691: Chapter 691 The Dark Altar!!

In terms of amplification methods, he was inferior to Xiao Han.

Xiao Han's Ice Prison spirit weapon had reached three thousand nine hundred inscriptions.

His moyuan spirit weapon had only a bit over three hundred inscriptions.

In terms of spirit weapon amplification, he was behind by about double.

Xiao Han's Ice Prison Spear Intent was at the Supreme level, a fivefold amplification.

His was a first grade Spear Intent, a fourfold amplification.

In terms of Spear Intent amplification, he was behind by another fold.

He had Blood Burst, a onefold amplification.

Xiao Han had the Ice Prison Battle Body, which was also a onefold amplification.

In this regard, the two were even.

Comparing the three aspects, he was behind in two and even in one.

When stacked together, the gap widened significantly.

To be honest, Qin Yan really wanted to use the power of the Demon right now!

Blood Demon Burst—it could amplify his vitality burst by a full three times!

It was three times his current Blood Burst; once used, his vitality burst could instantly soar to a terrifying figure, leaving Xiao Han far behind.

Blood Demon Mist Domain—it could suppress thirty percent of the opponent's vitality!

Furthermore, its strength was far greater than the Blood Mist Domain.

Once deployed, Xiao Han's 14.41 million cal would be reduced by thirty percent!

Indestructible Black Hole...

Once these methods were used, a mere Xiao Han would immediately become "Little Han," not even worth mentioning.

But he couldn't.

He simply couldn't.

After all, in this era, demons were hunted and killed by everyone.

Once exposed, he would instantly transform from a Prodigy of the Taixuan Holy Land into a Demonic Path Prodigy that everyone wanted to execute.

At that time, let alone the duel, whether he could even walk out of the Taixuan Holy Land alive would be a question.

However, this didn't mean Qin Yan had no other methods.

His dark Mental Energy possessed far more than just the Darkness Domain.

His dark Mental Energy was capable of many things.

During this time, his Shadow Clone had been meditating under the vast Darkness Profundity every day without a moment's rest.

And by its side, Dark Xiao Hei was also helping with guidance.

Xiao Hei's Mental Energy had already broken through the 500-hertz mark, officially becoming a powerful Spiritual Power Cultivator.

Its attainment in the Dark Dao was even deeper than that of the Shadow Clone.

Whatever insights Xiao Hei gained, the Shadow Clone could access at any time;

any confusion the Shadow Clone encountered, Xiao Hei could answer directly through thought.

A brilliantly talented apprentice and a master with a profound foundation.

Such a combination, if known outside, would surely make countless Spiritual Power Cultivators green with envy.

With Xiao Hei's guidance, the Shadow Clone's progress was nothing short of rapid.

During this period, the Shadow Clone had comprehended many dark skills.

Darkness Spear—condensing a spear of darkness with Mental Energy to attack the enemy's Soul.

Darkness Shield—condensing a shield of darkness with Mental Energy to defend against Mental Energy attacks.

Darkness Binding—turning Mental Energy into dark chains to bind the enemy.

There were also Darkness Perception, Darkness Concealment...

Each skill was exclusive to Mental Energy with the darkness attribute.

Ordinary Spiritual Power Cultivators couldn't learn them at all.

Because their Mental Energy attribute wasn't darkness, they couldn't activate these skills.

Furthermore, every Spiritual Power Cultivator could perform—Spirit Manifestation.

Spirit Manifestation was the core ability of a Spiritual Power Cultivator.

Spirit Manifestation was just like the Spirit Beast Phantom of Qi Refining or the Acupoint Manifestation of Body Refining.

It was one of the core combat methods for a Spiritual Power Cultivator, a key step in visualizing, materializing, and making Mental Energy power operational.

Spirit Manifestation differed from Qi Refining and Body Refining.

The Acupoint Manifestation of Body Refining and the Spirit Beast Phantom of Qi Refining were both directly influenced by the Cultivation Technique.

The grade of the Cultivation Technique and the depth of the Cultivate determined the strength of the Spirit Beast Phantom.

However, Mental Energy cultivation did not require a Cultivation Technique.

Mental Energy cultivation was about the comprehension of heaven and earth.

The deeper the perception of the laws of heaven and earth, the more powerful the comprehended Spirit Manifestation would be.

There were no fixed routines or ready-made templates; everyone's Spirit Manifestation was unique, a true reflection of their own understanding of the Dao of heaven and earth.

And the Shadow Clone had meditated under the Darkness Profundity.

The Darkness Profundity was the most direct manifestation of the laws of darkness.

Meditating on the Darkness Profundity was meditating on the laws of darkness.

Meditating in such an environment, the Shadow Clone's insights into darkness came layer by layer, and inspirations flowed circle after circle, continuous and never-ending.

Furthermore, the Spirit Manifestation it comprehended was also very powerful.

The method he was about to use next was the Spirit Manifestation his Shadow Clone had comprehended during this time.

Qin Yan took a deep breath as darkness surged around him.

“Dark Altar, appear!”

Qin Yan murmured, his voice low and distant.

As soon as he spoke, the black mist around him surged violently!

That ink-black mist, which had been slowly flowing around him, seemed to be awakened by some force, spinning, condensing, and rising frantically.

The black mist surged like a boiling black ocean, gathering above Qin Yan's head.

In the blink of an eye, a Dark Altar condensed into form above Qin Yan's head!

The altar was about ten zhang high and pitch black all over.

The base of the altar was hexagonal, and every side was carved with complex dark runes—runes that were squiggly like tadpoles or vines, emitting a dim light.

The pillar of the altar was thick and upright, its surface flowing with black light like a galaxy in the dark night.

At the top of the altar was a platform where a ball of black flame burned.

As the flame flickered, the surrounding space slightly distorted.

The entire altar emitted an ancient, profound, and indescribable aura.

It didn't look like a building but more like a sleeping entity, quietly floating above Qin Yan's head, looking down upon all things below.

Around the Dark Altar, layers of black ripples spread outward from its sides.

Those ripples were like waves on the water's surface, spreading in circles and layers in all directions.

When the dark ripples passed through Xiao Han's body, Xiao Han suddenly felt his vitality freeze!

That power wasn't suppression or weakening, but a more direct and overbearing interference—like an invisible hand suddenly clutching the vitality within his body, making his blood flow sluggish.

Xiao Han's expression changed, and he pushed his Ice Prison Battle Body to its full potential!

Ice-blue inscriptions lit up on his body, and an extreme chill erupted from within him, shaking off the layer of black ripples.

“Whew—”

Xiao Han let out a long breath, his face turning slightly pale, and his gaze toward Qin Yan became a few degrees more solemn.

“499.5 hertz of Mental Energy!”

Xiao Han whispered.

The aura emitted by this Dark Altar had already reached 499.5 hertz of Mental Energy!

499.5 hertz—only half a step away from five hundred hertz.

This number meant that the Dark Altar was already at the Peak of the Sixth-Grade Realm, poised to step into the Grandmaster level of Mental Energy at any moment.

(The fight ends tomorrow. To be honest with you all, the author will be done with being busy starting tomorrow, so the writing shouldn't be as filler-heavy anymore~)