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Qian Xunji's body was also undergoing a quiet transformation.

His skin became increasingly crystalline and delicate, much like fine glazed jade.

At the same time, wisps of pale gray, foul-smelling substances began to continuously ooze out from the thirty-six thousand pores across his body, permeating the surface of his skin.

These were the impurities hidden deep within his body, now being forced out by Qian Xunji, thereby making his physique purer and more powerful.

This was precisely the great opportunity that all cultivators envied—the cleansing of the marrow and the cutting of the bones.

However, for Qian Xunji, who was practicing the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, this so-called great opportunity was merely an appetizer.

Because the benefits brought to him by the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art were far more than this.

Just as Qian Xunji was fully immersed in the cultivation of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, he suddenly felt his entire body shudder.

In the next moment, blood began to flow continuously from his pores, his bones cracked and popped, his flesh and blood trembled violently, and his internal organs shook repeatedly, causing him immense, agonizing pain.

At the same time, his original cultivation level of a level 95 Titled Douluo began to drop step by step.

Level 94, level 93, level 92...

As time ticked by, the aura radiating from Qian Xunji grew weaker and weaker.

This is... could it be that I've suffered a cultivation deviation?

Thinking of the terrifying consequences of a cultivation deviation, Qian Xunji hurriedly drank a few mouthfuls of the Divine Spring to calm his nerves.

He prepared to use the Divine Spring to repair his injuries.

However, after drinking it, he was surprised to find that the intense pain in his body had not lessened; instead, it had become even more severe.

In an instant, he understood: this was not a cultivation deviation, but the changes brought about by a rebirth.

Thinking about it, this was quite normal. The Divine Spring of the Desolate Ancient Abyss was inherently miraculous, possessing incredible power just like the nine Sacred Fruits; obtaining even one was enough to achieve a rebirth!

He had consumed so much of the Divine Spring to heal his wounds previously, and with so much of it stored within his body, combined with the fact that he had just used the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art to devour the spiritual energy within a radius of several miles, the accumulation of all this power was enough to trigger a physical transformation.

Much like when Ye Fan and Pang Bo first consumed the Sacred Fruits in Shrouding the Heavens, walked out of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Land, and regained their youth, this was a change of the same level—a true rebirth!

As for the so-called drop in level, it was merely his power being compressed.

Although the quantity of his soul power had decreased significantly, its quality had been enhanced even more; it was equivalent to forging common iron into a divine weapon, resulting in a transformation of power.

Strictly speaking, his true combat strength had not decreased much at all.

As long as he was given some time to re-cultivate back to a level 95 Titled Douluo, he would absolutely be able to easily crush dozens of his former self.

Thinking of this, Qian Xunji finally set aside his worries and continued to circulate the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, while not forgetting to keep pouring the Divine Spring into his mouth.

When he finished refining the third bottle of the Divine Spring, his bones crackled, his skin split open, and he shed a layer of old skin, revealing a brand-new body.

His physical body was extremely formidable; his bones, after being cleansed, were as white as jade and possessed an incredible degree of hardness, comparable to divine blades. His internal organs, having been soaked, were flawless and pure, without a trace of impurity, like divine artifacts. His skin, nourished by the process, was crystalline and lustrous, nearly transparent, shimmering with a precious glow.

At this moment, his aura had retracted to the level of a level 90, but his gaze had become increasingly brilliant and profound.

Behind him, a phantom image resembling a black sun flickered in and out of existence, emitting a vast and mighty pressure.

Forging a hundred scriptures in a furnace, smelting ten thousand paths. This black sun was the manifestation of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art having achieved initial success.

"It is truly worthy of being the peerless technique created by the Empress; it requires no heaven-defying talent to practice and can be applied to all living beings in the myriad worlds. If it were truly spread widely, it could overturn the endless universe."

Looking at his newborn body and the dense spiritual energy surrounding him that had almost condensed into droplets, Qian Xunji sighed with endless emotion.

In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the world was incredibly wary of the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art, to the point where they would change color at the mere mention of it, and they sought to exterminate any heretics who practiced it.

Everyone avoided it like a venomous snake or scorpion.

But if Qian Xunji were in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, he would choose to practice this Heaven Swallowing Devil Art without hesitation, even if it meant being an enemy to the whole world.

Because this technique was simply too powerful!

Moreover, if one could not possess powerful strength, how could one protect the people one cared about?

To protect those he cared about, even if it meant being an enemy to the world, Qian Xunji would not care!

This cultivation session not only allowed Qian Xunji to complete a transformation and shed his aged body, filling his physical shell with vitality and vigor once again, but it also made him even more powerful than his former self.

And this was only when he had just begun practicing the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art!

So, what kind of changes would occur once he had mastered the Heaven Swallowing Devil Art?

Thinking of this, Qian Xunji could not help but feel incredibly expectant.