Divine Ability Demon Power

In Zhang Xuezhou's ideal scenario, his fish-dragon body would be difficult to find, and he would be specifically responsible for delaying the inevitable.

On another level, there are experts who slay the physical bodies of those skilled in combat who oppose him.

It must be said that, without any real skills, Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly tried to turn the tide using this method.

But over the years, despite numerous battles, he has never been able to realize his dream of physically killing his opponent.

It wasn't until they were inside the underground palace of Qingzhou Ding that the unexpected strategic deployment emerged, allowing Zhang Xuezhou's ideal strategic deployment model to be realized.

He watched as Ying Fusu, with his handsome face, slowly crouched down, his body gradually revealing a White Bone form. He felt that His Majesty must have shattered Ying Fusu's terracotta figure.

Without the support of a physical body, the body is like a floating duckweed; even if it possesses power, it will only be strong for a short time before it declines, even resembling the state of reality.

"Goodbye!"

Zhang Xuezhou greeted him, but Ying Fusu did not reply.

His White Bone body crouched in the darkness, his skull gaping open, and his eye sockets no longer glowed with golden phosphorescence, but with a ghastly green.

Phosphorescent flames flickered and drifted, and life withered away in the swaying motion.

Perhaps he regretted not having exhausted his strength to kill Zhu Jiuyin, or perhaps he regretted why he judged Zhang Xuezhou to be dead, or why he didn't fire a few more arrows, or perhaps he regretted other factors.

Ying Fusu's tactics were not flawed at the time, but various factors arose after his defeat.

"I'm truly miserable. Everyone who sees me wants to stomp on me. Your terracotta warrior is shattered to the point of near death, and my body has probably been tortured by the Venerable One to no end. Please, can you just die a little faster? I'm waiting to see my terrible end!"

The campaign was coming to an end after being beaten the entire time, and Zhang Xuezhou was also dejected, feeling that he would not have a good ending either.

Unfortunately, he was trapped in the nine-petal flower form and couldn't move, not even to deliver the final blow to Ying Fusu. He could only slowly wait for the other to die.

Ying Fusu died a difficult death, and Zhang Xuezhou suffered greatly as well.

"I told you we should make peace, but you wouldn't believe me. You insisted on fighting and killing. Now look what's happened! You're in trouble, and I'm dragging you into this mess too. I was just passing through on my way back to Chang'an City; I was simply conscripted..."

Zhang Xuezhou kept rambling on and on.

Perhaps unable to bear his incessant chatter, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the White Bone he had squatted down were dissipating faster.

As the skull's head fell and transformed into a golden light, Zhang Xuezhou saw the darkness recede, revealing billowing smoke and flames before his eyes.

"Burn to death! Burn to death!"

Zhang Xuezhou shouted.

Amidst the thick smoke and flames, Ying Fusu's servant's body resembled a damp piece of firewood, billowing black smoke as it caught fire.

Even the terracotta warriors that weren't afraid of burning were burning until they were smoking. For a moment, Zhang Xuezhou almost suspected that he himself had also turned into White Bone.

"I'll burn you to death, I'll burn you to death..."

In the distance, the Venerable One uttered indistinct whispers, his entire dragon body also covered in flames, with billowing steam rising continuously.

The underground palace swayed and trembled, everything appearing unreal, flickering between light and shadow, as if it were about to be shattered by the burning.

However, the Qingzhou Cauldron remained firmly standing at the source, allowing this underground palace to maintain a relatively intact form.

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at it, then struggled violently to free his body.

Perhaps it was the effect of the Fire Avoidance Technique, or the support of the Body Technique, or perhaps it was because he was in his three-zhang-tall demonic form, or perhaps it was because the Venerable One's firepower was aimed at Ying Fusu and Zhang Xuezhou was only grazed by the flames. He felt that he could barely bear the consequences of being burned.

The flames on his body had extinguished, leaving him enveloped in a layer of foul-smelling, charred carbon, causing an extremely intense stinging sensation.

This isn't entirely a bad thing; it means his body can still feel pain and hasn't burned to the point of losing sensation and completely failing.

The jade-colored feathers on his arm had their fine hairs burned away, leaving only a pile of feather shafts. They looked tattered and like they had grown a bunch of sharp thorns. It could be considered that they had left a seed and had not completely destroyed the "Technique Within the Clouds".

"I did leave you an arm, though!"

Zhang Xuezhou released his right hand, and Ying Fusu's severed arm, which he had been holding, fell to the ground. The Tai'a sword, which had been used as bait, had vanished without a trace.

