Inside Treasury No. 2 of the Sea God Palace, the treasures on the wooden racks had already been looted clean. Su Xiao and Zaiyas were confronting each other.
"As a friend, you actually poisoned me. But I prepared a 'gift' for you too."
Before Zaiyas could finish speaking, a black mark appeared on Su Xiao's hem. The Ancient God energy invaded Su Xiao's body the next instant.
Crack!
Blue Steel Shadow energy manifested, surging across Su Xiao's body like pale-blue electric arcs. It quickly devoured the Ancient God energy that had invaded him. Clearly, Su Xiao wasn't the only one who had prepared a fallback.
Although the Ancient God energy had been successfully devoured, Su Xiao felt a damp chill and a slight itch on the side of his abdomen. He tugged up his clothes and glanced over. A patch of black, sticky insects resembling leeches clung to his flank. Gathered together, they covered an area about the size of a fist and bulged slightly.
Changes appeared in Su Xiao's crystal left hand. His fingers turned into sharp claws and stabbed into his own side, attempting to tear away a large chunk of flesh along with the insects attached to his skin.
The moment he tried to pull, a buzz rang out in his mind. These insects weren't merely clinging to his skin—they were also attached to his soul. If he forcibly tore them off, even the strength of Su Xiao's soul would not prevent permanent soul damage. His body would also enter a weakened state for some time afterward.
Su Xiao was having a rough time, but Zaiyas had it worse. He spat out a huge mouthful of blood. The veins on his neck and face bulged, while something seemed to crawl beneath his skin. Black-blue crystalline granules appeared