The terror of Black Tortoise's evil thoughts far exceeded Zhang Chi's imagination.

How the hell does just one glare from it render you powerless? How does that work?

Zhang Chi considered himself a person with a strong will. When his evil thoughts were stirred by the blood of Black Tortoise earlier, he quickly realized it and regained his clarity.

However, here, even if he was aware that he was being influenced by negative emotions, he couldn't escape from them at all.

Emotions are originally illusory, but under the methods of the blood of Black Tortoise, they became tangible attacks that couldn't be avoided.

Whoever it glares at will get angry. How is this supposed to be played?

Zhang Chi was extremely grateful that when he and Chen Runyu took turns resisting the gray mist earlier, they took the opportunity to consume the essence blood of Black Tortoise while they were safe.

Thanks to this essence blood of Black Tortoise, his recovery speed greatly increased. If not for this, he would have already been burned to death.

However, this essence blood of Black Tortoise could only enhance his recovery speed, but it couldn't help him break free from the situation. If they couldn't escape from this predicament, he and Chen Runyu would be doomed here.

The might of Black Tortoise is so terrifying. It is possible that the blood of Black Tortoise they defeated before was only a part of the power of the evil Black Tortoise. The true evil Black Tortoise has always been sealed, until they were brought here by Black Tortoise...

"This is so damn unfair. If they had told us earlier that the evil Black Tortoise is so strong, would I have come here to seek death?"

Zhang Chi felt that he had been tricked and was extremely angry.

It could also be because he was influenced by the Divine Ability of the evil Black Tortoise, Zhang Chi's anger was burning fiercely. He had to suppress his anger, forcefully adjust his mindset, and prevent the fire within him from growing stronger.

Fortunately, after glaring at them and rendering them powerless, the evil Black Tortoise didn't pursue their advantage. Instead, it stayed in place and watched, as if waiting for Zhang Chi and Chen Runyu to be burned to death by the fire in their hearts.

It was like a cat playing with a mouse. In the face of absolute strength, the evil Black Tortoise could completely toy with its prey and mock them.

After all, not many people have been able to come here in so many years. It was reasonable for the evil Black Tortoise to want to keep them around to play for a while longer.

But Zhang Chi thought of another possibility.

That is, the current evil Black Tortoise cannot attack them.

This idea didn't have much logical support. You can't assume that someone can't attack you just because they haven't attacked you.

Perhaps it was just calm and still playing around.

And the only reason Zhang Chi thought this way was that if the other party couldn't attack, it was their only way out.

Otherwise, they only had a dead end.

He and Chen Runyu no longer had the ability to resist. If they continued to be vigilant against the evil Black Tortoise's attack and couldn't focus on dealing with their own abnormalities, they would only die a slow death.

Instead of waiting for death, it was better to take a gamble.

"I bet you can't attack now!"

With this thought, Zhang Chi, ignoring the burning anger within him, walked directly towards Chen Runyu and embraced her.

Chen Runyu, who was already ignited, felt Zhang Chi's breath approaching, and her remaining sanity disappeared.

"Senior brother..."

Chen Runyu's eyes were filled with seduction, as if they could drip with water.

Here it comes, a classic plot.

Although Zhang Chi was controlled by anger and his eyes were filled with killing intent, he hadn't lost his sanity and knew that Chen Runyu was an ally.

He directly ignored the gaze of the evil Black Tortoise and kissed Chen Runyu.

What can restrain anger? It must be something bitter.

As long as you enter a bitter state, anger will naturally diminish.

Not just anger, bitterness can transform most emotions.

When you are in a state of anger, joy, or emo, self-admonition from within may not be effective. But if you start feeling bitter, these emotions will gradually dissipate until you enter the state of the wise.

Therefore, Zhang Chi's anger was gradually extinguished by Chen Runyu's bitterness.

Of course, as an exchange, Chen Runyu's rationality was completely burned away.

Under the influence of the evil Black Tortoise, she was already struggling, relying solely on her firm will, thinking that she couldn't sink and gritting her teeth to persevere.

But then Zhang Chi came and added fuel to the fire, directly provoking her.

She hooked her arms around Zhang Chi's neck and responded even more passionately.

But there was no light in her eyes, only the most instinctive desire.

While they were sweetly kissing, a hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of the evil Black Tortoise outside.

Evil thoughts in people's hearts are not just about lust and anger, but also greed, as well as the inherent evil of human nature.

And now, although Zhang Chi's anger seems to have been extinguished, he is about to face a new test.

Zhang Chi can use Chen Runyu to extinguish the anger in his heart, but it will only make the fire in Chen Runyu's heart burn even stronger.

