Lin Taichu took the opportunity to step forward and held the Short Blade to Arui's throat. "Stop resisting. You've already been corrupted by demonic energy. If this goes on, you'll only destroy yourself."
Arui lay on the ground, staring at Lin Taichu with unwillingness in his eyes. "I can't accept this... Atlantis could clearly be better. Why don't they understand...?"
"Your method was wrong," Lin Taichu said. "You can't overthrow the king through murder, much less through demonic energy. Atlantis's problems need to be solved slowly, not by destroying it."
Arui lay on the ground, his body still twitching as the demonic energy was suppressed. But when he looked at the Mo Stone by his feet, his gaze suddenly turned crazed.
He suddenly reached out and snatched up the Mo Stone. Before Lin Taichu could react, he opened his mouth and viciously bit down on it.
With a crack, he bit off a small piece of the hard Mo Stone. Glowing green fragments trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
Lin Taichu hurried forward to take the Mo Stone away, but Arui clutched it tightly and desperately swallowed the fragments in his mouth.
Less than two seconds after swallowing them, Arui's body began to shake violently. Clutching his head, he let out a pained roar, his voice seeming to tear apart.
The black lines on his body spread at a visible rate, quickly crawling across his limbs. Fine black markings even appeared on his face.
His once-normal pupils slowly turned dark red. The demonic energy around him was no longer weak as before, but surged outward like a tide, instantly enveloping his entire body.
"Ah—" Arui suddenly rose to his feet, his body shooting up by a considerable amount. His formerly smooth skin became rough, black spikes grew from