The countless stone spikes trapping Ye Zi became far less aggressive.
Seeing this, Ye Zi moved his mind and easily pried apart the stone spikes before him, breaking free. Then he took a large step and charged toward the White Snake Sage, who was suppressing and purging the toxins.
The toxins from the Bone-Sucking Insect were extremely vicious. Even the White Snake Sage's bones, despite her immense strength, melted into liquid in an instant, followed by her blood vessels and even her cells.
Vicious as the poison was, it was impossible to use it to defeat the White Snake Sage. Before long, she could purge the toxins from her body on her own and restore the damaged parts.
Thus, the White Snake Sage still held the victory in her grasp. However, she had no idea what Ye Zi and Orochimaru were planning, nor did she know that Ye Zi, who had transformed into a ghoul, possessed a terrifying ability to devour.
Devouring, then evolving and growing stronger, was the ability all living things dreamed of.
The complete food chain was a relationship of devouring and being devoured, also known as feeding and being fed upon.
The struggles between living things existed for survival. They were the foundation of the food chain and its most basic relationship, while a ghoul's ability could destroy that perfect food chain.
The White Snake Sage could not foresee what would happen next. As she watched Ye Zi charge over, she neither underestimated him nor intended to let him do whatever he pleased.
She spared a fraction of her attention from purging the toxins and focused it on Ye Zi. In an instant, the ground churned, and more than a dozen stone spikes thrust up from below, rising to meet Ye Zi.
As the stone spikes