With Sky Dragon Star's reminders, Yang Chen had avoided countless detours.
As he watched the other Nirvana Stage experts wandering and stumbling about within the ancient castle, Yang Chen kept a clear head and quickly found the right direction. He then followed the route Sky Dragon Star had given him, drawing closer to his target step by step.
Following Sky Dragon Star's guidance, Yang Chen found that it was indeed correct.
Very soon, Yang Chen saw a mass of surging mist, red yet black, drifting ahead of him. It seemed to possess sentience; the moment it saw Yang Chen, it pounced on him in a frenzy.
Yang Chen instinctively intended to dodge, but quickly came to his senses. "Sky Dragon Star, you mean I need to try to fuse with this Killing Intent and ultimately control it?"
"Precisely," Sky Dragon Star said. "If you only flee, you will never pass the trial."
Having learned this, Yang Chen no longer wasted thought on useless matters and plunged headlong into the fog of Killing Intent.
The instant he merged with the Killing Intent, Yang Chen immediately felt a violent change sweep through his entire body.
The Killing Intent rushed into his body, seeking to seize control of his emotions and dominate him, turning him into a mad demon fused as one with baleful fury.
Yang Chen's emotions soon became crazed and irritable. He struggled to circulate the Northern Fiend Clan's method for controlling Killing Intent, intending to turn it into his own strength.
Judging by the sliver of clarity he still retained, dealing with this Killing Intent should not have been a problem.
But very soon, Yang Chen froze.
"Hm?"
Yang Chen stood where he was, looking left and right with a bewildered expression, utterly at a loss.
The Killing Intent seemed