Xu Hei's body suddenly expanded, and the keratin layer on his skin grew wildly, forming a thick, circular shell that blocked all spells and restrictions from the outside.
This was precisely the whale vertebra that Xu Hei had fused with.
The vertebra came from the corpse of a giant whale in the trench, which ordinary demonic beasts couldn't refine. Xu Hei had spent a long time integrating it into his body. Meng Hao clearly hadn't used his full strength, and Xu Hei easily blocked him.
"You want to poison me? Then you die first!"