The figure was in a fetal position, enrobed in a translucent layer resembling an oval sac. Behind it, veins connected to a towering figure. The Golem did not manage to completely form, its once-powerful body withering as its muscles and blood were drained.0

In places where there should have been muscles, only skin and bones remained, while the black spikes had lost their sheen.0

If the process had gone as originally planned, the Golem would have gradually absorbed Li Wei's body as he went through the dark creature transformation. However, the roles were now reversed with Li Wei’s modified body draining the Golem like a nonstop vortex.0

The blood was still flowing through the connecting veins, though there were gaps of air, indicating that Cassius had absorbed almost all of the Golem’s blood.0

The last glob of thick blood completed its cycle and was swiftly absorbed by Li Wei's body through the placenta. The Golem looked like an aging beast, showing signs of decay all over its body, as if it was covered in a layer of ash. Then, the next second, the four-meter-tall Golem cracked open at its forehead, and the fractures quickly spread across its body, turning it into a tortoise shell. Another crisp sound, and more cracks followed; it looked more like a spider's web now.0

With a final explosive crack, the black cocoon collapsed, and the entire Golem disintegrated. Without the sticky solidity of normal flesh, its body shattered like a marble statue. The falling organs resembled dried branches, crumbling like ash, similar to the crumbling...0