Actually, Fu Qian had a very simple reason for seeking out Sergei: he wanted to imitate the unorthodox cultivators of old and find himself a new vessel.
But since he could only possess a body physically at the moment, without any overly fantastical methods at his disposal, the enormous Sergei had become his first choice.
After dissolving his own flesh and bone and twisting himself into a soft-bodied creature, Fu Qian quickly completed the process of a hermit crab changing shells, crawling from the abdominal cavity up to the esophagus.
Lacking experience in this sort of thing, Fu Qian had proceeded with extreme caution. He had even removed Mercy and the sedative first and set them aside.
Even so, once the process was complete, Sergei's body had swollen noticeably.
Of course, that was only the first step.
Sergei was now nothing but a walking corpse, completely beyond control.
He couldn't just wander around with Fu Qian crammed among a pile of internal organs.
Fortunately, not long ago, he had witnessed the bizarre behavior of Logan, a member of the Night Watcher council, a Demigod Herald and the irascible Heavenly King.
Recalling the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones that Old Man Logan had personally demonstrated at Unseen Hill, Fu Qian's twisted body sprouted countless tendrils.
The tendrils pierced flesh, wound around bones, and quickly spread throughout Sergei's entire body.
In just a few minutes, in the unseen darkness, Fu Qian's body had completely dispersed, forming a system that spread throughout Sergei's body like a network of blood vessels.
The legendary Scarlet Angel had descended once more.
"F...feels... pretty... good..."
Carefully moving his body, Fu Qian managed to clench a fist. He even tested his ability to speak at the same time.
After quickly correcting his pronunciation, he didn't waste