"Roar..."
Dark Erosion let out another low growl, its voice filled with endless exhaustion, as if making this decision had drained the last of its strength.
Immediately afterward.
Its enormous, mountain-like body, which blotted out the sky and sun, began to slowly shrink.
The dark-red energy surrounding it rapidly drew inward, retracting until it finally sank completely into its body without the slightest leakage.
In just a few breaths.
That terrifying Dark Devouring World Beast, which seemed capable of swallowing the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds and making every living thing tremble...
Transformed into...
A dark-red beast sculpture only three feet tall, like a pet!
It floated before Lu Chen.
Although it had shrunk countless times over.
That ancient, desolate aura still remained, as if it had weathered endless ages.
It was simply no longer as aggressive.
Instead, it had gained a trace of... serenity, along with deep exhaustion.
Lu Chen's heart surged with excitement and wild joy, and he nearly threw his head back and shouted!
But he forcibly suppressed it, inhaled deeply, then cautiously stepped forward. He extended both hands and, as if holding an unparalleled treasure, cradled the small sculpture in his palms.
It felt cold to the touch, as if it had been carved from the finest dark-red divine jade, smooth and warm yet carrying a hint of biting chill.
But Lu Chen could clearly sense—
What terrifying power was hidden within this sculpture!
As well as that faint yet unmistakably real contractual connection!
And even...
He seemed able to sense an extremely faint, exhausted... fluctuation of consciousness coming from within the sculpture.
"It worked..."
"I really... subdued it..."
Lu Chen held the Dark Erosion Sculpture, his hands trembling slightly. It was not fear, but excitement, exhilaration, and soaring pride!
This trip had been worth it!