26: Fate usurped, the devil's heart is broken

Inside the Forbidden Ground's grotto, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Li Tianxiong's aura grew increasingly weak.

His Golden Core, which he had Cultivated for three hundred years, now showed spiderweb-like cracks, and his cultivation and life Origin had all transformed into the purest Demonic Path power, continuously flowing into Li Feiyang's body through his palms.

This was the forbidden ritual passed down through generations of Blackwind Stronghold.

"Demonic Heart Empowerment."

At the cost of the older generation's lives, it forcibly matured the innate Demonic Heart within the next generation, allowing them to achieve a meteoric rise in the shortest time, possessing terrifying power far surpassing others of their rank.

Li Feiyang endured inhuman pain.

His Meridians, under the violent onslaught of the Demonic Technique, snapped inch by inch, only to instantly reassemble under the power of the Demonic Heart.

His Divine Soul was repeatedly torn apart by endless killing, resentment, and Crazy thoughts, his consciousness on the verge of collapse.

This was the most crucial and dangerous moment before breaking out of the cocoon.

As long as he could use his willpower to maintain the last shred of clarity in his mind and control this power.

Then, a future peerless Devil Head would officially be born at this moment.

Li Tianxiong looked at his son's pained expression, a flicker of unbearable sadness in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by a more resolute ruthlessness.

He knew that the Righteous Path allied army at the foot of the mountain could break through the formation at any moment.

He had no more time.

The Legacy of Blackwind Stronghold could not be broken!

"Feiyang, hold on!"

"Guard your mind, refine it! You are my son, Li Tianxiong, a born Demonic Lord!"

Li Tianxiong used his last ounce of strength to let out a roar from his Divine Soul, attempting to awaken his son's will.

Blood had already seeped from Li Feiyang's tightly clenched teeth.

He relied on a surge of unwillingness and resentment to desperately maintain the last line of defense for his spirit.

Just then.

A barely perceptible wisp of Qi, carrying a faint fragrance, silently drifted into the airtight grotto.

It bypassed the vigilant Li Tianxiong and precisely entered Li Feiyang's nostrils.

Calming Spirit Grass.

A most ordinary herb with the effect of calming the mind and Qi.

Non-toxic, harmless.

For an ordinary person, its effect was negligible.

But for Li Feiyang, whose spirit was stretched to its limit like a fully drawn bowstring at this moment.

This insignificant trace of "calming" became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

His tightly strung will, at the moment the fragrance entered his body, relaxed for a thousandth of a second.

Disaster struck.

The violent Demonic Technique, which he had barely restrained with his willpower, was like a primeval beast breaking free from its shackles, instantly losing control!

Boom!

A silent explosion occurred within Li Feiyang's body.

That immense power, which should have nourished his Demonic Heart, now transformed into the most lethal poison, rampaging through his body!

"Pfft!"

Li Feiyang violently spewed out a large mouthful of black blood, his eyes wide.

He felt that something inside him had shattered.

Several core Meridians that carried the operation of the Demonic Technique were completely destroyed by that uncontrolled power!

"No... no!!"

Li Tianxiong sensed the change within his son's body and let out a roar of utter horror.

He wanted to stop, but it was already too late.

All of his cultivation had already been poured in!

The ritual failed.

At the most crucial final step, due to an unknown reason, an irreversible deviation occurred.

Li Feiyang's Demonic Heart, although also activated, became a... defective product due to the damage to his Meridians.

Almost at the same time.

A cold, mechanical prompt sounded in Jiang Chen's mind, hidden in the shadows of the grotto, right on time.

Ding!

Detected that the Host has successfully interfered with the fate trajectory of "Child of Destiny · Li Feiyang"!

The target's core fate anchor point "Demonic Heart Legacy" has undergone an irreversible deviation!

"Fate Reversal Deprivation System" activated!

The target's "Power of Fate" begins to collapse and backfire!

"Ah—!"

Li Feiyang clutched his head, letting out a piercing scream that sounded inhuman.

An invisible power, originating from the level of fate, exploded within his body.

His Luck, his infinite future possibilities, his path as a Demonic Lord that should have been brilliant, were forcibly brought to a halt at this moment!

It dissipated.

That immense "Power of Fate" that should have belonged to him, like a breaching flood, frantically overflowed from his body.

And the purest, most core part of it was pulled by an invisible force, crossing space, and surging into Jiang Chen's body!

Absorbing the overflowing Power of Fate...

Purifying into "Formless Life Essence"...

Detected "Law of Slaughter" fragments, absorbing...

Depriving target of most prominent talent...

Congratulations to the Host, successfully deprived of talent — Undying Demonic Heart (Defective)!

Boom!

A pure energy, completely different from Yi Wood Essence, filled with deathly stillness, killing, and destruction, surged into Jiang Chen's Dantian star sea.

Within the star sea, the black acupoint representing "Death" shone brightly!

At the same time.

Jiang Chen felt his heart begin to undergo a strange transformation.

It was no longer a simple organ of flesh and blood.

Traces of black demonic patterns quietly appeared on the surface of his heart.

Each beat became heavy and powerful.

Each beat seemed to be able to stir all the negative energy between heaven and earth.

Each beat could efficiently purify the impure Spiritual Qi absorbed into the body!

Undying Demonic Heart (Defective): Your heart has alienation into a nascent Demonic Heart. Your resistance and affinity to all negative energies (Killing Intent, resentment, Death Qi, Devilish Qi) are greatly increased. Each beat of your heart can automatically purify Spiritual Qi, and your cultivation speed receives a permanent boost.

It was done.

Jiang Chen felt the changes within his body and the new, destructive power of the Demonic Heart, a satisfied expression on his face.

This harvest was even greater than expected.

On the other side.

Li Tianxiong watched his dying son, clutching his head, rolling and screaming on the ground, his mind already unclear, his eyes splitting with rage.

He didn't know what happened.

He only knew that everything he had was ruined.

Just then.

Rumble—!!!

An earth-shattering roar came from outside the mountain.

The entire Blackwind Mountain shook violently.

The mountain protection formation was broken!

"Old Devil Li Tianxiong! Come and face your death!"

Song Daoyi's voice, like rolling thunder, echoed through the sky.

Countless sharp sword lights and shouts of battle surged from the foot of the mountain.

The Righteous Path allied army had launched a general attack!

Li Tianxiong gave a tragic smile, the grief in his eyes transforming into endless madness and resentment.

He glanced at his son, who had become a cripple, then resolutely turned, wielding a blood-colored demonic blade, and rushed out of the Forbidden Ground.

"Song Daoyi! Qingcheng Sword Sect! You will all die!"

He would use his life to buy his son one last chance at survival.

Inside the grotto, only Li Feiyang remained, clutching his head and letting out meaningless roars, and a true fisherman hidden in the darkness.