538: Chapter 538 Offense and Defense: A Different Form

Using one's body as a furnace. Refining the heaven and earth.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, Jiang Ning's Divine Soul was surrounded by a blood-red color, as Evil Qi transformed into vicious ghosts that attacked his Divine Soul.

At this moment, Jiang Ning's Divine Soul opened its right hand, revealing a bronze-colored Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace enlarged and swallowed Jiang Ning's Divine Soul directly.

Using the power of the Divine Soul as the furnace fire, it began to burn.

"Using my Divine Soul as firewood to refine the Evil Qi of the Sea of Consciousness and the heaven and earth, this might be my only chance of survival."

Fortunately, before coming here, Jiang Ning had used the System to comprehend a bit of the Dao of alchemy inheritance left behind by Spirit Elixir Master in the stone Cauldron; otherwise, he would have truly been doomed here this time.

Burning the Divine Soul was even more painful than being sliced to death by a thousand cuts; the pain originating from the Soul caused Jiang Ning's face to twist.

His sanity was drifting away, only to be forcibly dragged back by Jiang Ning.

Once lost, it would be an eternal disaster.

He could not die. If he died, the dao leaf would sooner or later be eroded by the Evil Qi, and Shen Jinhuan inside would definitely not escape death.

Having finally dealt with the Male Lead and the Female Lead, he hadn't even had much of a chance to enjoy a peaceful life yet.

The Pill Furnace absorbed the Evil Qi within the Sea of Consciousness, forming a vortex.

The violent sensation of the Evil Qi burned within the Pill Furnace and was gradually refined.

However, there was too much Evil Qi in Jiang Ning's Sea of Consciousness.

Time in the outside world was passing crazily.

One day... two days... five days...

At this very moment!

The Sea of Consciousness erupted with vitality once more.

The high-hanging red moon faded away, the sea of blood on the ground transformed into vibrant spring scenery, and all things revived... until the spring breeze was gentle and the scenery bright, Jiang Ning's Divine Soul opened its eyes.

The Pill Furnace was retracted.

Jiang Ning thought to himself that after constant tempering, his Divine Soul had become more solid, and his Realm had also improved.

Previously, upon absorbing the Evil Qi, Jiang Ning's Realm had soared to Peak Soul Transformation, but later, because he had to contain the Evil Qi, his Realm had fallen directly to Mid-stage Soul Transformation; however, by relying on refining his Divine Soul...

His Realm had returned to Late Stage Soul Transformation, and furthermore, it was even more formidable than before.

"I remember the feeling of Peak Soul Transformation. With this feeling, breaking through the Bottleneck in the future will definitely be easier."

"Next, what I need to solve is this Blood Python."

Inside the Blood Python's belly. Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

The Evil Qi was still continuously eroding his body.

Humans have drug resistance, and it is the same for Evil Qi.

This Evil Qi was now insufficient to cause Jiang Ning's consciousness to collapse, but the injuries to his Meridians still needed to be refined.

"Then I shall refine this Blood Python along with it."

The Blood Python, which was resting with its eyes closed in the sea of blood of Evil Qi and preparing to refine the meal on its plate, suddenly paused.

A massive phantom of a Nascent Soul Dharma Idol appeared in the sea of blood.

The Blood Python recognized this Dharma Idol; it belonged to that tonic inside its belly.

The opponent was merely struggling on the verge of death, wanting to make one last gamble for survival.

In this current situation, the Blood Python was actually somewhat excited.

As long as it could defeat this Dharma Idol, the opponent would surely have no strength left; that would be the moment for it to reap the rewards.

The next second. The Dharma Idol opened its large hands, and a Pill Furnace appeared. Cyan lotuses instantly dispersed into the sea of blood, seemingly locking down this entire area.

That fleeting Pill Furnace disappeared, as if it had never appeared at all.

So much so that the Blood Python even blinked its eyes, thinking it had hallucinated.

But... flames suddenly burned within the sea of blood.

Emitting a burnt smell, as well as a "sizzling" sound.

When the Spirit Fire touched the Blood Python's skin, it did not feel pain at first, but gradually, the intense heat made it uneasy, and the fierce fire burned through its skin.

And it also discovered that, now, its recovery speed was almost unable to keep up with the speed at which this fire was burning it!

