Merging with Demon Spirits

Suspended City, Sea Hall.

While the news of Lin Feng’s debut as he broke through ten stages and became one of the Pure Land Thirteen Celestial Kings was sweeping across the world, in a slightly dim room, Lin Feng sat relaxedly on the sofa, reflecting on the harvest of this apostle debut.

Undoubtedly, the rewards for successfully passing the stages were the greatest gain of the debut.

In Lin Feng’s view, these rewards were even more important than the position of Celestial King.

Among them, the Water Infant Fruit, Demon-Companion Grass, Earth Core Spirit Milk, Demon Soul Liquid, and World Fruit, each worth far more than ten billion.

If not for the stakes of an apostle debut, the Celestial Kings would never have offered them up.

The Water Infant Fruit and Earth Core Spirit Milk could wash marrow and cleanse physique, refining the body, improving constitution, and most importantly for Lin Feng, alleviating the assimilation of the Nightmare.

Lin Feng could feel his already low body temperature dropping further.

The normal range of human body temperature is between 36-37℃, he should be around 19℃.

At the same time, he became increasingly attuned to the water attribute, even able to perceive subtle changes in the moisture in the air.

This was the result of the body enhancement and the cultivation technique "Fish Dragon Transformation."

And the Demon-Companion Grass directly enhanced the power of the Demon Spirit and could also facilitate the Demon Spirit’s evolution.

The Demon Soul Liquid and World Fruit were beyond valuation by wealth.

The Demon Soul Liquid requires a special secret technique to extract souls and Demon Spirits from Extraordinary Powerhouses to create, with a very low success rate.

Even if successful, only three drops could be obtained.

It’s a treasure that even the Immortal Celestial King doesn’t have but longs for.

And the World Fruit, the fruit condensed by the second Demon Spirit of Fate Celestial King, the World Tree, bears one every ten years with effects of regrowing limbs and reviving from death, restoring any fatal injury to its original state with just one piece.

It’s a treasure that no other Celestial King possesses.

These five treasures of Heaven and Earth are not only rare for Kings but also ones that even Emperors find hard to come by.

Apart from these, there’s the Abyssal Evil Ghost Demon Spirit from the Earth Chart, a broken Soul Artifact, Silver Soul Earrings, and a three-star level "Key," as well as a space ring of 0.5 cubic capacity.

The Abyssal Evil Ghost has been refined by the Dragon Fish, and the Soul Skill has been successfully absorbed.

Even as a once Soul Artifact, despite the Silver Soul Earrings’ damage, with the Artifact Spirit scattered, the functionality largely lost, wearing them still sharpens Lin Feng’s senses and multiplies his Spiritual Power.

His Spiritual Power seems to be increasing slowly.

As a Spiritual Attribute artifact, Silver Soul Earrings can also defend against Spiritual Attack, and the increase in Spiritual Power greatly aids in rapidly gathering Soul Power.

If there’s a chance to restore them to Soul Artifacts in the future, surely they’ll bring other divine effects.

"How did the Alien Celestial King clear the ’Key’s’ Soul Mark?"

Feeling the Essence of Life radiating from the Heart of Space within his body, Lin Feng was very curious.

Once the "Key" is refined and stained with the soul aura of the refiner, it can’t be transferred.

This is a recognized fact.

Yet the Alien Celestial King could remove the "Key’s" Soul Mark, which in Lin Feng’s view, was extremely unbelievable.

This "Key" continuously releases Essence of Life, effectively alleviating the assimilation of the Nightmare; over the years, the effect will definitely surpass that of the Water Infant Fruit and Earth Core Spirit Milk.

"It’s a pity it’s one-time use, the energy contained in this Key is steadily declining; using it bit by bit without recharge, it can probably last for about a year."

"This ’Key’ should be a high-level Key, at least a seven-star Key, just that the energy has weakened significantly, and the Soul Mark eliminated, I also cannot perceive the position or existence of the other-dimensional Space Gate."

An one-time "Key" left Lin Feng somewhat disappointed.

Perhaps for such reasons, it was able to be bestowed to others.

The most precious gain undoubtedly is the fifteenth-ranked Evil Karmic Demon Dragon from the Earth Chart.

This Evil Karmic Demon Dragon already possesses the combat power of an upper-rank Spirit King.

With the level of the Evil Karmic Demon Dragon, the usual upper-rank Spirit King would not be its match.

After merging with the Flying Dragon Steed, the Evil Karmic Demon Dragon can also perform [Star Mist Transformation], directly attaching itself to Lin Feng’s body.

According to the Record of Ten Thousand Demons, a growing Evil Karmic Demon Dragon is a King Level Demon Beast, entering maturity becomes an Emperor Level Demon Beast.

Other Demon Beasts seeking to become Emperor Level must overcome enormous challenges and even evolve constantly.

Yet the Evil Karmic Demon Dragon only needs to live, growing naturally.

That’s the advantage of bloodline.

But Lin Feng is uncertain whether this Evil Karmic Demon Dragon, transformed from a Demon Spirit Master, could become an Emperor Level Demon Beast.

"Beast Celestial King’s Magma Giant is an Emperor Level Demon Beast, not sure if it’s from the Demon Spirit Master’s own strength or grew afterward?"

A doubt flashed in Lin Feng’s mind, but he didn’t dwell too much on the issue.

In the future, there’s opportunity to ask other Celestial Kings for clarity.

