The mark on Ye Tian's chest still glowed faintly.
Though the burning pain was gone, something had changed. He could feel a new power inside him, but it wasn't stable.
[System Update: Unknown energy now fused with host's core.][Effect: Power boost in battle + high risk of mental disturbance.][Warning: Origin of corruption linked to Abyssal Entities.]
Ye Tian stood slowly, fists clenched. "This isn't just Mo Han's doing," he muttered. "Something deeper is behind that attack."
Yue Qing looked at him with concern. "You didn't just survive… you absorbed part of it."
Suddenly, the ground trembled.
A hidden wall near the ruins cracked open. Inside was an old chamber—dusty, sealed for centuries. On its walls were ancient writings and a large painting of a masked figure holding a black flame in one hand and a sword in the other.
[System Notice: Forbidden Legacy Detected – Abyssborne.][Access Locked – Requires Three Corruption Marks.]
Ye Tian's eyes narrowed. "Three marks… so this is just the beginning."
He turned to Yue Qing. "Mo Han may not even know what he gave me. But whoever he got it from—they're watching."
Yue Qing stepped closer. "Then we better get strong before they come for you."
Ye Tian nodded.
The path ahead wasn't just about revenge anymore.It was about facing a hidden enemy, one that had been waiting deep in the shadows all along.