Almost the moment the fusion was complete, green light flashed from the shattered Flesh Ganoderma body lying at the center of the cave. Its ruined body was restored in a very short amount of time, as if the damage inflicted by all thirty-six Golden Altar Rebirth Formations had never existed.

At the same time, Luo Chen's expression changed as the same green light began to flash across his body. It was the spores of the Flesh Ganoderma that had attached to him earlier.

"What the fuck are you trying to do?!" Luo Chen shouted angrily.

The Flesh Ganoderma ignored him completely. Its eyes remained shut as it quietly adjusted to its new body. Near the entrance, Devil's Cloud had gone pale. Sensing that something disastrous was about to unfold, he only glanced at the two of them for a brief moment before rushing out without a word and never looking back.

Only after he had left did the Flesh Ganoderma slowly open its eyes, and the greedy gaze that emerged settled squarely upon Luo Chen. "Ding Yi's body has been refined for years, but it's still nowhere near strong enough to contain my soul. As for my main body, I can't merge with it until I've left the Land of Fallen Devils. Your archaic beast physique, on the other hand, is more than sufficient. In fact, it might be the perfect vessel. Fellow Daoist, I'll be taking it."

As it spoke, it extended a finger toward the glowing spores on Luo Chen's body. Before it could make contact, azure flames burst from Luo Chen's skin. The spores instantly ignited beneath the flames like oil meeting fire, and the blaze spread through the cave in an instant. As azure fire flared around...