Chapter 368: Sinister Demon Marks, A Powerful Strike!
A raspy and muddled voice, ancient and strained, slowly emerged from the black-figure's mouth.
Hearing the figure speak, both Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan were slightly stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.
They hadn't expected that this terrifying black-figure still retained consciousness.
But Lin Fan had already anticipated this. Calmly, he asked, "You want us to help you… purge the Yi Mo energy from your body?"
"Yes… help… me… find release," the black figure rasped again, his voice hoarse and filled with desperation.
His entire body trembled violently, and in his black eyes, faint waves of emotion flickered—clear signs of pleading.
This thousand-year-long torment had clearly become the cruelest agony imaginable. That last sliver of consciousness had been trapped inside, helplessly watching his flesh be devoured by corruption, transforming into a mindless, bloodthirsty corpse. That kind of despair… was enough to crush any soul.
"We'll try. But don't resist us," Lin Fan said seriously.
"Thank you!"
A flicker of gratitude passed through the black figure's eyes.
"Lin Dong, bring out the Burning Heaven Cauldron. We'll enter it together to help purge the demonic energy," Lin Fan said, turning to his companion.
"Understood," Lin Dong nodded. He had just finished a short mental exchange with Yan, the Ancestral Stone spirit, and now understood the situation. Without hesitation, he summoned the Burning Heaven Cauldron.
"Lingshan, stay here and guard us. Don't let anyone disturb us," Lin Fan instructed.
"Leave it to me," Mu Lingshan replied firmly, clutching the Life-Death Coffin Lid in her arms.
"Let's go," Lin Fan nodded and stepped forward. He and Lin Dong, along with the black figure, entered the cauldron in three flashes of light.
Mu Lingshan remained seated midair, her big eyes sweeping the area cautiously.
…
Inside the Burning Heaven Cauldron, Lin Fan stood facing the demonic corpse. From its body, sinister Yi Mo energy surged like smoke, unsettling to behold.
"Lin Dong, summon the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and begin purifying this senior's body. I'll assist you."
Lin Dong nodded solemnly. With a thought, a black radiance surged from his glabella and transformed into an ancient, vortex-shaped symbol that hovered in the air.
A powerful suction force radiated from it, absorbing all surrounding energy into its black depths.
"The Devouring Ancestral Symbol…" The demonic corpse gazed at the hovering rune, and in his black eyes, a faint flicker of emotion stirred—his instincts hadn't been wrong.
Lin Dong frowned slightly. "This senior's Yi Mo energy is too strong. The Devouring Symbol alone won't be enough."
As he spoke, he flipped his palm, summoning a dazzling formation that rapidly expanded to a hundred meters wide—the Ancient Universe Formation—hovering in midair and pulsing with mysterious energy.
Then he spat out a soft white light, which condensed into a stone talisman brimming with sacred waves of power—the Ancestral Stone.
With all three divine artifacts present, even the space within the cauldron began to distort, and the surrounding Yuan Power churned restlessly.
"Are… these… divine treasures…" the demonic corpse muttered, gazing in awe at the formation and talisman.
"I'm starting now. Please don't resist. If you lose control, we may not be able to contain you," Lin Dong warned.
The corpse nodded and sat cross-legged in midair. Suddenly, a sound like muffled thunder echoed from within him.
The Yi Mo energy on his body withdrew slightly, and the black demonic marks covering his flesh dimmed.
Clearly, he was using the thunder power within him to suppress the Yi Mo corruption as much as he could.
Seeing this, Lin Dong sighed in relief and activated all three divine artifacts.
Three beams of colored light shot down from the sky, each one brimming with incredible power, converging directly upon the demonic corpse.
Zzzzt!
As the beams struck, smoke billowed from the corpse's body, and a blood-curdling scream tore from his throat.
The Yi Mo energy began to dissipate at a pace visible to the naked eye.
At the same time, Lin Fan's hands flashed through a series of seals. In front of his chest, a mysterious sigil formed—radiating a soft, white glow.
"Go!"
With a shout, he flicked the sigil toward the corpse's forehead.
As soon as it made contact, waves of that soothing white light flowed into the corpse's body, and the demonic energy's dissolution accelerated even further.
ROAR!
Agonized howls filled the air. The demonic corpse pressed his palms into the air, trembling violently. Killing intent surged from him, but he managed to suppress it with sheer willpower.
"Be careful… my demonic marks… are about to resist!" he warned hoarsely.
Lin Fan and Lin Dong tensed.
BOOM!
Moments later, the demonic marks on his body suddenly flared and began to twist and writhe like living worms.
Zzzzt! Zzzzt!
They wriggled violently, then burst out of his body, gathering into a massive shape.
In mere seconds, the marks condensed into a terrifying black creature over a hundred meters tall.
The creature's body was pitch black, flames of darkness licking across its skin. Its eyes glowed with murderous rage and evil.
This was the physical manifestation of the demonic corpse's demonic runes!
"Foolish humans!"
The dark creature's eyes locked onto Lin Fan and Lin Dong, and it roared, its voice deep and venomous.
BOOM!
Two black flame spears materialized from its body and hurtled toward them like lightning.
Lin Fan raised his hand, summoning a crimson flame spear of his own.
At the tip of the spear, fire coiled into a vortex that pulsed with destructive energy.
BOOM!
With a flick of his hand, the flaming spear shot out, piercing space and colliding with the dark spears midair.
Zzzzt!
The moment of impact—Lin Fan's flame spear instantly incinerated the dark spears into ash.
Then, Lin Fan's palms moved again. From within them surged massive black-silver thunder chains, coiling with devastating force.
With a shake of his arms, the thunder chains shot forward, binding the dark creature tightly.
ROAR!
The creature let out a sky-shaking roar. Black flames surged around it, attempting to burn through the chains and break free.
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