Beneath the Darkness

Bang—

Lioz swung a backhanded palm. Li Mingji was struck in the temple by the enormous hand, instantly collapsing unconscious.

Crack!

After throwing that palm, Lioz's own arm instead made the sound of breaking bones. His materialized arm immediately dispersed, and even after reverting to spirit form, it was nearly impossible to move.

"Has my strength weakened to this extent? The curse of the layered abyss alone is this powerful. Do I need a Path to share the burden of the curse's power?"

Lioz immediately gained a clear understanding.

However, this meant he could completely eliminate Seeds—

Screech! The moment Lioz turned his head, Seeds pounced. His faceplate immediately opened, revealing two rows of sharp fangs as he bit down at Lioz's neck! Crack!

His porcelain skin and armor were instantly pierced through. Lioz shuddered as the other's destructive divine power rapidly poured into his body through those teeth.

"Star Abyss actually gave you a face and organs. It really favors you."

Lioz no longer had the strength to resist.

In truth, there was no longer any need to resist.

"Ugh—ahhh! Mmmgh!"

Though Seeds had his teeth clamped tightly around Lioz's throat, purple crystalline coral gradually pierced through his porcelain skin, and vast amounts of Void aura spread from beneath his skin.

Within seconds, Seeds could no longer endure under Lioz's severe injuries and the Void's suppression.

He had no strength left to resist. His condition was even worse than Lioz's.

Thud!

Seeds dropped to his knees. Faint golden particles drifted from between his teeth, seemingly something like blood from Lioz's body.

He barely supported himself, while Lioz could still stand where he was, calmly looking down at him.

"You—you calculated all of this long ago?"

Seeds asked painfully:

"Why? Why did you do this? Killing me would have been