Marrow Cleansing Complete, Demon Race Heavily Wounded

In the instant Li Qing lost focus, the sudden surge of pink radiance brought disastrous power.

The glow penetrated deep into his soul. Under the force of that pink radiance, Li Qing's mind seemed on the verge of total collapse.

Li Qing realized something was wrong. Maintaining the last thread of clarity in his mind, he linked his spiritual will to a powerful mental imprint.

The distant Blood Demon Seed slowly opened the mental connection, and a violent torrent of spiritual power instantly merged into Li Qing's mind.

His entire consciousness snapped awake, and the Heavens Civilization Torrent erupted with unprecedented brilliance.

In an instant, the pink radiance was driven out.

Li Qing did not hesitate in the slightest. He opened his mouth and spat.

A sword light speckled with starlight flashed past. The mysterious sword light struck the pink phantom directly.

Boundless starlight and pink radiance exploded, forcing Li Qing to shut his eyes.

Once the light dissipated, everything returned to calm.

The darkness around him gradually receded, once more becoming the original pitch-black mountain cave.

Li Qing let out a heavy breath of stale air. Second by second, the most agonizing phase seemed to have passed.

His aura steadied, and the pain slowly ebbed away.

A full hour passed before all the pain finally vanished completely.

Li Qing felt utterly hollow inside. All his Dharma power and essence had transformed into curses, covering every part of his body.

Yet this emptiness carried an indescribable comfort. It came from the vitality of life itself. He could feel that his body had become countless times stronger than before.

"Now I've completed the first four steps of the True Method Realm. Only skull nourishment and the Yang Fire Tribulation remain, and those will require two more units of resources!"

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