The muttering abruptly seized all of Lu Ban's consciousness with a noise loud enough to make his head explode.
He seemed to see illusory pyramids, ancient temples, writhing flesh monsters in caves, and stars glittering in the distant reaches of space.
Amid the Holy Song that merged the sky with the universe, Lu Ban reached toward the jade pendant.
The instant the warm, smooth jade pendant touched his skin, Lu Ban felt his heart rate accelerate, seemingly surpassing the limits of humanity.
Starting from his fingertips, his blood vessels swelled and bulged, his muscles spasmed and stiffened. His entire body seemed on the verge of exploding, and he could barely control himself.
Pfft—
The blood vessels beneath Lu Ban's skin really did burst.
Scorching blood splattered everywhere, staining Amber's dress and face.
Amber did not move. She knew that no one could help Lu Ban now. The only one who could respond to him was himself.
At most, if Amber confirmed that Lu Ban was beyond saving, she would immediately kill Xiya beside her and then take her own life, allowing Lu Ban to rewind, face the Man of Darkness directly, and gain a chance to escape.
Behind them, countless worms and shadows intertwined, corpses piled up, and the mass nearly blocked out the sky.
Lu Ban stood where he was as all the blood vessels throughout his body burst apart at that moment. More than half his blood sprayed into the surroundings. Medically speaking, Lu Ban would immediately collapse and die from blood loss within a dozen minutes.
But in the next moment, the wounds on Lu Ban's body began to change.
From the indistinct flesh, countless tiny tentacles grew out.
The tentacles resembled coral swaying in the sea. They constantly tangled together, overlapped, and repaired Lu Ban's body.