Compared to Ying Fusu's broken, flaming, and unrecognizable body, the other party's half-arm, held in Zhang Xuezhou's palm, still maintained its complete shape, allowing Zhang Xuezhou to see the White Bone and withered red muscles inside.

He groaned and could only try his best to condense the incantation.

"Supreme Purity True Technique!"

The life-saving Technique Method for emergency treatment appeared in Zhang Xuezhou's right palm. He pointed it at his body, and he felt the stinging pain begin to subside. Feathers appeared on his arm, and the healing power revived in his body.

"It's not enough!"

The Supreme Purity True Technique can heal the entire body, but Zhang Xuezhou also discovered various shortcomings in its effectiveness when treating ferocious beasts.

Now that he has to transform into the size of a ferocious beast, the difficulty of healing has undoubtedly increased.

However, Zhang Xuezhou also noticed something amiss when his Supreme Purity True Technique was insufficient.

It was as if the Supreme Purity True Technique had exerted a strong pull on his body, and he felt that his bloated and huge body had regained a little more sense of movement.

In the past, when treating serious injuries, Zhang Xuezhou was always afraid that the powerful life force of the Supreme Purity True Technique would drain him to death. He had never encountered a situation where he was not afraid of being drained and even needed to be drained multiple times before he could possibly regain control of his body.

"Tai... Supreme Purity True Technique!"

As the second Supreme Purity True Technique was released, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his right hand was much more flexible than before, and the casting process became smoother.

"What exactly was poured into the Qingzhou Cauldron? It's able to continuously restore my Law Power, allowing me to unleash the Supreme Purity True Technique!"

As his limbs regained sensation and he gradually regained the ability to move in slow motion, Zhang Xuezhou was able to identify his own body more accurately.

Zhang Xuezhou rarely uses Technique Method in his demonic form while in the Technique Within the Clouds state. This is not because he cannot use Law Power, but because it is too difficult for him to use both Demon Power and Law Power at the same time. Even when he switches between Technique Within the Clouds and Cloud Soaring Technique, he directly terminates one of them and uses the space of the fall to buy time to switch Technique Method, rather than having both demonic and Technique Method existing at the same time.

At that moment, he felt that the Demon Power and Law Power in his body were extremely harmonious and free, and could be drawn upon and utilized by him.

"Etc?"

After releasing several Supreme Purity True Technique, Zhang Xuezhou's pain subsided, and when he could more clearly perceive his own state, Zhang Xuezhou realized that the Demon Power and Law Power within his body were merging together.

"My Demon Power has actually caught up with my Law Power! This should be considered the level of Demon Power at the Divine Ability Realm Power Realm!"

Zhang Xuezhou once experienced a moment of clarity and entered a state of mastery over the sequence of 'fast and slow', but such fleeting moments rarely repeated themselves, and it was difficult to replicate them due to insufficient sequence proficiency.

However, his current Law Power and Demon Power are genuine and truly fused together.

Zhang Xuezhou was overjoyed. This surge in Great Sage-level Demon Power was so strange and unnoticed, it was like a windfall, creating a situation almost equal to the Law Power within his body.

However, he also has a cautious side. After all, he is human and mainly cultivates the Realm Technique. If his Demon Power increases too quickly and excessively, it will reverse the Heavenly Gang and easily cause 'demon transformation,' which is the bloodthirsty demonic nature that is difficult for the old people of the Xiong State to control.

"Fortunately, I was in a state of cultivation when my body expanded, so my thinking was not affected. The Great Wilderness Creation Scripture must have also worked, preventing the collision and repulsion of Demon Power. Otherwise, the Demon Power within me would have been easily assimilated by the Venerable One!"

The source of the increase in Demon Power within his body is not hard to guess.

Zhang Xuezhou had previously entertained the idea of staging an accident to extort money, but he resisted the urge.

Zhang Xuezhou just didn't expect that even after he had kept his distance, he would still benefit from the Venerable One's recovery of Demon Power.

The light of a top-tier demon saint is not so easy to obtain. Even if the Venerable One is willing to bleed, it still requires considerable ability to sustain it. Furthermore, the various distracting thoughts brought about by the confusion of Demon Power are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Looking back on some things in hindsight, Zhang Xuezhou realized that he had indeed been somewhat lucky.

Even if His Excellency were willing to cooperate, and Zhang Xuezhou were to repeat the action, it would be very difficult for him to replicate it.

He didn't say he had incredible luck or received a great benefit, but surviving this ordeal without dying or going insane was indeed a stroke of good fortune and a narrow escape from disaster.