Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 167 Refining the Second Demon Spirit

After a slight dizziness subsided, Lin Feng saw a place that resembled a market town.

This is a market town built outside the forest.

In the town, five-person adventure teams can be seen everywhere. The team members are all young men and women around twenty years old, and they are obviously students of Hongyun University.

"As expected of Hongyun University!" Lin Feng thought to himself.

Upon entering the 'Forest Sea' in Jiangcheng, the first impression is one of horror and terror.

The massive mountain was embedded with countless cards, each an identity card bearing a name. Scattered on the ground were ghost money and offerings, enough to terrify anyone entering for the first time.

Lin Feng was no exception back then.

The first impression of 'Red Refinement' is very good, somewhat like arriving at a bustling military town.

In Jiangcheng, Senhai's level is one star, the lowest level among the 46 spatial gates in Jiangcheng, and it has a suppressive effect on second-grade cultivators.

The Red Refinement level is three stars, which suppresses fourth-grade cultivators.

Compared to 'Senhai', the monsters here are of a higher level and more dangerous, but as the backyard of Hongyun University, 'Honglian' has been well developed.

Given the overall strength of the students at Hongyun University, aside from demonic beasts, almost no other races dare to appear within that spatial gate.

In front of Lin Feng, a small military base was built around layers of fluorescent, interconnected spatial portals. There were houses for people to sleep and rest, as well as restaurants and small supermarkets to provide supplies.

"The old fox is here."

Yu Qiao is very famous, and he attracted a lot of attention as soon as he appeared.

"Why is he here? With his strength, he should be at 'Qifeng'."

"I didn't see any unfamiliar rookies with them, they must have taken on some kind of protection mission. Wait, it's Lin Feng and Yun Kai!"

Seemingly sensing that people were talking about her, Yu Qiao narrowed her eyes slightly and glanced around. The previous discussions and stares all disappeared, and everyone quickened their pace, busy with their own things.

Even with his strength suppressed, Yu Qiao remains a dominant figure in 'Red Refinement', and no one dares to provoke him.

"What kind of demon are you looking for?"

Wang Zhanpeng, the thief from the Peak Squad, asked Lin Feng.

All they knew was that the mission was to find a demon spirit, but Lin Feng didn't elaborate on what kind of demon spirit they were looking for, and they didn't ask. With the strength of their Silver Squad, there weren't many demon beasts in Red Refinement that could pose a threat to them.

Those powerful demonic beasts were of no use to these rookies.

"Carp Lake," Lin Feng said.

Upon hearing the destination, everyone was slightly taken aback.

"Carp Lake is full of carp, all kinds of carp without any rank. There are hardly any low-level demonic beasts. What are you newbies doing there?" Yu Qiao asked.

Lin Feng glanced at the old schemer: "For a mere half-day escort mission in such a low-level spatial gate, even a Silver Squad would have enough points with 300. Do you know why I gave him 500 points?"

Yu Qiao frowned: "Why?"

He really didn't know; he just thought the rich were wealthy.

Lin Feng: "If you're paid more, then do more work and talk less nonsense."

"Oh my, you're so small but you've got a big mouth. You're so small."

The old fox never expected this answer, and even less did he expect that a freshman would dare to provoke him with his strength and prestige. He immediately raised an eyebrow and decided to teach Lin Feng a lesson, to show him what it means to respect a senior.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was forcibly dragged away by his teammates.

"Yu Qiao, if you don't want to take on the mission, let's retreat now."

"Five hundred points, you get the most, one hundred and fifty points, one million five hundred thousand. Think about the debts you owe."

"Yeah, if you want to bully freshmen, don't go after the freshman king."

While supporting the struggling Yu Qiao, his teammates patiently tried to persuade him.

I finally got a task and earned 500 points in half a day. I don't even encounter a rich person like this once a year. I hope I don't lose it to that cunning old man with his foul mouth.

If it were any other freshman, it wouldn't matter. Given the reputation of this old fox, even if he has a sharp tongue, most people wouldn't dare to mess with him. But clearly, Lin Feng is no ordinary person.

This year's top scorer in the college entrance examination!
The holder of the first throne, this year's Rookie of the Year!
They were genuinely afraid the two of them would come to blows.

Fortunately, Yu Qiao wasn't stupid; after struggling for a while, she took advantage of her teammates' excuses to back down.

Although arrogant, Yu Qiao is not stupid.

He really didn't dare to do anything easily with Lin Feng.

