The zen intent within the Chant of Deva-Nāga seemed to make Li Qingshan feel extremely displeased. He sucked in a deep breath and roared at the sky!
"Roar!" The tiger's roar shook the world, but the vast dragon's roar was endless. Even when the tiger's roar drowned it out, it did not stop.
"This is … Little Ann's voice!"
His sea of consciousness was in a frenzy, but a sliver of clarity remained in the depths of Li Qingshan's mind. The spirit turtle was no longer able to suppress the demonic nature of the ox demon and tiger demon, so it hid itself deeply, maintaining a tranquil heart.
Another Asura Commander descended and was smashed to pieces by a single punch. No matter how great its life force was, it could not recover. His daemon qi was depleted very quickly, but the Strength of the Earth continued to support him, allowing him to stubbornly continue fighting against the invisible enemy, against the world, and against himself.
"No, I can't continue like this. I have to maintain the balance in my mind, or I'll really lose myself. Earlier, I actually wanted to attack even Little Ann. That's no ordinary kind of madness!"
However, the demonic nature rampaged like a prairie fire. It could not be contained at all. The evil thoughts grew endlessly, multiplying by a hundred or even a thousand times.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Li Qingshan knelt on the ground and struck the ground madly. The Asura Field within several hundred kilometers shook as if it could no longer contain his rampage.
With his last sliver of clarity, the Demon Suppression statues appeared in his mind, and he forcefully used the Demon Suppression Statuary.
"Demon suppression!" Li Qingshan bellowed.
With a swish, the Chains of Demon Suppression swept through the air like dragons, wrapping around Li Qingshan's mountainous body tightly, almost pressing it into his black, iron-like hide.
"Demon suppression!"
A colossal Demon Suppression Tower descended from the sky. With a boom, it suppressed Li Qingshan beneath it.
The ground shook violently and immediately fell silent. Where the Demon Suppression Tower had landed had basically become a basin. The surrounding ground cracked.
In the Demon Suppression Tower, a sliver of clarity appeared in Li Qingshan's scarlet eyes. His huge, crisscrossed mouth let out an unyielding roar, but his body struggled uncontrollably. He wanted to do as he pleased! He wanted to do as he pleased! He wanted absolute freedom!
"Roar!"
With an angry roar, the dragon-like Demon Suppression Chain was forcefully broken. Immediately after, the other Demon Suppression Chains broke one by one.
"Simple and crude suppression is already useless. Rather than blocking, it's better to let it out. The Devil Heart has no regrets!"
With a thought, Li Qingshan's demonic heart emitted a resplendent light, guiding the surging demonic nature into it. The light became brighter and brighter, and the Demon Suppression Statuary improved at an astonishing speed, allowing him to master all the Demon Suppression statues.
With a crack, a tiny crack appeared on the demon heart.
"Fortunately, my first Demon Suppression Statue cultivated the Demon Heart Without Remorse, and not the Demon Heart Initial Remorse, which conforms to my own demonic nature. If I had blindly suppressed it, the Demon Heart would have been shattered by now."
Li Qingshan felt slightly fortunate, but he didn't dare relax in the slightest. He circulated the Demon Suppression Statuary with all his might, but he was still unable to stop the cracks from rapidly spreading.
With a ping sound, the demon heart shattered. It directly blasted a large hole in Li Qingshan's chest. The flesh and blood within had all been pulverized, leaving only bones that shone with a metallic luster.
If not for this powerful demonic body, Li Qingshan would already be dead. He gritted his teeth. "Again!"
In the hole in his chest, Demonic Qi gathered once more, howling as it spun and condensed into a demon heart once more. This demon heart was even purer than the original one, completely eliminating the traces of the original Ocean Pearl, turning into a true demon heart. However, the cracks began to spread once more.
Boom! The demon heart shattered!
"Again!"
Shatter, solidify, shatter, solidify …
After repeating this countless times, the hole in Li Qingshan's chest continued to expand. Even the metallic luster of his bones dimmed, and cracks began to appear.
At the same time, Li Qingshan had also completely broken the Demon Suppression Chains. He leapt up and punched the Demon Suppression Statuary.
The Demon Suppression Statuary shook fiercely, barely supporting itself and not collapsing. As Li Qingshan continued to refine and condense his demon heart, the Demon Suppression Statuary was also deduced to a higher realm by him. The might of the Demon Suppression Statuary also became stronger!
However, the second punch followed, the third punch, the fourth punch … All the way until the eighth punch, the Demon Suppression Statuary collapsed with a loud bang. In front of absolute power, the so-called restraint was nothing but a joke.
However, Li Qingshan was secretly anxious. Although the violent demonic nature was somewhat alleviated through the 《Demon Suppression Statuary》, if he continued to let the demon heart shatter like this, his tiger bones might not be able to hold on first.
Even the indestructible tiger bones had their limits. Although they were still intact on the surface, the cracks had already spread to his spine. It was only under his great control that he did not shatter them.
Once the tiger bones shattered, they would no longer be able to reform, and the only path left would be Phoenix Nirvana. However, even if he were reborn, the demonic nature existed in his mind. It would not vanish with his body. Instead, it would become even more deeply rooted. As a matter of fact, it would even completely fuse with his consciousness after he was reborn.
