207: Devour Qiongqi, control the power of darkness!

“That Tiger King is still the same as he was back then!”

Li Sisi, who was at a distance, couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. She thought of some of the Tiger King's past deeds, especially the time on Kunlun Mountain when he contended for the Diamond Cutter. The Tiger King had also suppressed Qiongqi with an overwhelming display of power.

Now, some time has passed since the Great Changes in Heaven and Earth, and many powerhouses have emerged all over the world. But this time, it’s still the same; the Tiger King still maintains his invincible demeanor. “Tiger King, oh Tiger King, how wonderful would it be if you could cooperate with humanity to jointly protect Great Xia?”

“Tiger King, spare me!”

In the sky, Qiongqi knew that disaster was imminent and he could no longer escape Xia Fan's grasp. With his crippled body, he hastily begged Xia Fan for mercy, “As long as you don't kill me, I am willing to submit to you from now on and will absolutely obey your commands!”

“With me here, you won’t need to worry about other trivial matters anymore!”

His heart pounded, wishing he could escape this calamity on the spot, but Xia Fan merely sneered at his words, “Heh heh, dreaming!”

Bang—

Xia Fan directly struck out with a claw, ending Qiongqi’s life. The sky-filling black mist also surged uncontrollably, instantly occupying most of the area.

However, with the suppression of the eastern emperor bell, these evil energies quickly became immobile, only able to struggle futilely within a certain range.

At the same time, an extremely weak soul shot out from Qiongqi's corpse and, without hesitation, directly rushed towards the horizon.

This scene was precisely seen by Xia Fan.

He snorted coldly, “Trying to escape with your soul and make a comeback?”

“Hmph!”

“Before this King, your little tricks are not enough!”

“Suppress!”

As his voice fell, Xia Fan used the eastern emperor bell to directly cast a seal, instantly leaving Qiongqi’s soul nowhere to hide!

He watched Qiongqi’s soul struggle futilely for a moment, then directly tore apart Qiongqi’s corpse with a claw, dug out a black crystal from it, and swallowed it whole.

Immediately, waves of majestic power erupted with a roar.

Xia Fan channeled the power, rapidly absorbing the energy within the crystal, and in just a moment, his aura stabilized.

At the same time, he also devoured some of Qiongqi’s abilities, and couldn't help but sigh slightly, “No wonder Qiongqi was able to improve so quickly; it turns out his abilities are quite impressive!”

This time, Xia Fan mainly acquired three of Qiongqi’s abilities—

【Darkness Power: SS-rank, capable of activating the Devouring Black Hole, devouring all elemental powers, including light.】

In other words, any form of power could be devoured by Qiongqi, which is how he achieved such rapid growth.

He pondered for a moment, then comprehended Qiongqi's second ability—【Talent · Evil Immortal: SS-rank, capable of devouring all evil thoughts, nourishing oneself with malevolent thoughts, thereby increasing cultivation, and planting evil thoughts within external objects, which can be retrieved at any time.】

After reading these, Xia Fan finally understood why Qiongqi was able to collect so many evil thoughts in an instant.

He must have planted evil thoughts in humans or fierce beasts wherever he went, and when they reached a certain level, he would retrieve them, thus advancing to the Sixth Rank in this manner.

“As for this doppelganger technique...”

Xia Fan saw that Qiongqi also had a doppelganger technique, but after only a few glances, he showed a hint of disappointment, “Qiongqi’s doppelganger ability is still far inferior to the Monkey King’s doppelganger technique!”

【Multiple Clones: S-rank, rapidly creates several clones, but clones can at most possess one-tenth of the user's power, and if destroyed simultaneously, cannot regenerate quickly in a short period.】

“Qiongqi, oh Qiongqi, although your abilities don't seem too great now, you still had the chance to become a formidable powerhouse. It's just a pity you met this King!”

“Tiger King, Tiger King!”

Inside the eastern emperor bell, Qiongqi’s soul witnessed his crystal being swallowed, and now he roared frantically, “I truly am willing to submit to you, please don’t kill me!”

“Whether as a beast of burden or cannon fodder, I am willing, I only beg you to spare my life!”

At this moment, he was truly afraid, after all, even his crystal had been swallowed by the Tiger King, and he had no hope of ever recovering.

But if his soul remained, he would still be a formidable powerhouse, just needing more time.

“Heh heh!”

Listening to his pleas, Xia Fan immediately laughed disdainfully, “A Qiongqi of your generation, can’t you die with a little dignity?”

“In this state, where is your kingly demeanor?”

As he spoke, black light burst forth from his eyes, and then a huge black curtain appeared around him, and in Qiongqi’s dumbfounded expression, it transformed into a massive black hole.

This Devouring Black Hole was even more overbearing than the one Qiongqi himself had manifested!

This astonishing scene left Qiongqi in shock. After an unknown amount of time, he finally somewhat recovered, but still let out a trembling cry of surprise, “What?!”

“You… you, you, you, you can actually do this!”

For a moment, Qiongqi was utterly terrified, and now he finally understood some things.

He had previously thought that Xia Fan was lucky to have awakened so many abilities and had the help of treasures to achieve his renowned prestige, and that he himself was absolutely not weaker than the other party. Who knew that this Tiger King could actually use his own powers from when he was alive?

That is to say, every time the Tiger King killed an enemy, he could devour the abilities of others through their crystals, thereby snowballing and becoming stronger and stronger.

“No wonder!”

“No wonder…”

Qiongqi’s soul now understood that his defeat seemed to be no injustice.

Although his abilities were powerful, Xia Fan, by this one point alone, stood above most, if not all, powerhouses. After all, if Xia Fan wished, he could plunder all the abilities of all the fierce beasts in the world.

And under Qiongqi’s horrified gaze, that devouring black hole continuously expanded until, a moment later, it covered both the physical body and Qiongqi’s soul, and the scope of the devouring black hole was still expanding.

But all of this was under Xia Fan’s control; he would not let the devouring black hole get out of hand.

“This Devouring Black Hole, Qiongqi hadn't used it to its fullest extent before.”

Watching every substance around him being instantly devoured by the black hole, Xia Fan couldn't help but exclaim, “This kind of ability indeed needs to be properly controlled.”

At this moment, a large amount of evil thoughts surged wildly within the space suppressed by the eastern emperor bell. They seemed to understand their imminent fate of being devoured, but still could not escape, and were all swallowed by the black hole.

Generally speaking, absorbing evil thoughts would cause one to be influenced by them, leading to a drastic change in temperament. But until now, Xia Fan had not shown any such symptoms.

Instead, he was able to control these newly acquired powers at will, completely unaffected.