"Ate me?"
Upon hearing Gor's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but be taken aback.
In truth, from the very beginning, Ye Ling had sensed a faint hostility from Gor. He had only engaged Gor in conversation to extract information and ascertain Gor's true intentions.
However, Ye Ling had never anticipated that Gor would actually intend to devour him!
Ye Ling surveyed Gor's massive frame and remarked, "With my physique, I'm probably not even enough to fill the gaps between your teeth. What's the point of you eating me?"
"Foolish human!"
Gor let out a cold laugh and continued, "There is no spiritual energy in this Dungeon of Calamity. This means that we cannot replenish any energy while we are in here. No matter how powerful a creature is, if it cannot replenish energy in this dungeon, its physical body and soul will eventually be worn down, leading to its demise."
"By eating you, I can extract power from your vitality to nourish my own body and continue to live."
Ye Ling chuckled, "So, you had a share in the fate of those few prisoners who died?"
"Otherwise, how do you think I've survived this long?" Gor sneered. "If you hadn't arrived, once those two inside awaken, one of us three would have been devoured by the other two, and then continued to live on."
"But now that you're here, I only need to consume you and avoid a fight with those two monsters. In fact, because I'll be replenishing my energy, those two who are in a state of hunger won't be my match. I will become the sole victor in this dungeon!"
"So you should understand how excited I was when you arrived!"
As Gor spoke, a hint of madness flickered in his eyes, and his massive body began to tremble slightly with excitement.
Seeing Gor's current mental state, Ye Ling sighed softly and said, "It seems you're right. After staying in a place like this for too long, anyone would lose their sanity."
"Very well, I'll let you absorb it then." Ye Ling raised his arm and said to Gor.
Gor's eyes flashed with surprise at Ye Ling's action, and he asked, "You won't resist?"
"I can't defeat you, so resistance is futile. I only ask that you make it quick. Living in this place is worse than death, so it's better to find release sooner," Ye Ling said with a smile.
Gor laughed, "Human, you are indeed clever, and I must admire you. Truly… it is better to die sooner than to linger in a place like this."
"If I weren't waiting for the return of the Primordial Soul King, I would have sought release long ago."
"Alright then, since you are so cooperative, I will try my best to minimize your pain… Wang Li Ren, do not resist."
As Gor spoke, he exhaled a puff of black energy that coiled around Ye Ling's arm.
Numerous blood vessels sprouted from the black energy, piercing Ye Ling's arm and beginning to siphon his blood, converting Ye Ling's vitality into Gor's spiritual energy to nourish Gor's massive body.
And Ye Ling, just as he had said, offered no resistance, watching as Gor absorbed his vitality.
After more than ten minutes, one-tenth of Ye Ling's vitality had been drained, and Gor's complexion had become noticeably ruddy.
"Wang Li Ren, I never expected your vitality to be so potent. I've truly struck gold!" Gor continued to absorb Ye Ling's vitality ceaselessly, his excitement growing with each passing moment.
He had not anticipated that the vitality of a mere human could rival his own at his peak!
"As expected of a prisoner who has just been incarcerated and not yet worn down, this power is so fresh!" Gor exclaimed, almost lost in a state of ecstasy!
"So that's how it's done… it's like this…" Suddenly, Ye Ling spoke, causing Gor to pause.
The next moment, Ye Ling dispelled the black mist enveloping his arm and severed the blood vessels connected to it.
"Wang Li Ren, what are you doing?"
Gor, who had been happily siphoning blood, was startled by Ye Ling's abrupt interruption and asked with a frown.
Ye Ling glanced at the bloody wound on his arm, then tore a piece of cloth from his clothes to bandage it. He then turned to Gor and said, "You've already drained so much of my blood, it's my turn now, isn't it?"
"What do you mean?" Gor was taken aback and asked Ye Ling, "Didn't you want to die?"
"I was lying to you!" Ye Ling squinted and smiled at Gor. "I still have many things to do and don't want to die in this prison."
Gor asked again, "Then why did you let me absorb your blood just now?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "I simply didn't know how to extract energy from vitality into spiritual energy without spiritual power. So, I let you absorb some blood specifically so I could learn."
"Now that I've learned, I naturally can't let you continue absorbing, or I won't be able to defeat you later."
"Arrogant human!" Gor roared in anger at Ye Ling. "Give me the rest of your blood!"
Gor raised his dragon claw and swiped fiercely at Ye Ling!
*Bang!!!*
The colossal claw slammed onto the floor with a deafening sound that echoed through the dungeon, yet the floor remained completely unharmed.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk… this Overseer's prison is truly sturdy. The power of that claw strike just now could have likely shattered half the continents of the Primordial Upper Realm, yet this place is completely unscathed."
Ye Ling sat atop Gor's head, looking down at Gor's massive claw and sighing in amazement.
"Human, you are too arrogant!"
Gor was utterly enraged by Ye Ling and shook his head frantically, trying to dislodge Ye Ling from his head.
"Stay still!"
Ye Ling punched Gor squarely on the head!
*Bang!!!*
Gor's head slammed heavily onto the floor, and stars began to swim before his eyes!
Ye Ling then leaped down from Gor's head, looking at the dazed Gor, and directly tore off a dragon scale from his neck. He then used the dragon scale to slice open Gor's throat.
Golden blood gushed out from the wound like a fountain!
"Roar—!"
Gor roared in pain.
"This dragon blood doesn't have much power either… it's almost completely worn out…"
Ye Ling frowned slightly upon seeing the dragon blood gushing from Gor, but he began to drink the blood, converting it into his own strength.
Ye Ling followed Gor's method, extracting the spiritual energy contained within the dragon blood, converting it into usable spiritual energy, and then transforming that spiritual energy into his Devouring Domain and Ink Between. He used these to corrode the seal that the masked man had placed upon him.
However, Gor's dragon blood was already depleted of most of its energy. Even after drinking a large quantity, Ye Ling could only extract a minuscule amount of spiritual energy, barely enough to maintain the operation of the Devouring Domain and Ink Between. To establish a cycle for these abilities would take an eternity.
"This won't do… this dragon has no substantial nourishment. I need to go check on those two inside…"
Ye Ling, while pinning down the struggling Gor, glanced towards the depths of the dungeon, a sharp glint in his eyes!