The instant he stepped into the void, Su Fan's tightly strung mind and body could hold out no longer. His towering Demonic Body, over a thousand zhang tall, suddenly collapsed and shrank, rapidly shedding its Demonic Runes like a deflated skin. In his haste, he returned to his true human form.
His steps staggered, his balance faltered, and he dropped heavily onto the edge of the chaotic, surging void currents. The shattered fragments beneath him scraped against one another with a grating shriek, as though they might swallow him at any moment.
The moment he hit the ground, a wave of agony exploded from his chest. Su Fan abruptly clutched it, and black blood shot through with dark red instantly seeped between his fingers.
"Pfft..."
A mouthful of blood gushed out and splattered across the floating void fragments, immediately producing a sharp sizzling sound.
Fine holes corroded the surface of the fragments, while wisps of black smoke rose into the air.
Half of that black blood was demonic blood thoroughly tainted by the Evil Spirit Qi, thick as ink.
The other half was the violent Essence Blood left unrefined after devouring the bloodlines of Demonic Beasts. It was glaringly crimson. The two intertwined and churned together, radiating an eerie strangeness.
"Ugh..."
A low, suppressed groan of pain was forced from Su Fan's throat. His muscles convulsed violently beyond his control, and his veins bulged.
It was as though countless venomous snakes were racing wildly beneath his skin, biting and tearing. At times, hideous beast-shaped outlines bulged up; at others, dim violet Evil Spirit patterns emerged. The patterns writhed like living things, exuding a chilling Evil Qi.
Those Evil Spirit patterns spread rapidly along his meridians. Everywhere they passed, waves of pain like burning the heart and corroding the bones erupted.