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"The competition is over?"

The moment Zhang Chen returned to his little dwelling, the woman in red appeared from the corner. Red light spilled from her pupils, making the scene quite terrifying.

"Sorry, Tomie, for making you wait so long. You insisted on staying with me in the Floating City, but you can't go out and walk around here. I brought you a whole Beijing roast duck and two portions of sugar-fired buns. That should be enough for a snack, right? The competition is basically over. I'll return the Blood Embryo to you."

As Zhang Chen tried to separate the Blood Embryo from his body, he suddenly realized that after serving as his heart and connecting every internal structure for the past few days, it had become somewhat difficult to separate from him. It seemed that during this period of mutual blending, the Blood Embryo had gradually fused with his body.

After spending considerable effort, Zhang Chen finally extracted the Blood Embryo, which brimmed with endless vitality, from his body.

"The Blood Embryo seems to like you," Tomie said softly as she accepted it.

"It likes me? Could it have its own consciousness? Fine, no matter how much it likes me, it's useless. It's something vital to you. I've already replaced all my blood with essence blood, so I have more than enough. Hurry and eat something to fill your stomach. I have urgent matters to deal with concerning my body, and I probably won't be able to take you out until tomorrow morning."

"It's fine. As long as you're by my side."

Tomie's words were undoubtedly rather suggestive, but Zhang Chen did not think much of them. He sat cross-legged on his bed and quickly established contact with Evil Mouth Elder.

Inside General Mo Qing's office on the