The eerie scene in the dark space didn’t capture much of Lin Sheng’s attention, as he was at a critical juncture in his cultivation.
In his perception, Lin Sheng still looked like a terrifying, gaunt corpse, but there were significant changes compared to before.
At this moment, his entire body was covered in a layer of gray-green moss-like substance, without any gaps, and it was continuously attracting a large amount of Demonic Qi to his body.
As time passed, more and more moss-like substance accumulated on his body, like a layer of gray-green cuticle enveloping his entire form.
Before long, as if reaching a certain critical point, a faint green glow emanated from Lin Sheng’s body, resembling the Demonic Qi floating around him.
The moment the glow brightened, Lin Sheng’s body suddenly erupted with a powerful suction force, dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than before.
The Demonic Qi, which had been slowly drifting towards Lin Sheng, now surged like a tide, sweeping in frantically.
Large amounts of Demonic Qi converged into a mass, like faint green seawater pouring into a bottomless whirlpool.
In just a few breaths, the moss-like substance piled on Lin Sheng’s body grew thicker and thicker.
The astonishing changes in the dark space also affected the outside world.
In the cave where Lin Sheng was, layers of fine black frost spread outwards from him, rapidly growing and filling the entire cave in a short time.
Outside the cave, Bai Can and others, who were sighing over their burnt bear paws, instinctively shivered.
“What’s going on? Why is it so cold? What happened?”
At this, Bai Can no longer cared about the bear paw in his hand, and his gaze, along with Shui Zhi and Jin Yang, fell upon the cave.
“I’m not sure, but it seems something is not quite right.”
Shui Zhi frowned, staring intently at the cave entrance, which was covered by rocks.
Just now, all three of them had almost simultaneously sensed that the coldness emanating from the cave had suddenly increased several times over, and it seemed to be intensifying.
This coldness penetrated their protective Qi, causing a chill in their hearts.
“Did something go wrong with Young Master’s cultivation?”
Jin Yang also frowned, staring fixedly at the cave. He spoke with some hesitation, then quickly seemed to remember something and turned to Shui Zhi, asking, “Shui Zhi, since you know something about the Supreme Heavenly Demon Art, do you know if this kind of situation is normal during a Breakthrough?”
“The cultivation of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Art is quite different from other Cultivation Techniques, and it’s very dangerous, especially as one’s cultivation deepens. The backlash against oneself will become stronger and stronger. Not only is it dangerous for oneself, but it can also affect those nearby.”
Shui Zhi narrowed his eyes and shook his head slightly.
“The chilling cold we’re feeling should be a backlash effect that appears during the cultivation of this Cultivation Technique, but such an intense backlash situation doesn’t seem like it should occur during a Bones Transformation Breakthrough.”
“Then what should we do? This backlash is truly terrifying. Even my protective Qi can’t completely block it. It’s hard to imagine how strong the backlash Young Master is enduring must be!”
Bai Can evidently also knew something about the Demonic Technique. At this moment, his face showed anxiety as he said, “How about we go in and take a look?”
“No.”
But Shui Zhi directly shook his head, rejecting the suggestion.
“Such a sudden and significant change clearly means Young Master has reached a critical moment in his cultivation. If we barge in, we won’t be able to help at all; instead, we might disturb Young Master.”
“And even if we went in, do you really think we could help?”
Shui Zhi spoke softly.
“This… then what should we do?!”
Hearing this, Bai Can clearly understood the reasoning, but he couldn’t help but say.
“Look quickly!”
At this moment, Jin Yang’s exclamation rang out, and the two immediately looked towards the cave entrance.
They saw strands of black frost seeping out from the sealed cave entrance at a visible speed.
At the same time, the emanating coldness intensified even more.
“Everyone, move back, don’t get close to the cave.”
Seeing this, Shui Zhi immediately said in a deep voice.
The people who were originally gathered around the bonfire, roasting food and resting, also felt the oppressive coldness. They immediately put aside everything else and retreated to the outer perimeter.
Shui Zhi, Bai Can, and Jin Yang exchanged glances and also retreated several tens of meters.
“What now?! The temperature seems to be getting lower and lower.”
Bai Can looked at the spreading black frost and asked in a deep voice, while also looking down at his finger. He had just touched the ice crystal with his finger.
The coldness had directly penetrated his Qi and seeped into his skin.
Even now, the chill on his finger had not dissipated.
