The other three people stared at Carlisle while he smiled with a slightly crazed look in his eyes.
"Sir, I don't understand. That's the Heaven Devouring Beast's blood. Would it make any difference?" someone asked Carlisle.
"Yes, my dear fools. The beast is bleeding into his stomach, which means that he has been injured somewhere near the intestines. He might be hurt by the stones he has eaten!" Carlisle explained, still smiling.
"Yes. That's why I grabbed your attention. I actually sensed that there is a hole in the wall of his intestines that would allow us to fly out," Darren added, feeling like he was the smartest one.
"But, master, even if we leave his intestines, we are still trapped in his abdomen." The others were confused by Darren's words. Darren shrugged away their confusion.
"Yeah. But we won't be in danger of being corroded. Besides, there is always a way out."
"That's right. Maybe we can cut the meat from the inside out and roast it!"
"Yes! Let's go!"
They flew towards the hole and through a river of pouring blood.
The flesh of the intestines was a few dozen feet wide and it opened at the end like a large mouth. They passed through it, leaving the Heaven Devouring Beast's intestines.
They had expected to see a fat layer when they arrived but instead, it looked like a huge pillar.
"Wow! This is where the blood of the Heaven Devouring Beast flows. So huge!"
"If we walk along the veins, will we be able to reach his heart?" someone asked.
Darren and Carlisle both thought the same thing. No matter how powerful the Heaven Devouring Beast was, his heart and soul must be the most vulnerable parts. If they could find the heart, they might have a chance of killing the Heaven Devouring Beast.
Unfortunately, the inside of the Heaven Devouring Beast was designed like a maze, and Darren couldn't find a way out.
"Master, we are out of danger now. Let's have a rest."
"Yes. It looks safe here. I think we should hide inside of the beast for a long time."
Upon hearing this suggestion, Carlisle's eyes lit up. He had heard that the Heaven Devouring Beast was good at hiding. Although the beast had a huge body, superior gods still had difficulty in finding him.
What was more, there were almost no natural enemies of the Heaven Devouring Beast. So that meant that they would be safe inside of the beast for some time.
"Master, I think the Heaven Devouring Beast's body could be our first base," Carlisle said, nodding his head.
"If we are discovered by him, will we be killed?" Darren asked, looking around concernedly.
"That would be nearly impossible. We are too insignificant to him. Besides, we are no bigger than a parasite. He wouldn't be able to deal with us," Carlisle replied.
Darren thought for a moment, then he nodded and said with a bitter smile, "Well, that's it. I, Darren, have been reduced to a parasite."
"Ha-ha. Sorry to make you suffer, master." The others all smiled and accepted it.
In the next few days, Darren and his companions slowly searched their surroundings. They hoped to find the Heaven Devouring Beast's heart or a way out. The body of the beast was large and dark and it took them a long time before they found anything exciting.
"Wow! What's that?"
Someone was pointing at a strange bead located in a dense blood vessel of the meridians.
Darren's head snapped in that direction and he also saw the dark red bead that was swirling in the blood red region, looking ominous.
Darren and the others flew towards the bead at once. When they got close to the bead, they discovered that it was bigger than a mountain.
"Carlisle, do you know what it is?" Darren asked curiously, wanting to reach out and touch it.
"If I'm correct, this should be the Heaven Devouring Beast's demonic inner elixir!"
"Demonic inner elixir?" Darren's face turned upside down in a serious expression. When he was in Lothlann Continent, his cultivation had started with the help of the beast's demonic inner elixir. His assimilating skill could not only assimilate the talent contained in the demonic inner elixir, but also could absorb the spiritual energy within it.
A bold idea popped into his mind.
"You wait here. I'll go and steal some energy from the demonic inner elixir." Laughing, Darren flew directly to the Heaven Devouring Beast's demonic inner elixir.
"What is Darren trying to do?" The others watched Darren like a hawk, curious beyond compare.
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