As time passed, Mo Hen became increasingly aware of how dire his situation was. The strange insects here had no intention of letting him go. They kept circling him, attacking like mad.
His spiritual power had completely bottomed out. Even absorbing spirit crystals could not replenish it, much less the spirit jade suited to him. "Why is this happening? What did I even do?" Mo Hen threw back his head and roared. No matter how he thought about it, he could not understand where he had gone wrong. Hadn't he merely been searching for a fortuitous opportunity? Why were there such terrifying insects here?
Or was this place a trap rather than a genuine ruin? Before Mo Hen could think it through, the spiritual power within him suddenly faltered. In the instant his power lapsed, the Star Gu broke through his spiritual defenses.
Almost simultaneously, countless Star Gu entered Mo Hen's body, though none went into any truly fatal locations. Instead of piercing through and emerging again, they remained inside him. "Aaaah..." The next moment, Mo Hen began screaming madly in agony.
A faint radiance shone from Mo Hen's body, and that radiance was precisely the source of his screams. If someone could have cut him open to look, they would have discovered that the Star Gu deep within him were continuously releasing spiritual power. The Star Gu's spiritual power now carried a potent light attribute. As it erupted inside him, it instantly clashed with his demonic energy.
This was another way of purifying demonic energy. The difference was that this method was extremely violent and intense. Light power clashed with the demonic energy in his spirit veins, and naturally, the fiercest collisions occurred within those veins.
Almost as soon as the Star Gu released their spiritual power, the constant