"Devour!"
Crack!
Black-Clad Qin Hao tightened his right hand slightly. With a crack, the Low-Grade Origin Demon Crystal shattered.
At the same time...
A dense surge of Origin Demonic Qi, mingled with demonic power and demonic soul energy, rushed through Qin Hao's right hand and into his arm.
Then...
"Hm?"
The instant that power entered his body, Qin Hao felt it rampage uncontrollably through his meridians.
After all...
Only an Ordinary Creation expert of the Devil Race could possibly nurture a Low-Grade Origin Demon Crystal within their body.
The energy it contained was immense.
If he let that power run wild through his meridians, they could easily rupture—or he could even burst apart and die.
No wonder the Gods and Devils Heaven-Suppressing Art places such importance on the first time one cultivates with a Low-Grade Origin Demon Crystal.
If an ordinary person absorbed the energy of a Low-Grade Origin Demon Crystal so directly, their meridians might not withstand it. Even if they survived, they would be injured.
That was backlash.
But Qin Hao's body was already strong. After seven days of cultivation in the Azure Flame Spirit Pool, his cultivation was only at the Second Layer of Venerable Martial Realm, yet his physical strength rivaled someone at the Ninth Layer.
In other words, even without using the Hidden Force from the Demon-Suppressing Volume of the Gods and Devils Heaven-Suppressing Art, his punch could match an all-out attack from someone at the Ninth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm.
His strong body also meant his meridians were exceptionally tough and wide, able to withstand more energy.
That was one of the Devouring Doppelganger's strengths in Body Refinement. If it could not withstand more energy, devouring all things might make it burst apart.
Besides, the Devouring Doppelganger cultivated the Way of Devouring above