Hiss—A massive snake tongue flicked out, the Blood Python's body coiled, and then it lunged forward violently.

The cyan lotuses hidden within the sea of blood suddenly appeared, striking directly at the Blood Python's head and forcing it back.

Hiss—The Blood Python realized something was wrong.

Instinctively, it wanted to move to a different place.

After tossing and turning several times, it realized a problem: it was trapped...

The irritable Blood Python's vertical pupils were terrifying.

It looked toward that Nascent Soul Dharma Idol.

Gathering the Evil Qi in the sea of blood, it launched a desperate struggle.

Massive phantoms of Blood Pythons condensed within the sea of blood and charged straight at Jiang Ning's Nascent Soul Dharma Idol.

"Want to fight? Heh..."

Jiang Ning, inside the Blood Python's belly, smiled. Just as the Blood Python was about to rush to the Nascent Soul Dharma Idol with thousands of Incarnations, he directly utilized the Space Law, turning the inside of the Blood Python's belly upside down.

It is easy to invite a god, but hard to send him away.

The Blood Python straightened its body in discomfort, curled up, and then stretched out again.

Without the Blood Python's control, those phantoms transformed back into Evil Qi mist and returned to the sea of blood.

The Blood Python roared.

Its body twisted, wanting to squeeze Jiang Ning out.

But how could Jiang Ning possibly leave just like that?

He shuttled through the Blood Python's body.

All things have spirit, and since this Blood Python was a coagulation of Evil Qi that had developed intelligence, it must have a Spirit Crystal. This thing was just like a human brain, responsible for controlling the shell.

Jiang Ning's goal was to find this Spirit Crystal.

"The Spirit Crystal is not just a single physical object; it might also be like a person, having transformed into a Divine Soul body. The Blood Python has no Sea of Consciousness, so the Spirit Crystal must be within its body."

He held the Great Banner with the character 'Martial' in his hand.

The Blood Python felt a chilling coldness.

This human actually dared to covet its Spirit Crystal!

The Blood Python could not care about the refining in the outside world, nor could it care about whether it could withstand such massive Evil Qi in one breath.

The roles were swapped at this moment.

Previously, Jiang Ning, to save his life, had frantically absorbed Evil Qi; now, the Blood Python, to protect its Spirit Crystal, was doing the same.

It had developed intelligence from Evil Qi, but absorbing too much Evil Qi at once would overwhelm its intelligence.

But it was not afraid; its endurance was naturally stronger than this human's!

Evil Qi was a much more lethal thing for humans!

Jiang Ning then saw a dense mass of Evil Qi attacking him.

"Want to use Evil Qi to deal with me?"

Surrounded by Evil Qi, Jiang Ning sneered, "Then let's see who refines whom first?! Who can't hold on first!"

He sat cross-legged on the spot.

Jiang Ning communicated with the Pill Furnace, increasing the output of Spiritual Qi and the Power of Law.

Inside the sea of blood. A Pill Furnace appeared vaguely!

Inside the Pill Furnace, a massive Blood Python was trapped.

The Spirit Fire suddenly increased in temperature, and eerie flames rose from the mouth of the Pill Furnace.

The Blood Python was swallowing Evil Qi while resisting Jiang Ning's refining.

Both sides fell into a stalemate.

The Evil Qi within the sea of blood, along with the Blood Python, was being refined. Jiang Ning waved his hand, and Spirit Orbs of Evil Qi hovered in his palm.

Jiang Ning swallowed them in one gulp.

The progress bar moved forward a bit.

As he refined the Evil Qi, he became stronger and stronger, while the Blood Python became weaker and weaker.

In this war of attrition, he would definitely be the winner!

Time passed crazily once again.

As one Spirit Orb of Evil Qi after another entered his Qi Sea, the progress bar paused for a moment before reaching a new Realm once again!

Peak Soul Transformation...

Jiang Ning's aura surged!

At this moment, the Blood Python's strength was almost on par with Jiang Ning's.

"It is time to go out."

Jiang Ning raised the Great Banner upward.

The incredibly sharp Great Banner stabbed directly into the Blood Python's body. With a sound, Jiang Ning emerged from the Blood Python's belly, stirring up bursts of blood mist.

He stared at the Blood Python's head.

The Spirit Crystal of this beast was right inside its head!

"Beast, die!"