One Trouble Subsides, Another Rises

An illusion flashed and vanished.

Yet that distant, ferocious gaze seemed to pierce through the void and reality, falling squarely upon Ji Jue and sending a chill down his spine. What was even more terrifying was that he discovered... simply through a sliver of resonance brought by the blood oath, the poison of the wolf's blood had silently eroded and penetrated deep into his soul!

The stealth and malice of the wolf were truly pervasive! A mere glance had already planted the hidden danger of mutation within Ji Jue, subtly transforming him into a member of the wolf pack.

Ji Jue's expression could not help but change drastically as he sensed that—the blood-like wolf poison was rapidly draining his spiritual substance, sprouting swiftly, and about to wrap around... his matrix?

No bro, are you serious?

Ji Jue was almost amused to the point of laughter.

Before he even needed to react, the matrix of Non-Aggression flickered faintly. A wisp of remnant brilliance originating from the Edge of Transformation surfaced and vanished, chopping up the Wolf Blood Oath—which had crept close wanting to snuggle—like vegetables on a cutting board, turning it into minced meat.

What kind of nonsense is this, stay away!!

The heavily damaged and shattered wolf poison instantly dissipated, fled and wandered about, then reorganized itself, attempting to hide within Ji Jue's physical body!

In a snap, it followed the bloodstream toward the heart, jumped straight into the Thunder Pool, and collided head-on with Zhanlu, which was quietly undergoing metamorphosis amidst endless electric light... Zhanlu, transformed into a spiritual essence, hummed slightly for a split second, feeling incomprehension.

What on earth is this?

Burn it!

Snap.

Before it could even react, the blood oath was utterly torn apart and burned to cinder by the electric light erupting from within