I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

Those in this space are no ordinary people; many of them heard the sound of a bottle shattering coming from the guy's body.

But unlike professionals like Pearson, most of these people focus their attention elsewhere.

Professor Pilsson stroked his chin: "This guy must have modified his stomach."

"Swallow the entire bottle of potion and then crush it with your muscles when needed."

At the nearby Institute of Excellence, the master with two mouths and four eyes turned to look at the person behind him.

His team member immediately lowered his voice: "This guy has most likely discovered some of our experimental secrets from the burrowing worm's body structure."

Upon hearing this explanation, a gleam of excitement flashed in the master's four pairs of eyes.

"It's clear that this guy's special physical characteristics aren't limited to his resistance to potions."

Unlike these two research institutions, the one called Edward the Vampire and Alcott of the Theosophical Society were more driven by their own desires.

At the same time Edward made his move, Alcott also made his move.

A true master-level ability instantly enveloped Ivan.

In an instant, Ivan felt his desires completely spiral out of control.

The desire to eat, the desire for money, the desire to reproduce, the desire for pleasure...

These desires, almost instantly, materialized into a beast within Ivan's body.

The next instant, Evan's skin began to distort and swell.

Beneath that resilient skin, one after another, bizarre and grotesque faces bulged outwards.

As it bulged out, it struggled, seemingly trying to break free from Evan's body.

Ivan immediately used Fog of Brain Plague to conceal himself.

However, the next second, Ivan felt his Mist Brain Plague be enveloped by an even greater power, and then the entire Mist Brain Plague power was directly dispelled!

"Completely superior in status!"

It comes from the extraordinary crushing power of life forms.

Once a master-level extraordinary power completely envelops an expert-level extraordinary power, it will directly create an irresistible crushing force.

Just like when I wrapped up my apprentices!

Just as these beasts of desire were about to spiral out of control, and Ivan was about to unleash the Nine Dragons Tyrant...

A flash of crimson light appeared. These few drops of blood instantly seeped into Ivan's skin.

The instant the blood entered, Ivan found that his desires were instantly locked down by some force!

He turned his head in shock and saw that Eltin's face was somewhat pale: "Let's go!"

As Ivan heard a shout, the entire underground palace began to shake violently.

In an instant, crimson patterns erupted from all directions.

In an instant, the entire underground space was filled with a massive amount of blood that appeared from nowhere.

As this blood appeared, the heavy door in front of them suddenly opened in an incredibly light way!

Faced with Erdin's counterattack, the group was not surprised at all, and instead showed a slight smile.

Because this is the opportunity they've been waiting for!

The core reason why they went to such great lengths to lure Erdin here is because they couldn't open the door to this underground palace!

Even if they captured Eltin, they wouldn't be able to use some of the secrets and methods hidden in their bloodline.

The moment the gate opened, the group used their own methods to follow the thick blood and rushed into the underground palace, one after the other, following Erdin and Ivan.

......

With a sudden dizzying sensation, when Evan opened his eyes, he found himself in complete darkness.

"Is this inside the underground palace?"

Ivan quickly stood up and looked around.

This was a rather large space, but the entire interior was shrouded in dense darkness.

This darkness is not the usual absence of light; the darkness itself is like something substantial.

It gives a feeling of unusual stickiness and heaviness during breathing.

It was as if you weren't breathing in air, but rather this pitch-black darkness.

At the same time, this darkness also possessed a special power, even when Ivan used his demon-hunting vision, combined with his extraordinary physique and eyes enhanced by the magic potion...

At this stage, you can only see up to 5 meters away.

Everything five meters away was completely enveloped by the thick darkness that seemed to devour all light and sound, and no information could be seen.

He was in a palace complex that is now completely dilapidated, on a road that was about 4 meters wide.

The entire road is paved with stone slabs carved with a special pattern.

However, most of these stone slabs were completely shattered at this time, and a large amount of dust and building debris were scattered on them.

Collapsed walls, crumbling statues, shattered windows...

They were mixed together in an extremely disheveled and miserable state.

The heads of those collapsed statues were cut off, and their broken torsos were half-buried in the rubble.

On either side of the street, there were two palaces that were about three stories high, but now only half of them remain.

If it weren't for the fact that one side of the gable wall is intact and has traces of multiple floors, it would be a different story.

Ivan even thought these things were just ordinary bungalows.

These architectural styles are unlike anything Ivan has ever seen in architecture.

However, the patterns engraved on it are basically the same as those on the walls and gates outside.

He wanted to look further into the distance, but unfortunately his view was blocked by the substantial darkness.

At this moment, Erdin was not by his side; he didn't know where she had gone.

Ivan didn't dare to make a call casually, since four masters and more than a dozen experts had followed them in.

Although he was fighting desperately, Ivan wasn't afraid of being surrounded by these people.

But my senior sister said that the martial world is not just about fighting and killing.

Even if you work yourself to the bone, you won't have the capital to make money!

Unable to see clearly in the distance, Ivan focused his gaze on his feet.

On this rugged road full of ruins, some strange plants are growing.

These plants are entirely pale white, like the skin of a dead person.

It stood out conspicuously and eerily in the darkness.

The plant's overall shape resembles a vine, but the tendrils at the top are unusually thick, making it look more like a tree.

They have almost completely covered the rugged ground and the walls of the surrounding buildings.

The pale white vines meandered and coiled among the dark ruins, like stripped blood vessels emerging from the corpses!

It was filled with an indescribable blasphemy and distortion.

Ivan could clearly sense that these strange white vines were not inanimate objects; they possessed a remarkably rich life force.

"Good heavens!"

"This enclosed, ruined space is probably over a thousand years old. I never imagined this thing could still be alive!?"

