"Damn it! What the hell is this thing?" Inside the Soul Refining Tower, Xiao Yan's body was already drenched in blood. Blood Fiendish Aura rampaged through him, and even when he activated all four of his Heavenly Flames at once, adding the power of his Soul Flame, he still could not suppress it.
"There's no other choice. I'll have to treat a dead horse as though it were still alive." Xiao Yan's thoughts raced before his hand seals shifted rapidly. He mobilized his Dou Qi, driving the baleful energy along the meridian pathways of the Unending Void Demon Body. The golden sheen on his skin dimmed, replaced by a deep, dark red.
Although Xiao Yan had yet to gather all the materials needed to cultivate the Unending Void Demon Body, this savage baleful energy was an excellent substitute for them. Its effects were even more potent, but the danger this time was over a thousand times greater than when he had cultivated the Lesser Glazed Golden Body!
Only Xiao Yan would dare devise a method of cultivating with savage baleful power. After all, the slightest mistake could plunge him beyond all hope of salvation. But he had no other option. The Demon Sword's power far exceeded what he could withstand. Unless he found a way to neutralize it, he would undoubtedly die.
As Xiao Yan circulated the Unending Void Demon Body with all his strength, attempting to digest the baleful energy, the blood-filled pool below began to churn violently. Wisps of dark red energy surged toward him as though drawn by some force. From a distance, they seemed to form a blood-red vortex, its source none other than Xiao Yan as he struggled with the baleful energy inside him.
"This won't work... there's too much baleful energy. I have to