Crack... crack...
Under the immense pressure, his scales shattered one after another, streams of crimson blood seeping through them.
But in the blink of an eye, countless fleshy tendrils spread out and restored them, only for them to shatter and recover again in an endless cycle.
Drawing a deep breath, Lin Sheng strode forward with heavy steps, paying no heed to the tremendous pressure bearing down on him.
Though his starlight had been exhausted and the defenses he took such pride in could barely hold out, his greatest strength was his regenerative power, not the resilience of his body.
Supported by that powerful regeneration, he could quickly recover as long as his body was not shattered in an instant.
And so time slowly passed amid the endless cycle of his scaled armor shattering and regenerating.
Two hours passed.
The scaled armor covering his body shattered, and even his powerful regeneration could no longer keep pace with its destruction.
Four hours.
The keratin layer beneath his scales had vanished as well, exposing the knotted muscles and skin below.
Time continued to pass, and soon an entire day had gone by.
By then, the enormous giant in the passage had visibly shrunk several sizes from his once powerful, hulking form.
Only a thin layer of living flesh remained clinging to his stark white bones.
Yet his steps had not stopped.
He continued striding resolutely onward, stepping deeper into the darkness.
After another few hundred steps, the flesh on his bones finally peeled away completely. Even the flesh buds that frantically sprouted dissolved into nothingness the instant they appeared.
The enormous, powerful giant was reduced to a skeleton and a few organs within it, and those organs, too, were steadily dissolving.
Time continued to pass. Who knew how long it had been-perhaps two