713: Chapter 713 Lu Xueqi and Biyao (92)

"It's useless," the Demon Seed sneered. "This Seal was originally built on the Foundation of your Star Power. Now that your Star Power is almost exhausted, the Seal naturally cannot be maintained. Unless you can achieve a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage within three days and reshape the Seal with Golden Core power, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" Su Han asked in his mind.

"Otherwise, you will be completely eroded by my power and become my Puppet." The Demon Seed's voice carried a hint of greed. "But don't worry, I won't kill you. Your body and your talent are excellent vessels. I will live on using your identity and reach the Peak of this world. At that time, you will also be part of this glory, won't you?"

Su Han did not respond, only silently circulating his Cultivation Technique.

Once, twice, three times...

Spiritual energy was constantly being swallowed by the Devilish Qi, and the cracks in the Seal were still slowly expanding. At this rate, it wouldn't take three days; in two days at most, the Seal would completely shatter.

"How stubborn." The Demon Seed seemed somewhat impatient. "Fine, since you refuse to come to your senses, I'll give you a hand."

As soon as it finished speaking, a surge of Devilish Qi ten times purer than before suddenly gushed out from the core of the Seal, rushing toward Su Han's limbs and bones.

"Pfft—!"

Su Han spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his face instantly turned pitch black like ink. Everywhere the Devilish Qi passed, his Meridians snapped inch by inch, his internal organs rapidly failed, and even his Sea of Consciousness began to shake.

This was the Demon Seed's ultimatum—either submit now or die in pain.

"Ah—!"

Su Han let out a low growl, his eyes turning an eerie deep purple. His body began to twitch, and it felt as if countless insects were crawling under his skin; that was the Devilish Qi remolding his body.

Outside the door, Lin Xuan heard the commotion, snapped his eyes open, and was about to rush in.

"Don't come in!" Su Han's raspy voice came from the Meditation Chamber. "I can... control it!"

Lin Xuan's hand stopped at the door, his fingernails digging deep into his palm. He could hear Su Han's painful muffled groans and feel the violent energy fluctuations inside the Meditation Chamber, but he knew that if he went in now, not only would he be unable to help Su Han, but he might also distract him and accelerate the erosion of the Devilish Qi.

"Junior Brother Su, hang in there..." Lin Xuan murmured, his eyes full of pity.

Inside the Meditation Chamber, Su Han's consciousness gradually blurred in pain.

The erosion of the Devilish Qi had reached the most critical moment. As long as it broke through the final defense of his Sea of Consciousness, he would completely lose himself and become the Demon Seed's Puppet.

No.

He couldn't give up.

He still had an unfinished Dao, unavenged grudges, and... an unkept promise.

A clear and beautiful face flashed through his mind. That was his Senior Sister, the woman who had reached out to help him when he was at his lowest, and the person he had sworn to protect with his life.

"Senior Sister..." Su Han murmured, his scattered consciousness reconverging.

Just then, a faint starlight suddenly lit up at his chest.

That was not the light of the Star Seal of Demon Suppression, but a speck of starlight hidden deep within his heart. It was a wisp of "Innate Star Origin" he had accidentally obtained three years ago in the Forbidden Ground of the Qingyun Sect's back mountain.

For three years, this wisp of Origin had remained dormant, no matter how he tried to trigger it. Unexpectedly, at this moment of life and death, it had actually awakened.

The starlight was very faint, yet it carried a supreme majesty. Everywhere it passed, the violent Devilish Qi retreated and dissolved like snow meeting sunlight.

"This... this is..." For the first time, fear appeared in the Demon Seed's voice. "Innate Star Origin?! No! Impossible! How could a kid in the Foundation Establishment Stage have such a thing!"

Su Han ignored the Demon Seed's roar and fully guided that wisp of starlight to circulate through his body.

The starlight flowed through the broken Meridians, and the Meridians began to heal; it flowed through the failing organs, and the organs regained their vitality; it flowed through the shaking Sea of Consciousness, and the Sea of Consciousness restored its clarity.

Finally, the starlight came to his chest and injected into the Star Seal of Demon Suppression.

The originally dim mark instantly erupted with brilliant light. The cracks began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although they couldn't be fully restored, they at least stabilized.

"No—!" The Demon Seed let out an unwilling roar, but its voice grew weaker and weaker, finally falling silent.

Su Han opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.

Although his face was still pale, the purple tint in his eyes had faded, and his clarity had returned. Although the Seal on his chest was still full of cracks, at least they were no longer expanding.

"Three days... should be enough." Su Han felt the remaining wisp of Innate Star Origin in his body, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

Although this wisp of Origin was faint, its level was extremely high, enough to temporarily suppress the Demon Seed. Moreover, in the process of fighting the Demon Seed just now, his understanding of Star Power seemed to have deepened by another layer.

"Chaos Return to Origin... Star Devilish Qi..." Su Han murmured to himself as a bold idea emerged in his mind.

Since the "Return to Origin" sword strike could achieve Fusion of Star Power and Devilish Qi to form a higher level of Chaos Power, why couldn't he do the opposite and reconstruct the Seal based on Chaos Power?

The essence of the Star Seal of Demon Suppression was to use Star Power as a cage to trap the Demon Seed. However, Star Power and Devilish Qi countered each other; as one waxed, the other waned. Ultimately, it was not a long-term solution.

If the Seal could be transformed into a Chaos Seal, using Chaos Power to accommodate both Star Power and Devilish Qi simultaneously, allowing the two to reach a dynamic balance, then perhaps...

Su Han's heart began to pound wildly.

This was a crazy idea that no one had ever tried. Chaos Power was a legendary power that even great experts at the Nascent Soul Stage might not be able to control. How could a kid like him in the Foundation Establishment Stage succeed?

But...

If he didn't try, how would he know it wouldn't work?

Su Han took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.

This time, he did not try to repair the Star Seal of Demon Suppression. Instead, using that wisp of Innate Star Origin as the core, he began to guide the remaining Star Power and Devilish Qi in his body to slowly circulate around the Seal, following the trajectory of the "Return to Origin" sword strike.

It was very slow and very difficult.

Star Power and Devilish Qi were inherently antithetical; the slightest mistake would trigger a violent conflict. Su Han had to concentrate fully, using control precise to the millimeter to guide the two to coexist and circulate in a delicate balance.

One cycle, two cycles, three cycles...

Sweat soaked Su Han's clothes, and his body trembled slightly from over-exhaustion, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

It's feasible!

Although slow, the Star Power and Devilish Qi indeed began to coexist in an eerie way under his guidance. The two intertwined and restrained each other, forming a miniature, unstable Chaos Vortex.

This vortex was still very weak and could collapse at any time, but it truly existed.

Moreover, under the suppression of this Chaos Vortex, the Demon Seed's restlessness noticeably weakened. Although it was still trying to break through the Seal, its power was dispersed and absorbed by the Chaos Vortex, and the threat was greatly reduced.

"There's hope..." Su Han felt a surge of wild joy in his heart.(End of Chapter)