In fact, Li Feng's mind fog had already become somewhat eerier and more chaotic than it had been at the beginning.
Although the mind fog responded to his will, in a sense, it was a relatively independent power under his control and would not affect his own power or consciousness.
Thus, despite the changes in the mind fog, Li Feng had kept overlooking them, whether consciously or not.
Only now, as the mind fog began devouring Tian Yue's power, did Li Feng recall the descriptions of the Star-Absorbing Technique in novels from his previous life.
But after thinking it over carefully, he realized that his control over the mind fog had not weakened in the slightest. Instead, it had grown stronger and stronger.
Moreover, the mind fog acted like a filter, stripping away and trapping the different attributes of the various powers it devoured, feeding only pure energy back to Li Feng.
It seemed he had nothing to worry about.
At least for now, everything was heading in a good direction.
Li Feng could not help smiling in relief.
Meanwhile, over where Tian Yue and the Eerie Butcher were.
The two had already engaged in battle.
After sensing the surrounding fog devouring her power, Tian Yue knew she needed to end the fight as quickly as possible.
So she launched an attack immediately.
"Crane Feathers Soar to Heaven!"
Countless crane feathers became sharp arrows and shot toward the Eerie Butcher!
Clang, clang, clang...
The Eerie Butcher swung his cleaver, instantly creating a curtain of blades that intercepted the countless crane feathers.
Tian Yue remained expressionless. She had never expected an attack like that to reach the Eerie Butcher anyway.
"Crane Wings Fill the Sky!"
A pair of wings spread behind her, and with a gentle flap, they actually lifted her into the air.
At that moment, Tian Yue truly resembled an angel who had descended to the mortal world.
At the same time, her spreading wings pushed the surrounding fog away, preventing it from devouring her power, while a force that blotted out the sky and suppressed space locked onto the Eerie Butcher opposite her.
The Eerie Butcher's movements involuntarily faltered.
In an instant, several crane feathers pierced his body.
Thud, thud, thud...
The Eerie Butcher's body immediately grew a little more insubstantial. Fog seized the opportunity to sweep in and ravenously devour his power again, making his body even less solid.
"Die!"
Instinctively sensing danger, the Eerie Butcher's eyes blazed with cold light. He rasped out that single word, raised his cleaver, and slashed at Tian Yue!
Swish!
As the blade cut through the air, a thin black line extended toward Tian Yue.
When Tian Yue saw the Eerie Butcher attack and tried to flap her wings to dodge, she discovered that she could barely move.
He locked down space? How?
Tian Yue's expression changed slightly in an instant.
She had been able to dodge when the Eerie Butcher attacked earlier.
What she did not know was that, although the Eerie Butcher had locked onto her position during his earlier attack as well,
a thick layer of mind fog had stood between them, severely interfering with his lock.
That was why she had been able to retreat and dodge.
Now, as the mind fog dispersed, its ability to disrupt perception and obscure the presence of power had weakened dramatically, naturally allowing him to lock firmly onto her.
"Crane Spirit!"
Despite her shock, Tian Yue remained composed. With a thought, a clear, ethereal power radiating milky-white light suddenly gathered before her.
"Kree!"
With a clear crane cry, a white celestial crane abruptly took shape and charged toward the black line slashing at her.
Clang!
The celestial crane's hard beak struck the black line, producing the ringing clash of metal.
The next instant, the celestial crane radiating milky-white light was hurled backward.
Only when it was about to collide with Tian Yue did it barely manage to stop. Even the milky-white glow around it had dimmed somewhat.
At the same time, however, the black line unleashed by the Eerie Butcher shattered.
"Kree!"
The next instant, the celestial crane flapped its wings and let out a piercing cry. The milky-white light around it flared brilliantly as it hurtled toward the Eerie Butcher.
Whoosh!
In a mere instant, the crane spirit was already upon the Eerie Butcher.
Before he could raise his cleaver, the crane spirit's incredibly hard beak had already struck his forehead with force.
Thud!
A large hole instantly appeared in the Eerie Butcher's forehead.
But the Eerie Butcher was no ordinary living being. Even a large hole in his forehead only made his body a little more insubstantial.
It was not fatal at all. Instead, he abruptly raised his Butcher's Cleaver and stabbed at the crane spirit with incredible speed.
Cold light flashed. Although the crane spirit did everything it could to dodge, he still carved a pitch-black wound into its body.
Hiss!
Milky-white light rippled, and a wisp of black smoke rose from the wound.
Only after the eerie power had been purged did the crane spirit's wound rapidly heal.
Naturally, the crane spirit refused to take the attack lying down. Flapping its wings, it darted and twisted with incredible agility, continually dodging the Eerie Butcher's attacks.
It also lashed out with both claws and pecked repeatedly with its beak, instantly leaving wounds of varying depths across the Eerie Butcher's body.
