The First Divine Ability--Mystic Pole Devour

Chapter 10: The First Divine Ability—Mystic Pole Devour

The Pangu's Pressure radiating from the Mount Buzhou Range fluctuated violently. The billions of demons waiting outside all tightened their hearts, knowing that the Pangu's Pressure was about to converge toward Mount Buzhou. Half of the outer Mount Buzhou Range was also about to open, and within it lay tens of billions of spiritual treasures, incomparably abundant heaven and earth spiritual energy, and above all, Pangu's Information—all of this was a temptation of immense proportions.

As the Pangu's Pressure grew increasingly turbulent and gradually began to retract, the demons knew the opening of the Mount Buzhou Range was imminent. They all mobilized the demon qi within their bodies, and the various Demon Kings began organizing their subordinate small demons.

He Yu remained in a hidden, inconspicuous spot, coldly watching the incredibly tense masses of demons. He merely sneered in his heart. Unlike these demons, he had long since calculated his path during this time. Once the Mount Buzhou Range opened, his first step would be to devour small demons and spiritual essences to raise his cultivation. As for Pangu's Information, that would depend on fate; if another demon obtained it, He Yu would kill them at any cost!

Furthermore, He Yu harbored another thought: based on his knowledge from his previous life, the emergence of supreme treasures and spiritual objects in the Primordial World was never simple to obtain. There would always be a struggle, and in the end, cultivation would determine ownership.

Boom!

A formless, terrifying roar resounded. He Yu felt all the Pangu's Pressure radiating from the entire Mount Buzhou Range retract, and at the same time, he could faintly sense the shocking pressure converging toward Mount Buzhou.

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

"Roar!" "Awoo...!" "Howl!" "Swoosh!"...

Countless cries erupted as billions of demons sprang into action. Over a hundred groups of Demon Kings, each leading thousands or tens of thousands of subordinates, rode colorful demon clouds into the Mount Buzhou Range. Many other demons entered in groups of three or five, while even more went in alone. Simultaneously, the death struggles He Yu had anticipated broke out; though not many, there were at least ten thousand.

Ten thousand demons were locked in endless, deadly combat on the edge of the Mount Buzhou Range, not only fighting over the spiritual essences before them but also settling old grudges.

In a short while, the numerous demons entered the Mount Buzhou Range, scattering and disappearing from He Yu's sight. He Yu paid them no mind; his attention was fixed on the ten thousand or so demons fighting. These demons did not possess strong demon qi, and the strongest among them had less than one percent of his own.

Watching these ten thousand demons, a crazy idea surged in He Yu's mind. Since creating the Eight Meridians Mystic Pole, he had been keen on developing matching divine abilities. With the help of various information from his past life, he already had the prototypes for two.

The first divine ability was the Mystic Pole Devour, conceived based on the Taotie, combined with the Northern Dark Divine Art and the Star-Sucking Great Technique. This ability was extremely overbearing, capable of devouring all things and refining them into demon qi for his own use.

The second divine ability was created solely on the foundation of the Mystic Pole Devour; it was an attack method using Demon Qi Explosion. For now, He Yu only had the idea; to use it, he would have to wait until he had mastered the Mystic Pole Devour.

Demon Qi Explosion would damage its master, making it a desperate measure for demons, usually only used when a Demon Core self-destructed or blood essence was reversed. However, using it in conjunction with the Mystic Pole Devour was perfect. Since the Mystic Pole Devour refined everything into demon qi, as long as it wasn't merged into his own Demon Core, it had no connection to his body, meaning the explosion wouldn't harm him. Moreover, as the amount of devoured demon qi increased, the power of the explosion would also grow.

He Yu's intention now was to use the Mystic Pole Devour to consume these ten thousand demons. He would not devour them all at once; since these demons were scattered everywhere, it was perfect to pick them off one by one.

