On the contrary, as Erin continued to mutter incantations, his aura unexpectedly grew stronger, as if it was about to break through the pinnacle of the Sanctuary level and enter the Emperor level in one fell swoop!


    Opening his senses once again, Wilbur finally heard clearly the incantation Erin was chanting, which turned out to be a ritual simr to a blood sacrifice to summon spirits.


    The words of the incantation were, "With my heart, I will gain the power of the spirits and eradicate the inner demons. An eternal blood pact, if the inner demons are not eradicated, the body is offered as a sacrifice..."


    Hearing Erin''s incantation, Wilbur knew that the inhuman, non-insect creature in front of him was probably about to unleash its ultimate move.


    As the incantation was repeated three times, Erin, who had already been demonized, immediately crushed his own heart, and then a huge surge of spiritual energy poured into Erin''s body...


    It might be because this power was too overwhelming, or might be because Erin''s demonized body was not strong enough, but after the surge of power entered Erin''s body, it seemed like Erin''s body was a container that was about to burst, with many crackling purple-red patterns appearing on its surface that looked strange and terrifying.


    However, just as Wilbur thought Erin would not be able to withstand this power and would explode, the twelve bug stars previously devoured by the sniper were now shining brightly, emitting a soft light as if they were absorbing all the energy that Erin could not contain into the stars.


    In the end, after Erinpletely absorbed that power, his level also reached the pinnacle of the Sanctuary level and was only one step away from breaking through to the Emperor level.


    Watching Erin''spletely transformed demeanor, Wilbur felt as if the current Erin was no longer the same as before. Instead, there was a powerful consciousness upying Erin''s body!


    However, before Wilbur could confirm his spection, a strange voice came from Erin''s mouth, "Young man, I sense the aura of an ancient god in you... Although I don''t know how you''re rted to the ancient gods, since you''ve encountered me today, then what''s on your body will probably belong to me!"


    Before the words had even fallen, Erin, whose body had expanded to nearly twice its original size, shed in front of Wilbur in the blink of an eye, then stretched out his ws and directly aimed for Wilbur''s neck.


    Wilbur was somewhat surprised by his opponent''s explosive growth...


    Just barely dodging Erin''s ws surrounded by lingering purple light, Wilbur immediately used a kick on him, leveraging the force to push himself away while also kicking Erin away. Then he smashed a hole in the ice surface, falling directly into the chilling river water.


    One second!


    Two seconds!


    Thirty seconds...


    As time slowly passed, after Wilbur propelled himself away andnded, he waited for Erin to emerge from the river again.


    However, Erin seemed to have disappeared. After falling into the river, there was no movement.


    For a moment, the scene quieted down once again, with only the sound of the whistling wind in the ears. But Wilbur did not rx. Instead, he stared at the calm ice surface with a serious expression.


    In Wilbur''s view, Erin, who had climbed to the pinnacle of the Sanctuary level would not have been dealt with so easily in just one move.


    A strong murderous intent seemed to be locking onto him tightly as if the slightest mistake from Wilbur would result in a fatal blow from the opponent!


    After a moment of contemtion, Wilbur seemed to understand Erin''s intentions of demonizing himself again. He muttered to himself, "Since you like hiding so much, then hide away! I won''t waste my time with you..."


    With that said, Wilbur pretended to leap onto the bridge, intending to leave.


    However, just as Wilbur was about to leap into the air, the ice surface of the river suddenly exploded, and then Erin''s body, which had been lurking for a long time, was surrounded by ayer of purple light. He instantly leaped out of the river andunched an attack towards Wilbur in midair!