Seeing the dark-red demonic flames around Ling Tian fade away and turn into pure golden Buddhist light, Xuan Ci stared in disbelief. He watched Ling Tian for a moment, then lightly jabbed his own arm with the thorn in his hand. A piercing pain shot through him. Seeing the blood trickle down his arm, he finally believed he wasn't dreaming.
Seeing his expression, Ling Tian smiled faintly. With a thought, the golden light turned back into that incredibly strange dark red, and a heart-stopping aura spread through the air.
"Could you be a member of the Human Race? No, that's impossible. How could you be human? And how could a human have such a strange aura?" Xuan Ci muttered to himself. A moment later, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Could it be that you're a Demon Cultivator who successfully cultivated a Buddhist Cultivation Method? You actually succeeded! No wonder you're so powerful. No wonder even my Spirit Division Stage cultivation is suppressed by you."
"Heh, the reason I counter you so completely is your assassination technique." Ling Tian smiled faintly and murmured, "Against another race, I definitely wouldn't be able to withstand someone at the Great Perfection Spirit Division Stage. But you can only rely on assassination, and that's what I fear least. Your Innate Spiritual Power seems to let you merge into the void, but it doesn't actually make you any stronger."
Other races, such as the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan and the Great Strength Divine Ox Clan, would increase their strength by at least one minor level after using their Innate Spiritual Power. Don't underestimate that one minor level. The higher one's cultivation, the greater the difference even a single minor level could make. An Integrated Body Middle Stage expert could even take on more