Han Dong had heard the phrase "showing off one's skill before an expert."
Having been a professor in life, he also understood that every profession had its specialty.
As a professor in cellular biology, if Han Dong were asked to work on pharmacokinetics, he might not even do as well as an ordinary lecturer.
The moment he received the exclusive storyline, Han Dong had never considered using the Floating Corpse Inner Scripture against this Grand Scholar.
Supported by the Epic Grade equipment—the damaged Netherblood Skull of Master of the Blood Oath Roghorien—and paired with Earl's Ancestral Body, the bloodhound was powerful enough to threaten most Ancestral Body Otherkin.
Before Du Zhijing could react at all, the bloodhound's gaping maw swallowed him whole.
It was entirely possible for him to be killed in a single move.
However.
Boom!
Several severed tentacles flew in all directions.
Du Zhijing altered the flow of corpse energy within his body and blasted a hole through the side of the bloodhound's mouth with one palm. Using a technique similar to bone-shrinking, he squeezed out and saved his life.
Although he had made the optimal choice in a short period of time and avoided being devoured, Du Zhijing's condition was anything but good.
His body had been pierced in many places by canine fangs, leaving crooked, twisting tooth holes.
Dense clusters of tiny tentacles grew from the wounds, further destroying Du Zhijing's flesh.
Worst of all—
An invisible contamination had already affected Du Zhijing's consciousness. Even as a zombie, he could not avoid it.
Contamination from Otherkin was something no life-form in any world could resist.
When fighting Otherkin, one had to be prepared against contamination... otherwise, if the battle could not be ended quickly, both body and consciousness would completely fall during the fight, reduced to