At first, the Demon Dragon had not intended to use Xiao Hua's body. Xiao Hua's performance within the illusion had made the Demon Dragon somewhat wary. Over the past million years, not a single cultivator who entered the illusion had escaped, yet Xiao Hua had forcibly broken free from the Demon Dragon's control through the power of a Soul Cultivator. Xiao Hua's awakening had even awakened Xin Xin as well.
However, when Xiao Hua blocked Gu Zhen's Buddha-Demon Hand and the Demon Dragon drove the demonic blade to sever one of Xiao Hua's arms, it suddenly discovered that Xiao Hua actually possessed the Demonic Cultivation Techniques of the Blood Drop Cave Heaven—and that Xiao Hua's physical body was unbelievably formidable! Only then did the Demon Dragon conceive the intention of possession. In its eyes, Xiao Hua's mind was that of a child, utterly incomparable to itself. Thus, after obtaining Xiao Hua's body, the first thing the Demon Dragon wanted to do was destroy the Profound Origin Water Control Banner. Even if it could not destroy it, it had to inflict grave damage upon it, so it could flee with the demonic blade.
But with Xin Xin blocking it and the Profound Origin Water Control Banner resisting, the Demon Dragon was actually unable to control Xiao Hua's body. Thus, it could only turn to possessing Xiao Hua. Looking at Xiao Hua's weakened mind, the Demon Dragon was like a street thug spotting a pretty young wife walking alone at night, and the trembling appearance of Xiao Hua's mind truly put it at ease. Yet when Xiao Hua's mind hid within the space, leaving only a small portion behind as bait, and the Demon Dragon swaggered forward to devour that small portion, it abruptly discovered that it was no longer inside Xiao