CHAPTER 415: CHAPTER 244: IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM (TWO IN ONE)

Xilizan made its entrance, a putrid stench permeating the air.

The Blue Flame Phoenix soared high in the sky. Having finally broken free from the Demon Eye Seal, it had no intention of mingling with this suddenly appearing decaying monster.

It was ready to leave. Completely.

"Screee..."

The Blue Flame Phoenix shrieked once and was about to flee, but Xilizan wasn’t about to let it escape that easily.

"Roar..."

Xilizan’s lifeless eyes flickered with black light as it let out a muffled beastly roar. Its rotting neck squirmed violently, suddenly extending hundreds of times its length. Its grotesque, flesh-decayed maw snapped toward the Blue Flame Phoenix.

"Screee..."

The foul stench rushed in, and the Blue Flame Phoenix was startled, frantically flapping its wings to dodge the monstrous bite.

At the same time, a blue flame tornado swirled around the Phoenix. With a fierce beat of its wings, the fiery vortex descended, engulfing Xilizan’s rotten head and scorching it with the blazing heat of blue flames.

In mere moments, the visible corruption on Xilizan’s head turned charred and blackened, as if it would crumble into ash the next instant.

Within seconds, the intense heat of the blue flames fully incinerated Xilizan’s head into a blackened husk.

"Screee!"

The Blue Flame Phoenix let out a disdainful shriek, almost mocking Xilizan’s overconfidence.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

But the next moment, Xilizan’s charred head suddenly split open, and a new head regenerated, lunging once more toward the Blue Flame Phoenix.

This time, not only did Xilizan’s neck stretch long, but even its decayed claws extended skyward, attempting to surround and trap the Phoenix.

"Screee..."

The Blue Flame Phoenix, caught off guard, hurriedly beat its wings, releasing a storm of blue flames that covered the sky and shielded its retreat.

"Buzz..."

As the blue flames made contact, Xilizan’s rotten head opened its vile maw, inhaling the flames in a violent vortex. The once-scattered flames condensed into a flowing stream, sucked into the gaping mouth and down its elongated neck.

Inside the Mirror World, Qin Shou couldn’t tell if it was just his imagination, but Xilizan’s massive frame seemed to swell slightly.

No, it wasn’t just an illusion.

The Undead Worm, having been sealed for too long, had left its body in a state of "extreme weakness."

After it fused into Xilizan, it was likely still in a "weakened" state.

Devouring the energy of these blue flames, its strength gradually recovered, and its size began to grow correspondingly.

Were it to consume the Blue Flame Phoenix, Xilizan could easily surpass the Nightmare Six-star level.

In some ways, Xilizan had effectively replaced the previous Hillbagon as an uncontrollable, indiscriminate and immensely powerful undead monster!

"Roar!!"

After consuming the blue flames, Xilizan grew even more animated, its head and claws extending again toward the dazzling blue skies.

The stretching neck and claws moved with uncanny flexibility, attacking the Blue Flame Phoenix from all directions, leaving it with no clear pathway to escape. The Phoenix could only dodge incessantly, fleeing the nauseating stench in terror.

"Boom..."

Another wave of searing blue flames surge outward, attempting to repel the encroaching putrid claws and head.

This time, as before, the decaying head absorbed every last trace of the azure fire into its body and relentlessly pursued the fleeing Blue Flame Phoenix.

"Roar..."

Amid the diminishing reserves of its flames, the rotten head suddenly darted forward. The Blue Flame Phoenix let out a cry of horror as the decayed maw clamped down on one of its fiery wings.

"Screee..."

Panicked, the Blue Flame Phoenix shrieked. Its blue flames rapidly receded, consumed by the acrid jaws, and a wave of weakness swept over it.

Without hesitation, the Phoenix released a high-pitched cry and shook violently in midair. Its flaming wing, locked in Xilizan’s bite, detached abruptly from its body.

"Hiss..."

With just one wing remaining, the Blue Flame Phoenix let out a heart-wrenching cry as it spiraled downward toward the earth below.

Mid-descent, flames erupted from the severed stub on the Phoenix’s back, rapidly condensing into a new blue flaming wing.

"Boom..."

A roaring storm of blue fire ignited the skies once more as the Blue Flame Phoenix ascended at full speed, fleeing far into the distance.

"Roar..."

Xilizan swallowed the detached blue flaming wing, roaring in frustration as its elongated neck and claws slowly returned to their normal state.

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, a massive Space Gate emerged without warning in the center of the great river where Xilizan stood. Its colossal body fell into the swirling void.

"Roar..."

Unwilling to accept its fate, Xilizan extended its head from the Spatial Gate, trying desperately to escape the prison using external leverage.

In the river’s reflection, Qin Shou witnessed this struggle. Without hesitation, he closed the System Space, causing the Space Gate to shrink rapidly.

"Splurt..."

A sickening splatter of putrid mucus erupted as Xilizan’s outstretched head fell limp, severed by the collapsing gate, plummeting helplessly back into the river.

"Roar..."

From the water’s reflection, a black dragon shadow emerged and dissolved into particles, reconstituting into Qin Shou’s form.

Staring at Xilizan’s motionless decapitated head floating on the river, Qin Shou summoned Big Big Wolf, instructing it to hoist the grotesque piece ashore with a crane.

"Thud..."

The enormous head was dragged to the riverbank, its stench overwhelming.

Pinching his nose, Qin Shou glanced at Big Big Wolf. "Big Big Wolf, Xilizan is an undead monster. Could this head grow into another Xilizan?"

Big Big Wolf, also pinching its nose and looking pale, replied, "Master, don’t worry. The so-called undead monster is only undead in a certain sense. Once this head is separated from its main body, its cells lose all vitality. It’s impossible for it to regenerate into another Xilizan."

Qin Shou nodded and brought up the System interface, activating the System Space projection.

Inside the System Space, Xilizan quickly regenerated a new head and began violently attacking the boundaries of the space. The barriers trembled faintly, with barely perceptible cracks appearing, but they were swiftly mended by the System.