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As the two energies clashed continuously, sweat and blood mixed and seeped from Gu Chen's body, only to be evaporated or repaired under the influence of the life essence.

A grayish-white aura of death steamed up and flowed back and forth across the body, leaving the areas it passed through looking as if they had been burned by a great fire, resembling grayish-white ashes.

I don't know how much time has passed, maybe a few hours, maybe just a moment.

This confrontation seemed to have no end. Life and death are inherently intertwined. Gu Chen felt that if he persisted to the end, the final consequence would be that his body, which served as the battlefield, would become the price, and he would be burned alive to ashes.

"No, I need to think of something..."

Meanwhile, Ysera's expression grew increasingly solemn.

"Just who exactly did this person offend at Gray Tower Academy?"

"I only glanced at the Spirit-Binding Shadow Beast that was chasing him, and at the time I thought it was at the level of a third-ring beast."

"But the soul-corroding death energy on this wound is so violent and difficult to deal with that even the golden resin of the Mother Tree of Life cannot directly dispel it?"

Ysera slowly frowned as well. As a third-ring nature wizard, she naturally understood the immense vitality contained within the Golden Oak, with the mother tree being the most outstanding among them.

Even so, they have been fighting each other for so long. It is likely that the Spirit-Binding Shadow Beast that just chased Gu Chen was hiding its strength. This powerful Soul-Eating Death Qi should be at the peak of the third ring!

Realizing this, Isera felt only sorry for the young man in front of her.

This young man named Gu Chen is definitely doomed. A Spirit-Binding Shadow Beast at the peak of the third ring is not something that this Golden Leaf Oak Forest, located on the outer edge of the region, can handle!

"It seems... I'll have to retrieve that thing from Gray Tower Academy myself."

"Well, it's nothing, just a pity for this young man. But it's not a waste of golden resin. You always have to pay a price to do something."

Gu Chen had no idea what Isela was thinking. He didn't care at all, his attention was completely focused on his inner vision. At this moment, his body was riddled with holes, torn apart by the two energies and almost turned into a leaky rag.

"No, this soul-devouring death energy is far too powerful... This life energy, originating from the mother tree, only had the ability to resist at the beginning, but as time goes on, it will fall into a disadvantageous position, and it is even possible that it will be completely devoured by the soul-devouring death energy!"

Gu Chen is now in a crisis. He is multitasking, continuing to guide his life energy to fight against the soul-corroding death energy, while also glancing at Isera beside him.

Ysera, too, wore a solemn expression...

Gu Chen knew that the other party probably didn't have any other options. Could they possibly give him another drop of golden resin?

Although Gu Chen had never heard of such a thing as golden resin, judging from the life energy it contained, it was definitely not some cheap trinkets offered by street vendors. This thing must be extremely valuable in Gray Tower Academy!

Moreover... Gu Chen glanced at the scene he had observed internally, and then finally gave up the idea of ​​asking for another drop of golden resin.

His body was already riddled with holes. In theory, adding new life energy should have been able to replenish his body. However, the problem was that the life energy provided by the mother tree was too intense and violent. It wasn't that he couldn't bear the pain, but based on how he felt when he first ingested the golden resin, if he ate another drop now, he would probably be burned to death before the life energy could even take effect.

In this short day, Gu Chen seemed to be constantly falling into desperate situations.

As he gained more experience, he seemed to have come to terms with it. So what if he faced constant adversity?

Should I just give up?

Of course not!

After getting rid of the thought of giving up, Gu Chen focused all his attention on himself and tried to come up with a solution.

Then, a bold idea took shape in his mind.

"My life energy is failing me; I can't withstand it. If this continues, I'll definitely be completely suppressed by the Soul-Eating Death Qi, and in the end, I'll die because of it..."

"But if we can't completely eliminate it, why not try coexistence? Or even control?!"

The moment this thought arose, it was like a bolt of lightning cleaving through the darkness!

Gu Chen's eyes were deep and his expression focused.

This idea is quite insane. Life and death are inherently opposites; when a person dies, the opposite person lives.

