Against The Eternity Chapter 66: [65] Chapter - 41: Eyes That Must Not Met

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[65] Chapter - 41: Eyes That Must Not Met Eklavya continued moving forward through the submerged expanse, carefully adjusting his trajectory so that his path remained parallel to the violent water current rather than intersecting it even slightly. He was fully aware that drifting even a fraction closer could result in being dragged into its core once again. Unlike before, this current was no longer merely a natural phenomenon—it had grown fiercer and more unstable due to the earlier attack he had launched into its depths, an action that had clearly provoked a response from whatever lay beyond. As he advanced, the surrounding water pressed against his body with uneven force, subtle fluctuations brushing against his senses. During this tense movement. Eklavya slowly turned his head, his gaze drifting backwards toward the distant darkness from which the current originated. It was a region so deep and vast that even his enhanced perception struggled to grasp its boundaries. After a brief hesitation, he spoke, his voice steady yet cautious despite being muffled by the surrounding water. “Magha, what do you think? Should I check where this water current is connected to, and why those massive rocks attacked us earlier when I struck in that direction?” Magha did not respond immediately. Within the three-coloured dragon ring, the ancient beast shifted his awareness and aligned it with Eklavya’s line of sight, focusing toward the same abyssal direction with deliberate care. After a brief pause, he released a faint trace of primordial ki. Energy drawn from the primordial blood he was already expending to keep Eklavya’s body functional beneath the water, and he extended his perception outward. Not recklessly, but with the precision of a being who had survived countless eras of slaughter and betrayal. The moment his awareness brushed against the depths beyond the current, it encountered something that made even his ancient instincts recoil. From the endless darkness, a pair of eyes slowly opened. They were red. But not a bright red. Their colour did not seem born of light, but of depth itself. Within that crimson surface lay long, vertical pupils of ocean-black darkness that seemed to swallow everything they observed. When those eyes shifted slightly, just enough to acknowledge Magha’s probing presence, the pressure of that single glance struck him like a blade against the soul. For an instant, Magha felt as though his consciousness had been seized. Even in the era when he possessed a physical body and stood as a God King–level beast — feared across battlefields and worshipped or cursed by entire races—he had rarely experienced such raw, unfiltered danger. Now, reduced to a spiritual existence bound to a ring, that single stare was enough to send a chill racing through him, bypassing reason entirely. He withdrew his perception immediately. Magha did not linger. He did not attempt to analyse further, nor did he allow curiosity to tempt him into probing deeper. Whatever existed beyond that current was not something meant to be confronted — at least, not now. Turning his focus away from the abyss, he projected his voice into Eklavya’s mind with sharp urgency. ‘Leave this place as soon as possible. If you remain here any longer, neither of us will survive today.’ The weight behind those words struck Eklavya harder than any physical force. A chill ran down his spine as his body reacted before his thoughts could fully catch up. He knew Magha well enough to understand that this was not exaggeration, nor caution born of uncertainty. It was genuine fear, spoken by a being who had once ruled at the peak of cultivation. The realisation that even a former God King could feel such terror extinguished any lingering curiosity he still possessed. Eklavya did not ask further questions. He did not attempt to justify his earlier thought. Some dangers did not require understanding to be avoided. Without hesitation, he accepted Magha’s warning and increased hi