"No. Life and death are ordained. If I truly cannot endure it and die, I will have no regrets." Duan Ren still refused to yield.
"Stubborn!" A faint smile appeared on the old man's face at Duan Ren's words. "But I rather admire that temperament. Then I shall grant your wish and drive these golden needles you forced out back into your acupoints shortly. Perhaps you really can bring Demon Needle Meridian Severing to full mastery. They say that in the Heavenly Demon Sect of old, only the first commander of the Heavenly Demon Guard ever accomplished it."
"Brother Duan, have you truly decided?" Huang Xiao was still somewhat worried. He could tell that this cultivation method was extremely dangerous.
"Ha ha!" The old man suddenly burst out laughing.
Huang Xiao looked at the old man, unsure what he was laughing about.
"Do you know how the first commander of the Heavenly Demon Guard brought Demon Needle Meridian Severing to full mastery?" the old man turned and asked Huang Xiao.
Huang Xiao found the old man's question rather baffling.
This was his first time even hearing of Demon Needle Meridian Severing. How could he possibly know its secrets?
But the old man smiled and continued, "He only brought Demon Needle Meridian Severing to full mastery with the help of the Heavenly Demon Sect's Sect Master of that time. Unfortunately, none of the subsequent Sect Masters attained the first Sect Master's level of power. There may have been even more outstanding talents among those commanders, but sadly, their Sect Masters lacked the power to let this cultivation method reach full mastery. Thus, I deduce that only the Heavenly Demon Sect Master's Heavenly Demon Skill can bring Demon Needle Meridian Severing to full mastery."
Heavenly Demon Skill?! Huang Xiao's heart jolted. He