When he saw Zhang Chen slash through the connection device on Yuan Zhi's back with his first strike, Yu Ming rose from his seat, his face filled with extreme shock.
"So the problem isn't just with Zhang Chen, but also with this divine weapon? The black crystal embedded in the middle of the blade... I see! I thought someone as arrogant as Gui Zhong would willingly die in battle even if he failed. I never expected Zhang Chen to be capable of persuading Gui Zhong to become part of the blade... It seems he truly is different from the former Ghost King. I really have to ask, Zhang Chen, are you a psychiatrist?"
As Yu Ming solemnly watched the battlefield below, Chong Ying, who had been standing motionlessly beside him like a machine, seemed to sense something. She abruptly drew the Poisonous Gu Staff from her waist, gathering a massive amount of toxin at its tip with the help of the King Insect within her body. A green corrosive beam shot toward a corner of the royal viewing platform.
However, the toxins were continuously neutralized by layer upon layer of surging blood. A man walked out while ignoring the poison, and enormous amounts of blood seeped across the floor of the viewing platform, flooding over Chong Ying and Yu Ming's feet.
"Protect Lord Yu Ming..."
Chong Ying's voice was extremely mechanical. Twisting her body, she slowly moved toward Gu Chen. White matter continuously overflowed from within her body and fused with her flesh. She swallowed the Poisonous Gu Staff through her mouth, maximizing her control and fusion with the King Insect.
With the body of a human and the tail of a snake, Chong Ying swiftly slithered toward Gu Chen.
Before she even approached him, her hair transformed into countless