“Wait a little longer. If there’s still no change after fifteen minutes, we’ll break through the mountain and go in to see what’s happening.”
Shui Zhi frowned, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.
“Alright, then we’ll wait a little longer.”
Seeing this, Bai Can said nothing more, just waited quietly.
The three of them remained silent, but their hearts were filled with apprehension, all worried that something had gone wrong with Lin Sheng’s cultivation.
After all, even a powerful Divine Lord like Green Robe had encountered problems with this Cultivation Technique.
Lin Sheng, completely unaware of the changes happening outside, was still immersed in the dark world.
A continuous stream of Demonic Qi surged into his body, far exceeding his usual refining speed.
Even so, this Demonic Qi continued to pour into his body like mad, giving him no chance to breathe.
As time passed, the Demonic Qi inside Lin Sheng’s body was far more than the sum of all the Demonic Qi he had refined during this period.
“Is this condensing the Demonic Corpse?! So this is the essence of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Art.”
Feeling the extremely dense Demonic Qi inside and on his body, Lin Sheng’s heart was not in a state of panic, because this was the process of condensing the Demonic Corpse.
However, such terrifying efficiency still made him feel startled.
According to the records in the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture, for the first condensation of the Demonic Corpse, as long as one could endure the surging Demonic Qi for fifteen breaths, it would be considered a successful condensation.
Although Lin Sheng didn’t pay attention to the time, it was clear that he had endured in this Demonic Qi surge for far more than fifteen breaths.
Although his refining efficiency was far from keeping up with the absorption rate of the Demonic Qi, Lin Sheng had no intention of leaving this space at the moment.
Fifteen breaths might be enough to successfully condense the Demonic Corpse, but that was just the basic requirement.
With his Physique, he could withstand more Demonic Qi, and at this terrifying efficiency, it was hundreds of times faster than his usual cultivation.
Naturally, he wouldn’t let this opportunity slip away.
Time slowly passed, and he didn’t know how long it had been.
In the dark space, Lin Sheng’s body was almost invisible, with a large amount of Demonic Qi condensed on him like a small mountain.
At this moment, Lin Sheng only felt as if his body was being parasitized by the Demonic Qi, and he was slowly losing control of his body.
At the same time, a stinging pain emanated from all over his body.
“Is it reaching the limit…?”
Lin Sheng muttered to himself.
He no longer hesitated. With a thought, he had already left the dark space.
Inside the cave, amidst the massive piles of black ice crystals, Lin Sheng’s seated form was frozen within.
Suddenly, the eyes of the ice-sculpted, tall figure snapped open, black light flickering within them.
At that moment, scorching golden flames rose from his body.
As the flames swept across, these black ice crystals slowly melted away.
Seemingly dissatisfied with the speed of the flames’ burning, Lin Sheng’s Divine Form within the ice crystal expanded as if inflated.
Numerous cracks appeared on the ice crystal that confined his body, then it shattered.
The black ice crystals fell to the ground, transforming into wisps of greenish-black mist that enveloped Lin Sheng.
Even with Dragon Flame swirling around him, it couldn’t block it. Soon, large patches of greenish-black mist enveloped Lin Sheng, surging into his body.
In just a few breaths, all the mist disappeared, clearly having entered Lin Sheng’s body.
In an instant, an unprecedentedly chilling coldness emanated from within his body.
Even though Lin Sheng was bathed in flames at this moment, he still felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Even the reddish scales on his body were tinged with a greenish-black hue.
Of course, the most obvious change was on Lin Sheng’s face; his entire face was covered in a greenish-black color, appearing strangely bizarre as if he had been poisoned by some strange venom.
Feeling this terrifying coldness within his body, Lin Sheng frowned.
In his perception, he could clearly sense that both his Meridians and muscles were being frantically eroded by a dense greenish-black Qi.
This greenish-black Qi was like the Qi of a Divine Transformation Realm at the Peak, or even stronger, continuously damaging his body.
“The backlash this time has reached such a degree.”
Taking a deep breath, Lin Sheng began to frantically circulate the Blood Transportation Qi within his body to eliminate this cold Qi.
This level of backlash completely exceeded his expectations.
Even with his powerful Physique, he found it quite difficult to digest.
It wasn’t until two days had passed that Lin Sheng slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his face showed deep fatigue.
“Finally, I’ve almost eliminated the backlash!”
He exhaled, his heart relaxing.
“Next time I condense the Demonic Corpse, it’s better not to be too greedy, lest I truly overdo it.”
