The demon's body thrashed violently, but the hollow in its chest kept widening.
The Demonic Qi was dispersing far faster than it could gather.
In only a few moments, the demon on the ice pillar had turned into nothingness.
At the same time, Song Jue's body began trembling violently.
Black lines spread across his skin like a spiderweb.
In his eyes, the clear, upright aura that had belonged to a human cultivator was rapidly fading as well.
In its place was a chaotic, savage, sinister pressure.
"Hahahahaha!"
Song Jue threw back his head and howled, his voice still carrying a hoarseness like metal scraping.
"Power... so this is power!"
His aura climbed level by level.
In the blink of an eye, it broke through the barrier and stepped into the mid-stage Saint realm.
Then late-stage, peak...
But... this still was not over...
Inside that ancient mirror, the Demonic Qi was still pouring endlessly into his body.
The ancient mirror hovered before him, its surface reflecting his ferocious, excited face...
"I don't care what ancient demon you are, or how unrivaled you once were in this world..."
"You are nothing but nourishment for me to ascend to the absolute peak..."
"Nourishment..."
Song Jue inhaled sharply.
The black energy inside the mirror surged even more violently.
Just as he wanted to use this wave to continue breaking through...
Suddenly, a deep-blue streak of flowing light tore through space and descended.
Master Cangming's illusory figure condensed into being.
He glanced at the ice pillar, and his expression changed.
"Mo Lou is gone!"
Then, at once, his gaze locked onto Song Jue.
"Who are you?"
"Why did you trespass into the Sealed Land?"
"Where is Mo Lou?"
Song Jue slowly turned around, a strange smile appearing on his face wreathed in Demonic Qi.
"Master