Zhang Chen naturally noticed Xing Shi's abnormal condition. A powerful spatial fluctuation was arising within his body.
"Xing Shi! What's going on?"
In Zhang Chen's view, this operation should have ended the moment Xing Shi swallowed the other party into his Ghoul Stomach. Zhang Chen had never seen any life-form capable of struggling after falling into a Ghoul Stomach with grievous injuries covering its entire body. He had severed Xing Tian's hands and forcibly torn apart the mouth that was most vital to him as a ghoul.
With such severe injuries, Zhang Chen saw no possibility of resistance.
"Something's wrong inside me. Xing Tian isn't completely dead. Even my Ghoul Stomach can't suppress him. What exactly is going on... Cough!"
Just as Xing Shi reached the middle of his sentence, a large amount of flesh and blood erupted from his mouth, staining the grass red.
"You ignorant ghoul, you actually dared to try to devour me. But the Ghoul Stomach within you is rather impressive, bearing the semblance of a newly formed world. If you had swallowed me before my consciousness awakened and digested my Ghoul Stomach to fuse it with yours, you might have been able to elevate this world and use my Ghoul Stomach as the World Core to begin its operation."
A violent voice emerged from within Xing Shi's body.
Upon hearing that voice, Zhang Chen basically confirmed that Xing Tian's previously unclaimed consciousness had likely returned. "Xing Shi, expel this guy from your Ghoul Stomach! I've seen his Ghoul Stomach before. Its structure differs from ours, and keeping it inside you may be dangerous. Expel him, and we'll deal with him together."
"Alright!"
As the host, Xing Shi clearly understood just how terrible the situation within his body was. Zhang Chen was his only lifeline. Without