Luo Hou watched the scene unfold in the void.
His heart suddenly sank.
He had handed the God-Slaying Spear to Qin Xuan in the hopes of taking the opportunity to invade his sea of consciousness and seize control of him.
However, what he had not expected was—
Qin Xuan's Dao heart was exceptionally firm.
He could not find the slightest opening to exploit.
It was nothing like Yuanshi.
Entering Yuanshi's sea of consciousness had been as easy as absorbing demonic qi...
Originally, he had not been in any hurry and had merely planned to wait for the right opportunity.
But when he witnessed the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Chaos Bell collide—
In that instant, he had nearly believed that the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe was about to reappear in the world.
Memories he thought long dead suddenly resurfaced.
They frightened him out of his wits.
Only after seeing that the three treasures had not fused did he let out a small sigh of relief.
But he no longer dared to remain hidden.
He feared that Qin Xuan might truly bring forth the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
With a thought from Luo Hou—
The God-Slaying Spear appeared in his hand.
In an instant, endless demonic qi surged wildly from the spear. Within moments, it had dyed the entire void as black as ink.
He fixed Qin Xuan with a burning stare and said coldly:
"Since your Dao heart is so firm, do not blame me for forcibly demonizing you!"
Before his words had faded—
Overwhelming demonic qi had already swept toward Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan's eyes lit up at once.
An idea immediately came to him.
This demonic qi was indeed extremely yin and evil.
But the baleful qi was not much better.
Since baleful qi could serve as the power driving