On the "present" route, E Lai transformed into a monster once again.
Greed, rage, and the power of resentment clinging to him turned him into an even more twisted monster.
Sections of tailbone formed from linked joints grew from his body, each lash unleashing tremendous Destructive Power.
E Lai was stronger now than before.
On Han Wu's side, his own strength had weakened somewhat because he had split off two powerful Avatars.
Moreover, the cramped space prevented Han Wu from using the powerful Demon King True Body to resist. He could only rely on the Battle Divine Authority's effect—the Battle Divine Body—as well as the White Blade · Peerless in his hand.
V stood to one side, observing every movement of the monstrous E Lai.
Those movements generated vast amounts of data for V to analyze, allowing her to determine E Lai's new weakness after his transformation.
Dark Locust and Night Rat worked in close coordination.
Night Rat bestowed all of his Dark Energy upon Dark Locust, placing Dark Locust in a 200% superpowered state.
He waited only for E Lai to let his guard down, then he would rush in and hit him with something big.
The battle continued for some time, with Han Wu mostly struggling to hold up his defenses and stall for time.
E Lai, on the other hand, grew stronger and stronger, as though something were supporting him from the shadows.
At that moment, V suddenly spoke. "There's something strange about him. Look at his shadow!"
Han Wu followed her gaze toward E Lai's shadow and discovered that it was human-shaped.
Yet E Lai's body was clearly monstrous.
That was extremely strange.
Han Wu could say with absolute certainty that something had attached itself to E Lai and was controlling him in battle against Han