Image of the Divine Demon, Awakening Divine Ability

Lin Changqing's consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness, which was already a hazy expanse.

Streams of gray energy enveloped the entire Sea of Consciousness, and Lin Changqing's Nascent Soul was currently shrouded in the gray mist.

A colossal spear, ten thousand feet in size, condensed from the gray mist, thrust directly towards his Nascent Soul.

This was the Soul Devouring Needle!

Lin Changqing's consciousness felt a chill.

The might of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was terrifying! Even a mere imitation was no match for a mere Mystic Immortal!

Even a Golden Immortal or Grand Unity Golden Immortal would surely die if the Soul Devouring Needle pierced their Sea of Consciousness.

Yet, Lin Changqing only felt a slight chill, completely unharmed.

At the same moment he entered his Sea of Consciousness, Lin Changqing let out a long sigh of relief.

Because in front of the ten-thousand-foot gray spear, a blood-red figure stood unmoving, gripping the spear tightly.

The image of the Divine Demon!

Lin Changqing's lips curled upwards, a hint of smugness rising in his heart.

No matter what Juliusun did, he would never have imagined that there was an image of the Divine Demon in his Sea of Consciousness.

Furthermore, his Nascent Soul was currently seated beneath the image of the Divine Demon.

The spear, despite its seemingly boundless power, was held fast by the image of the Divine Demon, unable to move even an inch, let alone destroy Lin Changqing's Nascent Soul.

He hadn't expected the image of the Divine Demon in his Sea of Consciousness to possess the power to protect his Nascent Soul and suppress his Sea of Consciousness!

With this image of the Divine Demon present, Lin Changqing now feared no evil arts that aimed to destroy Nascent Souls or obliterate souls.

At the very least, he no longer needed to worry about attacks like the imitation Soul Devouring Needle.

Just as Lin Changqing was secretly rejoicing, a drastic change occurred within his Sea of Consciousness.

The gray spear was blocked, and it seemed to sense this.

Within the entire Sea of Consciousness, ten thousand streams of gray energy converged towards the spear. In an instant, the spear solidified, becoming as tangible as substance, and thrust forward.

Even the entire image of the Divine Demon trembled slightly.

Lin Changqing's expression changed. Could the image of the Divine Demon not withstand the Soul Devouring Needle?

Such worry lasted only a fleeting moment before it dissipated.

The blood-red, entwined image of the Divine Demon suddenly opened its eyes.

The previously dormant divine statue's eyes snapped open in fury. Streams of blood-red energy erupted, converging within the Sea of Consciousness and transforming into threads that wrapped around the spear.

In an instant, the blood-red energies became divine patterns, like brandings, etched onto the spear.

The gray spear, like a spear's embryo, rapidly evolved, transforming into a blood-red spear.

The spear was covered in ten thousand divine pattern brands, and the gray energy within was completely absorbed and refined by the image of the Divine Demon.

With the spear formed, it was no longer a threat to Lin Changqing. In fact, it was held tightly by the image of the Divine Demon, like a weapon.

This wasn't all. At this moment, Lin Changqing felt a profound, boundless, and murderous aura awaken from the image of the Divine Demon, and a divine ability was imprinted upon his heart.

"This is a divine ability!!"

Lin Changqing was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that not only would Juliusun's attack fail to kill him, but the imitation Soul Devouring Needle would be absorbed by the image of the Divine Demon, awakening a divine ability that shouldn't have awakened at this time!

Sensing this divine ability, Lin Changqing's eyes filled with even greater joy.

"Juliusun, Juliusun, you're practically asking for death?"

"I should thank you for allowing me to master such a deadly technique."

"Hmph!"

Mentioning Juliusun, Lin Changqing's eyes grew colder.

"You treacherous scoundrel of the Sect of Elucidation! If I didn't have some means, you would have succeeded!"

Lin Changqing carefully sensed and quickly mastered the awakened divine ability.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, the disciples of the Sect of Interception had already panicked.

Dozens of breaths had passed, and why was their Senior Disciple Brother still not showing any signs?

Could it be that Juliusun, that villain, had succeeded and killed his Nascent Soul with the Soul Devouring Needle!

"Damn it! Juliusun, how dare you use a dirty trick on my Senior Disciple Brother, I'll kill you!!"

Bixiao, whose temper was already fiery, was now enraged. She took out the Tongtian Sword Talisman and was about to crush it.

It was only then that Yunxiao, with her reason, grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"Third Sister! Don't lose your composure!"

