The black-robed man was fuming. He had expected the daemonic beast to easily handle Adrian and his group, but he was stunned to find that their strength was growing more formidable by the moment.

Fortunately, he had another trick up his sleeve.

The man nicked his arm with a knife, and a stream of blood shot out like an arrow toward the beast. As the blood arrow struck, the beast's power surged.

“Rooooaaaarrr!” The beast howled furiously, erupting with newfound strength. Bloody energies surged into it, and it began to emit a rolling black fog, merging with the black-robed man.

In moments, the black-robed man transformed into a massive, half-human, half-beast monster. Standing 10 meters tall with enormous, menacing claws, he now resembled a towering mountain in front of Adrian and the others.

Adrian remained unfazed, mocking, “Tsk, I expected more from you. Instead, you’ve just become uglier. Do you really think this grotesque form is enough to take us down?”

“Otherwise? Prepare to