Tentacle after tentacle pierced into Gu Qingshan's body.
They transformed into sinew, bone, flesh, and blood, enlarging Gu Qingshan's entire frame. They also helped him grow horns, fangs, and a long, spiked tail.
"Remember, don't fight head-on, but don't let your presence falter, either," the tentacles' will instructed.
"If I can't beat it, but still have to put on a show, isn't that a little too difficult?" Gu Qingshan said.
The tentacles said, "I'll pour all the remaining power from the three One Person, Ten Thousand Lives Arts into you. With that power, you can unleash one attack at the height of my strength—remember, just one!"
"And after that?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"You can only maintain your presence," the tentacles said.
—He could only attack once. How was he supposed to fight like that?!
Unable to help himself, Gu Qingshan asked, "How strong were you at your peak? Would one strike be enough to kill that Frost Giant?"
"At my peak, killing it would be no problem. The problem is, you only get one attack! One attack naturally won't kill it. At most, you'll cripple it!" the tentacles' will said.
"All right. I'll do my best," Gu Qingshan sighed.
Two lines of Crimson Small Characters gradually appeared in the void before him:
"Warning: you have acquired a special power: Demon Emperor Annihilation Power."
"This power strips everything away and can be unleashed through any move, but you may only use it once."
Gu Qingshan looked at the two lines, his thoughts racing.
It seemed this Demon Emperor had only just been born. Even if it would surely surpass the Dragon God and the insect race in the future, it wasn't that powerful yet.
—It could only attach itself to him, for that matter.
Now he had to pretend to be