Fang Chen and the others knew that the mysterious energy pouring into their bodies had to be causing this.
For now, though, they could still endure it.
Sensing the changes in his body, Ye Kong sent the others a voice transmission. "Fang Chen, this mysterious energy is strange. It makes us crave blood. If an ordinary person were infected by it, they'd lose their mind at once and turn into a killing machine!"
"Yes!"
Fang Chen nodded and replied inwardly.
Fang Chen activated the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique, trying to see his surroundings clearly. But even with its help, he could see only a hundred yards around him.
Within that hundred-yard radius, there was nothing but the strange mud and the Evil Lifeforms swimming steadily upward through it.
They remained on guard and continued descending.
The deeper they went into the Mud Pit, the stickier the mud became. The mysterious energy seeping into their bodies grew purer, until they felt as though they might burst into flames. Even the Three Burials Buddha Emperor's eyes began to redden, and his expression turned savage.
"War Buddha, I can't take much more!"
The War Buddha gritted his teeth as he spoke to Fang Chen.
Fang Chen frowned. "Little Crane, take Master Three Burials into the Spirit Crane Space!"
"All right!"
Little Crane nodded and drew the Three Burials Buddha Emperor into the Spirit Crane Space. The crushing pressure on him vanished at once. Gasping for breath, he immediately began chanting sutras to expel the mysterious energy from his body. But it was so overbearing that he could not force it out. All he could do was circulate his Cultivation Technique and suppress it.
Fang Chen and the others kept descending into the depths of the Mud Pit.
After the time it took one