"If you use this talisman, Second Uncle-Master won't just stand by. If the talisman is used and you still can't get revenge, wouldn't that be a waste?"

"Besides, if Senior Brother were truly in danger, Master wouldn't stand idly by."

Yunxiao said, though her own brow was furrowed. She too was feeling uneasy.

After all, Senior Disciple Brother only appears to be a Mystic Immortal!

How could he possibly withstand a treasure like the Soul Devouring Needle?

At this moment, the Immortals of the Sect of Interception were all furious, just like Bixiao, seemingly ready to attack at any moment.

If it weren't for Lin Changqing's aura never having ceased, they probably would have already made their move.

Now, they could only hope for a miracle, that Senior Disciple Brother would open his eyes safe and sound.

"Hahahaha!"

"Lin Changqing, you ruined my cultivation, and now you're in this state too!"

At this moment, within the Sect of Elucidation, the Immortal whose cultivation Lin Changqing had suppressed was already laughing ecstatically.

With his cultivation dropped by two realms, severely injured, and his soul damaged, even if he were to recover to the peak of Mystic Immortal or break through to Golden Immortal later, his cultivation would never advance further in this lifetime!

Golden Immortal was his limit. As a disciple of the Three Sects, one of the top figures below the Twelve Golden Immortals, to ultimately only reach Golden Immortal?

How could he be content? His resentment towards Lin Changqing at this moment was endless. Seeing Lin Changqing dead would bring him nothing but joy.

"Hmph! Immortals of the Sect of Interception, Lin Changqing attacked us first. This time, he's only brought this upon himself!"

"Serves him right!!"

Seeing Lin Changqing fall into the trap, the Immortals of the Sect of Elucidation were overjoyed and immediately began to provoke the Sect of Interception.

At this moment, the Sect of Interception could no longer hold back, with various magical power fluctuations appearing as they prepared to attack.

But just then, Lin Changqing, who was at the center, slowly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, there was no trace of the dejection of a damaged soul, not even a hint of injury.

Faintly, there seemed to be a surge of killing intent.

"Sect of Interception disciples, stand down!"

"Juliusun, under the eyes of the Three Sages, how dare you use the Soul Devouring Needle to kill a fellow disciple! What crime is this!!"

The moment Lin Changqing opened his eyes, he ignored the ecstatic Sect of Interception Immortals and directly berated Juliusun.

How could Juliusun have imagined that Lin Changqing could survive the Soul Devouring Needle? His life was truly tenacious!

For a moment, he was speechless.

Not only him, but the disciples of the Sect of Elucidation, the Twelve Golden Immortals, and even Yuanshi, were all silenced.

This person, he actually didn't die!!

And in Juliusun's moment of shock, Lin Changqing struck again. Myriad threads of blood transformed into a giant palm, slamming down towards Juliusun!

With this palm strike, Lin Changqing held nothing back. If Juliusun took the hit, he would at least be severely injured, possibly even have his cultivation realm knocked down back to Mystic Immortal.

A fall in major realms would be even more tragic than that of the Mystic Immortal from the Sect of Elucidation!

His foundation would be shattered, and he would have no hope of reaching Golden Immortal in this lifetime!

"Lin Changqing, how dare you!!"

"Insolent!!"

As fellow members of the Twelve Golden Immortals, they could no longer restrain themselves.

In Cihang Daoren's hand, a long sword slashed down fiercely.

In Puxian Zhenren's hand, a magatama radiated divine light.

Two Golden Immortals simultaneously unleashed their Spiritual Treasures, attacking Lin Changqing.

But Lin Changqing's expression was stern, and he showed no intention of holding back to defend himself.

"Destroy!"

"If I say I'll destroy you, I will destroy you!"

In an instant, the blood-colored giant palm slammed down, causing the vast expanse of Kunlun Mountain to tremble slightly.

"Ah!!"

Juliusun let out a miserable scream, coughing up blood incessantly. His chest caved in, and his soul became listless.

Under the severe injuries, his cultivation had directly fallen to the late stage of Mystic Immortal.

"Lin Changqing! I am one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, how dare you!!!"

At this moment, Lin Changqing was also swept by the horizontal slash of the long sword and the bombardment of the magatama, with no way to evade.

Under the attacks, he could only hastily condense myriad blood-colored scales to protect himself. The moment he was struck by the streaming light, he fell towards Kunlun Mountain.

BOOM!!

After a deafening tremor, clouds of dust billowed up.

"Senior Disciple Brother!"