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By this point, Uchiha Chen was in a dire state. He forced himself to take a breath and calm down, then contacted the system. "System, what do I do now? What the hell is that thing, and how can I get out of this?"

"Ding. In response to the host's question: the entity inside your body is a hell demon from a higher plane. It has lost its body and is attempting to possess yours to restore its power. Possession is an innate ability of demons. With your current strength, you cannot break free."

"Then what am I supposed to do?!" Uchiha Chen roared in his mind.

"The host can exchange for the power of the Dark Spring and use it to devour the demon."

The system clearly understood Chen's predicament, so it skipped the explanations and went straight to the most effective solution.

This exchange option hadn't existed before. After all, the current plane couldn't reach something like the Dark Spring. But the demon had foolishly tried to infiltrate and take over the system, forcing it to open the higher-plane exchange panel ahead of time. That was how this option became available.

Uchiha Chen was overjoyed and immediately tried to exchange for the Dark Spring. In a way, he had to thank the demon. Without it, the system would never have opened the higher-plane exchange panel early.

"Ding. Exchange failed. Insufficient Points. Please try again."

"Damn it, System, don't fail me now! Take whatever Points you need! Whatever you want, take it all! Exchange everything I have for Points—just make sure you can get the Dark Spring!" Uchiha Chen rasped. He was almost out of strength.

"Ding. The host's intense desire to survive has been detected. Authorization enabled. Once the exchange begins, all Points will be depleted. Does the