We had already... reached a point of no return!
Staring at the Black Mud surging out of the spiral staircase, Yang Hong was stunned.
"Th-this is the Black Mud of the Corrupting Divine Kingdom?"
"But the floors of the tower are supposed to be sealed off from one another. How did Guo Zhengyi get the Black Mud to seep through?"
"And... why is there so much of it? What is Guo Zhengyi trying to do?"
Before Yang Hong could react, the Black Mud, crashing toward him like a mountain flood and a tidal wave, had already contaminated the entire area around the spiral staircase.
Yang Hong, who occupied this area, bore the brunt of it.
The battlefield he had created was swiftly destroyed by the tsunami of Black Mud, corroded in an instant.
The magical treasures, arrays, and various devices used to create body-tempering environments—such as a hundredfold increase in gravity, a spirit-forbidden zone, and a complete vacuum—were rapidly assimilated into the Black Mud as it devoured everything from sky to ground, leaving no corner untouched.
Then Yang Hong's figure was swallowed by the Black Mud, which blotted out the sky and sun.
"Hmph! Let's see you break my Impervious Golden Body!"
Yang Hong planted his feet firmly in the earth and faced the Black Mud's onslaught head-on, without so much as a dodge.
Brilliant golden light burst from his skin, making him look like a golden Buddha enshrined in a temple.
Protected by that golden light, he withstood the Black Mud that corroded all things. For a time, it could not eat through him.
"No external object can compare to a body tempered through a thousand trials! As long as I have a single breath left, my body can withstand any outside force."
"That goes even for places where