"We have to thank the Wind Celestial King for this!"

Lin Feng’s lips curled into a smile, genuinely sincere without a hint of pretense.

If it weren’t for the Wind Celestial King setting the first challenge, with the prize being the Abyssal Evil Ghost Demon Spirit, raising the standard of the debut’s reward, his gains this time would have been greatly diminished.

"I am just a step away from reaching Upper Rank Spirit King now. This debut has saved me at least a year or two of cultivation time."

Before the debut, Lin Feng already possessed the strength of a Middle Rank Martial King and Middle Rank Spirit King, and after using treasures like the Water Infant Fruit, he smoothly broke through to Upper Rank Martial King, nearing Upper Rank Double King.

Lin Feng had a premonition that he could break through in two to three months.

If he hadn’t consumed them all at once, wasting most of the medicinal power, these Treasures of Heaven and Earth would have been enough for Lin Feng to step into the Upper Rank Double King Realm.

Of course, Lin Feng had no regrets about this.

That was Elder Shi’s dying wish and will, which he could not fail.

"Dream Celestial King!"

Lin Feng muttered to himself, eyes filled with killing intent.

Suppressing the killing intent in his heart, Lin Feng slowly closed his eyes, and his consciousness transformed into a phantom that appeared in his Soul Sea.

As Lin Feng arrived, the Nightmare, wrapped in Qi and Blood, slightly adjusted its blood-red gaze, showing no emotional fluctuation.

At this moment, the Pocket World slowly rotated, the scorching Qi and Blood Power continuously burning the Nightmare, to which the Nightmare did not react.

It seemed he had already grown accustomed to this burning.

At the same time, Taoist Baimei, located in the corner of the Soul Sea, emitted wisps of black mist from his phantom body, drifting towards the Nightmare, staining its bloody body with black spots.

"It appears your gains are much greater than mine."

Watching the increasingly distinct figures of the Nightmare and Taoist Baimei, Lin Feng spoke casually.

Demon Soul Liquid and Demon-Companion Grass can aid Demon Spirits in growth and promote their evolution.

Although the Dragon Fish was Lin Feng’s second Demon Spirit and had evolved to the Ninth Tier, transforming into a Life Soul, it remained insignificant before the Demigod’s Soul Body and the Demigod-transformed Nightmare.

If it weren’t for Lin Feng’s control over the medicinal power, if the Nightmare and Taoist Baimei hadn’t been burned by the Pocket World at that time, the Dragon Fish would not have even scraps to consume.

Even with Lin Feng’s help, the Dragon Fish absorbed only one-third of the medicinal power, with the rest being absorbed by the Nightmare and Taoist Baimei.

Lin Feng was quite helpless about this.

The Nightmare did not respond, and Taoist Baimei showed a somewhat awkward smile, but soon his smile froze.

Lin Feng’s gaze turned to Taoist Baimei, his icy voice echoing in the Soul Sea: "Bai Mei, recently I’ve obtained a piece of Silver Soul Earrings."

"Silver Soul Earrings?"

Taoist Baimei was puzzled, but outwardly he remained calm, though a sense of unease arose within him.

His premonition soon proved correct as Lin Feng calmly stated, "It’s a damaged Soul Artifact, without an Artifact Spirit."

Without needing Lin Feng to elaborate, Taoist Baimei understood Lin Feng’s intent, his phantom body slightly trembling, his expression changing repeatedly.

He was merely a guest in Lin Feng’s Soul Sea; he was not a Demon Spirit and thus could not be refined by Lin Feng.

It’s easy to invite a god but difficult to send a god away.

After entering the Soul Sea, as a mere Soul Body, Lin Feng was unable to forcibly expel him from the Soul Sea.

Because of this, Taoist Baimei became cocky, directly forgetting his promise to Lin Feng and attempting to compete with the Nightmare over Lin Feng’s body.

But since Lin Feng successfully cultivated the "Second Incarnation", Taoist Baimei had become utterly obedient, living in constant fear of Lin Feng taking action against him.

Outside the Soul Sea, the immense and scorching Qi and Blood of the Pocket World could burn him to death in just a day or two.

Unlike the Nightmare, which, as Lin Feng’s Lifebound Demon Spirit, had a tolerance for Qi and Blood far surpassing him and could freely manipulate the Soul Power within the Soul Sea for defense. If it were him, he would vanish in ashes within a day or two under the burning of the Qi and Blood Power.

"I am still of value to you; if it weren’t for my suppression, Gong Liancheng..."

Taoist Baimei quickly spoke of his own value, only to be directly interrupted by Lin Feng: "Your time is running out."

With that, Lin Feng ignored Taoist Baimei and redirected his gaze to the Nightmare.

As for the Nightmare’s current strength, Lin Feng couldn’t determine it, but he was certain it was undoubtedly stronger than the Dragon Fish.

Fortunately, the "Second Incarnation" effectively eased the assimilation.

Due to resisting the burning Qi and Blood Power, the Nightmare’s assimilation speed had slowed by more than tenfold.

This gave Lin Feng a brief respite.

But only for a brief time.

Because recently the Nightmare’s assimilation speed was slowly yet steadily accelerating.

This also indicated that the Nightmare was adapting to the burning of the Pocket World.

[Second Incarnation] could only grant him a few years, unable to resolve the Nightmare’s assimilation issue.