Lin Changqing looked at the Golden Condor's divine soul and said fearlessly,
"Big words!"
"You human ant, no matter how powerful your abilities are, you're still only a Mystic Immortal."
"Your divine soul is weak. Otherwise, how could I have entered your sea of consciousness so easily?"
"Today, I'll show you just how powerful a Golden Immortal's divine soul is!!"
The Golden Condor's divine soul gave a cold snort. It seemed certain that Lin Changqing was already in its grasp.
Still, one could hardly blame it. Among the lifeforms of the Primordial World, the gap between cultivation realms was like a chasm. Who had ever seen a Mystic Immortal fight a Golden Immortal?
And the gap between their divine souls was something no ability or spiritual treasure could make up for.
Now that the blood-red spear was gone, and the flowing-light Innate Spiritual Treasure was gone, how could a mere Mystic Immortal possibly resist?
Lin Changqing could only shake his head.
A dignified Golden Immortal Demon King, and yet so ignorant of the world.
He'd thought the same thing before the battle. And now?
His physical body had been destroyed, his life force extinguished, leaving only a wisp of divine soul.
Hmph! And now that it had entered his sea of consciousness, it thought it could turn the tables?
A turtle in a jar, full of itself.
"Mystic Immortal human, die!"
Clearly, the Golden Condor didn't want to drag things out any longer. Its thousand-zhang body charged at Lin Changqing.
Golden light streaked across the sky, covering half the sea of consciousness!
The sea of consciousness shook violently under the Golden Condor's divine soul. Lin Changqing immediately furrowed his brow.
Outside, Lin Changqing's face turned slightly pale.
The sea of consciousness was part of his body, after all. How could there be no effect when the Golden Condor's divine soul rampaged through it like this?
"Damn!"
"That Golden Condor must have made its move. Fellow Daoist, what a terrible death you've suffered!!"
Seeing Lin Changqing's body sway slightly, a glistening tear slid down Ao Ying's cheek. Her heart was filled with sorrow.
Even she no longer believed Lin Changqing had any chance of winning.
She had brought this human fellow Daoist to this fate!
In the end, she had been saved, while her fellow Daoist had perished at the hands of this Golden Immortal great demon. Damn it!
At that moment, Lin Changqing's divine soul also furrowed its brow inside his sea of consciousness.
When the Soul Devouring Needle had entered his sea of consciousness, it had been nothing more than a hazy gray space. That kind of treasure, which targeted the divine soul, hadn't damaged the sea of consciousness at all.
But the instant the Golden Condor's divine soul attacked, the sea of consciousness itself could barely withstand it.
After all, he was still only a Mystic Immortal. The Divine Demon Prison Suppression Art was a cultivation method for the physical body, and did little to strengthen the divine soul.
If he let the Golden Condor keep wreaking havoc, he might really be in danger.
But at present, Lin Changqing couldn't activate the image of the Divine Demon.
Lin Changqing frowned as he looked up. There was no other choice.
He could only take a gamble! The image of the Divine Demon had acted last time when his divine soul was in danger. He could only try the same thing now!
"Little chick! Hurry up and get this over with. I'm in a rush to get out and roast some wings!"
"Wings roasted from a Golden Immortal's body, sprinkled with cumin and chili powder, must taste delicious!"
Lin Changqing gave a disdainful snort as he looked at the Golden Condor.
The Golden Condor flew into a rage.
Having been defeated despite being a mid-stage Golden Immortal by a mere Mystic Immortal ant had already enraged it.
Now Lin Changqing was taunting it as well, sending its fury soaring.
"On the brink of death, and you still dare to act so brazenly!!"
"Ant, die!!"
Without wasting time on any more threats, the Golden Condor's divine soul became a streak of light and hurtled straight down toward Lin Changqing.
Lin Changqing stood beneath the image of the Divine Demon, motionless.
He was taking a gamble, betting that the image of the Divine Demon would act again.
And in the end, he won!
Golden light flashed past, only to be blocked in an instant by an even faster streak of blood-red light.
The image of the Divine Demon moved. With a wave of its hand, it grabbed the Golden Condor's divine soul and seized it in its grasp.
Streaks of blood-red light surged toward the Golden Condor's divine soul.
"Damn!!"
