On the battlefield before the sacred pool in the Barbarian Tribe's Holy Land.
As Wanyan Bulin rapidly increased his power, the giant flaming palm swelled, pressing down with unstoppable force.
"Thud...!"
Gu Chenfeng finally dropped to one knee, his body unable to bear the burden, on the verge of being completely suppressed.
"Bzzz...!"
The wavering battle axe suddenly gave an eerie hum.
A mass of black mist suddenly emerged from the axe blade clashing head-on with the giant flaming palm and burrowed into the flames.
"Hm...?"
Wanyan Bulin's gaze sharpened as doubt and alarm stirred in his heart.
"Hiss...!"
Like a mountain torrent bursting forth, a pillar of light formed from black mist suddenly surged out of the battle axe, plunging straight into the giant flaming palm.
The violent black mist and flames collided fiercely.
The two energies, as incompatible as fire and water, abruptly exploded.
"Boom!"
With an earth-shaking blast, violent shock waves scattered in all directions.
Wanyan Bulin shuddered and drifted backward more than ten zhang.
He stared in shock at the area ahead where Gu Chenfeng stood.
As the dust cleared, Gu Chenfeng's figure emerged.
At that moment, black mist wreathed Gu Chenfeng's entire body.
An icy, savage aura radiated from every inch of him, and he looked crazed.
His eyes, in particular, shone with an uncanny bloody light.
Like a ravenous, bloodthirsty beast in a dark forest.
"Hm...?"
Everyone was startled at the sight of Gu Chenfeng's condition.
"Cultivation deviation!"
Almost anyone in the martial world with some knowledge knew of cultivation deviation.
A martial artist might lose control of their cultivation technique or mistakenly consume some special Heavenly Treasure.
Or their heart of the Dao might be unstable, allowing a heart demon to take control.
They would then lose control of body and mind, becoming