284: Divine consciousness transformation

"Agree to modify! Use one skill mastery card to upgrade the modified 'Soul Extinguishing Hand' to Perfection!"

Yao Delong gave the order in his heart without hesitation. Although he now had 1030 yin yang points, the low Spiritual Power Affinity after his Nascent Soul Breakthrough was the root issue. If he did not use this skill mastery card now, when would he?

[Ding! Consumed 50 yin yang points, skill mastery card x1!]

[Martial Skill modification in progress... Modification complete!]

['Soul Extinguishing Hand' (Modified Version) has been upgraded to the Perfection Realm!]

Hum!

A massive and pure torrent of insights instantly surged into Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness!

The vicious Demonic Technique, which originally required absorbing the enemy's blood energy and erupting with Demonic Essence to execute, was thoroughly remodeled by the System!

It was transformed into a terrifying killing move based on his own pure Yuan Power, fusing with formidable Divine Sense to condense enough power to shake, or even annihilate, the enemy's Divine Soul Origin!

Moreover, it was at the Perfection Realm! Just like a Great Grandmaster who had immersed himself in this path for hundreds of years!

All of this was completed in an instant!

"What? At your wit's end, ready to give up?"

The Heart Demon watched Yao Delong, who had suddenly distanced himself with seemingly stagnant Aura, and let out a mocking, strange laugh. "I said it before, you are me, and I cannot be killed! Just succumb obediently!"

"Give up?" Yao Delong raised his head, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. "No, it's to send you on your way!"

Before the words fell, he suddenly raised his right hand!

The majestic Yuan Power within his body and the Divine Soul power in his Sea of Consciousness—which had been tempered by the Heart-Knocking Path and was now tougher and more condensed—rushed together crazily, following the mysterious trajectory of the Perfection Realm 'Soul Extinguishing Hand'!

Boom—!!! An indescribable, terrifying pressure suddenly descended!

In the palm of Yao Delong's right hand, light intertwined with platinum and deep blue rotated and compressed crazily, forming a miniature vortex that seemed capable of devouring all light and Souls!

The surrounding air let out an unbearable wail, and the space vaguely distorted!

A destructive Aura targeting the Divine Soul Origin firmly locked onto the black-clothed Heart Demon!

"What?!" The wild laughter on the black-clothed Heart Demon's face froze instantly, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief!

"This... what is this?! I... I don't know this!!"

He was born from Yao Delong's Heart Demon and possessed all the abilities, Martial Skills, and Magic Treasures that Yao Delong had.

But this Martial Skill, which had been instantly modified and upgraded to Perfection by the System, had just been born! He didn't know it at all! That terrifying might made him feel fear stemming from his very instincts!

"Impossible! Break for me!"

The Heart Demon let out an unwilling roar, black Qi surging in his eyes as he pushed his power to the limit!

He punched out, executing the strongest killing move of 'Void Splitting Nine Strikes'—Nirvana!

A pitch-black fist radiance that seemed capable of severing space and annihilating all things charged fiercely at Yao Delong with an earth-shattering Aura!

"Soul Extinguishing... Hand!"

Yao Delong's eyes were cold as he softly uttered the four words. The platinum and deep blue vortex, which had condensed terrifying power, seemed to traverse space, arriving first despite being launched later, and pressed gently against the incoming Nirvana fist radiance!

There was no earth-shattering explosion. Only silent annihilation!

The seemingly earth-shattering Nirvana fist radiance, the moment it touched the platinum and deep blue vortex, crumbled and dissolved inch by inch, just like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun! It didn't even stir up a ripple!

"No——!!!"

The Heart Demon let out a desperate roar, watching helplessly as the terrifying handprint, its momentum undiminished, instantly imprinted onto his chest!

Pfft!

There was no gore. The platinum and deep blue handprint sank into the Heart Demon's body as if it were illusory.

The Heart Demon's body stiffened abruptly, and all expressions on his face froze instantly.

His body, condensed from pure Heart Demon tribulation Qi and negative emotions, began to crumble and dissipate from the inside out, like a wax statue thrown into a raging fire!

The core that constituted his existence—the dark side, fear, unwillingness, and desire to succumb that belonged to Yao Delong... were thoroughly annihilated by this Soul Extinguishing Hand, which was specifically targeted at the Divine Soul Origin!

"Argh..." The Heart Demon let out one last, unintelligible hiss, transforming into crystal-clear substances that filled the sky, shimmering with a dark luster. Like stardust attracted by a magnet, ignoring any thoughts of resistance from Yao Delong, they instantly submerged into his brow and surged straight into his Sea of Consciousness!

"Not good!" Yao Delong was startled and subconsciously mobilized his newly transformed Divine Sense power to attempt an interception.

However, those substances seemed intangible and formless, easily penetrating the barrier of his Divine Sense and fusing strangely with the pitch-black Heart Sword projection in the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, as well as his own Divine Sense core!

Hum—! His Sea of Consciousness shook violently! An indescribable, strange feeling, intertwined with coolness and scorching heat, swept through his entire body!

Yao Delong felt that his "perception" was undergoing earth-shaking changes!

The Divine Sense power, which had originally permeated like mist and required active concentration to clearly investigate, now seemed to have been injected with a Soul, possessing its own "will"!

It became more condensed, more agile, and more penetrating!

With a single thought, without the need for deliberate activation, everything within several dozen zhang was revealed in minute detail, even the trajectories of dust in the air and the most subtle flows of Spiritual Qi were clearly discernible!

He could even vaguely "touch" the mysterious Law threads existing in the space!

"Divine Thought?!" Yao Delong turned from shock to joy, his heart shaking violently!

This was clearly the Divine Thought power that only a Nascent Soul Cultivator could possess! It was a qualitative transformation and sublimation of Divine Sense!

The strange substances left behind after the Heart Demon dissipated had actually become peerless nourishment for him to condense Divine Thought ahead of schedule!

He immediately looked inward at his Dantian. That massive Golden Core, covered in mysterious golden patterns yet riddled with cracks, still floated quietly above his Qi Sea, rotating slowly and emitting majestic and pure Pure Yang Yuan Power.

On the surface of the Golden Core, nine deep cracks were like nine hideous scars, shocking to the eye. It remained incredibly solid, with no signs of breaking the core to form a Nascent Soul!

"Divine Thought is formed, but the Golden Core has not broken..."

Yao Delong frowned slightly. Feeling the terrifying power within his body that far exceeded the limits of a Golden Core, yet was firmly bound by the Golden Core, a strange feeling of "bloating" arose spontaneously.

It was as if a giant had been stuffed into a small iron box; the power was roaring but could find no outlet to vent.

Outside the Secret Realm, in front of the wooden house. The Green-Haired Girl had been paying close attention to the changes within the light gate.

When she saw the Heart Demon dissipate and Yao Delong successfully condense Divine Thought, a trace of approval appeared on her small face, but then she slightly furrowed her delicate brows.

"Divine Thought is formed, but the Golden Core has not broken... This kid's Golden Core is truly outrageously strong!"

She muttered to herself, a flash of realization crossing her emerald eyes. "No wonder he could use a Medicinal Pill to go head-to-head with a Nascent Soul Cultivator while in the Golden Core state, and even maneuver under a half-step Soul Transformation expert... This Foundation is simply tailor-made for the Supreme Dao!"

Her gaze swept like a physical force across Luo Tianying, who was on the distant grass with a withered Aura, staring at the light gate with resentful eyes.