As Evan spoke, he crouched down and carefully examined the white vines.

"It's a bit strange. It doesn't have the firmness of normal vines; instead, it has a slippery feel..."

Just as Ivan was looking at the vines on the ground, a twisted figure gradually appeared in the darkness behind him.

The figure was twisted and its exact nature was unclear. However, upon seeing Ivan, it launched an incredibly sharp thrust directly towards Ivan's back.

Ivan, who was crouching on the ground, was completely unaware of anything around him.

However, his strong intuition saved his life.

Instinctively, Evan instinctively dodged to the left, then suddenly turned around to look.

But he still couldn't see what it was.

He attacked his own backhand and instantly disappeared into the darkness.

"This plant is definitely strange!"

Ivan felt a chill run down his spine and decided to leave quickly.

Just as he turned to leave...

Suddenly I realized that my foot was stuck on something.

Looking down, the thick, pale white vines that had just been lifeless now seemed to have come to life.

On these vines and branches, the bark kept bulging, eventually forming one after another thing that looked like a tree tumor.

If you look closely, each of these tree burls has a hideous and crazed human face on top!

Those human faces twisted and writhed beneath the pale tree bark, their mouths agape silently, their eyes sunken, eerie and terrifying.

"life......"

In an instant, hundreds and thousands of indescribable screams and roars surged into Evan's mind.

Ivan instantly used the Fog of Brain Plague to protect his soul.

No matter how these things screamed and roared, they could not disturb his thoughts and spirituality.

It was at this moment that an even stronger sense of crisis arose from behind.

Evan quickly bent down to dodge the attack, and at the same time, he suddenly lifted his right foot and then struggled with all his might!

But the next second, Ivan was shocked to discover that the toughness of this thing far exceeded his expectations!

Even with his current powerful physique, he was unable to break free from the vines and branches binding him!

At the crucial moment, Ivan instantly pulled out his cane.

With a whoosh, countless crystal-clear tiny blades connected with each other, forming a slender chain sword with hundreds or even thousands of blades!

Then the chain sword suddenly slashed forward!

brush!

That terrifying, transcendent being directly cleaved the bizarre human-faced vines into several pieces.

After the vines were cut...

Rumble!

The sound of heavy friction rang out simultaneously beside Ivan.

It felt as if an enormous tree had awakened.

The enormous branches and roots rubbed against the mountains and the earth, creating a roaring sound like an earthquake.

At the very moment the sound rang out, Ivan felt an instant, sharp pain as if countless spikes were piercing his back.

His intuition told him that his life was in imminent danger!

Faced with this situation, Ivan didn't hesitate and dashed out at an incredible speed!

However, this place seemed to have become the lair of some giant monster, as countless pale white vines rose from the ground as he charged forward.

They create roadblocks in front, tentacles behind, and traps on the ground...

In this dense darkness, visibility was only 5 meters.

This left Evan completely unaware of what might be lying in ambush ahead of him.

That feeling of being prickled up again!

Ivan also caught a glimpse of the twisted entity lurking in the darkness behind him.

Brush brush!

The chain sword slashed wildly, instantly severing the vines that were gripping him...

A pair of enormous black wings appeared instantly!

Immediately afterward, Ivan stopped charging forward and instead leaped into the air, soaring into the dark sky.

As he took off, Ivan saw that the space between the two buildings was already filled with these pale white plants.

If you try to run out on your legs, you won't be able to escape no matter how hard you try!

At the same time, Ivan also discovered that this was no longer an underground palace, but a separate and special area.

Because of the takeoff, he judged by his takeoff speed that he was at least 200 meters high!

However, this area was still shrouded in dense darkness, and there was nothing within a 5-meter radius.

"This eerie darkness seems somewhat similar to the formation those people just used."

"The main functions are to greatly interfere with the target's perception."

"However, that formation has been enhanced in some aspects, and it can completely strip away all senses."

"And here the power is more advanced and bizarre, and the area it covers is large enough."

Feeling that the sky was relatively safe, Ivan quickly reviewed what had just happened.

"Those vines on the ground are very likely part of the body of some giant monster!"

"They've completely adapted to this dark area and have already set traps, waiting for their prey to enter!"

"So it seems this underground palace isn't entirely peaceful after all..."

"Other tomb raiders must have infiltrated the site during that long period of time."

Just as Evan was pondering, he suddenly heard a rapid whistling sound in his ear.

"Holy crap! It's not safe in the air either!?"

Feeling the rushing wind, Ivan quickly folded his wings and dodged downwards.

The next second, Ivan caught a glimpse of a monster out of the corner of his eye, a monster that was about the same size as a normal human.

The monster was incredibly fast, and it seemed it wasn't planning to use any special power, but rather intended to smash itself through!

Feeling unsafe here, Ivan began to descend rapidly.

As they descended another 150 meters, the rapid, relentless assault on the monster completely subsided.

It seems their territory is right there. But at this altitude, it's no longer their domain!

"Damn it! Why is an ancient tomb so lively?"

"If this continues, an entire ecosystem will soon evolve here!"

At this point, Ivan clenched his fist: "For the sake of world safety, I absolutely cannot let these monsters out!"

"It seems we have to strike hard!"

"Finding the dragon vein and dividing the gold depends on the winding mountains... Master Hu helped me!"

But as Evan was rambling on, he suddenly heard a burst of intense fighting sounds.

Immediately afterwards, a strong smell of blood wafted over from that direction.

The slender tongue flicked twice in the air, savoring the subtle flavors of the blood.

"There's also a modified rose scent... This is... the scent of Erdin perfume!?"

"My dear lady, you can't die!"

"If you die, there will be no one to lead me to make money!"

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