Just when Gongyuan wanted to refute him, she saw his expression change. He raised his head slightly and sighed with a smile. "There's still a very long way to go. I can't die here right now!"
His gaze seemed to pierce through the boundless darkness and reach an extremely distant place, like a frog gazing at the stars or a child pursuing a beautiful dream. It was so insignificant, but it was also so persistent.
In that moment, Gongyuan experienced a false impression. She was clearly in his arms, yet she seemed to be separated by a shattered space. Suddenly, she felt that he was rather lonely and pitiful. The light he gave off made her unable to look at him directly.
Their minds connected. His complicated desires were replaced by an even deeper desire. She could not help but sigh. Under his almost-mortal appearance, he was still a cultivator after all!
At this moment, the shattered space in the surroundings automatically recovered, like the surface of a lake that had been shattered. With his current strength, he was nowhere close to flattening the surface of the lake.
"Once a crack appears, power the Heart of the Abyss with everything you have and provide me with the power of Ruin's End. However, those guys outside will definitely use this opportunity to attack. You have to protect me for a while."
"I can," said Gongyuan.
"I might not be able to become your partner, but if I can survive this …" Li Qingshan suddenly broke into a self-deprecating smile. "Forget it. Let's not talk about something like that. Let's work together and slaughter those bastards outside!"
As the shattered space recovered, the Demon Kings were eager too. Li Qingshan slowly raised his fist and threw a few punches in the surroundings. Every single punch was extremely clumsy and heavy as if it bore a heavy burden. The power of tremors condensed on his fists as he worked hard to control them to the limit.
Pieces of the void shattered again. Under his precise control, there was only a tiny crack left.
Gongyuan immediately powered the Heart of the Abyss and connected with the world of Ruin's End. Li Qingshan closed his eyes and dismissed all of his stray thoughts in that moment. He circulated the Spirit Turtle's Method of Sea Suppression with all his strength, absorbing the deep, cold power of Ruin's End. It was like he had returned to his home that he had been away from for a very long time. His mind became extremely calm.
At the same time, a cluster of black qi pierced through the crack in space and turned into a strange, black snake, biting towards his neck viciously.
Li Qingshan acted as if he didn't notice it, wholeheartedly immersing himself in cultivation.
A cold light flashed, and a diamond-shaped ice crystal shot into the snake's mouth, defeating it.
Gongyuan coldly stood in front of Li Qingshan, thinking, "I haven't lived enough either!"
A smile flashed across Li Qingshan's lips before vanishing. Afterwards, he completely devoted his mind to the deep world of Ruin's End. If he wanted to become a Daemon King, balancing fire and water was not the only way. There was actually another way — pushing the Spirit Turtle Transformation to the fifth layer.
In fact, this path had been laid out before him a long time ago. However, after considering and giving it a try, he still chose to give up. This was because the Phoenix Transformation back then was too weak. Once he gave up, it would make his future cultivation exceptionally difficult.
However, now that the Phoenix Transformation had reached the fourth layer, equal to the Spirit Turtle Transformation, the latent problems in this aspect were much smaller. Although balancing the two first was still the best choice, it was impossible for everything in life to go according to plan. However, since someone wanted to give him a little surprise, he decided to give them a little surprise too.
The Spirit Turtle Transformation had been on the verge of breaking through a long time ago. After twenty years of accumulation, he was only a single step away. With the support of Ruin's End, this step became especially easy.
A while later, there was a great rumble in his sea of consciousness. After a moment of upheaval, it was immediately suppressed. A spirit turtle dove deep into the bottom of his sea of consciousness, slowly extending a head that resembled a dragon, yet was not. It let out a deep growl.
Gongyuan gritted her teeth to fend off the frenzied attacks of the Demon Kings. She sensed something and glanced out of the corner of her eye. In a daze, she seemed to see a spirit turtle, staring at her with a tranquil gaze. At a closer glance, she discovered that it was Li Qingshan's gaze. Not only did his presence become even greater and more profound, but even his appearance had undergone many changes.
His scarlet hair and eyes returned to black hair and eyes. His ox horns, claws, and teeth vanished. His face lost some of its handsomeness, but it gained some sharpness. Having suppressed the ox demon and tiger demon, he had returned to the original Li Qingshan.
"You've worked hard!"
Li Qingshan said. Gongyuan's long hair was disheveled, and her presence was feeble. There was a wound on her shoulder. Although it had been sealed in ice, it was still black. Even if it was just a tiny crack, blocking the various attacks of seven Demon Kings was anything but easy. Moreover, during this period of time, the crack had widened by a lot. If it were not for the fact that the Demon Kings were afraid of being dragged down with them and were unwilling to take the risk, the situation would have been even more dangerous.
"No problem. I'll trust you one more time. Don't disappoint me this time!" Gongyuan swung the dark power of Ruin's End with her left hand and bellowed, "Icebound Domain!"
She never expected the ice wall to block the attacks of the Demon Kings immediately, even sealing up the spatial crack for a moment. She was surprised. She never thought she could erupt with such power.
On one hand, she no longer had to split her attention to support Li Qingshan's cultivation, and on the other hand, Li Qingshan could use the power of Ruin's End with even greater ease now that he had broken through to the fifth layer of the spirit turtle.
"When have I ever let you down?"
Li Qingshan took a step forward and threw a punch. The power of tremors spread out with a whistle, shattering the surrounding space. He glanced at his fist and smiled. "Sure enough, it's quite effective!"
Although the Ox Demon Transformation had not improved at all, the various transformations of the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine had always influenced one another. Going from the fourth layer to the fifth layer for the Spirit Turtle Transformation was a huge improvement. His control over his power had increased significantly.
The sound of thunder rang out through the air, filled with supreme dignity and shaking up the mind.
As the absolute law that measured a cultivator's cultivation, even the shattering of space was unable to stop the descent of the heavenly tribulation.
Li Qingshan's smile vanished. He had already taken this crucial step. What came next was the true challenge!
"Wait for me!" Li Qingshan said before diving into the Asura Field again.
The sense of intimacy and tranquility was extracted from her heart, leaving Gongyuan feeling empty inside. She sucked in a deep breath and said softly, "Alright!"
At the same time, in the Myriad Poison cult, Little Ann stood in a pile of rubble. The Skull Prayer Beads turned into skulls as they flew around in the surroundings, with pages of golden scriptures surrounding them. Among them, she still possessed a strange appearance of half beauty and half white bone. She stood with one hand pressed against the Buddha Slaying sword while the other pointed at the sky with the disciplinary ruler. The Blood Sea Banner stood upright behind her, fluttering in the wind.
Golden buddhist light merged into her skin and spread through her flesh and blood, covering half of her white bones in the blink of an eye. She had turned into an alluring beauty, with her head lowered and eyes filled with benevolence and solemnity, preventing anyone from blaspheming her. However, the Samādhi Flames of White Bone burned silently in the depths of her eyes, emotionless and emotionless.
Perhaps it was the effects of her determination, or perhaps the White Bone Bodhisattva had left behind this possibility in the first place …
"Qingshan, I've done it. Wait for me."
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