"Hiss, hiss..."
The sounds rang out, real and tangible.
The mass of Heart-Devouring Demonic Qi at Lin Shisan's chest, still trying to seize the chance to wreak havoc, finally lost its ability to take shape beneath the unlucky fellow's diagonal sword thrust.
Yet it continued its final struggle, trying to forcibly control Lin Shisan's Divine Sense and possess his body.
"Rumble..."
The dormant Black-and-White Grinding Disc began to turn, instantly grinding the struggling Heart-Devouring Demonic Qi to pieces.
There were even squeaking sounds.
Immediately afterward, Lin Shisan, who had been so weakened that a breeze could almost topple him, shot upright as though injected with chicken blood.
His eyes, one black and one white, slowly returned to their normal color, and the eerie blood-red hue from before gradually faded away.
"What is this Black-and-White Grinding Disc?"
Lin Shisan looked it over again and again, uncertain.
As the Black-and-White Grinding Disc turned, the pain throughout his body and all his earlier discomfort noticeably eased.
Like spring breezes bringing gentle rain, like a long drought finally meeting a welcome downpour, a feeling of ease welled up from the bottom of his heart.
"Bang..."
With a sound like shattering glass, the Sixth Stage bottleneck was smashed to pieces in an instant.
A force as vast as the sea surged into Lin Shisan's Eight Extraordinary Meridians and every pore throughout his body, large and small.
Even his injured Divine Sense Sea not only healed completely as the grinding disc turned, but also became purer and sturdier.
"Th-this... he advanced?"
The nine black-clad men, including Ouyang Xiao, all stared wide-eyed.
Just how monstrous was Lin Shisan?
A sword had pierced his chest, yet not only was he fine, he had actually broken through his bottleneck and advanced.
This completely overturned everything they knew.
"Hehehe... the