In the Prehistoric Dynasty Ruins at the foot of the Spirit Mountain Range, it was still the dead of night. Tomie and Elizabeth's consciousnesses remained asleep within the Ghoul Stomach World, while Zhang Chen chose to return to reality early.
His purpose was simply to carve out some private time to completely remove the hidden mark Aresthos had planted inside his body, as Yu Ming had described.
Returning to the room Yu Ming had arranged for him, Zhang Chen sat at the bedside and entered a meditative state, thoroughly examining every part of his body. Still, he found nothing out of the ordinary.
"Fully activating the True Ghost form I attained after absorbing the Ling King should let me find anything unusual inside my body. My True Ghost form is at 51.2%. I wonder whether Gui Zhong, after obtaining the Ghost King's treasure, has reached this level of completion."
Zhang Chen removed his upper garments and gradually released his True Ghost form while in his Forbidden Release state.
His spine slowly protruded, while the roots of his hair gradually turned white. Yet when the ribs connected to his spine underwent their full transformation and activated his complete True Ghost form, the short white hair atop Zhang Chen's head began to grow. By the time his True Ghost form was fully activated, it had grown just past his earlobes.
Zhang Chen's exposed upper body gradually became transparent, making the Soul Network and True Ghost Body within him distinctly visible.
"Insight!"
Zhang Chen's clear, empty eyes penetrated his entire body, scanning and seeking out every suspicious location. In his field of vision, he spotted a trace of foreign matter at the elbow of his left arm, opposite the right arm embedded with the "Dragon Devouring Arm." It was perfectly matched to his