"What is this?! Human ant, how dare you!"
"Ah!!! My divine soul, my divine soul!!!"
Piercing screams rang out. The blood-red light was slowly devouring the Golden Condor's divine soul, turning it into streaks of bloody radiance.
The radiance then transformed into blood-colored divine runes, flowing slowly and etching themselves onto the image of the Divine Demon in intricate patterns!
At that moment, Lin Changqing grew excited.
Last time, after absorbing the power of the Soul Devouring Needle's imitation, the image of the Divine Demon had awakened an ability—the Spear of Divine Demons—which had allowed him to face a mid-stage Golden Immortal without fear!
This time, it had actively absorbed the divine soul of a mid-stage Golden Immortal. It would be even better if it awakened another ability!!
But before Lin Changqing could receive the awakening, wisps of golden mist rose from the Golden Condor's divine soul, transforming into incredibly pure energy that spread to fill the surrounding white space.
The sea of consciousness had been ravaged by the Golden Condor's divine soul, its space covered in cracks. Now it was rapidly repairing itself—and even growing larger!
Among the countless wisps of golden mist, many shot straight toward Lin Changqing's divine soul.
A wave of incredibly pure divine-soul power was rapidly absorbed by Lin Changqing.
This was divine-soul power refined by the image of the Divine Demon. It was absorbed with astonishing speed and without any side effects.
As Lin Changqing's divine soul rapidly grew stronger, he also saw fragments of memory.
"A hidden realm in the East Sea?"
"A Dragon Clan treasure has appeared?"
A stream of information poured out of the memory fragments, and Lin Changqing saw it all clearly.
No wonder the Azure Dragon had been pursued by the Golden Condor without the latter ever going all out to kill it.
An ancient Dragon Clan treasury had appeared in a hidden realm in the East Sea.
Only Dragon Clan descendants could open such a place.
The Golden Condor hadn't wanted the information to get out before it caught the Azure Dragon, so it had pretended that it wanted to eat it.
Lin Changqing's lips curled slightly. Wasn't this exactly the opportunity he'd been seeking ever since he left the mountain?
As Lin Changqing absorbed the memories and fragments of divine soul, golden radiance shot skyward from behind the image of the Divine Demon. Then boundless blood-red light surged out, intertwining into patches of brownish-red flesh that congealed into shape.
"This is..."
Lin Changqing's eyes widened as he watched everything unfold before him.
He hadn't expected it to awaken another ability!
When the Soul Devouring Needle entered his sea of consciousness and was devoured by the image of the Divine Demon, it had awakened the Spear of Divine Demons. Now that the Golden Condor's divine soul had been absorbed, it had awakened another ability.
Lin Changqing even felt that from now on, he could try putting all sorts of things into his sea of consciousness. Maybe he'd get something out of it!
Feeling the Golden Condor's divine soul completely absorbed, Lin Changqing's lips curled slightly.
His sea of consciousness had stabilized as well, expanding by more than double. That meant it was much more stable, and his spiritual sense had grown stronger.
Now, strands of spiritual sense emerged from his divine soul and flowed toward the image of the Divine Demon.
Immediately, intricate divine runes trembled, and an ability slowly took shape in Lin Changqing's mind.
A new ability!
A smile spread across his lips, but Lin Changqing knew it was time to leave.
His physical body was outside, unattended. Leaving it there for too long would eventually cause trouble.
Outside, Ao Ying saw Lin Changqing's lips curl into a smile, and her heart sank.
"It's over, it's over! That clearly means the Golden Condor has won!"
"Human fellow Daoist, I'm sorry! I failed you!"
Ao Ying cried out in grief, but her dragon claws kept gathering wind and thunder. She was waiting for the instant Lin Changqing's physical body opened its eyes so she could tear into it.
She would avenge her fellow Daoist, no matter what!
Just then, Lin Changqing slowly opened his eyes. Before he could make out the changes around him, an overwhelming sense of danger descended. Streaks of wind and thunder surged toward him in an instant.
"Who?!"
"Who dares ambush me?!"
Lin Changqing was horrified. The lightning was so fast that it was nearly impossible to dodge.
But he quickly calmed down. He hadn't expected that he'd have to use the ability he'd just acquired so soon.
"Divine Demon Wings!!"
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