Before long, the eight lords each took one of the giant ascending blood vessels and headed toward the Grand Overlord's eight heads other than the central one to collect Earth Cores.
"Take care out there."
The eight waved to one another, then disappeared into their respective vessels.
Some time later, a figure with eight arms and a long serpentine tail slithered out of one of the ascending vessels.
It was the Snake Mother, Jia Gelila.
She looked around and cautiously activated Mental Scan. Once she confirmed no one was nearby, she turned toward the nine ascending vessels.
A strange look entered her eyes.
"So it's finally come to this... I'm sorry, Little Prophet."
Jia Gelila swam straight toward the central vessel! Her destination was the Grand Overlord's central head.
Traveling through the giant vessel was no easy task. The Grand Overlord's neck kept twisting, throwing her off balance, while Amotava-Blood Aberrant Creatures obstructed her path.
After she had advanced several hundred meters, the vessel walls began to quake. The Grand Overlord's neck was thrashing violently.
Jia Gelila stopped and gritted her teeth. "Grand Overlord! I know you can hear me... You're at the end of your rope! I'm the only one who can save you, so let's not waste each other's time!"
The shaking stopped.
A rumbling voice sounded directly in her mind. It was the Grand Overlord speaking through his will, though his words came in broken bursts.
"What do you want, traitor?"
"I never betrayed you because I was never loyal to you!" Jia Gelila said sharply. "Grand Overlord, have you grown so weak that you're afraid to meet me when I'm alone? If so, how will you withstand the assault of the seven Sacred Artifact Lords inside your body? We need to talk openly!"
"Hmph." The Grand