The First Divine Ability-Mystic Pole Devour

Chapter 10: The First Divine Ability—Mystic Pole Devour

Pangu's aura billowed violently from the Mount Buzhou Range. The countless demons waiting outside felt their hearts tighten, knowing that Pangu's Pressure was about to gather toward Mount Buzhou and the outer half of the range was about to open. The tens of billions of spiritual treasures within, the incomparably abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and especially Pangu's Information—all of it was an enormous **.

As Pangu's aura grew more turbulent and gradually drew inward, the demons knew the opening of the Mount Buzhou Range was imminent. They all stirred up the demon qi within them, while the Demon Kings arranged their little demons.

He Yu stood in an inconspicuous, secluded spot, coldly watching the countless demons, tense with anticipation. He merely sneered to himself. Unlike them, he had already planned everything out. Once the Mount Buzhou Range opened, his first step would be to devour little demons and spiritual treasures to improve his cultivation. As for Pangu's Information, he could only rely on luck. If another demon got it, He Yu would kill them at any cost!

He Yu had another thought, too. From what he knew of the Primordial World's supreme treasures and spiritual objects, their appearance would never mean they could be easily claimed. There would always be a struggle, and in the end, cultivation determined who took possession.

Rumble!

An invisible, terrifying roar rang out. He Yu felt all the Pangu aura radiating from the Mount Buzhou Range draw inward. At the same time, he could faintly sense the dreadful pressure gathering toward Mount Buzhou.

The outer half of the Mount Buzhou Range had finally opened!

"Roar!" "Awooo...!" "Ying!" "Whoosh!"...

Countless cries rang out as the demons surged into action. More than a hundred Demon Kings each led thousands or tens of thousands of little demons, riding clouds of every color into the Mount Buzhou Range. Many other demons entered in groups of three or five, while more went in alone. Just as He Yu had expected, a bloody battle had broken out as well. There weren't many, but at least ten thousand demons were fighting to the death.

Ten thousand demons fought without pause at the edge of the Mount Buzhou Range. They were not only vying for the spiritual treasures before them but also settling old scores.

In a short while, the demons had all entered the Mount Buzhou Range and scattered, vanishing from He Yu's sight. He paid them no mind. His attention was fixed on the ten thousand or so demons engaged in battle. Their demon qi was weak; even the strongest among them had less than one percent of his.

Looking at these demons, a wild idea surged through He Yu's mind. Ever since creating the Eight Meridians Mystic Pole, he had been eager to devise divine abilities to complement it. Drawing on all kinds of knowledge from his previous life, he had already developed the beginnings of two.

The first divine ability was Mystic Pole Devour, created with Taotie as its foundation and inspired by the Northern Dark Divine Art, the Star-Absorbing Great Method, and similar techniques. It was an exceptionally overbearing ability that could devour all things and refine them into demon qi for its own use.

The second divine ability had been created on the basis of Mystic Pole Devour. It was an attack that used Demon Qi Explosion as its method. For now, He Yu had only conceived of it; he would have to wait until he had mastered Mystic Pole Devour before he could use it.

Demon Qi Explosion damaged its user. It was a desperate technique used by demons, and only through exploding their Demon Core or reversing the flow of their blood essence could they unleash it. But when used with Mystic Pole Devour, it was just right. Mystic Pole Devour swallowed all things and refined them into demon qi. As long as that qi did not merge with his own Demon Core, it had no connection to him, so the explosion would not injure him. And the more demon qi he devoured, the greater the explosion's power would be.

At that moment, He Yu wanted to use Mystic Pole Devour to swallow up these ten thousand or so demons. He would not devour them all at once. They were scattered everywhere, making it perfect to pick them off one by one.

Countless demons had now poured into the Mount Buzhou Range, where the top-grade spiritual treasures would soon be snatched up. He Yu would not gain much by going in, but these ten thousand demons were different. They all had demon qi within them, and devouring them would improve his own demon qi far faster than refining spiritual treasures. Once he had devoured them all, he could enter the Mount Buzhou Range, where they would also be a great help in competing for Pangu's Information.

