Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 239 The Barrier Dissipates
Lin Feng exited the state of being possessed by the dragon fish and the nightmare, and the two techniques also stopped operating. His muscles and bones began to contract, and like a dragon-scaled giant, he quickly returned to his normal size.

In his giant form, Lin Feng's injuries looked somewhat better, but now they are even more gruesome. His entire body is covered in bruises and wounds torn by sharp claws, especially the three claw marks on his left cheek, which almost blinded his left eye.

His clothes were torn on his chest and thighs, revealing seven or eight severe wounds on his bare skin. The wounds were pitted and uneven, with large chunks of flesh torn away. In some places, even the bone was clearly visible, in addition to the charred marks from the explosion.

The pain caused Lin Feng to lose control of his body, and he trembled slightly.

Lin Feng took out a crystal bottle containing Qi and Blood Pills and Soul Nourishing Pills from his pocket, poured out a handful, more than a dozen pills, without counting them, and chewed them up and swallowed them.

He then took two crystal bottles out of his pocket and poured the powdered healing medicine directly onto the wound.

With a hiss, the intense pain made his body tense up, and he gasped for breath.

Then, his gaze was fixed on the flickering flame at the fingertips of his right hand.
The white, translucent flames exuded a faint chill.

"How can I use magic flames?"

Lin Feng muttered to himself, his eyes filled with surprise, disbelief, and a hint of bewilderment.

Just now, he instinctively sensed something unusual within his body. He had felt this sensation before; it was the feeling of absorbing soul skills.

Just when he thought it was his imagination, the demonic flame appeared at his fingertips.

This made Lin Feng almost unable to believe his eyes.

It should be understood that the demon spirits refined by demon spirit masters are tainted with the soul power of the refiner and cannot be absorbed and used by other demon spirit masters.

If a demon spirit master dies, the demon spirit within him will also dissipate and vanish into nothingness; this is common knowledge that everyone knows.

Aside from the Soul-Devouring Beast, which ranks second on the list of rare and exotic beasts, there has never been any other demon spirit that can absorb the soul skills of other demon spirits.

Furthermore, even if a Soul-Devouring Beast can absorb the talent skills of other demon spirits, the power will be weaker, and the ability may even be incomplete.

The demonic flames at his fingertips were undoubtedly a complete innate skill.

Lin Feng lowered his head, looking at the motionless figure lying in a pool of blood at his feet.

How did I end up absorbing the Nether Dragon's innate skills?
Or perhaps the nightmare absorbed the demonic flames.

Just now, the nightmare had taken control of his body, something that had never happened before.

"The nightmare can actually control my body!"

After the initial surprise, Lin Feng began to feel uneasy.

This control, though brief, is instantaneous and can be regained at any time.

But clearly, this is a dangerous sign.

Is it due to intensified assimilation? Or has the nightmare been hidden all along, only manifesting itself today?

This was clearly an unsolved mystery, and Lin Feng didn't dwell on it too much.

"Nightmare has clearly become more powerful!"

Lin Feng frowned. He could clearly feel that the Nightmare's energy fluctuations had become stronger after absorbing the Demon Flame.

At this moment, the nightmare within the sea of ​​souls exhibited some excitement and restlessness.

The dragonfish stayed far away, trembling, and dared not approach the nightmare, as if it were afraid of being devoured by it.

The stronger the nightmare, the faster it devours and assimilates souls, which is obviously bad news for Lin Feng.

In recent years, apart from absorbing soul skills and facing life-or-death crises, he rarely uses the power of nightmares, precisely because he doesn't want to accelerate the assimilation process.

Although Lin Feng had exited the state of being possessed by the Nightmare, the white flame at the tip of his right finger did not disappear, nor did its power weaken.

This feeling is different from the soul skill absorbed by the dragon fish.

The soul skills absorbed by the dragonfish can only exert part of their power without the possession of a demon spirit, and they cannot be controlled as freely and skillfully as when possessed by a demon spirit.

However, the soul skills absorbed by Nightmare are like instincts, like bloodline talents, and Lin Feng can use them at will!

"Is it because of assimilation?" Lin Feng guessed.

"The Nightmare has been assimilated by my blood and can even briefly control my body. From another perspective, the Nightmare is also the master of this body. Perhaps this is why I can use soul skills perfectly without being possessed by a demon spirit!"

Lin Feng quickly figured out the reason, and this was the only explanation.

This is definitely beneficial to him.

In other words, he can use Nightmare's soul skills without being possessed by a demon spirit, thus avoiding the danger of Nightmare being exposed.