Countless demons were now flooding into the Mount Buzhou Range, and the high-grade spiritual essences would soon be snatched up; He Yu wouldn't gain much by going in now. But these ten thousand demons were different—they all possessed demon qi. Devouring them into his body would raise his own demon qi much faster than refining spiritual essences. Once he had devoured all these demons, entering the Mount Buzhou Range to compete for Pangu's Information would be a massive advantage.

Having made up his mind, He Yu immediately emerged from his hiding spot. Using cover, he quickly approached two small rat and rabbit demons with thin demon qi. As he drew near, his twenty-five Demon Cores began to spin rapidly. Demon qi surged through his body along a specific trajectory. Simultaneously, the three inner mansions within his Eight Main Meridians connected in a Three Talents Formation, while the Eight Main Meridians themselves linked in an Eight Trigrams Formation. With all nine formations active, his demon qi increased instantly.

Currently, the nine formations formed by the Demon Cores in his twenty-four inner mansions were only a foundation and had little effect. If He Yu could merge the nine formations into one, his strength would skyrocket. As for unleashing their maximum potential, that would require a thorough understanding of the Three Talents and Eight Trigrams formations, as well as powerful spiritual treasures to suppress his inner mansions—all of which were far too distant for the current He Yu.

Following his design, He Yu unleashed the Mystic Pole Devour and found it weaker than he had estimated, but it was barely usable.

Gurgle!

As he opened his mouth, a pale cyan demon qi diffused outward. Before his lips, a faint cyan vortex appeared, containing a terrifying power of devouring and shredding.

The pale cyan demon qi lunged at the two small demons. The two, caught in their struggle, only just noticed the demon qi and tried to dodge, but it was too late. They were wrapped tightly by the energy. As soon as they were enveloped, the cyan vortex before He Yu's mouth emitted a powerful suction. The two demons were pulled toward the vortex against their will, their bodies shrinking as they drew closer, until they were finally pulled into the vortex in terror and horror.

Once they were sucked into the vortex, the terrifying shredding power took effect, and in the blink of an eye, the two demons were completely transformed into two streams of demon qi that merged into the pale cyan energy.

"Sigh! Half the demon qi I expected. This Mystic Pole Devour is truly quite imperfect!" He Yu sighed inwardly. He had estimated that devouring a demon would yield at least eighty percent of its energy, but he had only obtained forty percent.

After the devouring was complete, He Yu inhaled, drawing all the pale cyan demon qi into his body. Running his technique, he digested the forty percent of the two demons' energy in a single cycle, and all twenty-five of his Demon Cores improved slightly.

Although the effect wasn't high, He Yu was still joyful; this was much faster than cultivating on his own or consuming spiritual essences!

Seeing three more small demons fighting not far away, his heart stirred. He quietly approached again, preparing the Mystic Pole Devour once more.

In no time at all, the three small demons became He Yu's supplements, and his Demon Cores improved a little more.

Feeling the visible speed of his cultivation growth, He Yu's motivation grew stronger. As the number of times he devoured increased, he became more proficient with the Mystic Pole Devour, and his efficiency constantly improved.

Forty percent... fifty percent... sixty percent!

Before long, He Yu was able to retain sixty percent of a demon's energy when devouring it.

The constant devouring eventually caught the attention of some nearby small demons, but under He Yu's powerful cultivation, they were all devoured. He could now devour a dozen demons in one go, but the digestion speed was too slow, making it counterproductive!

As time passed, He Yu had gradually devoured hundreds of demons. The twenty-five Demon Cores within him had all doubled in size, and he began to feel overwhelmed. While this method of raising his cultivation was fast, it was not the righteous path and had many flaws; devouring too much made his own demon qi difficult to control.

He Yu understood this well. Refining the Python Demon's core earlier had already made his own demon qi impure, and now, having devoured hundreds of small demons, his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, but his demon qi was at a critical point of losing control.

After some thought, He Yu stopped devouring. He found an incredibly hidden spot and began to run his technique to harmonize his demon qi. Otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous; if a fight broke out and he lost control of his demon qi, his life would be at stake.