287: Power from the source

"Roar!"

Qin Wushang's wild roar echoed throughout the Great Desolation.

His massive palms beat fiercely against his chest, and his bestial eyes surged with crimson, clearly unsatisfied with the prey he had just devoured.

He strode forward, each step kicking up clouds of dust. Sacred mountains and great peaks crumbled along his path, leaving only charred ruins wherever his giant feet trampled.

"Junior Brother!"

A frantic, feminine cry suddenly came from behind, filled with unmistakable anxiety.

"Brother Wushang!"

Another soft voice followed immediately, brimming with worry.

Qin Wushang's movements suddenly froze, his bestial eyes snapping back.

Black mist surged and swirled around him, his aura so ferocious that it made heaven and earth tremble.

"Junior Brother, it's me! I'm your favorite Senior Sister!"

Ye Hongfu shouted loudly, her beautiful eyes full of urgency.

She remembered his words when he was sober and was certain he wouldn't hurt her, yet she still slowed her pace, approaching cautiously.

"Look at me!"

"Brother Wushang, hang in there!"

Lin Ziyao also followed quickly, her jade-like face tight with worry, her voice trembling.

"That's just the Heart Demon inside you; it's an extreme form of negative energy!"

"I believe in you!"

"You can control it! Don't let it lead you!"

"Roar!!"

Qin Wushang roared again, the sound waves turning into a physical gale that swept in all directions. Caught off guard, the two women were forced back repeatedly.

Their Divine Souls surged and their minds were shaken, but they still pushed forward, unwilling to retreat.

"Don't come over...!"

Suddenly, a hoarse, broken voice squeezed out of his throat, carrying a forced sense of reason.

He had not yet completely succumbed to this power.

Ye Hongfu's eyes lit up, and she immediately cried out in joy.

"Junior Brother! You're still conscious! How are you? Are you in a lot of pain?"

"That palm... that damned palm strike, it locked my Primordial Spirit..."

Qin Wushang's voice was intermittent, the black mist around him flickering in intensity as his giant hands clenched uncontrollably.

"Pitch-black things... wrapping around my soul... don't come near... I'm suppressing it, sensing their existence..."

He wasn't completely lost!

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as killing those few people; every living being in the vicinity would have been slaughtered.

That power was too violent, frantically tearing at his sanity, making it difficult for him to even speak.

"It's not controlling you! It's just stimulating the latent power within you!"

Seeing this, Ye Hongfu grew bolder and moved two steps forward, urgently and softly pleading.

"That is your power; you should be the one in control, not let it control you! Remember what you said—you can do this!"

"Senior Sister believes in you! You must stay steady!"

"Exactly!"

Lin Ziyao also bit her lip and followed, her jade-like eyes full of urgency and a trace of subtle grievance.

"If it can be severed, then directly sever this demonic fetus!"

She suggested.

What makes demonic cultivators feared by many Righteous Path beings is their difficulty in controlling powerful forces in the Late Stage.

Especially during the transformation of the demonic fetus!

In his past life, Qin Wushang fell into the demonic path precisely because he was influenced by Su Qingjue's demonic fetus when she was severing it.

This had left Su Qingjue feeling extremely guilty!

"Where would he get a demonic fetus now? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Junior Brother is a member of the Righteous Path, one of the ten True Disciples of our Great Chu Academy!"

Ye Hongfu countered.

She didn't believe a demonic fetus had been born within Qin Wushang.

Just then.

"Clang!"

A cold sword light pierced through the air, so fast it was but an afterimage, passing straight between the two women.

It was Mu Bingyun!

Her petite figure landed lightly on Qin Wushang's broad shoulder, ignoring the surging black mist and ferocious aura.

She had come!

Her white dress looked cold and aloof.

Her vermilion lips parted slightly, her cold voice carrying an unprecedented softness and directness.

"I feel your pain, Qin Wushang."

"I think feelings have grown over time; you have taken up residence in my heart."

"Seeing you like this makes me feel bad. I was worried sick, so I came."

Qin Wushang's giant hand trembled violently, freezing in mid-air, as a faint ripple flickered in his crimson bestial eyes.