Even though Lin Feng is only a second-grade martial artist and has not yet refined a demon spirit, you simply cannot predict the speed of a prodigy, especially one as unconventional as Lin Feng. Who knows when he will catch up with you?

Lin Feng's ruthlessness and decisiveness are well-known to those who have watched the Throne Challenge; no one would want to easily provoke such an enemy.

Not to mention, this enemy also has the equally monstrous Yun Kai by his side.

As for Dong Yunan, needless to say, as a therapist, one day in the future, we might have to ask her for help again.

Without Yu Qiao's rambling, the journey was noticeably quieter.

The Peak Team was obviously familiar with Carp Lake, and it wasn't far away, only a two-hour walk.

After leaving the military base and entering the forest teeming with monsters, Lin Feng and his two companions were protected by the team. Apart from some interference from poisonous insects, their journey went smoothly.

For the elite team, the low-level monsters within the Crimson Forge posed no threat whatsoever.

Even when they encountered a fourth-tier demonic beast on the road, Yu Qiao sensed it in advance and dealt with it with a single dagger.

After dealing with the fourth-tier demonic beast, Yu Qiao narrowed his small eyes slightly, his somewhat sinister gaze turning back to stare at Lin Feng, while licking the blood-stained dagger to his lips.

His appearance, like that of a perverted madman, startled Dong Yunan, who almost screamed and quickly moved closer to Yun Kai.

Yun Kai didn't react much, he just looked at Yu Qiao with a serious expression.

"That idiot."

Lin Feng looked at Yu Qiao, somewhat speechless.

You're 21 years old already. As a senior in college, can't you be a little more mature and stop being so childish?

Lin Feng had an urge to cancel the mission.

Although arrogant, talkative, and sarcastic, Lin Feng had to admit that Yu Qiao was indeed very strong.

There's a reason why he can still live well despite his reckless behavior, which is why he's recognized as the most powerful assassin at Hongyun University.

Yu Qiao refined a ninth-tier ghost snake, whose innate skill is invisibility. When the skill is released, Yu Qiao can enter an invisible state, while also concealing his body's scent and temperature.

Even without being possessed by a demon spirit or using any other soul skills, he could end a demon beast's life with a single dagger without anyone noticing.

The journey went smoothly, and the spoils along the way belonged to the Peak Team. Collecting the spoils took some time, but since it didn't significantly affect their speed, Lin Feng didn't say anything.

In less than two hours, Lin Feng arrived at his destination, where a lake as blue as a sapphire appeared before him.

Although it is called Carp Lake, according to the information in the book, the lake is more than 1,200 meters deep and the bottom of the lake is connected to the sea. It is only called Carp Lake because the surface is closed, like a natural depression that holds water.

As one of the three major carp gathering places among the interdimensional portals in the country, Carp Lake has millions of carp.

Carp Lake is very large, and the water is so clear that you can see all kinds of fish, the most numerous of which are carp. Schools of colorful carp swim across the surface of the lake like rainbows, and they occasionally leap out of the water, creating a beautiful scene.

Around the lake, several demonic beasts disappeared quickly upon seeing Lin Feng and his group appear.

"This is Carp Lake. What do we need to do?" Wang Zhanpeng asked.

"Dig a hole."

Lin Feng arrived at the lakeside and pointed to the ground: "Dig a circular pit three meters in diameter and five meters deep, one meter from the lake edge."

Digging?

Everyone present was puzzled: why spend five million to dig a hole?

"Why did you dig this hole?" Yu Qiao was the first to question with dissatisfaction. "Do you know why I spent five hundred points?"

Before Lin Feng could finish speaking, a young man stepped out from the team. He squatted down and covered the ground with his hands. As the ground slightly collapsed, a noticeable wriggling could be felt. The originally hard soil and rocks seemed to turn into mud and sand. This mud and sand spun rapidly, and soon a deep pit appeared.

"Earth Waves".

Lin Feng wasn't surprised. After reading the information, he knew that the young man was named Zhang Chen, a senior in college, a third-rank martial artist, and had refined a sixth-rank rock rat. He had refined three soul skills, and his third soul skill was [Earth Wave], which could turn the earth and stone ground into quicksand to devour enemies. Naturally, it could also dig pits.

He's a master at digging holes.

After digging the pit, Lin Feng took out a crystal bottle from his package. Inside the bottle was a golden, grape-sized droplet. He opened the cap, threw it forcefully, and the crystal bottle flew in an arc before disappearing into the center of the lake with a "plop."

