Chapter 677: Chapter 298: Sweeping Through
Xu Guang didn’t rush to start with the demonic coral. Instead, he planned to adjust his state to the best before attempting to tame that thing.
Let’s try the means of the Forsaken Ones again.
"Demonic Tribulation!"
Xu Guang tested a new skill, his mind slightly moving, triggering the demonic thoughts around him. In an instant, several strands of lightning as thin as hair but as black as night burst from his fingertips, shooting towards several flying demon puppets attempting to spit Netherworld Breath in the distance as if they had life.
"Crackle!"
A slight cracking sound rang out, and those flying demon puppets didn’t even have time to get close before their soul fire was completely shattered by the lightning of demonic thoughts, turning into crystal cores and falling.
He sometimes transformed his fingers into a sword, smashing nearby demon puppets; sometimes he performed Demonic Tribulation, clearing the field from afar; occasionally, he also tried "Eye Borrowing" and "Ear Borrowing," sensing the movements of other demon puppets within range, though the range was not large, it was quite useful in such a complex environment.
The slaughter efficiency was extremely high, and on the bone mountain, the sound of skeletons cracking was endlessly heard, while crystal cores of demonic thoughts were absorbed by Xu Guang like raindrops. The demonic thoughts around him became dense and hefty at a visibly fast speed, and the blurred shadow gradually became clearer, emanating an oppressive feeling that made one’s heart race.
After an unknown amount of time, when the last demon puppet carrying a shield trying to sneak up from behind was penetrated by a black thorn of demonic thought drilling out from the void, the entire restless bone mountain finally quieted completely.
Within sight, no moving demon puppets were visible, only scattered dry bones, and the lingering waves of demonic thoughts in the air that had not completely calmed down.
Xu Guang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling the surging and rushing power of demonic thoughts within him.
Estimating roughly, from this hunt, he absorbed no less than hundreds of demonic thought crystal cores, and the total amount of demonic thoughts he condensed was more than ten times stronger than when it was first formed!
He had a feeling that with the current cultivation of demonic thoughts, if he encountered an opponent like the Demon King Baimai again, he wouldn’t need the Martial Dao incarnation; just relying on the corrosion of demonic thoughts would be enough to make its divine soul collapse.
With the cooperation of Martial Dao killing moves, eradicating a second transformation won’t be difficult.
The power of extraordinary professions is truly unbelievable.
His gaze once again turned to the center of the bone mountain, where a peculiar coral was still swaying gently, emitting infinite demonic thoughts.
He stretched out his palm, gradually pressing towards the main trunk of the coral.
"Buzz——!"
At the moment his palm touched, the demonic coral trembled violently, and a torrent of demonic thoughts far larger and purer than all the previous demon puppets combined, like a river bursting its banks, frantically flowed into Xu Guang’s body!
If it were before, this power would have been enough to instantly blow him up, even completely demonize him.
But at this moment, as a [Forsaken One], his body seemed to be a world of demonic thoughts on its own.
And this coral seemed like a dead object, yet also like a living being.
Xu Guang was very interested in this coral, directly choosing to completely integrate it into his own demonic thoughts.
"Refinement!"
Xu Guang shouted in a low voice, fully operating the foundational magic technique of the [Forsaken One].
The shadow of demonic thoughts behind him suddenly expanded, opening an invisible giant mouth, greedily devouring this pure origin of demonic thoughts.
On the panel, experience points jumped crazily at an astonishing speed, and the levels of skills like [Demon Puppet] and [Demonic Tribulation] began to improve on their own.
Intense pain followed, a pain that came from the soul being forcibly filled and modified.
On the surface of his body, twisted black patterns emerged again, but this time, these patterns were not the uncontrolled demonization but gradually formed into a certain ancient, sinister yet harmonious totem.
After an unknown amount of time, the trembling of the demonic coral gradually subsided, its body becoming illusory and transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Finally, along with a slight cracking sound, the entire enormous demonic coral completely dissipated, turning into the last pure source absorbed entirely by Xu Guang.
He stood in place, eyes closed tightly, the demonic thoughts around him burning and rising like actual black flames.
The shadow of demonic thoughts was now incomparably clear, yet its specific shape remained indistinguishable, emanating a suffocating "forsaken" meaning, as if it was an existence unaccepted by any worldly rules.
[Talent ’Proliferation of Demonic Thoughts’ effect enhanced...]
[Skill ’Demonic Tribulation’ effect enhanced...]
A stream of information flowed through his mind.
Xu Guang slowly opened his eyes, deep in his pupils, a whirlpool seemed to circulate, able to devour all light and hope.
With a slight move of his mind, the demonic thoughts around him instantly receded, integrating back into his body, his terrifying aura vanishing completely, making him seem no different from a normal person.
Successfully refining this demonic coral not only tremendously increased his power but also fully mastered this "source of demonic thoughts."
At this moment, he felt that as long as he wished, he could summon demon puppets similar to those before using his own demonic thoughts as a lead, with even greater range and more intense power.
This demonic coral had already become a part of his [Forsaken One] profession, or rather, an odd existence coexisting with his demonic thoughts.
Moreover, the Soul Blood Pursuing Soul Order, considered indelible by the sea people, completely collapsed and disappeared once Xu Guang’s demonic thoughts reached a certain threshold within his body.
With the disappearance of that thing, Xu Guang now felt like a fish leaping freely in a vast ocean.
"It’s time to leave."
Xu Guang identified the direction, then quickly stood up and fled far away.
He stepped forward, no longer proceeding cautiously as before, but walking as if on flat ground.
The subtle demonic thought field around him naturally emanated, and wherever he passed, the remains of bones were silent, and some weak hidden specters shivered like encountering a natural enemy, retreating into the depths of bone piles, not daring to make the slightest move.
