"No! My Gray Mist Core!"
"Devouring Demon! You detonated almost all the energy in your body, completely crippling this body that held half your power, all just to seize my Gray Mist Core?!"
In the silence, only the Parasitic Demon was howling.
Its voice carried a trace of despair as it shouted wildly, yet it made no move at all.
The Devouring Demon remained silent, while Mu Qing's expression darkened.
According to the Devouring Demon, once the Gray Mist Core was tainted with demon blood, even if the Parasitic Demon had gained preliminary control over it, they could still forcibly wrest control away from it!
Yet Mu Qing could not sense any connection whatsoever. He could only feel his blood being absorbed by something.
"Crack."
Before everyone's eyes, cracks appeared on the Gray Mist Core, followed by its complete shattering.
A tiny blue-violet snake suddenly burrowed out from within. Its vertical pupils brimmed with mockery as it let out a piercing laugh.
"Pfft... Hahaha!"
At the same time, the Parasitic Demon could no longer hold back its laughter.
"My performance just now was convincing, wasn't it? How foolish. Did you really think I wouldn't guess what you were planning?"
The Parasitic Demon grinned savagely. "I had long since gained complete control over the Gray Mist Core. The Gray Mist Core inside my body was merely a fake core I created with the power of gray mist!"
"Surprised?"
Faced with the Parasitic Demon's mockery, the Devouring Demon could only remain silent.
No one had expected that the Parasitic Demon had seen through everything long ago.
The Devouring Demon had guessed that the Parasitic Demon knew the Gray Mist Core's location, but it had never imagined that the Parasitic Demon would gain control over it so quickly!
"No! Perhaps when the Crimson