"You all stay here and wait for me!"

After speaking with Nan Yu and the others, Lu Ning quickly rushed towards the nearest piece of flesh and blood.

Nan Yu and the others who remained in place looked at each other in bewilderment.

Eileen asked, somewhat puzzled, "...Why does Captain Lu seem a little excited?"

"I don't know," Shirley said, somewhat bewildered.

Nan Yu nodded in agreement.

He then said with lingering fear, "However, the power of the flesh and blood source clone is too terrifying. Just a small fragment of flesh and blood has such great power. This power is probably stronger than that of an ordinary eighth-level physical awakener."

“Yes, if Captain Lu hadn’t been here, we would probably all be dead in our current condition.” Xu Hui nodded.

They looked in the direction Lu Ning had left and soon saw him rush to the nearest piece of flesh and blood.

These flesh fragments are not as large as the previous fragments, so their strength is naturally also somewhat inferior.

In just a few breaths, Lu Ning absorbed and digested the fragment.

After absorbing the fragment of flesh, Lu Ning felt the power of the Crimson Sword increase by about 50%.

Lu Ning then scanned the area and continued searching for a target.

He discovered that the strength of the flesh fragments was closely related to their size.

The larger the fragment, the stronger the power.

And now many fragments are coming together.

Lu Ning prioritized fragments that were neither too big nor too small, and that he could absorb in a short time.

After all, small fragments, even when aggregated, still pose little threat.

However, it is too difficult to absorb fragments that are too large in a short period of time.

Only small to medium-sized fragments, perfect for absorption.

After absorption, it can also enhance the level of the Crimson Sword.

As the level of the Crimson Sword increases, Lu Ning's strength will also increase, allowing him to deal with larger pieces of flesh and blood.

While Lu Ning absorbed the fragments of flesh and blood, the battle in the distant base city intensified.

Saint Qinglan repeatedly used various abilities to attack the flesh and blood source clone.

Each time, it can damage the clone of the source of flesh and blood, but the degree of damage varies.

The most severe damage was caused by a condensed pillar of wind that almost pierced through the main body of the flesh and blood source clone.

This drove the source of flesh and blood clone into a frenzy, making its tentacle attacks even more intense and violent.

Even the Azure Mist Saint had to dodge, as his shield alone was no longer enough to withstand such a ferocious attack.

In addition to the tentacle attacks, the Source of Flesh and Blood also shoots out beams of energy.

Unfortunately, these beams of light were traceable. As a saint who had mastered the power of storms, Qinglan Saint was extremely fast and could easily dodge the energy beams and energy cannons one after another.

The only problem is the flesh curse cast by the flesh source clone.

Even the Azure Mist Saint was affected by this curse the first time, and a small patch of rot appeared on his left hand.

However, as soon as the decay began, the Azure Mist Saint suppressed the curse with his powerful mental strength and forced it away from his body.

The continuous battles caused more and more pieces of flesh and blood to be blasted out of the body and land on the wilderness where Lu Ning was.

This was like a windfall for Lu Ning.

In a short period of time, the Crimson Sword absorbed a large amount of flesh and blood fragments, and its mental pollution level more than doubled compared to before!

This effect also increased Lu Ning's physical strength by more than double!

The wasteland still contained many fragments of flesh and blood, which were all nourishment for Lu Ning to enhance the Crimson Sword.

However, Lu Ning had completely absorbed all the medium-sized pieces of flesh and blood.

All that remained were large fragments.

The largest piece is the size of a tall building.

With such a size, the spiritual pressure emanating from it is already extremely powerful, far surpassing even the flesh and blood giant that Lu Ning encountered before.

It's probably close to the ninth level.

Considering that if these flesh fragments continue to grow, Lu Ning might find it difficult to deal with them.

He immediately drew his crimson sword and charged toward the largest piece of flesh.

The flesh fragment had hundreds of tentacles growing from its body, each a meter thick, which was extremely terrifying.

As Lu Ning approached, the fragments of flesh and blood also sensed his movement.

Its flesh and blood writhed, growing one cavity after another.

Energy surged within these cavities, beginning to condense into energy projectiles.

Clearly, this level of flesh fragments, in addition to their own tentacle attacks, already possesses the other abilities of the flesh source clone.

Such as energy attacks.

Just as Lu Ning was about to dodge the energy attack, he suddenly felt excruciating pain all over his body, and festering sores began to appear on his legs.

The curse of flesh and blood corrosion!

The flesh fragments had even mastered the power of curses.

The decay was extremely rapid; in almost an instant, Lu Ning's legs were almost completely ulcerated.

Lu Ning immediately offered up his legs as a sacrifice.

The curse within was also sacrificed.

The crimson sword emitted a blood mist that enveloped Lu Ning, forming a defensive shield.

This is another use that Lu Ning developed after the Crimson Sword became increasingly powerful.

He wondered if the blood mist released by the Crimson Sword could be used as an energy shield to defend against attacks, since it was a form of energy.

As it turns out, this ability is indeed achievable.

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