At this moment, not only had the tiger bones reached their limits, but even the spirit turtle was unable to remain concealed anymore. It could only use its shell to fend off the invasion of the demonic nature.
Once the spirit turtle failed, the outcome of the battle between the divine and the demonic in his mind would be completely determined. The demonic nature would possess absolute dominance.
Li Qingshan would not die, and it was very likely for the tiger demon to break through to the fifth layer. However, the daemon core that contained the powers of the spirit turtle and the phoenix would probably be abandoned, and the Demon Suppression Statuary would be even less needed. He would probably condense a new daemon core with the demon heart. Although it was very difficult to say whether his strength would increase or decrease, his future path of cultivation would probably be much easier than right now. Extremity was a form of power in itself.
But this isn't the path I want to take! Extremity can bring me temporary benefits, but in the long run, it'll cut off my path to the Nine Heavens. This is unacceptable. That bastard Qiongqi doesn't understand at all!
However, Qiongqi's plan was about to succeed. Just like how a prolonged defense was bound to fail, an opening finally appeared in the spirit turtle's perfect defence. The demonic nature ate away at Li Qingshan's final sliver of clarity.
At this moment, a beautiful cry rang through his sea of consciousness. Just when the spirit turtle was powerless, the phoenix flapped its fiery wings and took off.
Li Qingshan had only reached the second layer of the Phoenix's Scripture of Nirvāṇa, and he had not even comprehended a second innate ability. It was the weakest out of the four transformations of the demonic and divine that he currently cultivated, so Li Qingshan had never thought about using it. Right now, he was only resisting instinctively. Unlike the spirit turtle's forbearance, the phoenix's noble and pure heart could not tolerate such humiliation.
However, the phoenix was far too weak. Under the urging of the ox demon and tiger demon, it was like a candle in the wind, about to be extinguished at any time. However, the flames of the phoenix constantly purged the endless darkness, singing loudly!
The phoenix's nirvāṇa remains undying! So I do have a little of the so-called noble and pure heart too. " Li Qingshan seemed to understand something. He thought again, "Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, and that evil is evil. Everyone knows that kindness is goodness, and that evil is evil. Good and evil coexist, and beauty and ugliness go hand in hand. Today, I'm in such a bad situation, but it's instead reflecting the beauty and kindness in my heart. How wondrous! "
Li Qingshan smiled. Suddenly, the phoenix wings that had vanished unfurled behind him once more. They were so beautiful and glorious.
However, this comprehension was not enough to free him from his current dangerous situation.
Although he had gained a deeper understanding of the Phoenix's Scripture of Nirvāṇa, it was still only the second layer at the end of the day. The divine nature he possessed was nowhere near as great as the spirit turtle, so how could he contend against the ox demon and tiger demon who had Qiongqi's support?
As soon as the flames of the phoenix in his sea of consciousness brightened slightly, they were immediately suppressed. They were about to be extinguished. The phoenix wings on his back fluttered and fell off as well. It was only a moment of glory.
With a cracking sound, one of the ribs in the hollow of his chest broke.
Like dominoes, it triggered a chain reaction. The sound of bones shattering rang out.
Looks like I can only undergo rebirth again. The phoenix has become a little stronger after all. I hope the demonic nature doesn't corrode it too much when I lose consciousness and directly obliterate its divine nature. Then after rebirth, I can slowly nurse it back to its original state. It's a pity that I've wasted this opportunity. The Tiger Demon Transformation and the Demon Suppression Statuary should have been even more powerful.
With various regrets and worries, Li Qingshan fished out a small bottle from his sumeru ring. Inside was the medicine that balanced water and fire refined by Ru Xin. He glanced at it before tossing the bottle into his mouth. He used this time to balance water and fire, adding some insurance to his rebirth this time.
The daemon core had already used up all of its daemon qi, so the reconciliation of the two powers went unexpectedly smoothly. As the medicinal effects spread, azure blue and scarlet red rapidly merged together. On one hand, it was because his comprehension of the Phoenix's Scripture of Nirvāṇa had increased. On the other hand, it was because the spirit turtle had used up all of its strength in the battle against the ox demon and tiger demon, which reduced its rejection of the phoenix's power. After all, they were still on the same side.
In the moment he completed balancing water and fire, Li Qingshan finally comprehended the second innate ability of the Phoenix Transformation.
By now, the cracks had already spread to most of the tiger bones. Large swathes of his skin had cracked.
Death was right before his eyes!
As Li Qingshan listened to the vast dragon's roar, he felt a hint of warmth. He silently comprehended the new ability.
"Hmm? It's not an offensive ability, and it doesn't seem like I can defend against it either. Looks like I can't use it directly, but it doesn't seem to have any additional effects either. What exactly is this ability? Hmm?
Cracks crawled across Li Qingshan's face, but it was unable to hide his strange expression. His thoughts suddenly came to an end, and his body shattered loudly.
"Qingshan!"
Outside the Asura Field, Little Ann cried out. Although she knew he could be reborn, she could not help but feel her heart ache.
She was already prepared to receive the phoenix's embryo when she suddenly widened her eyes. In the Asura Field, Li Qingshan's scattered flesh, blood, and bones all turned into flames, gathering together and reforming his body.
Li Qingshan widened his eyes as well, looking at his undamaged hands strangely. He felt like all of his wounds had already recovered.
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