"Please do not panic. The current changes are a special measure we are using against Azathoth. This person violated our original agreement for the competition by sending an undead true body to Sand China to interfere with the proceedings, but I have already disposed of it."
As Bodhi's words reached every living being in Sand China, countless cracks appeared across the trembling ground, and thick plant vines grew from within them. All of Sand China's original buildings were destroyed, but these plants did not harm living creatures. As a result, all the elite members of Zero Realm within Sand China leaped onto the thick vines as they grew.
Sand China covered an area comparable to that of a small country on Earth. The vibrant, verdant plants had now enveloped the entirety of Sand China, rising to a height of around fifty meters and nearly reaching the divine artifact, "Lotus Heart," floating in the sky.
Yu Ming, who was controlling all of this, disregarded everything as he poured the life force within his body into the plants' growth. Yu Ming, who was currently supporting himself against the ground with one hand, looked as though a layer of flesh and skin had been stripped from his entire body, leaving him exceedingly frail.
Bodhi Patriarch, standing at the bedroom door and observing these changes, stared at the Chaos Eukaryote within Yu Ming's chest. An abnormal expression appeared on his face as a dense golden vortex condensed in his palm.
"What is it... Bodhi Patriarch, you sensed it too, didn't you? At this very moment, I, Yu Ming, am weaker and more incapable of resistance than I have ever been. With such a perfect opportunity before you, have even you begun harboring murderous intent?"
Yu Ming had not focused all his attention on constructing