Frenzied Devouring

"Impudent! Lowly worm! You dare... lay your hands... on the core!"

The Thousand-Eyed Demon's projection flew completely into a rage!

That enormous vertical eye no longer held any amusement or scrutiny, leaving only pure, soul-freezing killing intent and the fury of being profaned!

It had never expected this tiny human to possess such audacity, much less such bizarre spatial abilities, allowing him to directly break into its Energy Core region!

This was the most direct challenge to the majesty of an ancient deity!

Rumble—!

The entire Temple seemed to tremble and wail beneath its fury!

The dark-purple energy vortex above the altar instantly shifted from high-speed rotation into violent boiling!

It was no longer a stable flow of energy. It transformed into a destructive energy storm, every wisp containing terrifying power capable of tearing apart a demigod's body and annihilating a soul!

Countless twisted, indescribable runes appeared and vanished within the storm. They were the most primal, most chaotic manifestation of Ancient God power.

Within the vertical eye, dark-purple light condensed to its limit, like a supernova on the verge of exploding, locking onto Qin Chuan as he floated above the vortex!

"You will pay... an eternal price... for your... foolishness!"

The projection's voice was like the simultaneous howling of billions of Vengeful Souls, striking directly at Qin Chuan's soul. "Your soul... will be torn apart... your will... ground down... into... a part of... this great power!"

Yet in the face of such world-destroying might, not only was there no fear in Qin Chuan's eyes, an even fiercer flame burned within them!

"Come on! Let me see whether an Ancient God's power is worthy of becoming nourishment for the completion of my Shadow Domain!"

He poured all his power into the Shadow Domain behind him without reservation.

The dark domain that had previously only flickered in and out of view now solidified completely, transforming into a bottomless black vortex. Deep-blue wind blades and silver-white thunder flowed along its edges, while its depths seemed connected to a void that devoured all things!

The Shadow Domain opened its "great maw" and launched its greediest, most frenzied devouring at the violent energy vortex below!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!

Like a scorching iron plunged into icy water, the Shadow Domain and the dark-purple Ancient God energy erupted into violent conflict the moment they came into contact!

Vast, pure, yet incomparably chaotic energy surged madly into the Shadow Domain like a burst dam!

Qin Chuan could clearly feel the barriers of the Shadow Domain enduring an unimaginable impact, as though they might be burst apart by that violent power at any moment!

93%... 94%... 95%...

The progress bar soared madly at an unprecedented speed!

With every percentage point gained, the Shadow Domain expanded further, the laws within grew more complex, and the aura it released became deeper and more powerful!

But accompanying it was indescribable pain and danger!

That dark-purple energy contained not only pure power, but also fragments of the Thousand-Eyed Demon's chaotic, insane, and corruptive will!

Like the most vicious curses, these fragments of will tried to erode Qin Chuan's mind, corrupt his soul, and assimilate him into a puppet like those Claws and Fangs outside!

Countless chaotic whispers, maddening illusions, and terrifying fragments of ancient memories crashed against Qin Chuan's mind like tidal waves!

His consciousness seemed to be trapped in a mad universe composed of countless eyes, every gaze filled with cold malice and scrutiny, seeking to utterly break down his sense of self!

"Give up... merge into... this great... darkness..."

"Feel... the true meaning... of knowledge... peer into... the mysteries... of all things..."

Temptation and threats intertwined, like demonic voices ringing in his ears as they ceaselessly shook his mental defenses.

Qin Chuan's face turned somewhat pale, and fine beads of cold sweat seeped from his forehead, but the determination in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest!

"This little mental corruption thinks it can shake me?"

Qin Chuan snorted coldly. His mental power condensed to the extreme, forming an unbreakable barrier that held those invasive fragments of will firmly at bay.

At the same time, he frantically operated the Law Power of the Shadow Domain, like a precise millstone, analyzing, filtering, and purifying the incoming Ancient God energy. He absorbed only its most fundamental power, forcibly expelling or annihilating the contamination of will and chaotic impurities!

This was an extremely perilous process. The slightest mistake would result in an energy backlash and the collapse of his will!

"Still... resisting? Such... delightfully... tenaciousness..."

The Thousand-Eyed Demon's projection did not seem eager to unleash the destruction beam condensed to its limit. Instead, it watched Qin Chuan's struggle with great interest, as if admiring a work of art about to shatter.

"Soon... you will... understand... how futile... resistance... is..."

The Energy Fluctuation within the enormous vertical eye grew increasingly terrifying. That destruction beam had already been fully charged and could descend at any moment!

Qin Chuan knew that he had to complete the transformation of the Shadow Domain before his opponent launched its final attack!

Otherwise, once that beam struck him, even Causality Reversion might not allow him to escape unscathed!

"Just a little more! Just a little more!"

He could feel that the Shadow Domain was only a final thread away from completion!

That invisible barrier was about to be broken!

"Devour it!"

Qin Chuan let out a low roar, pouring all the power in his body—including the attack power he had just accumulated through "Hatred Conversion"—into the Shadow Domain's devouring and refinement!

The two divine artifacts, Darkest Hour and Night of No Light, also shone brilliantly. Divine might flowed through them as they aided the Shadow Domain in its final sprint!

97%... 98%... 99%...

The progress bar finally reached that critical point!

A qualitative change seemed to occur within the Shadow Domain. All Law Power—shadow, space, wind, thunder, death...—began to merge, resonate, and ascend in an unprecedented manner!

A complete, perfect, and incomparably profound aura spread out from the Shadow Domain!

At that very moment!

"It is over... insect!"

The Thousand-Eyed Demon's projection finally lost its patience—or rather, it sensed the threat posed by the Shadow Domain's transformation!

That enormous vertical eye, condensed with endless Destruction Energy, suddenly locked onto Qin Chuan!

A thick dark-purple beam of destruction, powerful enough to pierce through heaven and earth, tore through space with an aura that annihilated everything and blasted down toward Qin Chuan!

Wherever the beam passed, even the ancient laws that formed the Temple wailed and collapsed!

This strike contained the overwhelming majority of the Thousand-Eyed Demon projection's power. It was enough to erase any Lower God in an instant!

Danger! An unprecedented sense of lethal crisis engulfed Qin Chuan!

But at the very instant the destruction beam was about to touch his body—

Buzz!!!

The Shadow Domain behind Qin Chuan finally broke completely through that barrier!

100%! Complete!