Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Wind

A seventy percent chance of success, a thirty percent chance of a second rampage.

Lu Chen looked at the spring water in the bowl, its rosy glow flowing and shifting, then at the passageway emanating an ominous aura.

Without hesitation.

He tipped his head back and drained the Life Creation Spring from the jade bowl in one gulp!

The spring water slid down his throat, transforming into a gentle yet vast warm current that instantly surged through his limbs and bones, seeped into his marrow, and nourished his soul.

An indescribable comfort swept through his entire body. Every hidden injury left by the forced fusion, the burning pain in his meridians, and the exhaustion of his soul were healing and mending at an astonishing rate.

More importantly, the three-colored energy within him, only initially fused and still restless, began to grow more docile and harmonious under the nourishment and balancing of that boundless vitality!

Violet-gold, dark gold, and ghostly green light flowed naturally across his body. His battle markings grew ever clearer and more stable, while the aura he emitted steadily advanced from the late stage of the Supernatural Power realm toward its peak!

Fusion rate increased!

[ Ding! Consumed Life Creation Spring (Pure), repairing hidden injuries and nourishing the source. Dragon Thunder Baleful Force fusion rate increased to 18%. Stability increased; lifespan maintenance consumption reduced to 80 years per hour. Physical strength +15%, soul resilience +20%.]

It worked!

Lu Chen clenched his fist, feeling the surging new power within him—stronger and steadier than before—as a sharp gleam burst from his eyes.

He looked toward the deep passageway. It was the entrance to the second trial, the only path to more Life Creation Spring and the final purification target.

"Ao Sha, your day of death is not far