Cancerous Growth

Ryu gave them all a glance, and then directly turned his back to them. He approached the barrier and closed his eyes. 

His tranquil appearance painted an image most who saw it would never forget. Then, mere seconds later, he fazed through the barrier. 

There was no commotion, no fanfare. He didn't even use a blood crystal. He seemed completely at peace. 

Looking at this scene now, one would have thought that he was among the Demon Kings with the purest and most tyrannical bloodlines… 

When in reality he was just a human. 

… 

Ryu appeared on the other side and the first thing he did was sense for Selheira. But the surrounding changes caught his attention first and caused him to frown. 

The pressure here was multiplied several times over. It was to the point that he felt like his body might collapse. 

He had yet to raise his body to a True Sky God standard, and that was suddenly showing.