Before Thor could finish speaking,
The golden radiance in the cavern vanished in an instant, and the blazing heat was swallowed by boundless, icy cold in the blink of an eye.
"Thor!!"
Seeing this, Tang Chong's expression shifted slightly. His sword shot out like lightning as he tried to save him.
Unfortunately, before the sword light could reach him, the enormous hand had already dragged Thor into the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord's slimy body.
The burly figure clenched his claw into a fist and punched out, colliding with the razor-sharp sword light. With an explosive crash, his right arm shattered, only to recover in the next instant. The sword light dimmed at once, and the enormous hand seized the blade.
At that moment, a tremendous change swept through the cavern. The tentacles and vertical eyes that had been cleared away surged from the surrounding rock walls at an astonishing speed, several times denser than when they had first entered.
Countless tentacles twisted and tangled together, densely packed black vertical eyes opening along them. Every gaze fell on Tang Chong, and malice so thick it was almost tangible engulfed him like a tide.
Tang Chong's face darkened. A phantom silver fox appeared behind him and circled around his body. His gaze swept across the countless black eyes before settling on the burly figure emerging from the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lord, shock filling his eyes.
"Zhao Hongzhang, you actually chose to merge with this Evil Beast of your own accord!"
"So you've been putting on an act all these days? Thor and I were your targets from the very beginning!"
The instant he saw Zhao Hongzhang appear, everything fell into place.
"Heh... figured it out? Too bad it's already too late. Once it devours you two Supreme Grandmasters, along with the Void Beast remains