Chapter 181 Blood Battle (2/2)

There had been a hint of a Body Refineon's blood, but in Crassus's blood, it was no ly powerful Body Refinement method

And at thispoith his body, like it had its oill

Moreover, Arran could feel that as he absorbed the power, the Body Refine part of hi it, it was as if he was gaining a natural ability to refine and absorb Natural Essence

He had been on the verge of death only th was also increasing by leaps and bounds

Still, even as he felt hier, he knew the crisis was far froht him back froic was feeding on it, allowing it to grow stronger with every on's blood ran out, Arran knew the Blood ic would once more try to consume him

He could not allow that to happen — even with his increased strength, it would be a death sentence

Without hesitation, he focused his will on the power that flowed through his body While the Blood on's blood, that strength had to go through Arran's body first, and there, he had soan to draw the poay fro off the parasitic force's sustenance It responded at once, violently lashi+ng out to find led to resist

This sudden battle continued for soic over the power that entered hih to quickly defeat the other

As Arran's body floated motionless in a pool Crassus's blood, inside of hiaged in a deadly fight for power

At first, Arran seeic was simply too powerful for him to block completely, and each tirow even stronger

Yet as an to realize that while the Blood ence Much like the juvenile dragon he had fought, it blindly chased its prey, driven by nothing but hunger

Arran i, and he stopped trying to resist the devouring force — that was a battle he could not win Every time the parasite lashed out, it would absorb power even if he resisted it And if he moved the poay froin to feed on Arran hion's power through his body, luring the Blood ainst a mindless enemy, it proved extreed al force was fruitlessly pursuing the power that fled before it, it ceased to grow stronger And Arran, on the other hand, was now absorbing evento compete over it

Hours passed like this, with the blood that surrounded Arran continuing to strengthen hirew, the rated with his body, with his understanding of it growing at the same time

The more he understood of it, the more its ferocious nature astonished hiht, but just to absorb power, there was no need to — it seeer that absorbed any power it found

Or rather, he realized with so force of the Bloodforce — except unlike the parasite, this force nourished its owner

Deep within the pool of crimson blood, a ruthless smile appeared on Arran's face