377: Danhuo Protects the Body

That strand of Void Refining Devilish Qi, having lost Yao Delong's active suppression, became even more violent, like a wild horse breaking free from its reins!

It was no longer satisfied with eroding his flesh and Meridians; it actually split off a more sinister, more concentrated dark red stream of Qi, and like a venomous snake, it silently moved to erode Yao Delong's most core and most fragile location—his Sea of Consciousness!

Once the Sea of Consciousness was polluted by the Devilish Qi, the best-case scenario would be damage to his sanity, leaving him an imbecile; the worst-case scenario would be his Divine Soul being demonized, turning him into a demonic puppet that only knew how to kill!

However, at the very moment this sinister Devilish Qi was about to touch the barrier of his Sea of Consciousness—hum—!!!

The "yanshen fetus," which was coiled in the deepest part of Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness, emitting an aura of misty Chaos and pulsing slowly like an embryo, suddenly erupted with a gentle yet incomparably tough seven-colored radiance!

The radiance swirled, forming an invisible barrier that firmly protected the entire Sea of Consciousness!

Sss, sss, sss—!!! That sinister Devilish Qi crashed into the seven-colored light curtain, and like ice and snow meeting a blazing sun, it emitted a harsh sizzling sound as it was instantly purified and annihilated, completely unable to invade even a fraction of the Sea of Consciousness!

Meanwhile, within Yao Delong's Dantian, those two clusters of flames that had been burning quietly and emitting completely different auras—the "Life-Generating Creation Fire," which contained boundless vitality, and the illusory, ethereal "Void Flame Blazing Fire," which burned the Divine Soul—seemed to be awakened by the rampaging Devilish Qi!

Boom! Boom! The two clusters of flames surged violently!

The Life-Generating Creation Fire transformed into a verdant green torrent of life, actively meeting those Devilish Qi eroding his flesh and Meridians. Wherever it passed, the Devilish Qi seemed to encounter its nemesis, quickly being dissolved and neutralized by that boundless power of life purification!

The Void Flame Blazing Fire transformed into countless nearly transparent, thin threads of flame, like the sharpest of hunters, precisely wrapping around those branches of Devilish Qi that were attempting to drill into the gaps of his Meridians and erode the Origin of his Divine Soul. Under the burning of the illusory flames, the Devilish Qi emitted silent wails and was burned into nothingness!

With these two great Essence Fires taking the initiative to attack, the Medicinal Pill power of the Nine-Turn yimu azure spirit pill, which had been retreating steadily under the erosion of the Devilish Qi and could only barely hold on, suddenly saw its pressure greatly reduced!

The boundless vitality, as if having received strong reinforcements, began to repair Yao Delong's damaged bones, Meridians, and internal organs more efficiently and rapidly!

Broken bones accelerated their healing under the wrapping of the verdant green light, and torn Meridians were smoothed and reconnected by the gentle power...

"Eh?" Mo Qingxian, who had been closely monitoring the changes in Yao Delong's body with her Divine Thought, suddenly had her cold eyes erupt with astonishing brilliance!

Her fingers, which were resting on Yao Delong's wrist, moved slightly, and for the first time, an obvious look of astonishment appeared on her face.

"Aunt Mo? What is it?" Li Linger asked nervously.

"This kid..." Mo Qingxian's voice carried a trace of disbelief, "actually harbors two types of Pill Fire within his body! The Life-Generating Creation Fire and... the Void Flame Blazing Fire? They are actually actively resisting and refining that Void Refining Devilish Qi!"

Her Divine Thought swept across the direction of Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness. Although she could not spy on the existence of the yanshen fetus, she could clearly perceive an incomparably tough power that isolated all evil, firmly guarding Yao Delong's Soul Origin, making it impossible for that sinister Devilish Qi to invade even a fraction.

"Essence Fire protecting the body, Divine Soul without filth... what great fortune!" Mo Qingxian was shaken in her heart, but then her dark eyebrows knitted together again, "However... the Origin Devilish Qi of a Void Refining Realm demonic cultivator contains a trace of its Law power, making it exquisite and stubborn. Relying solely on the instinctive counterattack of the Essence Fire and the seventh-rank Medicinal Pill can only suppress and refine the surface layer. That trace of the Demonic Origin at its core is like a seed, deeply planted in his physical Origin, and is extremely difficult to eradicate. If it cannot be completely rooted out, there will be endless future troubles!"

