At this moment, Xiao Hei wanted to slip away in secret, but he feared that the opportunity within the Underground Palace would be taken by Chen Changming.
If Chen Changming took the core item within the Underground Palace, the grand formation would immediately cease operating. At that point, Xiao Hei had no confidence that he could escape Chen Changming's pursuit unharmed.
After much consideration, Xiao Hei still felt that he could only hold his ground within the Underground Palace.
As for whether he could survive—
That could only be left to fate.
"Xingtian, damn you, I'm afraid I won't make it out alive this time..."
With that thought, Xiao Hei suddenly looked at a corpse before him. His face twisted in agony as he roared, "Even if I die, I'll eat you first!"
Having said that.
He stretched out a hand, his palm aimed at Xingtian.
A blood-colored vortex appeared in his palm. Then bloodlight surged from Xingtian's body, gathering into a line of blood that flowed ceaselessly into Xiao Hei's palm.
In only a few breaths.
Xingtian became a dried corpse.
Xiao Hei repeated the same trick, draining Red Tassel, Xie Fei, Zhou Mei, and the others of all their essence blood.
After draining them dry.
He too sat cross-legged and began cultivating quietly.
At a perilous time like this, when he could lose his life at any moment, even a slight increase in cultivation might grant him a sliver more hope of survival. Thus, Xiao Hei cultivated with utmost seriousness.
Three hundred days later.
"Undying Demon Heart Art, one hundred times!"
A long-awaited clap of thunder suddenly rang beside Chen Changming's ears.
Two warm currents surged up from the soles of his feet and spread throughout his entire body.
A stream of profound information also flooded into his