Gradually, the milky-white glow around the crane spirit dimmed considerably.
Meanwhile, the Eerie Butcher's body had become almost entirely insubstantial.
"Kree!"
The celestial crane beat its wings, let out a sudden cry, and soared into the sky.
Its wings spread once more, and its milky-white radiance instantly blazed...
"Crane Feathers Soar to Heaven!"
Swish, swish, swish...
In an instant, a skyful of crane feathers rained down.
Moreover, every feather was far more solid and sharp than those Tian Yue had unleashed.
Clang, clang, clang...
The Eerie Butcher swung his cleaver, struggling to fend off the rain of feathers.
Thud, thud, thud...
With every block and collision, the Eerie Butcher's body involuntarily shuddered, and he staggered back a step.
Besides, no defense could hold forever.
As countless crane feathers shot down, the Eerie Butcher, armed with only one cleaver, finally began failing to intercept them all. Feather after feather pierced his body.
Thud, thud, thud...
In the blink of an eye, the Eerie Butcher's body rapidly grew insubstantial.
Pop!
Finally, as another crane feather passed through him, the Eerie Butcher's body suddenly rippled and burst apart with a pop, becoming a mass of eerie power.
Before that eerie power could disperse, the mind fog had already swept over it and devoured it.
Whoosh!
Immediately afterward, vast quantities of mind fog began rising into the sky, scattering as they flew west.
The countless wisps of mind fog also spread outward, rapidly thinning the fog in the surrounding area.
Looking at the dissipated Eerie Butcher and the dense fog rapidly fading around her, Tian Yue smiled.
Then, seeing that the crane spirit had also become extremely insubstantial, Tian Yue recalled it at once with a thought.
"Kree!"
After a crane cry, the crane spirit plunged into Tian Yue's body.
Instantly, the crane spirit began drawing an unending stream of power from within Tian Yue.
Her face abruptly paled, and her body swayed.
Tian Yue immediately controlled the wings behind her and landed on the ground.
As she retracted her wings, Tian Yue stumbled slightly.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
After taking several deep breaths, Tian Yue suppressed the weakened, disordered power within her and looked around again, forcing her internal power into motion as she raised a hand slightly.
She had not forgotten that eerie fog still surrounded her.
But once she steadied her mind and examined her surroundings, she discovered that the mind fog was already extremely thin and was still fading rapidly.
Within a breath or two, the surrounding eerie fog was almost imperceptible.
A little while later, the eerie fog around her vanished completely.
Still, Tian Yue did not lower her guard. Instead, she took out the Tracking Compass and slowly poured power into it.
Whir!
Instantly, the Tracking Compass's needle spun rapidly, as though Paranormal Entity power surrounded her on every side.
Gradually, however, the needle slowed until it finally stopped moving.
"Whew!"
Only then did Tian Yue finally relax completely.
Next, Tian Yue pressed a spot on the left side of her chest, then took out her phone, wrote up what had just happened, and sent it to the Night Patrol Bureau app along with a video clip.
Meanwhile, Li Feng had already withdrawn all his mind fog and was speeding toward Pine Court Residential Community while concealing his presence and tracks.
By the time he arrived home, it was already past eleven.
After washing up and lying down in bed, Li Feng still felt an intense thrill as he recalled what had happened.
Not only had he taken advantage of their battle to devour the Eerie Butcher, but he had even swallowed some of Tian Yue's power and gotten a little revenge on her.
Perhaps he was too excited, or perhaps he had too much on his mind and kept wondering whether he could break through this time. Li Feng tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
In the end, Li Feng simply got out of bed again and went to the Living Room to cultivate.
Since he could already divide his attention between two tasks, Li Feng practiced visualization and body tempering simultaneously.
Outside his body, vast quantities of mind fog enveloped him, carrying World Spiritual Force into his skin...
Within the mind space, the mind fog released pure energy, continuously strengthening everything there and refining and adjusting everything in the room.
Even more power flowed into the bathroom, filling in its final missing pieces.
As he cultivated, over and over,
Finally, the Mind Space shook violently first, and the bathroom within it became completely solid.
In addition to defense and confinement, it developed two more abilities.
One was purification, and the other was conversion.
It could purify and convert foreign powers such as sinister energies and foul corruption.
Thinking about it, those abilities did indeed relate to a bathroom's function.
As those two abilities emerged, Li Feng felt his entire Mind Space become clearer and purer, with everything growing more harmonious.
That included the mind fog, which had already been growing increasingly eerie and chaotic.
Now, however, even it seemed to improve somewhat.
Unfortunately, perhaps because the bathroom had only just solidified and its abilities had only just emerged, it lacked sufficient power; or perhaps the changes themselves were irreversible.
The mind fog's condition improved only slightly, becoming somewhat more harmonious and natural, as though it had always been that way.
Its essence, however, had not changed. It remained Paranormal Entity-like and chaotic.
Before you continue