# Chapter 25 â The Eyeâs Attention
# Sun City â Central Plaza
The giant crimson eye stared directly at Xu Yuan.
And the moment it focused on himâ
the entire city felt heavier.
The air thickened.
Spiritual energy became unstable.
Even breathing felt strangely difficult.
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Above the eastern mountainsâ
crimson clouds twisted endlessly around the eye while invisible threads stretched throughout Sun City like a massive web.
And nowâ
Xu Yuan could see all of it clearly.
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The system warning still lingered faintly in his mind.
> Host exposure risk: High
He honestly preferred when his biggest problem involved sleeping too late and annoying elders.
Life had become complicated very quickly.
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Beside himâ
Lin Hao slowly looked around nervously.
âWhy does it suddenly feel like the sky personally hates us?â
Xu Yuan quietly answered:
âThatâs unfortunately possible now.â
Lin Hao stared at him blankly.
ââŠYou say terrifying things too casually.â
âThatâs how I survive emotionally.â
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Nearby civilians continued panicking after the corrupted cultivator incident.
Several wounded people were moved deeper into the city while healers nervously checked others for corruption symptoms.
Nobody trusted anyone fully anymore.
Not after witnessing ordinary cultivators suddenly transform.
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One older civilian tightly held his grandson while whispering shakily:
âWe should leave tonightâŠâ
Another nearby man bitterly laughed.
âAnd go where exactly?â
âThe sky itself is watching us.â
Nobody answered him.
Because he wasnât wrong.
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Meanwhileâ
multiple cultivators atop nearby towers suddenly shouted.
âMovement near the eastern forest!â
âAnother wave is coming!â
Instantlyâ
the atmosphere became tense again.
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Zhao Tianhe emerged from the command hall alongside multiple elders.
Despite visible injuriesâ
his pressure still stabilized nearby cultivators immediately.
âMaintain defensive formations!â
His voice echoed across the plaza firmly.
âNo one leaves their assigned positions!â
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Formation lights illuminated across the damaged districts once more.
Golden barriers slowly rose around the inner city while guards rushed toward defensive lines again.
Sun City barely had time to breathe before another battle approached.
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Xu Yuan quietly looked toward the eastern mountains again.
The crimson threads connected to the giant eye continued pulsing slowly.
And among themâ
his own thread looked increasingly unstable.
Darker than before.
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Then suddenlyâ
the Observe ability activated by itself again.
Instantlyâ
new information appeared within his vision.
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> Observation Target:
>
> Ancient Crimson Eye
>
> Status: Incomplete Manifestation
>
> Danger Level: Fatal
>
> Attention Level: Increasing
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Xu Yuan nearly cursed internally.
Nothing the system showed ever sounded comforting.
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Xia Yu noticed his expression immediately.
âWhat happened now?â
Xu Yuan rubbed his forehead slightly.
âIâm beginning to dislike seeing things.â
Lin Hao immediately nodded.
âThat sounds like wisdom.â
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Before anyone could continueâ
BOOOOOOM!
A massive explosion echoed from the eastern outer district.
Several cultivators turned instantly.
Smoke rose beyond the broken walls while screams spread through nearby streets.
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âCorrupted beasts breached the lower barricades!â
âProtect the civilians!â
âMove!â
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The plaza instantly erupted into movement again.
Cultivators rushed toward the eastern streets while guards escorted civilians deeper into the inner city desperately.
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Xu Yuan, Xia Yu, and Lin Hao moved alongside several Xu Family disciples toward the breached district quickly.
The closer they approachedâ
the heavier the corruption felt.
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Several buildings near the eastern edge already burned while corrupted creatures rampaged through narrow streets below.
Smaller than yesterdayâs monstersâ
but faster.
Deadlier in groups.
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A corrupted beast suddenly leaped from a rooftop toward fleeing civilians.
Before nearby guards reactedâ
SHING!
Silver light flashed through the street instantly.
The beast split apart midair before crashing lifelessly into the ground.
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Xia Yu calmly lowered her hand afterward.
Nearby guards stared in relief.
One older guard quietly muttered:
âThank heavens sheâs on our side.â
Lin Hao immediately nodded seriously.
âThatâs what I keep saying.â
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Unfortunatelyâ
more creatures continued flooding through broken streets.
Some resembled wolves.
Others twisted humanoids.
All covered in black crystal corruption and crimson eyes.
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Xu Yuan suddenly froze briefly.
Because the crimson threads attached to the corrupted creatures looked different now.
Stronger.
More stable.
Almost⊠evolved.
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Thenâ
one creature suddenly turned directly toward him.
Its crimson eyes widened violently.
And instantlyâ
every nearby corrupted beast stopped moving.
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The entire street became silent.
Even the civilians froze.
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Slowlyâ
one by oneâ
the corrupted creatures lowered their heads toward Xu Yuan.
Not attacking.
Submitting.
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Lin Hao looked ready to collapse emotionally.
ââŠI genuinely cannot keep defending you anymore.â
Xu Yuan honestly understood.
From an outside perspectiveâ
he also looked suspicious now.
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Nearby cultivators instinctively stepped backward slightly.
Fear spread again.
Not toward the monsters.
Toward him.
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One younger disciple whispered nervously:
âWhy do corrupted creatures keep recognizing him?â
Another answered shakily:
ââŠMaybe he belongs to the ruins.â
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Xu Yuan frowned slightly.
That rumor spreading further would become dangerous quickly.
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Then suddenlyâ
the giant crimson eye above the mountains pulsed violently.
BOOOOOOM!
All corrupted creatures throughout the street immediately trembled.
And the submissive posture vanished instantly.
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The beasts screamed painfully before charging again wildly.
As if the eye itself forced obedience back into them.
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Xu Yuanâs Observe ability activated automatically once more.
And this timeâ
he saw something terrifying.
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The crimson eye wasnât simply controlling the creatures.
It was fighting something inside them.
Something connected to him.
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Before Xu Yuan fully understoodâ
a corrupted humanoid lunged directly toward Xia Yu from the side street.
Too fast.
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Xu Yuan moved instinctively.
BOOM!
He grabbed Xia Yuâs wrist and pulled her backward just before black claws shattered the ground where she stood.
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The moment their bodies touchedâ
silver and black spiritual energy exploded outward together again.
BOOOOOOM!
A massive resonance shockwave erupted through the street.
Nearby corrupted beasts instantly screamed in agony.
Several exploded apart immediately.
Others fled in terror.
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The entire battlefield froze again.
Even the giant crimson eye above the mountains briefly flickered.
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Xu Yuan slowly released Xia Yuâs wrist afterward.
But the resonance between them still lingered in the air faintly.
Strange.
Ancient.
Powerful.
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Xia Yu quietly looked toward him.
Her usually calm eyes now carried visible seriousness.
âThis connection between usâŠâ
She paused briefly.
ââŠis becoming stronger.â
Xu Yuan slowly nodded.
Because he felt it too.
Every battle.
Every resonance.
Every moment near the gateâ
their spiritual energies synchronized more naturally.
Almost like they were meant to exist together.
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Far above the mountainsâ
the giant crimson eye continued staring silently.
But nowâ
its attention no longer focused only on Xu Yuan.
It had begun watching Xia Yu too.