Amid the Blood Lake's churning upheaval, all of Li Hao's clothes had dissolved, leaving him stark naked.
The Universe Jade Belt began slipping from him. Li Hao caught it, wound it around his arm, and held it high.
But the Universe Jade Belt's material was clearly far less durable than Li Hao's body. Merely being splashed and soaked with the Demon Sage's blood had already left it rotting and damaged.
A corner of the Heaven and Earth Space within was exposed like a breach, and blood sloshed inside.
"Wh-where is this?"
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King extended a blood-red tendril from within, probing the outside in shock. A surge of blood splashed it, and it immediately screamed.
"It hurts!"
"My power seems to have been sealed. I can't fly."
The Crimson Blood Vine Demon King tried to fly out of the Heaven and Earth Space, only to discover in panic that it could not mobilize the energy within its body.
Seeing Li Hao with his arm raised high above the lake, his arm already torn to shreds and exposing bloody muscle and bone, it froze, seeming to understand.
"Are... are we going to die?"
It asked softly, its voice trembling.
Hearing its words, Li Hao had never imagined that the one accompanying him at the end of his life would actually be a demon.
Bitterness welled in his heart. He looked around, but there was only boundless darkness, with no rock wall in sight.
Falling flesh crashed into the lake, making the water churn violently and shoving his body back and forth across the surface. He had no idea how far he was from the rock wall.
"I'll try and see if I can find the rock wall."
As Li Hao spoke, he kicked hard and swept his free