In the void...
Cheng Buzheng lowered his gaze to look down at the sea serpent struggling without end. His expression remained calm and unruffled as his lips moved slightly, murmuring softly, "A little demon at the Golden Core Realm! ...Its cultivation is suitable, and its constitution is tough enough. It will suffice as an experiment."
Then, he raised his hand again, lifting a fingertip slightly.
Upon the surface of the heavy Formation Light Screen behind him, which cut off sea from sky, Spirit Light flowed as a long, narrow, minute fissure silently split open.
Within that fissure was not multicolored Spirit Light, but a dense, murky radiance the color of blood, an eerie, demonic red, as though it could devour all light.
The blood-colored radiance condensed into a single beam, piercing through the fissure at speed and striking precisely into the imprisoned sea serpent's body.
In an instant, a shrill, hoarse cry of agony rang out across the sea.
The sea serpent's enormous body convulsed and trembled violently. The flesh beneath its black scales twisted and writhed without cease, as though countless foreign objects were crashing about and tearing at it from within.
Its once-clear vertical pupils turned muddy and unfocused at a visible rate, its reason rapidly dissipating.
In the blink of an eye, those cold black serpent eyes were completely stained blood-red, transforming into a pair of bizarre, scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes.
Its originally pure and mild primordial Demon Race aura swiftly faded away, replaced by a dense blood-baleful aura that was violent, sinister, and savage.
Dim Killing Intent coiled around the serpent's body, making even the surrounding seawater turn cold and viscous.
After several breaths, the hissing gradually ceased.
The sea serpent stopped struggling and floated stiffly in the void.
At this moment, not a trace of Demon