After making up his mind, He Yu immediately emerged from his hiding place and used cover to quickly approach two little demons—a mouse and a rabbit—with thin demon qi. As he drew closer, the twenty-five Demon Cores within him began to spin rapidly. Demon qi surged through his body along a set course. At the same time, the three inner palaces among the Eight Main Meridians were linked in a Three Talents Formation, while the Eight Main Meridians themselves were linked in an Eight Trigrams Formation. With all nine formations operating at once, his demon qi immediately surged.

For now, the nine formations created by arranging Demon Cores in the twenty-four inner palaces were only a foundation, and their effects were limited. If He Yu could unite the nine formations, his strength would immediately soar. To bring their power to its fullest, however, he would need to fully comprehend the Three Talents Formation and the Eight Trigrams Formation, as well as find powerful spiritual treasures to suppress his inner palaces. All that was still far beyond He Yu at present.

When he used Mystic Pole Devour as he had conceived it, He Yu found it weaker than he had expected, but it was at least usable.

Gulp!

He opened his mouth, and a stream of pale cyan demon qi spread out. Before his mouth, a faint Cyan Vortex appeared, containing a terrifying power of suction and shredding.

The pale cyan demon qi shot toward the two little demons. They were locked in battle and had only just noticed the demon qi. They tried to dodge, but it was already too late. The qi wrapped around them completely. As soon as it did, the Cyan Vortex before He Yu's mouth released a powerful force of suction, and the two demons were drawn toward it against their will. The closer they came, the smaller their bodies became, until at last they plunged into the vortex in terror.

Once the two demons had been sucked into the vortex, its terrifying shredding force took effect. In the blink of an eye, they were completely transformed into two streams of demon qi, merging with the pale cyan qi.

"Alas! I got half as much demon qi as I expected. Mystic Pole Devour really is far from complete." He Yu sighed inwardly. He had expected to gain at least eight tenths of a demon's qi from devouring it, but he had only gotten four tenths.

After the devouring was complete, He Yu inhaled and drew all the pale cyan demon qi into his body. He circulated his cultivation technique, and after one full cycle, successfully absorbed the four tenths of demon qi from the two demons. All twenty-five Demon Cores improved slightly.

Although the effect was not great, He Yu was pleased. This was far faster than cultivating on his own or eating spiritual treasures!

Seeing three little demons fighting nearby, he had a thought and quietly approached them again, preparing Mystic Pole Devour once more.

Before long, the three little demons had become He Yu's nourishment, and his Demon Cores improved a little further.

Feeling his cultivation rise at a visible rate, He Yu grew more and more driven. And as he devoured more often, he became increasingly skilled at Mystic Pole Devour, steadily improving its efficiency.

Four tenths... five tenths... six tenths!

It did not take long for He Yu to retain six tenths of a demon's qi after devouring it.

His repeated devouring drew the attention of some nearby little demons, but under He Yu's overwhelming cultivation, they were all swallowed up. He could now devour a dozen or more demons in one go, but that slowed his digestion considerably and was more trouble than it was worth!

As time passed, He Yu gradually devoured several hundred demons. All twenty-five Demon Cores within him had doubled in strength, but he was beginning to struggle. Although this method of improving his cultivation was fast, it was not a proper path and had many shortcomings. If he devoured too much, he would lose control of his own demon qi.

He Yu understood this. Refining the Python Demon's Demon Core had already made his own demon qi impure. Now he had devoured several hundred little demons. Although his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, his demon qi was on the verge of slipping out of control.

After thinking it over, He Yu stopped devouring. He found an extremely secluded place and began circulating his cultivation technique to bring his demon qi into balance. Otherwise, he would be in grave danger. If a fight broke out and he could not control his demon qi, he might lose his life.