Chapter 45

Zhan Yi didn't hesitate after hearing Nulín's words and quickly approached him. Then, with a look of great admiration, he said, "Mr. Nu, in fact, I have already submitted to you. How could I dare to formally compete with you? Let's just do a simple wrist pull, what do you think?"

Nulín was curious upon hearing this: "Kid, you mean arm wrestling, right?"

"Of course not, Mr. Nu. Arm wrestling would be too laughable, and besides, you don't have hands. What I mean is that I'll grab your claws, and then we'll both use our strength to see who can throw the other off the statue first," Zhan Yi shook his head and explained.

"Haha... Alright, let's do it. Come on up, this game sounds really fun," Nulín laughed and agreed.

When Zhan Yi heard Nulín agree, he immediately pushed off the ground with his legs, and with a whoosh, he was already on the statue of Mò: "Mr. Nu, can we start now?"

"Sure, but you better hold on tight. Kid, don't let me throw you up into the sky and not be able to come down, haha..." Nulín laughed and nodded.

The people around Zhan Yi found him increasingly hard to understand. They didn't know what he was up to, but they all took advantage of this moment to raise their energy to the maximum, ready to deliver a fatal blow if the situation became critical.

Zhan Yi didn't say anything more and quickly grabbed Nulín's claws. To his relief, although Nulín was an ancient demon beast, his claws weren't particularly large, allowing Zhan Yi to grip them firmly. After securing his grip, Nulín didn't seem to feel much of Zhan Yi's strength and became even more confident: "Kid, can we start now? I'll let you go first."

Zhan Yi nodded vigorously and said respectfully, "Mr. Nu, thank you for being so considerate. This is what I wanted to say. My strength builds up slowly, so you'll have to wait for me to build it up."

"Alright, go ahead. I'll see how strong you are," Nulín didn't object and even agreed with Zhan Yi's method, as time was precious to him now.

Zhan Yi, seeing Nulín's confident face, gripped his claws tightly and activated the vortex in his mind. Soon, waves of soul energy began to flow through his arm.

This feeling made Zhan Yi ecstatic. He had thought he wouldn't be able to absorb the soul energy of an ancient demon beast, but it was happening so smoothly, and the soul energy being transmitted was particularly powerful.

However, Zhan Yi soon realized that his previous guess was entirely correct. He was only facing a part of Nulín's body that had transformed, while the real Nulín was still trying to break through the seal.

As he absorbed Nulín's soul energy, a dragon horn flashed in his mind. He knew the Soul Refining Furnace's ability would never be wrong, especially in identifying demons and monsters.

With this discovery, he began to use his body's ability to the limit, absorbing the soul energy intensely. He knew he only had this one chance. He had to absorb Nulín's soul energy before he truly broke through the seal to completely resolve this disaster. Currently, only a dragon horn had emerged, and Nulín's body was stuck at the exit of the seal, giving him this opportunity.

Although Zhan Yi's plan was perfect, the Nulín being absorbed didn't think so. He soon realized something was wrong and glared at Zhan Yi: "Kid, what are you doing?"

"Mr. Nu, nothing. I'm just building up my strength. It will reach its peak soon, just wait a bit," Zhan Yi said evasively.

"Hmph... Kid, you're lying to me. You're using evil methods against me. Watch me tear you to pieces," Nulín, though a demon beast, wasn't stupid. He struck with a claw straight at Zhan Yi's chest.

Zhan Yi quickly dodged to the side and then intensified his body's ability to absorb more soul energy. The powerful soul energy increased his speed, but even so, he barely avoided Nulín's attack. Soon, Nulín struck again with another claw.

Zhan Yi dodged again, and Nulín attacked again. The two battled on the statue. After a while, Zhan Yi felt his body's speed increasing, and Nulín finally reached his limit. His body trembled, emitting a powerful light, and energy beams shot out from his body. He shouted, "Despicable human, I'll kill you."

Zhan Yi tried to dodge, but the energy attacks were too dense. He was hit by several beams on his chest, and a spurt of blood gushed from his mouth. His internal organs ached, but he still clung tightly to Nulín's two claws.

"Mr. Zhan, are you alright? Should we attack him?" The people below saw Zhan Yi's condition and couldn't help but shout anxiously.

They now understood that Zhan Yi had been using a strategy to get close to Nulín and felt guilty. Especially seeing Zhan Yi spitting blood as if it were water, they all wanted to help him.

"Stay put. Attacking him will kill me," Zhan Yi was frustrated. What were these people thinking? With him being rapidly swung by Nulín, how could they tell who they were attacking?

Nulín didn't expect Zhan Yi to still hold on after being attacked. He gritted his teeth in anger and released a second wave of attacks, even more powerful than the first.

The energy struck Zhan Yi again, and he spat out more blood. Many parts of his body were injured, but he still didn't let go. He once again pushed his ability to the limit. His situation was like a cycle: he had to absorb more soul energy to withstand the attacks, but he also had to endure the attacks to absorb the soul energy.

Fortunately, he had already absorbed the Five Elements Grass, which made his body mostly immune to Nulín's attacks. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold on in this situation.

Finally, after a while, Nulín couldn't bear it anymore and shouted, "Kid, let go. I can still spare your life."

He was shocked. After releasing five or six waves of attacks, Zhan Yi still refused to let go. His body was covered in wounds, and some parts even exposed bone. As an ancient demon beast, he had never seen such determination.

"Ha, Mr. Nu, I will never let go. Today, one of us is destined to be destroyed. If you want to kill me, go ahead. I'll also find a way to kill you," Zhan Yi spat out another mouthful of blood and said with a bitter smile.