How could they possibly coexist?

Gu Chen also felt that the idea was extremely crazy, but after considering it, it was not impossible for it to succeed.

That is... one's own blood!

Of course, it's not about having the inheritance of some ancient powerful being or some extremely terrifying ancient bloodline in one's own blood, but rather one's own magic!

"Blood Extraction (Perfect)"

After being enhanced by the analysis points, this spell can now draw upon the magical characteristics of the target's blood.

Moreover, it seems that as long as one is associated with the concept of "blood," one can draw upon success!

During the battle with Alyssa and Ken, it was precisely by drawing upon Ken's mental magic that she gained access to his special abilities!

Therefore, the act of drawing blood from oneself also has a certain psychological interference effect.

Most importantly, his own spell completely drained Alyssa's blood shield!

It's important to understand that while the blood shield appears to be made of blood, that's just a form of representation; the blood itself has become the magic that constitutes the shield.

Even so, Gu Chen's blood extraction was still successful!

"Give it a try!"

If you try to guide this energy into your blood vessels, and wrap it up with your blood, or even if it's not wrapped up, just intertwining it is enough.

An idea emerges, and practice begins.

"Um?"

"What is he doing?"

As a third-ring wizard, Ysera clearly sensed the rapid changes in the energy within Gu Chen's body.

"...Should we directly channel all life energy into the area with the highest concentration of Soul-Eating Death Energy?"

"Very brave, like a gambler betting all their chips on the table, but it's not enough. The life energy is too low, and I can't give you another drop of golden resin."

Isera thought to herself.

He's a really good young man, but unfortunately... you could say he's just unlucky. He must have offended some ruthless character. It's a miracle he's survived this long.

At this moment, Gu Chen guided all the life energy and poured it directly into the location where the Soul-Eating Death Qi first entered the body!

That's my right shoulder!

The moment the two opposing energies collided, Gu Chen's right-click actually exploded into a dazzling burst of fire!

Within this firelight, light and darkness, life and death, pain and despair, wails and shadows collided directly with the radiant hope of life!

The flames were sometimes blackish-gray, sometimes golden, and sometimes completely white!

This really sparked a conflict!

An extremely intense conflict!

Gu Chen almost fainted, but his strong will continued to work its magic!

It won't fall!

"First... wrap it up with blood!"

The mind issues a command, and the body responds!

Gu Chen manipulated the blood within his body, and the dark red blood flowed like a river, like countless gems!

The blood gushed continuously from the artery in his left hand and then acted according to its master's commands!

Gu Chen's face turned deathly pale instantly!

That's for sure... My actions were really reckless, practically gambling with my life!

A truly desperate, life-or-death strike!

But what choice did he have? If he didn't do it, death was inevitable!

Blood, like a waterfall, swept over the intense flames formed by the intertwining life energy and soul-corroding death energy on Gu Chen's right shoulder under his command!

"Hiss hiss hiss!!!"

As soon as the blood approached his right shoulder, it was burned by the terrible flames and made a distinct hissing sound!

The blood evaporated into water vapor and magic, dissipating into the air.

Then the magic was captured back as much as possible by Gu Chen's fully activated Star Gazing Magic!

"Get it done!"

Seeing that gentle wrapping was not working, Gu Chen hardened his heart and forcibly drew out a large amount of blood, almost 70% of the total blood volume in his body!

This is certainly extremely dangerous, but it doesn't matter!

Blood wizards are all about playing with blood; losing a little blood is no big deal!

Gu Chen poured a large amount of blood onto his right shoulder, as if the Milky Way had been dyed blood red, before he collapsed onto the ground.

Finally, under the forceful charge of this massive surge of blood, the flames formed from the life energy and the soul-corroding death energy were completely enveloped!

"...blood, fluid...absorbed."

Gu Chen gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke, and finally managed to utter a few words, simultaneously reminding himself not to lose consciousness...

With excessive blood loss and all of his life energy used to merge with the Soul-Eating Death Qi, it was clear that if he failed, Gu Chen would surely die on the spot!

