The night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, Ye Kang was jolted awake by the System Sound.
[Ding] [Demon Smelting Furnace Refinement Progress updated. Please check.]
"Finally!"
Ye Kang sprang upright like a carp leaping out of water, then eagerly opened the panel.
This time, when he tapped the furnace icon, a strange scene suddenly appeared before his eyes.
Inside a gigantic furnace, the Catfish Demon was tightly bound by Iron Chains and undergoing the Fire Roasting Punishment.
The intense heat made the Catfish Demon's soul sizzle. The once-massive catfish now looked like a loach, suffering endless torment for the crime of devouring people.
The progress bar above the Catfish Demon's soul had already reached one hundred percent.
Ye Kang willed it, and the progress bar dispersed.
[Ding] [Congratulations, Host, on refining the Catfish Demon.] [Host has received Refinement Rewards: Ordinary Demonic Body Refinement Method Catfish Demon Water Suppression Art, half a Demon Blood Crystal.]
"Holy crap! I got loot!"
Unable to hide his delight, Ye Kang hurriedly tapped the reward icon beside the furnace. The rewards he had just obtained were displayed inside.
"Demonic Body Refinement Method. Can humans use it too?"
[Ding! Infuse yourself with a Demon Blood Crystal to borrow a demonic bloodline and forcibly imprint the Demonic Body Refinement Method onto your flesh.]
Ye Kang immediately understood.
A demon's body was naturally far tougher than a human's.
If he could use demonic arts to refine his body, then fight with a demon-like physique, he would surely scare the life out of his opponents!
Ordinary people naturally couldn't learn Demonic Martial Arts, but Ye Kang had the Demon Smelting Furnace, which could directly break through that barrier.
Without hesitation, he took out the Demonic Martial Arts manual. The system scanned