Chapter 314: Chapter 112: Direction (Requesting Monthly Pass)
Inside the room, the lamp was bright.
The room Chang Cai had arranged was decent, with most facilities readily available.
Shen Changqing didn’t pay too much attention to this. He had been preoccupied with how to deal with the Demon Evil from Fengqiu Mountain.
As long as I enter Fengqiu Mountain, that Demon Evil won’t come out. But if I don’t enter the mountain, given the current situation of the martial artists in Qutai County, they wouldn’t stand much chance of survival if attacked by that Demon Evil. Moreover, the terrain of Fengqiu Mountain is vast. If there were any disturbances, it would be difficult for me to rush over immediately—
The vast terrain of Fengqiu Mountain was the biggest trouble. If it were a smaller mountain, such hidden dangers wouldn’t exist. Its size meant that just rushing over, in case of trouble, would take a considerable amount of time.
In front of the desk, Shen Changqing was immersed in contemplation. The Demon Evil of Fengqiu Mountain has to be dealt with, he thought. The current issue is how to eliminate that Demon Evil.
Wait! Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind.
Then, Shen Changqing stretched out a finger. As the idea took form, flesh and skin on his finger separated, and a drop of golden blood fell from the wound.
As the blood fell, the Tiankui, lying quietly sleeping on the desk, became excited. But without permission, it didn’t dare to snatch and devour the blood.
Before the blood could hit the floor, Shen Changqing used his True Yuan to capture it, forcibly suspending the falling droplet an inch above his palm. The golden blood hung motionless, as if time had stopped. However, a not insignificant might emanated from it.
Looking at the blood, his expression was solemn.
Ever since my Physical System formally broke through to the Grandmaster Ultimate Summit, my blood has been further enhanced. A single drop can suppress any martial artist below the Innate Realm without any trouble. Even typical Innate-Realm Demonfolk or Resentment Level Monsters would be significantly threatened. But the Demon Evil in Fengqiu Mountain is not an ordinary one. Just relying on my blood to confront it is still not enough—
My first idea is to divide my blood and have others carry it into the mountain. When the Demon Evil appears, I can directly use the blood to suppress it. Failing that, I can at least use the blood to buy some time, allowing me to get there promptly.
However, although the blood alone is powerful, to truly confront the Demon Evil of Fengqiu Mountain, it clearly isn’t feasible. Not to mention, Demon Evils are not inanimate. If truly threatened by the blood, they would flee at the first opportunity; there’s no chance they would stay put and allow themselves to be suppressed.
Thinking this, Shen Changqing casually offered the drop of blood in his palm to Tiankui to devour.
It was worth mentioning that although the blood was formidable, nothing unusual happened when it landed in Tiankui’s mouth. The powerful bloodline force of a Fierce Beast is innate. Even though Tiankui was still young, it was qualified to consume such powerful blood to nourish itself.
After swallowing the blood, the fluffy, puppy-like Tiankui lay down and fell back into a deep sleep. Shen Changqing ignored it, focusing on other matters.
Before long, his body still, eyes slightly closed, he concentrated entirely within his flesh.
One breath. Two breaths. After a few breaths, Shen Changqing suddenly opened his eyes. His fingertip’s skin cracked again, forcing out a drop of golden blood that radiated boundless might.
With the appearance of the blood, his aura seemed to wane a bit.
The Tiankui, lying soundly asleep on the desk, suddenly awoke from its slumber as if sensing a terrible threat. "WHIMPER! WHIMPER!" It looked at the drop of golden blood, desire and fear mingling in its round eyes.
Its bloodline instinct told Tiankui that consuming the droplet would bring great benefits. However, its instinct also warned that in its current state, it couldn’t withstand the power of that drop of blood.
Ignoring Tiankui’s reaction, Shen Changqing looked at the golden blood suspended above his palm, his face growing grave. This time, the blood he had forced out was not ordinary blood but genuine Essence Blood.
Any person, even a Grandmaster at the Grandmaster Ultimate Summit, would not have much Essence Blood within their body. Each loss of Essence Blood required time to recover and replenish. That’s why the Essence Blood of the powerful often possessed immense might.
The drop of blood now in Shen Changqing’s palm possessed a might that the previous drop could not compare to. The aura it emitted could instill fear in the hearts of ordinary Innate Martial Artists.
He coagulated his own Essence Blood, causing its power to undergo a further transformation. A drop of Essence Blood can suppress martial artists below the Grandmaster Realm with no problem at all. If my ordinary blood could only suppress martial artists below the Innate Realm, then this drop of Essence Blood can suppress martial artists and Demon Evils below the Grandmaster Realm without any issue.