The two cannot help each other, only save one and extinguish one.

And in this situation, the evil Black Tortoise has also created a perfect opportunity for Zhang Chi.

She activated Chen Runyu's desires and made her extremely emotional. As long as Zhang Chi uses the absorption technique, he can plunder everything that Chen Runyu possesses.

This includes the powerful Divine Ability inherited from the Dragon Race, the Dragon Race techniques she has learned, and the cultivation she has worked hard to achieve. All of Chen Runyu's treasures will also belong to Zhang Chi.

For Zhang Chi, of course, this is all beneficial. After all, how can one feel at ease when good things are in someone else's hands instead of their own?

Moreover, Chen Runyu has had little impact throughout her journey because she is younger than Zhang Chi, although she has unlimited potential, she has always struggled to keep up with Zhang Chi's pace.

It can be said that she is almost useless, but her luck is always off the charts, always able to obtain good opportunities.

And now, with just a slight movement, Zhang Chi can not only absorb this beauty, but also take everything she has. Why wouldn't he do it?

If he wants to save Chen Runyu, the method is also simple, but the price is heavy.

Both he and Chen Runyu possess the blood of the Black Tortoise, but Chen Runyu only has a drop, which is not enough to counteract the burning of the evil thoughts from the Black Tortoise on her body.

However, coincidentally, Zhang Chi also has a drop of it.

If Zhang Chi gives his drop to Chen Runyu, she will be able to hold on.

But once the blood of the Black Tortoise enters the body, it will merge with one's own bloodline. In order to give Chen Runyu the blood of the Black Tortoise, Zhang Chi must give all the power in his own bloodline to her, ensuring that she can obtain the blood of the Black Tortoise.

In this way, everything else that Zhang Chi possesses will also have to be given away.

His blood of the Black Tortoise, the dragon blood he painstakingly absorbed, the Ancient Gold Qi he obtained from Jin Ling'er, the fierce fire he obtained from the Red Cauldron, and even the Body of the First Star he obtained from Wenren Li...

With this reverse absorption technique, he may lose everything he possesses, including the Sword Intent he has comprehended.

The 36-turn absorption technique is so domineering that flesh, soul, and willpower will all be plundered.

The only thing that can be preserved is his life.

Of course, he can still start over in the future, but after so many years of hard work and obtaining so many opportunities, to give them all away in one fell swoop, can Zhang Chi accept it?

The eyes of the evil Black Tortoise were full of mockery. She wanted to see how Zhang Chi would choose.

When she imposed evil thoughts on Zhang Chi, she already knew that he possessed the 36-turn absorption technique. She wondered how Zhang Chi would choose in this crucial moment of decision-making.

"Why even bother choosing?"

At a glance, Zhang Chi saw that this was a test, testing whether his righteous heart was firm.

To be honest, he felt that this test was average.

When Zhang Chi embraced and kissed Chen Runyu, he knew the dilemma he was facing.

A classic dilemma of choosing between self-preservation or protecting a loved one.

This is definitely about protecting the loved one! How could self-preservation even be an option?

By absorbing Chen Runyu's essence, Chen Runyu would die, but if he absorbed Chen Runyu's essence in reverse, he would not die and Chen Runyu would live.

Estimating the loss of his cultivation, there must be other ways to make up for it. The Black Tortoise deity wouldn't be so unfair.

Even if the Black Tortoise played a trick on him, it wouldn't matter much.

Zhang Chi's cultivation had skyrocketed in recent years, rapidly surpassing those who had cultivated for hundreds of years.

Of course, he valued his cultivation because it was the foundation of his existence in this world. If he became useless, there would be no difference between being alive or dead.

But now things were different. He had already enjoyed a comfortable life for so long, so it wouldn't be a big deal to start over.

Therefore, without much hesitation, Zhang Chi took out a set of formations from his storage ring that isolated the inside from the outside.

Although this thing might not be of much use, with the Black Tortoise's evil thoughts, nothing could block her vision.

Fortunately, the Black Tortoise was female, otherwise Zhang Chi wouldn't be able to do this.

He didn't have an exhibitionist fetish.

However... thinking that there was a deity watching the battle, he felt a strange sense of excitement.

Sigh, my XP system is getting stranger and stranger.

Zhang Chi complained to himself, then he gently tapped several acupoints on Chen Runyu's head, temporarily restoring her consciousness.

"Senior Brother, what's happening to me?"

Chen Runyu felt a bit strange, her body felt weak, hot, her mouth was dry, and she felt very thirsty.

Zhang Chi held her in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"We have both been affected by the evil Black Tortoise's Divine Ability. Now your evil fire is hard to suppress, so I have to help you."

