Gask was closest to the Dragon of Life's essence, so he was the first to seize it. However, the instant he grabbed the essence, black-and-red tentacles had already coiled around him.
Gask, who had fully transformed into a beast, rapidly dried up. Being entangled by the Gourmet's black-and-red tentacles was far from a pleasant experience.
With a crack, the arm holding the Dragon of Life's essence dried up and shattered, but Gask did not care in the slightest. Claws extended from his other arm and reached for the Gourmet's head.
Gask's arm suddenly swelled to twice its thickness and stretched half a meter longer. After grabbing the Gourmet's head, he squeezed with all his strength, clearly intending to crush it.
The black-and-red tentacles exploded, and the Gourmet's entire body shattered into tens of millions of black-and-red tendrils. The tendrils twisted together, their tips forming a small hand that reached for the essence in midair.
Before the Gourmet's tendrils could seize the essence, Su Xiao, smoke swirling around his left arm, had already grasped it. The Devour Core activated at Overload.
Bang!
The layer of crystals clinging to Su Xiao's side shattered. The Tank slammed into him, breaking through the air with a gust and flying sideways.
In midair, Su Xiao's left hand suddenly felt empty. The Dragon of Life's essence was pulled away by some kind of energy. Everyone present, including him, had been somewhat afraid to grip the thing too tightly. If the essence were crushed, the life energy inside would spread into the surroundings, greatly reducing its purity and rendering it worthless.
The essence floated before Father. He pointed at it with one finger. Seeing this, Gask's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. For some unknown reason, that old bastard actually intended to destroy the Dragon of Life's