After examining the Essence Blood for a few moments, Shen Changqing opened his mouth and swallowed it. Ordinary blood could feed Tiankui, but Essence Blood could not. As the Essence Blood settled in his stomach, his somewhat diminished aura began to rejuvenate.
The Demon Evils of Fengqiu Mountain fear me. So, if I let others go in, they will definitely be able to lure out that Demon Evil. Once it appears, the person carrying my Essence Blood can use its power to suppress it, he mused. Having thought through the critical points, Shen Changqing found himself facing a dilemma.
The issue of the Essence Blood’s power is resolved. But next, two more problems present themselves. The first is how to have someone carry the Essence Blood in without arousing suspicion. The second is how to use the Essence Blood to suppress the Demon Evil. If both these problems can be solved, then the Demon Evils of Fengqiu Mountain will no longer be a concern.
With the situation at this point, Shen Changqing also had a direction to contemplate.
Martial artists, although human, become vastly different from ordinary people once they reach a certain level. Just like me now, with my Physical System having reached the Grandmaster Ultimate Summit, I’ve developed certain supernatural abilities. If one were to break the limits, the likely direction of growth would be to expand these supernatural abilities and eventually achieve transcendence.
Only by achieving transcendence can one truly face the Transcendent. Are Demon Evils considered Transcendent? In my view, in a certain sense, Demon Evils can already be considered Transcendent.
For instance, even the flesh and blood of the lowest-rank Demon Evils are filled with vitality. Even if a Demon Evil is dismembered, unless the power within its flesh and blood is extinguished, the Demon Evil will not truly perish. This is the strength of Demon Evils. I consider such power Transcendent.
Similarly, a martial artist at the Grandmaster Peak is qualified to contend with low-rank Demon Evils. At the summit of a certain system, they are even capable of slaying Demon Evils. This is because such martial artists have also touched upon the Transcendent plane of power.
The most obvious change is the transformation of the Qi and Blood Force in martial artists of the Physical System; their blood evolves from ordinary human blood into something not inferior to Demon Blood. Of course, Demon Blood also has varying levels of strength. The mighty Demon Blood of a Great Demon, for example, is naturally not something a Grandmaster Martial Artist’s Qi and Blood Force can contend with. However, when it comes to the Demon Blood of low-rank Demon Evils, the Qi and Blood Force of a Grandmaster Peak martial artist is completely unafraid. The transformation of the Spiritual System follows a similar principle.
Low-rank Demon Evils have nurtured Divine Souls within their flesh. With the Divine Soul fused to the flesh, every piece can maintain activity even if dismembered. The reason is that the Divine Soul adheres to the flesh. If the Spiritual System were to transform again, it’s very likely it would evolve into something akin to a Divine Soul!
Thoughts swirled in Shen Changqing’s mind. Demon Evils have formidable Demon Blood, and martial artists at the Grandmaster Peak can undergo a Qi and Blood Force transformation, becoming unafraid of regular Demon Blood. Similarly, the Divine Souls of Demon Evils are also potent. To contend against them, Grandmasters of the Spiritual System must achieve a breakthrough in that system. Although he had not reached that ultimate realm, Shen Changqing was almost certain. The culmination of the Spiritual System should be its transformation into a Divine Soul.
Low-rank Demon Evils nurture Divine Souls, and every piece of their flesh, imbued with the Divine Soul’s power, maintains a threat even when separated from the body. Mid-rank Demon Evils are capable of myriad transformations. These so-called myriad transformations, I see them as a kind of evolution of the flesh. The breakthrough from low-rank to mid-rank Demon Evil is a further, more powerful transformation. And high-rank Demon Evils are capable of being reborn from a single drop of blood.
Whether it’s the vitality of the flesh of low-rank Demon Evils, the myriad transformations of mid-rank Demon Evils, or the rebirth from blood of high-rank Demon Evils, all these abilities revolve around the Divine Soul. The power of the Divine Soul, combined with the power of the flesh, gives birth to various supernatural abilities.
Next are the Great Demons!
Great Demons represent a further transformation of the Divine Soul, possibly even reaching a point where it can escape the constraints of the flesh. That’s why Dongfang Zhao said that Great Demons possess undying Divine Souls; even if their flesh is destroyed, their Divine Souls can still flee and be reborn.
As for Demon Saints, I’m not quite sure yet.
Shen Changqing recalled matters concerning Demon Evils. He didn’t have an extensive understanding of them; at most, he had gathered some detailed records from the Martial Hall. However, even from those records, Shen Changqing could infer many things. He wasn’t sure if his inferences were completely accurate, but at least based on the current direction of his deductions, his speculations seemed sound.
The Demon Evil Clan... once they reach the level of Demon Evils, it’s all about the transformation of both the flesh and the Divine Soul. A stronger flesh enables rebirth from blood. A stronger Divine Soul brings immortality.