Chen Runyu: "..."

She had never found an opportunity to take down Zhang Chi, but who would have thought the opportunity would come like this?

And there's such a good thing?

"Can we just ignore the Black Tortoise? It's embarrassing to have her watching us!"

Chen Runyu felt a bit shy.

Zhang Chi shook his head and said, "There is no other choice. Next, you must stay conscious and use the Thirty-Six Transformation Absorption Technique that She Shi taught you to extract the Black Tortoise's essence from me."

"How can this be? If that's the case, Senior Brother's cultivation will also be absorbed by me."

Chen Runyu had also learned the Snake Clan's Thirty-Six Transformation from She Shi, so she was very clear about the effects of the technique.

If they practiced together, they would naturally progress together, blending together harmoniously, and no one would snatch from each other.

But if it was plundering, it would be all-encompassing, leaving one person with nothing.

Knowing that Zhang Chi wanted to give the Black Tortoise's essence along with everything he had to her, Chen Runyu couldn't accept it.

She knew that Zhang Chi had achieved his current status after going through a lot of hardships and struggles. She was here to protect Zhang Chi, how could she end up harming him instead?

"Senior Brother, no! I would rather you take everything from me."

"Silly girl, if I absorb you, you will die, and I will live. On the other hand, if we both survive, there might still be a chance for me to make a comeback in the future.

Do you think you are more important to me, or is cultivation more important? Let's not waste time arguing about this. We don't have much time left."

"Senior Brother... How can I..." Chen Runyu couldn't bring himself to do it.

Zhang Chi could only helplessly say, "Then I'll have to do it myself. You can't resist anyway."

Zhang Chi embraced Chen Runyu, preparing to cast the spell.

Chen Runyu's heart was filled with mixed emotions, a mixture of sadness and joy.

The sadness came from the fact that he had ultimately harmed Zhang Chi, while the joy came from Zhang Chi's attitude towards her.

He was willing to give up his cultivation for her, just to protect her completely.

There was never a need to doubt Senior Brother's love for her.

She had already obtained the most precious thing in the world.

And now, she could finally become Zhang Chi's woman, fulfilling her long-cherished wish. But the thought of Zhang Chi becoming disabled made tears flow uncontrollably from Chen Runyu's eyes.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh. He and Chen Runyu were different.

Chen Runyu was willing to die for him, knowing that she would die, yet still choosing to die.

And he was willing to take a gamble for Chen Runyu because he knew he had a fifty percent chance of winning.

Moreover, he deliberately revealed his intentions to deliberately stimulate the power within Chen Runyu's heart.

He knew that at this moment, Chen Runyu should be able to feel his overflowing love and thus unleash a stronger power.

The evil fire in Chen Runyu's heart surged fiercely, but she did not lose her senses. She carefully felt every change within herself.

In the end, the flames extinguished, and a very powerful force filled her body.

However, Chen Runyu couldn't feel any joy at all.

She looked at Zhang Chi and realized that he had already collapsed weakly to the ground...

This time, without his cultivation to protect him, without the dragon blood and Black Tortoise essence, Zhang Chi truly felt like his body had been emptied.

However, the physique he had obtained from the Body of the First Star and the Golden Spirit Wood Spirit did not disappear along with it. It was just that the star core within his body became extremely dim, as if it was about to extinguish.

Sensing his own changes, Zhang Chi was not sad.

This situation was actually not bad at all. He could start over completely.

With the previous experience, as long as he had sufficient resources, a few years would be enough for him to return to the peak and even break through to a higher level of strength.

Therefore, Zhang Chi didn't lose out at all in this wave.

Seeing Chen Runyu teary-eyed, he couldn't help but smile. He forced himself to prop up his body and said, "If I had known that my little Yu was so delicious, I would have eaten you long ago. Why wait until this point, as if we were forced into it?"

Zhang Chi was teasing Chen Runyu, trying to make her blush. This was his way of coaxing girls.

If she blushed, she wouldn't care about other things.

Unfortunately, today's Chen Runyu was not easily coaxed.

She held onto Zhang Chi, choking back her sobs as she said, "Since my heart belongs to you, everything I have belongs to you."

Chen Runyu, worthy of being an Apex Level in love, knew that things were beyond redemption, but her attitude was resolute.

"After we resolve the Black Tortoise's evil thoughts, Senior Brother can take back your cultivation!"

"Little Yu, haven't you had enough?" Zhang Chi deliberately teased Chen Runyu, trying to make her shy. Such words would be even better when accompanied by physical actions.

Unfortunately, his body had been completely emptied, and he really had nothing left.

Raising his hand, he ultimately let it fall weakly... (End of this chapter)

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