Just as Mo Qingxian was investigating Yao Delong's condition, in the higher and further Void Realm, that Void Refining battle was also nearing its end.

"Li Cen! Your Haoyang Sword Intent has actually touched the edge of 'Law'?!" On the face of the Mad Extreme Demon Lord, which was covered by a blood-colored mask, his scarlet eyes were filled with shock and anger.

The more he fought, the more frightened he became. Li Cen's Dao of the Sword cultivation was even more terrifying than described in the intelligence. That magnificent Haoyang sword light, extremely rigid and Yang, vast and majestic, faintly induced a trace of the "Yang" Law of heaven and earth, which restrained his Blood Soul Demonic Technique greatly!

What made him even more wary was Mo Qingxian, who was watching like a tiger eyeing its prey from below! If these two joined forces, his main body might truly fall here today!

"Blood Sea Raging Heavens · Myriad Souls Annihilation!" The Mad Extreme Demon Lord suddenly let out a shrill whistle, and the demonic sword in his hand, wrapped in countless wronged Souls, erupted with monstrous blood light!

Countless hideous demonic Soul phantoms roared as they pounced out, transforming into a sea of blood demonic domain that covered the sky and sun, carrying the terrifying might of annihilating all living things, and crashed fiercely toward Li Cen!

This strike contained nearly eighty percent of his power, its might earth-shattering!

Li Cen's eyes narrowed, and the Haoyang Divine Sword in his hand erupted with golden light that pierced the firmament, transforming into a magnificent great sun, and he met it head-on!

Rumble—!!! It was like two stars colliding! A terrifying energy storm swept in all directions, tearing dark cracks into the Void Realm!

The Mad Extreme Demon Lord borrowed the reactive force of this earth-shattering collision, his figure turning into a dim blood shadow that almost merged into the Void Realm, and without hesitation, he tore through space in the direction opposite to the Great Desolate Forest and fled for his life! His speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, he disappeared at the end of perception!

Li Cen did not pursue. The magnificent sword light surrounding his body slowly receded, and his face was slightly pale; apparently, taking the opponent's desperate strike head-on also consumed quite a bit.

His gaze was cast toward the ruins below at the first moment, and his powerful Divine Thought instantly locked onto Yao Delong's aura.

"The aura has stabilized a lot... Pill Fire?" A trace of realization and relief flashed in Li Cen's eyes, and then his figure flickered, transforming into a golden sword light, and he instantly appeared above the ruins where Yao Delong was located.

"Hall Master Mo, how is the situation?" Li Cen landed and looked at Mo Qingxian, who was investigating.

Mo Qingxian withdrew her fingers and stood up, her cold face bearing a trace of solemnity: "His life is not in danger, and his physical injuries are recovering extremely quickly with the assistance of the seventh-rank Medicinal Pill and the two types of Essence Fire within his body. His Sea of Consciousness has an exotic treasure protecting it and has not been eroded by the Devilish Qi. However..."

She looked at Li Cen and said word by word: "That trace of the core Demonic Origin of the Void Refining Devilish Qi has already been deeply planted in his physical Origin. The Pill Fire and Medicinal Pill can only suppress and refine its dissipated power but cannot eradicate it. This is a serious hidden trouble; if it is not resolved, the best-case scenario is that it will hinder his Dao path, and the worst-case scenario... is the danger of becoming a demon!"

Hearing this, Li Cen's expression sank instantly. He walked to Yao Delong's side, squatted down, and his powerful Divine Thought carefully swept through his body. Sure enough, he perceived that in the depths of the seemingly suppressed Devilish Qi, there was a wisp of an extremely obscure, yet incomparably tough, dark red thread emitting ominous Rules. It was rooted in Yao Delong's Life Origin like a living thing, greedily absorbing the energy dissipated when the Essence Fire and Medicinal Pill power were resisting it, slowly and tenaciously strengthening itself!