When Mr. Mask came into contact with the node area at the lower end of Witch Forest.
The war at the upper end of Corpse and Blood had gradually reached a fever pitch. When Light Lord Husaroth and the Slaughter Flesh Emperor rushed to the battlefield, they found themselves trapped in an even more immobilizing mire of blood. Looking up, they saw that thunderclouds had long since obscured the stars.
What entered the eyes of the two Middle Realm leaders was a scene beyond their comprehension.
Gu Chen's arms transformed into two palms nearly the size of mountains, crushing Yuan Zhi between them. Yet as an unimaginable Death Aura spread from within, corroding countless holes through the massive arms from the center, an immensely powerful inward burst instantly shattered both giant palms.
The moment Yuan Zhi regained freedom, he moved before Gu Chen at a speed impossible for the eye to follow, attempting to shatter the core within his body with a single claw and tear it out directly.
But though flesh split apart and blood scattered, Yuan Zhi still failed.
On a battlefield saturated with blood, any single drop could bear the body of the Primal Ancient Blood Demon. This time, he regenerated before the two outsiders.
"If you don't want to die, leave this place now."
But just as Gu Chen's warning reached them, Yuan Zhi had already caught the scent of other fresh flesh drifting over.
After an hour of all-out battle with Gu Chen, Yuan Zhi's body had expended a considerable amount of life force. Coupled with the burden brought by the Great Dao of Death throughout his body, even the Ancient Yin Locust Tree linked to his body's core showed signs of withering and decay.
"Perfect. You've come to replenish my life force. Delicious lifeforms