the air around him grew thick with demonic energy. His eyes glowed a menacing red, and a terrifying presence engulfed the area. The very air crackled with malevolence, as if the world itself was recoiling from the force of Long Tianyun's awakened bloodline.
Ye Chen felt the shift instantly. The power dynamic, which had once favored him after burning his essence to reach the Divine Transformation Sixth Stage, was now dangerously unstable. His eyes narrowed, studying Long Tianyun's transformation. The oppressive aura pressed down on him, and for the first time, Ye Chen felt something akin to doubt.
