“Rumble!”… The massive, near-tangible black pillar collided with the ten-odd-zhang-long dark spear, a blinding black light bursting forth, an earth-shaking sound erupting, and monstrous black airwaves surging, rolling toward Xing Zou with overwhelming force.
“Pfft!” Xing Zou spewed a mouthful of blood, his entire body sent flying backward by the impact.
The crowd was stunned. Xing Zou, who could withstand even thunderous power, was now vomiting blood from Lin Xiao’s strike?
Was Lin Xiao’s demonic power truly this formidable?
Yang Lan and Duan Tianya’s expressions turned grim. Xing Zou had sparked hope for vengeance, but now, was he too about to fall to Lin Xiao?
Without using righteous power, how were Lin Xiao’s attacks growing more terrifying with each move?
Even Lin Xiao himself was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t tested the fourth level of the Nether Heaven Demon Art, and its immense power exceeded his expectations.
“Let’s try the fifth level of the Nether Heaven Demon Art!” Lin Xiao thought, his eyes flashing with cold light as he charged forward.
Xing Zou, having stabilised himself, showed a trace of disbelief.
The Xing family’s core technique, the second move of the Spear of Slaughter Hell, unleashed with his power, was unimaginably potent.
He had thought this strike could defeat Lin Xiao, or at least injure him.
Yet, Lin Xiao’s demonic energy was so overwhelming that it not only failed to harm him but left Xing Zou injured instead.
“You actually injured me, but I refuse to believe you have even stronger demonic energy!” Gazing at the charging Lin Xiao, Xing Zou shouted coldly, his aura surging, dense killing intent radiating from him. A bloodline within him lit up, boundless power surging from it, connecting to his dantian, pouring into the spear he held.
“Chi!”
At the same time, a deep black radiance bloomed outside his dantian, a black beast phantom appearing overhead, terrifying pressure emanating from it, Xing Zou’s power pushed to its limit.
“Spear of Annihilation Hell!” With Xing Zou’s thunderous shout, unmatched ghostly light shot from the spear’s tip, condensing into a mere zhang-long black spear edge, near-tangible, stirring vast black energy with overwhelming pressure, charging at Lin Xiao as if to annihilate the entire space, a deathly aura enveloping the heavens.
“So strong!”
“Xing Zou has activated a special bloodline and a high-grade mysterious black beast phenomenon. This is his killing blow!”
“This strike is several times stronger than before. Can Lin Xiao withstand it?”…
Seeing Xing Zou’s attack, the crowd was shocked.
The Spear Dragon Sect disciples grew solemn, many sweating for Lin Xiao. This strike was truly terrifying. Facing Xing Zou’s surging assault, Lin Xiao’s eyes flashed coldly, activating the fifth level of the Nether Heaven Demon Art, torrential black energy surging from him, unmatched pressure radiating, transforming him into a hellish nether demon, as if making the heavens tremble.
Earth-shaking demonic energy poured into the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar, which seemed to awaken, trembling, vast black energy and terrifying fluctuations radiating outward from it.
“Nether Heaven Demon Art, Fifth Level!” With a thunderous shout, Lin Xiao swung the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar heavily, as if wielding a ten-thousand-zhang mountain, the space seeming to shift.
Boom! Unmatched demonic energy formed a ten-odd-zhang-thick black pillar, its power so immense the void could barely contain it, emitting a trembling hum, the entire heavens darkening, daylight turning to night.
The massive black pillar smashed through the air, its terrifying pressure oppressing the heavens.
“Rumble!” “Rumble!” “Rumble!”…
Earth-shaking roars resounded, filling the heavens, deafening the crowd, monstrous black airwaves erupting, surging in all directions.
The high skies seemed swept by a hurricane, terrifying energy fluctuations surging toward one direction, engulfing Xing Zou.
That direction was precisely where Xing Zou stood.
In that moment, everyone was stunned. Xing Zou’s sudden burst of power had shocked them, leading them to believe he would gain the upper hand.
Yet, Lin Xiao unleashed even more terrifying power, his demonic energy surpassing their imagination.
Even at the Southeast Domain Youth Assembly, no one had heard of Lin Xiao possessing such fearsome demonic energy.
“Chi!”
Before Lin Xiao could be shocked, as he unleashed the fifth level of the Nether Heaven Demon Art, a consciousness surged from the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar into his mind, vast information flooding his thoughts.
“Nine Nether Demon Body!” Lin Xiao was astonished.
This consciousness was a legacy.
A legacy within the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar!
It was akin to the Nether Heaven Demon Art.
However, according to the information in this consciousness, the Nine Nether Demon Body was the true legacy of the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar.
The Nether Heaven Demon Art was merely the foundation for cultivating the Nine Nether Demon Body, requiring the fifth level to begin its practice.
Lin Xiao’s shock was indescribable. The formidable Nether Heaven Demon Art, at its fifth level, was merely the foundation for the Nine Nether Demon Body. Just how powerful was this Nine Nether Demon Body?
Who left behind this Nether Heaven Demon Pillar?
The Nine Nether Demon Body was a body-cultivation technique, a demonic method to forge one’s body into a demonic form.
According to the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor’s memories, cultivating a demonic body was a terrifying method of true demon cultivation.
True demon cultivation differed vastly from typical demonic cultivation, despite the single-word difference.
Demonic cultivation generally referred to practicing demonic energy techniques, wielded by those with demonic energy.
True demon cultivation, however, meant transforming oneself into a demon.
Becoming a demon, beyond its difficulty and drawbacks, was an exceedingly rare method, nearly extinct on the continent.
Even the Swallowing Heaven Spirit Emperor had rarely encountered it.
Lin Xiao never imagined such a cultivation method would be hidden in the Nether Heaven Demon Pillar.
Likely, even the Nether Heaven Demon Palace’s members never suspected such a demonic art was within the pillar.
However, now was not the time for Lin Xiao to ponder the Nine Nether Demon Body. Though the fifth-level Nether Heaven Demon Art’s attack shocked even him, and this strike gave him a clear advantage, he didn’t know Xing Zou’s current state, whether he could counterattack, or if he had even more terrifying methods.