But there are no "what ifs" in this world!

Once it's done, there's absolutely no turning back!

As the spell was successfully cast, the blood that enveloped the body, a mixture of golden life energy and grayish-white soul-corroding death energy, was also regarded as "blood" by "blood absorption"!

"It's done!"

A tremendous joy followed, confirming that my initial assessment had been correct!

done!

These two originally incompatible life energies and soul-corroding death energy, under the absorption of blood, mixed with Gu Chen's blood—no… strictly speaking, they became part of Gu Chen's blood! Power was now contained within the blood!

"...I can do even better! I can't let my guard down!"

"These two energies are fundamentally different. If I stop now, it might cause me further trouble in the future!"

Through internal observation, Gu Chen could notice that the reason why these two energies did not seem to have any major problems was because they seemed to have naturally entered different parts of his body. In other words, they did not want to come into contact with each other, and they might even collide violently again once they did!

"While the blood extraction continues and these two energies are still weakened...why not try to fuse them?"

"I haven't even succeeded in coexisting with them, so how can I control them!"

"Give it a try!"

The initial success was naturally gratifying, but Gu Chen did not relax; he wanted to keep moving forward!

It's too dangerous to keep these two completely different energies in your body. There won't be any more Mother Tree of Life after this, so you have to be extremely careful!

Gu Chen calmed down again. He no longer tried to forcefully use the torrent of life to annihilate the death aura. Instead, he carefully separated strands of golden silk, like weaving a fishing net, and tried to wrap and entangle those stubborn wisps of gray aura.

Initially, this attempt sparked even more intense conflict!

A few drops of blood seeped from the corner of Gu Chen's mouth; this was the price of life colliding with death.

"really!"

"Although I successfully absorbed their energy, my blood also acquired their energy characteristics."

"But fundamentally they're still incompatible. Who knows, once I've fully absorbed it, this blood might just circulate through my body and blow me to bits!"

Luckily, I was careful!

Gu Chen remained vigilant; the forceful absorption he had just witnessed had demonstrated the risks of the two energies colliding!

And the current integration... will probably not be easy!

It is only worth trying when these two energies are already weak and have not been fully absorbed!

So Gu Chen continued to use the star-gazing technique, maintaining it with precise control and unwavering willpower...

An incredible miracle has occurred!

A wisp of extremely fine gray death energy, forcibly bound and compressed by his life essence and spiritual power, eventually began to slowly merge with his own blood energy!

This process is extremely slow, but unwavering!

The fused energy presented an eerie dark gold color, carrying the vitality of life, yet containing a trace of deathly silence.

hum-

A slight tremor rang out from Gu Chen's right shoulder.

"It's a success..."

Finally, the pain in my right shoulder began to subside, and I didn't feel as much pain anymore.

The power of life and the soul-devouring death energy intertwined, forming a stable structure.

They came together, radiating a dark golden energy—the color... was truly breathtaking!

Gu Chen turned his head to look at his right shoulder and was stunned for a long time.

He'd succeeded in his desperate gamble!

The energy used its right shoulder as its base, rotating slowly on it.

Gu Chen was having a very strange feeling; his body sometimes felt warm and cozy, and sometimes felt a slight chill.

But it's not the kind of chilling feeling that threatens life, but rather a kind of serene and detached coolness, as if you wouldn't be afraid of death when you hold it in your own hands.

"Although these two energies are completely different, I have now forcibly merged and controlled them, and I now have these two completely different energies available for my use."

Gu Chen's mind stirred, and the dark golden energy immediately revealed the breath of life.

He changed his mind again, and the dark golden energy transformed into the chill of death.

"It seems I can switch between these two unique energies simultaneously. If I were to attach them to my magic and spells, I could probably heal myself while damaging enemies!"

Thinking of this, Gu Chen felt immense joy!

This trip to the Black Forest was fraught with unexpected events and dangers!

But the harvest was also very bountiful!

It's fair to say that the rewards far outweigh the efforts!