A few minutes earlier...(Continuation from chapter 600)
In this awakened state, Hao Xuan's reflexes were firing at around 4-5 times their normal speed, allowing him to perceive time that much slower. From his perspective, everything was slowed down to a standstill.
Tearing through more than six rows of undead he landed where the demon 'should' have been but there was no one there to greet him.
A high-pitching sizzling sound came into his ears from behind and a warning popped up into Hao Xuan's peripheral vision.
"Warning! Temperature change detected!" it said in big bold letters, a red arrow pointing towards his back.
The hair on Hao Xuan's neck that were standing straight up curled up in an instant from the sudden increase in temperature, urging him to move.