The Four Symbols origin returning to position like four pillars supporting heaven temporarily stabilized theteetering Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation's foundation. The ancient bronze-colored core pillar golden glyphsflowed with difficulty guiding that faint yet crucial balance forceresisting the continuously seeping filthy demonic energy. That penetrating main crack's expansion stopped. Edgeseal. The entire pillar thoughstill covered with scars trembling continuouslyafter all, relit a trace of light representing hope temporarily containing thethe gushing demonic tide.
However this brief stabilitylike dropping cold water into boiling oil instantly raisedan even more violent reaction.
"Roar."
A soundas if from the deepest Nine Netherworlds, containing boundless fury, resentment, and a trace of unbelievable dread, abruptly came from beneath the Demon-Sealing Array Core. This roar was not simply a thought but transformed into substantial sound waves mixed withpure destructive energy fiercely impacted the core pillar.
Rumble.
The just stabilized core pillarviolently trembled. The main crack's edge whereseal had begunseveral strands of golden light threads snapped. The just suppressed demonic energyagitated once more.
The demon entity's body became completely insane.
It had planned for a hundred years. Sacrificed countless. Just as the Four Symbols force were about to be obtained the Soul-Controlling Jade was destroyed soul fragment annihilated. Now even this sealtrapped it for countless ages is because of those ants it viewed as nothing showing signs of reinforcement.
This was absolutely intolerable. Even ifdying it wanted to drag everyone down to destruction together. Especially that Tang Xiaoqicarrying Purification and Four Symbols power, repeatedly ruining its plans.
"Ants. Ruining my great dao. This Lord wants you eternal oblivion."
A terrifying demonic thought far more concentrated more sinister filled withthe most extreme evil intent and erosive power likeformless yet able to penetrate all defenses, a curse spear ignored Mu Qingfeng's Gui Water Barrier bypassed Liu Yun'sprotecting body sword energy precisely locked ontoTang Xiaoqi, held in Liu Yun's arms, vitality like a candle in the wind, consciousness completely sunk.
This thought's target was not to destroy his body butat the most vulnerable, completely unguarded moment directly erode pollute possess his soul. Transform him into a killing and destroying puppet. Or directly devour thatsoul essence containing Purification Origin and Four Symbols brand.
This was the demon'sthe final counterattack under sealing reinforcement pressure alsothe most evil, most lethal strike.
"Not good." Mu Qingfeng firstdetected this extremely condensed evil intent assault targeting Xiaoqi. His face changed dramatically. He wanted to block yet found hiswater-attributed spiritual power skilled at defense against thispure mental level and strongly targeted erosion effectvery slight.
Liu Yun also instantly felt the hairs on her body stand on end. Shefelt the faint body of Xiaoqi in her arms shudder violently. His originallypale as paper face instantly covered with an ominous gray-black aura. His eyebrows tightly knitted. Heseemed to be enduring unimaginable pain and struggle in the abyss of unconsciousness.
"Get lost." Liu Yun's phoenix eyes blazed. Hercold sword intent, like something substantial, swept toward that formless demonic intent attempting to cut it. However that demonic thoughtlike flesh-burrowing bone, cunning and resilient. It merelyfluctuated yet still firmly wound around Xiaoqi's soul constantlyseep inward.
Meanwhile in Xiaoqi'sin the depths of a consciousness sea of darkness and near silence.
Infinite exhaustion and emptinesswrapped around him. Father's dissipated soul fire Aunt Su's pale face his ownthe despair of severed meridians and the demon'stemptations and malicious whispers wove into a massive net trying to drag his will into eternal darkness.
"Give up why struggle what's the point."
"Your father dead died for you."
"Your relatives injured because of you died because of you."
"Look at yourself meridians severed cultivation destroyed like waste."
"Join us embrace darkness you will gain new life gain power to destroy everything avenge your father."
The demon's whispers like countless poisonous snakesscreeching in his silent knowledge sea. Itamplifying the pain, guilt, and helplessness deepest in his heart painted the power and liberation darkness would bring attempting tocollapse his final mental defense lure him tovoluntarily give up resistance and sink into the demonic path.
Xiaoqi'sthe faint consciousness light under thisthe evil intent's erosion, like a lone boat in a storm, wavered violently. Lightgrowing dimmer. gray-black demonic energy began to spread like moss at the edges of his consciousness light.
Outside Liu Yun and Mu Qingfenganxious like a burning fire yet helpless. They couldfelt Xiaoqi's life breath being rapidly eroded and polluted by that demonic intent. Thata layer of gray-black energy grew thicker.
"Xiaoqi Hold on Don't listen to it." Liu Yunanxiously called into Xiaoqi's ear attempting towake him.
Mu Qingfengurged spiritual power with all strength attempting topurify that entangling demonic intent yetthe effect was very slight.
The demon'sdying struggle, sinister and lethal. It wanted to drag thisthe greatest variable thisthe flame bearing hope afterafter blooming with its final light, completely dragged into the same boundless darkness as itself.
Xiaoqi's consciousnessfloated in the demonic intent's erosion and own painful memories. Thata point of faint light seemed it would completely extinguish at any moment. Was it time tosink into oblivion and perish with the demon? Or again indesperate situation burst forth thatthe indomitableness originating from the depths of the soul?