"True Dragon Blood!"

Yu Qiao and the others' expressions changed slightly. The dragon might contained within the dragon-type demon beasts, even a drop of blood, could still be clearly felt, exuding an overbearing aura.

The true dragon blood fell into the lake. At first, there was no commotion, but after only three seconds, the once calm lake surface seemed to boil. Thousands of carp leaped out of the lake and frantically fled from the center. However, some carp also frantically gathered towards the center, as if fighting for food, vying for the true dragon blood that had already spread in the lake.

"Pfft" "Pfft" "Pfft"

Blood mist billowed up from the lake's surface, instantly staining the center of the lake red. Over a hundred carp exploded and died because they couldn't withstand the power of the true dragon's blood.

For some carp, true dragon blood is a longing buried deep within their bodies.

This yearning from the depths of their souls made them instinctively devour the lake water containing the blood of true dragons, even if it meant being like moths drawn to a flame.

The once clear lake water was now stained red with blood, and thousands of carp carcasses floated on the surface. Even so, some carp still swam in despite the danger.

"What is he doing?"

Seeing that Lin Feng was throwing a drop of true dragon blood into the lake every minute, and getting closer and closer, it was clear that he wanted to lure the carp into the newly dug pit.

But what use are these carp?

One drop of true dragon blood costs 800,000. Half an hour has passed, and Lin Feng has already thrown 30 drops into the lake. 24 million is gone, and judging from the looks of it, he has no intention of stopping and is still throwing it into the lake.

"These carp are all trash without any grade; feeding them more true dragon blood won't help."

Yu Qiao seemed to have guessed Lin Feng's purpose, and said with a hint of mockery, "You don't mean to feed a dragonfish, do you? Dragonfish are fish too, and they're worthless."

"You talk too much nonsense."

Lin Feng ignored Yu Qiao and continued to throw crystal bottles into the lake. An hour later, Lin Feng had thrown in sixty crystal bottles, which was sixty drops of true dragon blood.

One after another, carp exploded and died, and the lake surface was covered with countless carp corpses.

Lin Feng lured all the carp that craved dragon blood and were able to persevere into the deep pit.

At this moment, there were twenty-three carp in the deep pit, but after Lin Feng dripped three more drops of true dragon blood, only seven remained.

These carp devoured the blood of the true dragon, and their bodies mutated, becoming more vibrant in color, as dazzling as jewels.

The fish's eyes, which were originally dull, became more lively, and their body shapes also changed, with three of them being the most special.

The first one has red scales and the largest, flattest body, three times the size of the other carp. It swims gracefully but very fast.

The second carp was golden, with four long, thick golden barbels at the corners of its mouth, a small bulge on its head, and pectoral fins like dragon claws.

The third carp doubled in size, with large, round, jet-black scales that resembled a gleaming black armor. Fine bony spikes grew from this armor, making it extremely imposing and ferocious, and it would occasionally attack other carp.

"They all turned into dragonfish, undergoing partial dragonification."

Yu Qiao scoffed, "Aren't dragonfish just fish? They're not even first-tier demonic beasts, and they don't have any demonic spirits when they die!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than another carp exploded and died.

"Yu Nan, release rain towards the carp's location to nourish it," Lin Feng suddenly said.

Dong Yunan was slightly taken aback, but did not ask any further questions. Soon, the demon spirit possessed her.

In her demonic form, Dong Yunan lost her usual cuteness and gained a more eerie aura.

Her once chubby face had become much thinner, her figure had become more slender, and her eyes and hair had turned a deep blue like the ocean, with a complex and mysterious symbol appearing between her eyebrows.

A pair of fair arms were covered in blue scales. Half-meter-long, colorful willow catkins, like tentacles, peeked out from her elbows and danced in the wind. With her hands crossed and facing upwards, she exuded a sense of mystery and solemnity. At the same time, the air rippled slightly, and blue rain mist appeared out of thin air above her hands, wisps and strands merging into the deep pit.

Rain Nourishment is the Siren's innate skill. As a water-type healer, its healing effect is not as fast as that of a wood-type healer, but just as its name suggests, it nourishes the earth like rain, and there are no aftereffects after healing.

For aquatic creatures, the nourishing effect of rain is unparalleled; it can not only heal but also promote their evolution.

Under the nourishing rain, the remaining six irritable carp calmed down a bit. Two minutes later, the golden carp also exploded and died.

