But no blood flowed from inside the ice sculpture.
And even Su Chen's body was gone!
Doma froze.
Suddenly, the distinctive whistle of a train sounded in the distance.
But Doma paid it no mind.
He crouched down, watching "Su Chen" slowly dissipate inside the ice sculpture, then reached out and caught a wisp of his "remains."
He sniffed it.
Doma abruptly smiled.
"Hahaha, I'm so happy!"
Doma was as happy as an idiot. From the look of him, it was as though he had uncovered some earth-shattering secret.
He cried out loudly, "So..."
"So you're already my companion, Su Chen!"
"No wonder, no wonder! Hahaha!"
"So you're a demon too!"
"Su Chen!!!"
In the woods, Doma's laughter grew increasingly wild.
Meanwhile.
A kilometer away, Su Chen, who had just boarded the train, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, drawing glances from the people around him.
Su Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said nonchalantly, "Sorry, I've had a bit too much blood in me lately. Spitting some out feels much better."
The passengers: "..."
With that, Su Chen ignored the looks from those around him, first paid his fare, then found an empty seat and sat down.
He looked exhausted.
A set of memories suddenly appeared in Su Chen's mind.
That was right. Back when Su Chen had anticipated Doma's arrival, he had already made preparations!
Dragon Breathing, Ninth Form: Dragon Shadow Clone!
A sword technique constructed from something similar to a Blood Demon Art!
Su Chen had developed a new way to use this move.
He could create a clone identical to himself, but making one was extremely difficult, and it could only last for one minute.
The difficulty was no real problem. Su Chen could solve that by activating the