At first, seeing Li Sitong, Jiang Xia thought he could survive this ordeal. But when the image of Li Sitong blurred and split into two, he realized it was just an illusion caused by the man-eating flower's venom, and that sliver of hope shattered like a bubble.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The man-eating flower spat out several thorny blood vines, wrapping around Jiang Xia's face. The thorns cut into his skin, and the blood vines sucked at the blood that seeped out like straws.
The entire fleshy mass of the man-eating flower trembled more violently!
"Why, why is your blood so nourishing? It excites me so much, what are you?"
"So much... so much nourishment..."
"You make me feel so good, so good!"
Jiang Xia watched as the two Li Sitongs standing beside him split into four.
The four Li Sitongs smiled at him and said, "Dear, are you about to give up? Do you want me to help you? I want to help you too, but I can't!"
In his subconscious, Jiang Xia understood that the Li Sitong appearing in his hallucination was what he desperately longed for now!
He longed for Li Sitong to appear and save him!
Once he realized this, a sense of helpless shame surged in his heart: Do I have to rely on Li Sitong? Without her, do I have to accept death? Without her, am I just a fish on the chopping block?
A layer of blood-red covered Jiang Xia's eyes, and his entire head underwent demonization in an instant.
A green tail pierced through his pants, breaking free from the blood vines' constraints, and with a squelch, it stabbed into the mouth of the man-eating flower!
The intense pain made the man-eating flower emit a terrifying roar, and its entire core trembled violently!
Under Jiang Xia's control, the cone-shaped tail that pierced into the man-eating flower's flesh spun wildly like a chainsaw, tearing through the flesh in its mouth!
Sizzle~!!
Tar-colored blood splattered onto Jiang Xia's face, and the plump Lolita let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Stop! Stop it! Aaaah!!"
Jiang Xia's claws gripped the man-eating flower's mouth tightly, exerting all his strength, not allowing it to retract. The saw at the tail's end spun at high speed, ravaging like a meat grinder!
Jiang Xia was in a frenzy!
Under unbearable pain, the blood vines wrapped around Jiang Xia loosened on their own. In just a few seconds, the entire mouth of the man-eating flower was shredded into countless pieces!
The main body of the man-eating flower, that massive black flesh mass, writhed in agony on the ground.
Jiang Xia extended his claws, took two swift steps forward, and tore through the flesh with violent frenzy, sending chunks of black meat flying into the air!
"Weren't you going to eat me? Come on! Come on!!"
At this moment, the fear in Jiang Xia's heart vanished, replaced by a disregard for life and death!
Not until he completely destroyed the black flesh mass, turning it into a pile of minced meat, did Jiang Xia stop, panting heavily.
The black chunks of flesh seemed to still have life, twitching like freshly cut beef, but after a brief struggle, they gradually lost their vitality.
Warm currents surged through Jiang Xia's body, dispersing into countless threads, infiltrating every cell within him. His muscles became more robust, and the scales on his body shimmered with a ripple of green light.
If there were levels, Jiang Xia felt that after killing the plump Lolita, his level had at least risen by one.
He didn't run but instead turned to join Yang Jie and Wang Fei's battle!
When the dragon-shaped warrior appeared beside him, Yang Jie, bruised and battered, on the verge of collapse, looked on with envy: Damn, why is his demonized state so badass?
Seeing the chunks of flesh on the ground not far away, Wang Fei was first shocked by Jiang Xia's strength, then gave a cold smile.
"You actually destroyed the food I've been cultivating for so long, but that's fine. With her ugly appearance, I was reluctant to eat her anyway."
"Eating you two will do just fine!"
As he finished speaking, Wang Fei's ribs swelled, and with a slimy squelching sound, two slippery black claws burst through his clothing!
The demonic claws grew to about one and a half meters long, and six claws attacked simultaneously!
But what met his six demonic claws was Jiang Xia's entire body!
Wang Fei had rich combat experience, and the odds of winning against him weren't great, so Jiang Xia adopted this reckless approach.
He wanted to live!
But if he feared death at this moment, neither he nor Yang Jie would survive!
Wang Fei never expected Jiang Xia to charge at him like this, pouncing on him like a fierce tiger and pinning him to the ground!
As soon as they hit the ground, a sharp tail aimed straight for his brow!
In a panic, his body shuddered, and just before meeting his end, he hurriedly grabbed the incoming tail with both hands!
"Damn it! You want to die!"
Wang Fei roared, intending to use his sharp claws to give the creature pressing down on him a chilling end.
But just as he was about to act, dark purple tentacles suddenly shot out, wrapping around his other claws, pulling them away from Jiang Xia's body that they were about to pierce!
"Jiang Xia! Kill him!" Yang Jie shouted, veins bulging on his forehead.
Jiang Xia extended his claws, not bothering with any formalities, and slashed at Wang Fei's face and head, each swipe tearing away chunks of flesh!
Wang Fei's head immediately demonized, resembling a hairless black dog head, but it was no match for the claws slashing at his face!
The excruciating pain made Wang Fei scream in agony, his only movable hands tightly clutching the cone-shaped tail hovering over his heart.
Until he had completely shredded Wang Fei's face, Jiang Xia realized that Wang Fei's skull was unusually hard, making it difficult to crack open his head.
His gaze shifted to Wang Fei's chest, where his heart was, and Jiang Xia raised his claws and plunged them down. With a squelch, the claws pierced through the flesh. Jiang Xia could clearly feel his fingertips touching the scorching heart, needing just a slight push to take Wang Fei's life!
Yet, Wang Fei, driven by a strong will to survive, somehow managed to clamp Jiang Xia's claws tightly with the flesh around his chest!
With the claws hovering over his heart, Wang Fei no longer dared to be defiant: "I lost! I lost!"
Jiang Xia's eyes were blood-red, his chest heaving violently, panting heavily!
Wang Fei's face was a ghastly sight, with no intact area from his forehead to his chin. His left eye had been pierced by the claws, oozing tar-colored liquid. Though his right eye was spared, the flesh around the socket was almost entirely torn away by the claws, revealing a ghastly white skull amidst the black and red, terrifyingly hideous!
His voice was hoarse, barely a whisper.
"I was wrong... Let's end tonight's matter here..."
Wang Fei weakly pleaded, not expecting the two to defeat him in such a manner.
If he didn't surrender, he felt he would die at Jiang Xia's hands!
"Kill him!" A cold voice came from the nearby woods.
Li Sitong walked out, arms crossed, her cold gaze falling on Wang Fei.
Li Sitong's appearance made Wang Fei even more desperate. He knew Li Sitong's character; if she wanted him dead, she wouldn't let him live.
Pleading with Li Sitong was useless; his only hope for survival lay with Jiang Xia.
He hurriedly and laboriously said to Jiang Xia, "Jiang Xia, we're all classmates. I even sat behind you. Even if we weren't close, there's no need to go to such extremes. I promise to stay far away from you in the future."
"Ha! When I told you this earlier, why didn't you have this realization?" Yang Jie spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed.
Li Sitong walked to Jiang Xia's side and said coldly, "He's no longer human, and neither are you. The nature of our relationship has long changed. If you let him go tonight, one day you'll die by his hand!"
"No, no, no, I won't! Jiang Xia, I promise, if you let me go, I'll leave Xinghe City tomorrow and never appear before you again!" Wang Fei, like a drowning man, desperately tried to grasp at a straw.