"Trying to run?" Lin Mu watched calmly as his sky-covering hand suddenly extended in all directions, rapidly spreading out like a canopy opening overhead. In an instant, it was as though an infinitely vast universe had descended.
The overwhelming pressure was horrifyingly powerful.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Before the streams of black mist could escape, they burst apart one after another. In the end, they gathered together and became the battered Mastiff Venerable.
It looked up at the massive palm pressing down upon it, and fear finally appeared in its eyes. It roared, "You can't kill me! I'm Lord Flying Smoke Demon God's subordinate!!!"
"Why are they all like this? When they can't win and can't escape, they beg for mercy? You're like this, and so are your subordinates." Lin Mu shook his head with a laugh as the enormous sky-covering palm continued to slam down without mercy.
It finally struck Mastiff Venerable solidly.
"Ah!"
Amid a shrill scream, the black demonic shadow instantly became extremely faint. Lin Mu seized it firmly in his hand, while vast amounts of black mist continued to spill out.
Mastiff Venerable screamed for a while before finally falling silent, leaving only a weak ball of black light lying in Lin Mu's palm.
"This is a demon's core of life, also called its 'demonic obsession.'" Lin Mu looked at the black light radiating evil and bloodthirsty auras, then formed white flames with his soul power and sealed it away.
Standing in the wilderness, Lin Mu smiled slightly. "This way, I've obtained a Demon Spirit-level demon as well. I can use it to temper my heart."
Tempering one's heart was not something to be done recklessly. Battles of the soul were extremely dangerous. If one failed to refine the demonic obsession and suffered backlash, the soul would