That was
An Amoeba Worm!?
No one was more familiar with the aura of Amoebas than Lin An.
Through the Soul Eye he could barely still use, Lin An actually saw a red worm greedily gnawing at the Black Emperor's soul beneath one of the three flames within it.
The worm's belly was swollen from eating, yet Black Emperor seemed completely unaware of it, not realizing that anything was wrong.
The scene was bizarre.
He had never seen an Amoeba Worm eat to such a size. It even seemed as though it were about to occupy the soul.
For a moment, even Lin An couldn't help being startled.
When was he infected!?
Perhaps Black Emperor was also incredibly weak at the moment, which was why Lin An could see this scene.
Almost as soon as he sensed the aura of the Amoeba, Cain's Blade lit up of its own accord.
Without time to think about how Black Emperor had been infected, an intense desire to devour suddenly rose in Lin An's mind.
(Kill Black Emperor first? I can devour him!)
The desire to devour flashed and vanished.
Although he didn't know what help devouring Black Emperor would provide in his current predicament, Lin An vaguely realized that this might be an opportunity!?
His current fusion and devouring speed was extremely fast! Even if he couldn't use the rules he devoured, it could still restore his strength!
Or—
Before Lin An could think of anything else.
Bang!!
As a spear shadow violently blasted toward him, Lin An felt an intense pain in his neck. The half-body he had finally condensed was pierced through by the spear!
His spine snapped!
The flesh blown apart by the tremendous force exploded like shotgun pellets, then was compressed to the ground by the extremely high