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"The elevator is also broken."

As for the simple and direct measure of jumping off a building, he didn't even think about it this time. Jumping from such a height and elbowing the concrete ground, he must have been incredibly reckless.

thump.

The third heartbeat.

Yin Chen's Frostbone Wolf lay on the ground, its limbs trembling, its head facing the crack beneath its feet, emitting a sharp, long howl, unable to maintain its usual aloofness.

A piercing metallic cracking sound emanated from the tower's structural components, echoing simultaneously from several points, one after another, spreading from the feet to the top of the head, as if the entire tower was crumbling inch by inch within its own skeleton.

"The seal is only three to four layers strong. At this rate, it won't last more than ten minutes."

An Changqing held the sword horizontally in front of him, starlight covering the entire blade.

"And then in ten minutes?"

Yin Tianzheng did not answer, so Chen Guan answered for him.

"It just came out."

Boom, boom, boom.

My heart started racing, the intervals shortening from a few seconds to two or three seconds, one after another. Something that had been imprisoned for who knows how many years finally broke through a crack and was desperately trying to push itself out.

Black mist was seeping out from the cracks in the tower.

One strand, two strands, three strands.

Slowly, it emerged from the crack in the metal plate, spreading along the ground, and the temperature dropped again at that moment.

As the black mist passed by Hong Yuan's feet, she took a step back and looked down at the traces it left on the surface of the metal plate.

It was covered with black, corroded marks, and a thin layer of metal had been dissolved away.

Chen Guan stood in the center of the platform, looking down at the black mist that circled around his feet, then wrapped around him again, as if trying to identify his scent.

The black dot in my palm is burning hot.

Barr's voice came out again, this time without starting with laughter.

"Kid, how are you going to clean up this mess?"

This time, even Bal couldn't laugh.

He was well aware of his colleagues' strength, and their resurgence was not a good thing for him either.

Chen Guan did not reply, but he had another bold idea.

He looked up at the cracking metal plate beneath his feet, the black mist gushing out from every crack at an accelerating rate.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

The heartbeat grew faster and faster.

The black fog spread faster than anyone expected.

Long Ao threw a punch, and the shockwave from the punch dispersed a small patch of the black mist in front of him, but the dispersed part regrouped within two seconds, even denser than before.

"It can't be broken up."

Long Ao withdrew his fist and took two steps back, realizing that physical attacks were ineffective.

Hongyuan held the axe horizontally in front of her, looking down as the black mist circled around the tips of her shoes, and the metal plate beneath her feet had visibly thinned.

"Old man Yin, how long can that seal of yours last?"

Hongyuan couldn't even maintain a semblance of politeness anymore.

Yin Tianzheng remained kneeling on the ground, his hands bracing against the shattered plank. Blood and black mist mingled between his fingers, creating a glaringly bright effect.

"Seven minutes, maybe less."

"There's another way."

Chen Guan's voice wasn't loud, but it was carried by the wind to everyone's ears, and it silenced everyone.

"Since it can't be suppressed."

He raised his head, his eyes terrifyingly clear.

"Then stop pressing it, open the seal, and I'll eat it."

There was silence for about two seconds.

"Are you crazy?"

Long Ao was the first to speak, and his voice was louder than he had expected.

Hong Yuan's mouth opened and closed, then opened again.

"No, you just got slapped in the face by that thing and your nose is bleeding, and now you're saying you want to eat it?"

An Changqing took two steps to Chen Guan, grabbed his shoulder, and squeezed him tightly.

"Chen Guan, you only had contact with it for a few seconds, and an irreversible change has already occurred."

His voice maintained a calm demeanor, but the barely suppressed tension betrayed his true thoughts.

"If you fall completely into it, it's not just a matter of getting hurt; you'll become another version of it."

Chen Guan did not break free from his hand, but simply tilted his head.

"Let go, trust me."

An Changqing did not relax.

Give me a reason.

Chen Guan stared at him for a moment and saw the determination in his eyes.

"I can only tell you if you let go."

An Changqing loosened his grip, but didn't step back, remaining just half a step away from Chen Guan.

Chen Guan raised his right hand and showed it to everyone, making the black spot on his palm visible.

"This thing was left over from when we connected just now. It didn't disappear, nor did it spread."

Do you know why?

No one answered.

"Because my body accepted it."

Long Ao frowned.

"Acceptance?"

Yes, acceptance.

Chen Guan lowered his hand and looked at Yin Tianzheng: "Old sir, when you were sealing this thing, did you ever think about why all seals ultimately fail?"

Yin Tianzheng's gaze darkened.

He didn't speak, but his silence was the answer in itself.

"Because the seal only delays the onset of the problem."

Chen Guan continued, "If we keep blocking it, it will still wake up in ten years, and it will be the same in a hundred years."

Yin Tianzheng spoke up: "I understand all that you're saying, but refining the remains of a demon god is something no human can do."

"It's really impossible to be a human being."

Chen Guan looked down at the black iron coffin beside him.

"But I can."

"The fact that I can borrow the power of the gods with a mortal body means that I can do more."

When he said those words, the dark glint in his eyes flickered for a moment.

Baal's voice echoed in his mind.

"I can't support you this time either. It's one thing for the divine fragments to attract its attention, but it's another thing for you to throw yourself in and burn like a furnace. Kid, get the difference."

Chen Guan replied in his mind.

"When did you start worrying about me?"

"I'm not worried about you. After all, if you die, where am I going to find such a fun contractor?"

It's so boring that such an interesting human being ended so early.

Moreover, there are far too many things about Chen Guan that Baal is curious about.

Chen Guan ignored him.

An Changqing took a half step back, holding his sword horizontally in front of his chest, his thumb against the guard, his expression more serious than he had ever seen before.

"Even if your physique is special, devouring the remains of a demon god requires more than just a vessel; it also requires sufficient mental strength to suppress its instincts. Do you have that?"

"not enough."

Chen Guan's answer was straightforward.

An Changqing's brows furrowed even more.

"But I don't need to suppress it. I plan to let it swallow me, and then I'll digest it inside its belly."

Chen Guan had studied demonology carefully; in the world of demons, their own kind were meant to be devoured.

For a demon like Baal to reach this point, it's by devouring countless of its own kind.

Faced with an unconscious, mutilated body, Chen Guan believed he had a good chance of winning.

He was able to draw upon the power of the divine essence within his physical body, and he also possessed the power belonging to that nameless demon.