But in the end, he didn't say a word. The black mist around him surged even more intensely; he was clearly moved.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Lin Ziyao exploded instantly, her jealousy and anxiety intertwining as she barked, "What kind of time is this to be saying such things?!"

"Look at the state he's in! Why are you flirting for no reason? You're really fanning the flames!"

"He's so huge, he'll crush you!"

She was his fiancée to begin with, and Ye Hongfu's appearance had already stifled her.

Mu Bingyun's blunt confession made her blood boil even more.

If she didn't get jealous, she wouldn't be Lin Ziyao.

"Shut up!"

Qin Wushang suddenly growled. His voice was half rational reprimand and half demonic ferocity.

The black mist rolled with his voice, directly causing Lin Ziyao's aura to falter.

Lin Ziyao was instantly speechless, her heart trembling from that ferocity. Like a child who had done something wrong, she lowered her head in grievance, her fingers gripping the hem of her clothes.

"Have you sensed the source of this power?"

A cold female voice came from across the distance. Before Su Feixue arrived, her voice had already pierced through the black mist.

Ye Hongfu suddenly snapped back to her senses and quickly followed up, "Right! Junior Brother! This isn't a Heart Demon at all!"

"No matter how strong a Heart Demon is, it would at most increase your power by a bit. How could it give you, a God King Realm, Heaven-Defying power comparable to a Saint Venerable?"

"Where exactly did this power come from?"

"I don't know..."

Qin Wushang's voice grew even hoarser, his body trembling violently and uncontrollably as the black mist flickered.

The power within him was still fighting for control of his body, trying to make him succumb.

"I'm looking... the source is in my Origin... I don't think I can suppress it... I can't hold on..."

His giant hand suddenly struck his own head, letting out a dull, heavy thud.

The black mist spewing from his crimson pupils became even more terrifying!

"Suppress it!"

"If you don't suppress it, you'll be destroyed!"

At that moment, a figure emerged.

It was Di Qingli!

She hadn't left; she had followed Su Feixue here.

"Buzz!"

The two women formed hand seals, and two brilliant dharma seals appeared in the sky, shedding radiant light.

"Namo Ethereal Venerable... The heart's anchor remains unshaken..."

"Illusions are like dew and lightning... The Dao Heart remains forever bright..."

"Cease all thoughts to achieve stillness... Reflecting upon the true self..."

As the two women chanted the scripture, Lin Ziyao and Ye Hongfu were the first to be affected, calming down.

However, Qin Wushang's body shuddered.

"Roar!"

He suddenly roared and threw a punch into the air, causing the entire space to collapse in destruction.

"Stop chanting! It's annoying!"

He spat out these words, sounding somewhat weary.

"Steady yourself!"

"Suppress all your stray thoughts!"

Di Qingli said.

This was the Di Tian Palace's Clear Sky Incantation!

This was currently the only method she had to keep Qin Wushang's mind clear and help him suppress that evil power.

"Little Man... listen to her. She won't harm you, and neither will I!"

"That power is very strong, but it's not good! Once it completely controls you, the demonic fetus will surely be formed!"

"Your Revered Master doesn't want you to fall into the demonic path; she would be unhappy!"

Su Feixue spoke anxiously, still controlling the great seal while constantly multitasking to chant the scripture.

"Roar!"

Qin Wushang roared. The black mist released from his body became increasingly violent, and he couldn't help but clutch his head.

"Stop... he's in pain!"

Mu Bingyun said, unable to bear it.

But as soon as she spoke, an even more terrifying aura erupted from within Qin Wushang.

"Boom!"

Mu Bingyun was blown away.

"Bang!"

The massive dharma seal was directly torn apart by a pitch-black power. The Void Realm exploded, and Qin Wushang vanished into it.

He fled!

"Boom!!!"

The sky continued to explode, and the entire Great Desolation was in turmoil.

Qin Wushang's massive body rampaged through the depths of space, triggering terrifying spatial turbulence.

"Chase him!"

Ye Hongfu shouted and gave chase.