Unlike other carp, the moment this carp died, a golden shadow floated out from its body, revealing itself to be a demon spirit.

The moment the demon appeared, Lin Feng grabbed it and stuffed it into the demon-sealing artifact he was carrying.

The demon spirit needs to be sealed in a demon-sealing artifact to prevent it from dissipating. Lin Feng obtained this demon-sealing artifact in the Forest Sea.

This is a basic demon-sealing artifact. Due to issues with its origin, Lin Feng did not sell it but brought it directly to Hongyun University.

"They actually managed to create a demon spirit." Yu Qiao and the others were somewhat surprised.

Can ordinary carp possess spirits?
The presence of a spirit indicates that the carp has evolved into a demon beast, specifically a first-tier demon beast.

Although they were somewhat surprised, they didn't pay too much attention to it. A first-tier carp is still a carp, isn't it?

Could it really transform into a dragon?
Furthermore, with so much true dragon blood, feeding other low-level aquatic monsters would easily allow them to advance to the second or third tier.

"Brother Feng, shall we continue?"

The duration of a single rain shower is only a little over a minute. After releasing a rain shower, Dong Yunan's soul power was reduced by half.

"Continue, take a Soul Nourishing Pill."

Lin Feng took out a bottle of Soul Nourishing Pills from his pocket and handed it to Dong Yunan, while simultaneously dripping a drop of True Dragon Blood into the pit.

While consuming the Soul Nourishing Pill, Dong Yunan released rain to nourish her.

Lin Feng continued to drip in the true dragon blood, and after dripping five more drops, carp began to explode one after another, resulting in the acquisition of three demon spirits. At this point, only two carp remained in the water pit.

One of them was a carp with jet-black armor covered in dense bone spurs. Lin Feng wasn't surprised that this carp could survive, since it had undergone the most significant changes and looked the fiercest.

To Lin Feng's surprise, it was a silver-white carp. Except for its black eyes, its body was entirely white. Compared to other carp, this one was not much different in size. Only its tail was somewhat different, with nine forks, long and flowing, curling freely like a phoenix tail.

Lin Feng threw in two more drops of true dragon blood. This time, the two carp went berserk, swimming wildly in the pool. They kept crashing against the pit walls, seemingly trying to escape, but the pit was already blocked, and there was no way to escape.

Even though Dong Yunan tried her best to release rain to nourish the fish, it wasn't long before the black carp couldn't hold on and exploded, followed by the silver-white carp. Lin Feng obtained two demon spirits, one black and one white.

After an hour and a half and 70 drops of dragon blood, Lin Feng obtained a total of six demon spirits.

"You spent over 50 million just for these few useless demon spirits?" Yu Qiao couldn't help but ask.

Now that they have obtained the demon spirit, it proves that Lin Feng has a plan and is not acting foolishly. It's just that they don't know what this plan is.

This question is not only a source of confusion for Yu Qiao, but also for Yun Kai.

They couldn't understand what use these carp spirits could possibly be.
Absorbing Soul Skills?
What kind of soul skill does this carp possess?

Let's talk about the soul skills of a first-tier demon spirit. What kind of power do they have?
Lin Feng seemed not to hear Yu Qiao's question. He held the Demon-Sealing Soul Artifact in his left hand and placed his right hand on it, with purple arcs of electricity flashing inside the Demon-Sealing Soul Artifact.

Although he has not yet refined the demon spirit, as a second-grade martial artist, Lin Feng cultivates lightning-attribute techniques. Although he cannot control lightning and release lightning-type spells like lightning magic, releasing some electric arcs is not a problem.

As Lin Feng intensified the electric arcs, streaks of purple electricity crisscrossed within the demon-sealing artifact. The demon spirits, which had taken several hours and cost over 50 million, were being electrocuted and reduced to ashes.

Finally, when only one demon spirit remained in the demon-sealing artifact, Lin Feng slowly stopped.

This spirit was entirely silver-white, appearing somewhat ethereal and transparent. It was none other than the silver-white carp that persevered to the end, its tail resembling a phoenix's tail.

Looking at the demon spirit, Lin Feng smiled slightly.

From millions of carp, he finally obtained a spirit that contained the most dragon bloodline and was a rare dual-attribute spirit of lightning and water.

"Fuck!"

With a gasp, and to everyone's utter astonishment, Lin Feng activated the demon-sealing artifact, grabbed the demon spirit, and slammed it into its abdomen.

(End of this chapter)