Feeling the Dark Death Guards and the Dark Heavenly Stem Divine Beasts had already noticed the commotion here, Ji Dong made his decision immediately. If he allowed the Fire God Sword to fuse with his body on its own, who knew how long the process would take—by then, his companions might be wiped out, and he himself might not even finish this fusion process. Therefore, Ji Dong relinquished his body's protection and control over his magic power, letting the immense magic power surging out of the Fire God Sword flood his body completely.
To do this while fusing with a Divine Artifact, or even during usual cultivation, no magician would dare to act like Ji Dong! What he was doing was tantamount to suicide.
