Ghost Emperor Tenghu attacks indiscriminately, even targeting its own kind.
Mu Rufeng stood hundreds of meters above, watching quietly as Ghost Emperor Tenghu drew closer.
The soul-sucking gourd in his hand was cloaked in his state of virtualization.
In this way, the soul-sucking gourd was also virtually invisible, preventing others from detecting it.
Mu Rufeng didn’t know if the Ghost Emperor’s attacks could reach him or if he could be discovered.
But he couldn’t take the risk, so he had no choice but to ascend hundreds of meters into the water layer.
Thus, as long as Tenghu didn’t elevate, it was impossible to spot Mu Rufeng’s presence, and the Soul Absorbing Ghost Demon continued to exist.
As a parasitic creature, Ghost Emperor Tenghu naturally dared not stray too far from its host, even though it had reached the status of a Ghost Emperor.
Not to mention that this was the Dead Sea. Compared to other Ghost Emperors, their strength was undeniably inferior.
If discovered by other Ghost Emperors in the Dead Sea, they would definitely become their prey.
This was not a matter of strength differential, but merely the essence they emitted which attracted those Ghost Emperors.
The Ghost Emperors in the Dead Sea would neither tearfully rejoice upon encountering another of their kind; they might fight fiercely or simply keep their distance.
Soon, Ghost Emperor Tenghu bombarded the exterior of the Swallowing Sky Demon Whale, yet failed to locate Mu Rufeng.
Meanwhile, the Soul Absorption Domain continued to draw in the parasites’ soul power.
Undeterred, Ghost Emperor Tenghu intensified the attack span, scanning and even flipping the Demon Whale over to bombard its underside.
Similarly, no trace of Mu Rufeng was found.
"What do we do now?" Tenghu lay on the Demon Whale and communicated with Anrub and the Insect Queen using his tentacles.
"Damn it, how can this guy hide so well?" Anrub cursed.
"Complaining now is useless. You had the chance to kill him when he appeared but insisted on your futile plan," the Insect Queen complained.
"Hmph," knowing he was at fault, Anrub offered no rebuttal.
Two hours swiftly passed.
One minute could absorb 0.1 units of soul power, totaling 12 units after 120 minutes.
Parasites under third-level should all be dead by now.
For Level 4, another forty minutes were needed.
Mu Rufeng could sense everything within the Soul Absorption Domain.
Some parasites possessing Ghost Demons were now placed throughout the Demon Whale, deploying Ghost Demons to protect those weaker parasites.
Although it didn’t entirely block, it significantly slowed the rate of soul power absorption.
Mu Rufeng could disperse these Ghost Demons, but there were too many, far too many parasites possessing Ghost Demons.
Thus, the efficiency of his soul power absorption considerably reduced.
But Mu Rufeng was not at all panicked, for their deaths were only a matter of time.
Apart from the Level 9 Ghost Emperor and the parasites protected by him, under the effect of the soul-sucking gourd, death was inevitable.
And Mu Rufeng was in no lack of time; neither was the Swallowing Sky Demon Whale pressed for time; it could easily hold on.
"What should we do now?" Tenghu also recognized the severity of their situation, as their Tenghu faction had suffered the most casualties.
"What to do? How should I know what to do?" Anrub had no good solution at that moment.
"There is still a way. We can join forces, control its body, and unleash an attack."
"If he is outside the body, this attack will surely annihilate him, even a Level 9 Ghost Emperor would suffer a heavy injury."
"If he is inside, it will certainly reveal his shape," the Insect Queen stated solemnly.
"That’s the only option left," Anrub mused for a moment then slowly nodded.
It was risky, fearing that the sudden attack might draw the Eagle Demon over.
If a massive battle were to erupt again, although it might expedite their plan to control the Demon Whale’s body.
By that time, the Demon Whale’s power wouldn’t reach the Overlord Level.
"No matter, even if it draws the Eagle Demon over, a fierce battle might force the Contractor into exposure or directly annihilate him."
"Even if weaker, we urgently need to control the Swallowing Sky Demon Whale’s body now. Once we control it, we can continue consuming to recover, thus enabling us to contend for the bodies of the other two Overlords," Anrub pronounced gravely.
The Insect Queen and Tenghu both nodded.
Mu Rufeng was still positioned a hundred meters above the Swallowing Sky Demon Whale.
Suddenly, he felt it—an extremely terrifying essence surged from the Demon Whale’s body.
Mu Rufeng’s complexion slightly changed as he contemplated a terrifying possibility.
Sure enough, the Swallowing Sky Demon Whale violently moved below, and the horrific Ghost Demons instantly spread out.
A destructive aura with the Ghost Demons swept in all directions.
Wherever the Ghost Demons went, everything would explode into ash.
Death was certain, absolutely certain. Even though he had activated his virtualization ability, and even though his All Attributes exceeded fifteen thousand, he would still die.
The aura of death overwhelmed his heart.
The Soul Absorption Domain Mu Rufeng deployed was instantly severed.
Without any hesitation, Mu Rufeng immediately activated Absolute Defense.
[Absolute Defense]: Once activated, it ignores all attacks, even those that are rule-annihilating. Can be activated or closed at any time, available for ten seconds x2 daily.