Jade Snow Bat was holding herself back with all her might. She clasped her hands over her abdomen, gripping them so tightly that her knuckles had gone white. But that blood seemed to be an irresistible force, stirring an urge to seize it at any cost, even if it meant risking her life. The impulse battered her reason without pause. Her fingertips trembled, and she was already struggling to control herself, ready to rush forward at any moment!
Pei Ling frowned and immediately stood up, pulling Jade Snow Bat away from the Alien Fiend's corpse.
Only after they had reached the edge of the Destiny Lantern's light did the red in Jade Snow Bat's eyes gradually fade. She quickly turned her gaze away, not daring to look at the Alien Fiend's body again.
Pei Ling sent her a voice transmission. "What happened?"
Jade Snow Bat's face was pale. She pressed a hand to her chest and gasped for breath, as if she still hadn't recovered.
At that moment, Ji Changfu said coldly, "Hurry up. We mustn't linger here."
Pei Ling narrowed his eyes, then nodded. "All right."
He immediately sent Jade Snow Bat a voice transmission. "Stay here and don't move."
Then he walked alone to the corpse.
Gui Hengqiu and Chu Mo had already collected the blood and scales and were now dismantling the bones.
Pei Ling selected a section of spine. It wasn't large or particularly conspicuous, but it bore some indistinct markings, as if they had formed naturally, yet also seemed to contain traces of deliberate work... He secretly used the Netherflame Delusion-Breaking Mirror to examine it, but immediately felt a surge of violent, cruel, and frenzied thoughts rush into his mind.
He hurriedly stopped using the Netherflame Delusion-Breaking Mirror. The tide-like assault on his mind ceased