He moved his almost numb body and slowly stood up.
Although the cultivation difficulty and danger of the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture were very high.
However, the backlash that normally appears during the first condensation of the Demonic Corpse would be far less terrifying than what he experienced.
The reason, of course, was that he had endured in the Demonic Qi surge for too long and absorbed a massive amount of Demonic Qi, which is why the difficulty of this backlash increased by countless levels.
If it were anyone else, facing such a terrifying backlash at the Blood Transportation Realm, their Physical Body and spirit would probably collapse on the spot, leading to instant death.
The most difficult phase of the backlash had passed, and it was time to check the results of this Breakthrough.
With a thought, the panel appeared before his eyes.
【Lin Sheng】
【Realm: Blood Transportation】
【Strength: 19】【Physique: 19】【Agility: 15】【Perception: 9】【Spirit: 5】
【Talent: Dragon Elephant Power】
“Agility and Perception each increased by one point, which is not bad.”
The changes in the attribute panel were not significant, but the two-point attribute increase was still within expectations.
After all, it was just a Bones Transformation Breakthrough. With his current body attributes, he had already far surpassed Bones Transformation.
After a quick glance, he refocused his attention on himself.
Compared to the Bones Transformation Breakthrough, he placed more importance on the effects after shedding the Demonic Corpse.
Now that his Demonic Corpse had been completely condensed, and the accumulated Demonic Qi exceeded the normal range, he was very much looking forward to what effects it would bring him.
As his thoughts guided it, strands of black patterns instantly appeared on Lin Sheng’s body.
And along with the black patterns, a special energy circulated within his body.
During the process of shedding the Demonic Corpse, a kind of energy that nourishes the self is produced, which can be specifically used to strengthen oneself.
And Lin Sheng also had his own choice on how to utilize this energy.
Among his current attributes, due to the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture, the Spirit attribute had the highest priority.
It was just a pity that this energy could not be used to improve Spirit.
Besides that, there were Strength, Physique, Agility, and Perception.
Agility was the first to be eliminated by Lin Sheng.
His speed was no longer a weakness, especially after integrating the Dragon Beard Teng Snake. He had no shortage of Agility attributes.
As for Strength, Physique, and Perception, Perception also had some effect on the Supreme Heavenly Demon Scripture.
But after a brief thought, Lin Sheng still gave up on the idea of improving Perception.
His Perception attribute was not weak either, and there were many Yao Beasts that could increase Perception. Each opportunity to improve during the Nine Demonic Corpse Transformations was extremely precious, so it naturally couldn't be easily wasted.
So his choices were only Strength and Physique.
One represented destruction and combat, the other represented life and defense.
After pondering for a while, he had made his choice.
The energy within his body began to surge into his muscles.
His combat path had always been characterized by strong defense.
Now, with a Strength bonus of nineteen points, plus the integrated exotic beast and explosive methods like True Yang Change, when fully unleashed, his Strength had already surpassed ten million jin of Giant Strength.
Such terrifying Strength would be difficult for even a Divine Transformation Realm at the Peak to withstand.
Compared to destructive power, he still valued Physique more.
Of course, he had also thought about using this energy to simultaneously improve both Strength and Physique, but that was just a fleeting thought.
Only by using it all to improve one aspect could the body’s attributes maximize the benefits.
The defense, resilience, and recovery brought by high Physique were enormous benefits.
Just like when he faced Xiang Kong, if his Physique hadn’t been strong, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on until Li Shenjun arrived.
“I wonder how much this energy will increase my Physique?”
He murmured.
Outside the cave, hurried footsteps had already sounded.
“Young Master!!”
“Young Master, are you alright?!”
Soon, Bai Can, Jin Yang, and Shui Zhi rushed into the cave.
Their faces were filled with anxiety, and only after seeing Lin Sheng unharmed inside the cave did they all breathe a sigh of relief.
Originally, they had planned to rush into the cave after fifteen minutes, but unexpectedly, as soon as the fifteen minutes were up, more and more black frost surged out from the cave.
The coldness also increased several times again, and later it even directly transformed into greenish-black mist.
Even if the three of them were Divine Transformation Realms, facing those black mists, they still felt their hearts pounding, filled with a sense of threat.
By the time they wanted to rush into the cave, it was already too late. They could only wait anxiously outside, and this wait lasted for two days.
It was only when the mist inside the cave became increasingly thin that they rushed in at the first opportunity.