At this moment, Xue San had already fallen into disarray. He could have held on for a little longer, perhaps even finding a slim chance to escape in the end.
However, his mind was in chaos, and he chose to endure the beast's attacks head-on in an attempt to break through the sea barrier and escape.
"I am unwilling! I could have easily killed you before! I could have left at ease, devoured more blood, broken through to the Overlord, even Heavenly rank! And become a paramount ruler!"
Xue San roared, once again sent flying by the giant beast's tail. He spat blood, his aura now weaker than before, on the verge of dropping below the late-stage Emperor rank.
His heart was filled with regret, his expression one of grief and indignation. In the beginning, he could have easily slain Gu Li, not giving him the time to transform. But now, he had essentially driven himself into a corner!
As his injuries worsened and his strength gradually weakened, his anxiety grew even more intense.
"You forced me! You forced me!!!"
Xue San's eyes turned crimson, staring fixedly at the giant beast. Then, with a roar, he no longer chose to charge at the sea barrier but lunged towards the beast's head.
With things having come to this point, he was going to take a gamble!
Upon witnessing this, Gu Li, transformed into the giant beast, as well as Hai Wei'er and the others outside, were stunned.
Xue San's action was clearly a suicidal move. Once swallowed by the giant beast, he would undoubtedly perish.
"Roar!"
Yet, despite sensing something was amiss, Gu Li directly opened his massive maw, revealing teeth like gears, and charged forward.
At the very least, this was an opportunity to kill Xue San, one he did not want to miss.
Just as the two were about to collide, Xue San's body suddenly exploded, transforming into numerous red tentacles that surged towards the giant beast's head.
"Not good!!"
Outside, Hai Wei'er and the others cried out in alarm. Xue San had never used this move before, and given his cowardly nature, he would never risk his life so readily.
"Brother! Dodge quickly!"
Hai Wei'er shouted, her face etched with worry.
Simultaneously, the giant beast reacted, controlling the surrounding seawater to obstruct the red tentacles.
However, the distance between them was too short; the giant beast's reaction was simply not fast enough.
"Roar!"
As the blood-red tentacles neared him, the giant beast roared, emitting a terrifying devouring force from its mouth, attempting to draw all the tentacles in.
"Hahaha! It's too late! You forced me into this! From now on, it's either you die or I die!"
Xue San's voice echoed through the heavens and earth, his tone filled with madness and exhilaration.
"Hum!"
A large number of the blood-red tentacles were swallowed by the giant beast, instantly annihilated. However, a small portion managed to strike other parts of the beast's head.
The eyes, ears, and the top of its head.
The tentacles, like nimble little snakes, darted across the giant beast's head, leaving trails of bloody marks wherever they went.
But in the blink of an eye, those bloody marks vanished, having all penetrated the giant beast's skull.
Instantly, one of the giant beast's eyes turned red!
"Damn it! What kind of technique is this?"
Outside, Leng Feng immediately rose, gritting his teeth. His intuition told him that something was definitely wrong.
The others beside him also wore solemn expressions, while Hai Wei'er's face was filled with extreme anxiety, wishing she could immediately rush into the sea barrier.
"Roar! Ahhh! Ahhh!"
Gu Li suddenly let out a roar, his voice filled with pain and struggle, while his hands continuously slapped at his own head.
"Damn it! Get out of me!"
Gu Li bellowed, his massive body rolling in the seawater.
He could feel the blood-red tentacles that had entered his body, moving wildly within him. His body seemed to be slipping from his control, and Xue San's unrestrained laughter echoed in his mind.
He wants to possess me! Gu Li roared in his heart, his head throbbing as if it would explode.
"Hahaha! Gu Li! You forced me! I don't know what the consequences of doing this will be. Either we both die, or I devour you and replace you! Or you kill me, and I am completely annihilated! But can you kill me now?"
Xue San's frenzied voice resounded in his mind.
"I never imagined the power of this body you possess is so terrifying, and there's even a seal within! Haha, good, I feel madness and chaos!"
At this moment, within Gu Li's colossal body, Xue San and his consciousness were engaged in a fierce struggle. But Xue San's true form was blood, capable of entering Gu Li's blood vessels and devouring wildly, while Gu Li was at a disadvantage!
"Damn it! You dare to touch that seal, I will not forgive you!"
Gu Li roared. He had transformed into his true form without unsealing all his power, as his current strength was insufficient to control it, hence there was still a seal within.
But who could have predicted that Xue San would discover it, and he was now desperately trying to break that seal!
Thinking of this, Gu Li's heart filled with anxiety. Once his power was completely unsealed, the most primal and ferocious beastly consciousness and power would erupt.
That would be the most terrifying scenario! For his royal clan, many members had, due to their inability to control the full power of their true forms, ultimately transformed into ferocious beasts devoid of any intelligence, only knowing slaughter!
"Boom!"
Within the sea barrier, the giant beast was rolling wildly, its aura becoming uncontrollably chaotic.
"Brother!!!"
Hai Wei'er cried out, her fists clenched. She could feel Gu Li's agony at that moment.
"Leave! Get away from here!!!"
Gu Li struggled to speak. The seal within him was about to break. Once it shattered, the sealed power might annihilate both his and Xue San's consciousness, and he himself would turn into a ferocious beast, at which point he would attack any living being around him, including his own younger sister.
Or, Xue San could absorb that power and completely control him. That would be even more terrifying than him becoming a ferocious beast. No one in this world knew how terrifying the power of their true forms was except for their royal clan!
"Leave! Quickly, leave!!!"
Gu Li spoke again, his strength failing him.
"Brother!!!"
Hai Wei'er cried out, her face filled with urgency.
"Boom!!!"
However, before anyone could react, an even more terrifying aura erupted from the giant beast. Everyone present inexplicably felt their hearts tighten.
"Roar!!!"
The giant beast roared, its aura growing stronger and stronger. Simultaneously, the pressure emanating from its royal bloodline was released.
Hai Wei'er and the others had flushed faces. The pressure radiating from the giant beast made them all feel a sense of foreboding.
"Kill, kill, kill!!!"
The giant beast roared. The chaotic will in its mind plunged it into madness. It was simultaneously resisting Xue San's will and desperately suppressing the terrifying energy within its body.
"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!!!"
The giant beast roared and rolled in the seawater, its fierce aura intensifying.