After the second nascent soul appeared, he looked around curiously, then giggled. With a flash of golden light, he arrived above the avatar's body and silently slipped in through its Heavenly Crown.
The next moment, a powerful spiritual pressure suddenly surged from the body, and its eyes slowly opened.
He stood, stretched his limbs, then said to Xiao Yu:
"You can withdraw the protective barrier now. With a physical body to inhabit, the nascent soul won't be affected by this demonic qi."
"Mm. Sense the demonic qi here and see whether you can withstand it." Xiao Yu nodded and withdrew the protective barrier as he spoke.
When the surrounding demonic qi rushed in and enveloped the avatar, his expression initially tightened. He instantly activated his cultivation arts, then closed his eyes and stood motionless.
After a long while, the avatar opened his eyes, a divine gleam flashing within them, and said calmly:
"The demonic qi here has almost no adverse effect on me. We can descend farther and see whether anything changes."
"Good. Let's go!" Xiao Yu said, then rapidly descended without taking any protective measures.
The avatar did the same, his face expressionless.
In truth, Xiao Yu had long harbored the idea of bringing the avatar here to investigate and cultivate. Thus, the moment he received Perfected Zhiyang's invitation, he had brought the avatar along without hesitation. Now that he had tested it, the plan proved feasible indeed.
Naturally, Xiao Yu would not let anyone learn of something so obviously abnormal, so he had waited until Perfected Zhiyang left before conducting the experiment.
Before long, Xiao Yu and the avatar touched down on solid ground, reaching the bottom of the Demonic Qi Abyss. They were now more than three thousand zhang below the white light screen that enclosed the