"Nightmare can absorb soul skills, so why has it never absorbed any before?"

Lin Feng sat on the ground, recovering his strength as he began to think.

From Haiwei's words, Lin Feng had confirmed that the Nightmare within him was actually a demigod.

This demigod transformed into a demon spirit in a way that no one could have imagined, becoming a new life form that demon spirit masters could refine and absorb into their soul sea to grow.

Since the nightmare has transformed into a demon spirit, absorbing soul skills is not an unbelievable thing.

Before this, Lin Feng had killed many alien races and had physical contact with them. Although Nightmare sometimes behaved abnormally and appeared restless and bloodthirsty, he had never absorbed any soul skills.

"Is it because Nightmare has become stronger? Or is it because its previous soul skills were too low-level and it didn't want them?"

Lin Feng guessed that he preferred the latter.

The alien races he killed before were all small fry; none of them were true alien geniuses, and their soul skills were at most at the gold level.

Lin Feng looked down on gold-level soul skills, let alone a nightmare for a demigod.

For a demigod, with all their experience and knowledge, diamond-level soul skills are nothing special.

"The Soul-Devouring Beast's abilities are somewhat similar to Nightmare's. The Soul-Devouring Beast can only absorb the innate skills of other demon spirits, but cannot absorb other soul skills. Nightmare should be the same!"

"Since Nightmare can absorb Soul Skills, does that mean it can absorb nine Soul Skills like a normal demon spirit? If it condenses a Life Soul, can it absorb a tenth Soul Skill?"

The thought that Nightmare could absorb other soul skills filled Lin Feng with mixed feelings of worry and joy.

He had always wanted to know the origin of Nightmare and whether it was possible to absorb soul skills; now he finally knew.

And, it gave him an unexpected surprise.

Demonic Flame is the innate skill of the Nether Dragon, ranked 33rd on the Earth Ranking, and is at the Diamond level.

Although it's not a god-level skill, it's still considered top-tier among diamond-level soul skills.

His first soul skill can absorb diamond soul skills. He truly deserves to be called a demigod!

That's a power that mortals can't even imagine!
Nightmare's ability to absorb soul skills gave Lin Feng more ideas and possibilities for the future development of the Dragon Fish.

Demonic Flame was one of the soul skills Lin Feng wanted to absorb, but due to its attributes and its high diamond level, even with Nightmare's assistance, the success rate was definitely not high. Furthermore, such a high-level dragon spirit was impossible to buy even with money, so Lin Feng could only dream about it!

In this preliminary round, he not only successfully underwent a spiritual baptism, breaking through to the sixth rank, but also obtained a precious elemental fruit, reaping a great harvest. However, these gains are far from comparable to [Demon Flame].

Bubble and [Magic Flame] are a perfect combination of soul skills.

【Demonic Flame】can burn the soul.

One can imagine that when the bubble bursts, the enemy, already shaken and dizzy from the massive impact, will be further scorched by the splashing demonic flames that will burn both their body and soul. The excruciating pain will cause their body to stiffen, their soul power to become chaotic, and they will be unable to unleash their soul skills.

Even if it can't inflict real damage, but can interrupt the opponent's attack and temporarily disable their ability to resist, that's enough to end the battle!
Lin Feng felt that the four soul skills he had absorbed were far inferior to Demon Flame.

It's not just about the level of Soul Skills, but also about the synergy and effects between Talent Skills.

Soul skills are not necessarily better the higher their level; the combination of soul skills is always more important than their power!

"It's too much of a coincidence, too perfect. The first soul skill that Nightmare absorbed is just right for me!"

Because the combination of Demon Flame and Bubble was too perfect, Lin Feng couldn't help but overthink it.

Lin Feng already knew that Nightmare possessed its own consciousness and intelligence. Furthermore, he could sense that as time passed, Nightmare grew stronger and its emotions became more stable.

Unlike before, he is no longer as irritable and prone to roaring and howling.

Emotional stability, from another perspective, may very well be a sign of increased wisdom.

The nightmare's consciousness seems to be gradually waking up.

When it truly awakens, it may regain its full consciousness, and at that time, it will possess the consciousness and wisdom of a demigod!

"Nightmare is intelligent, and it certainly won't let me get this advantage for nothing. Although it will become stronger by absorbing soul skills, it definitely won't benefit as much as I do!"

In Lin Feng's view, anyone who offers unsolicited kindness is either up to no good or has ulterior motives; Nightmare was definitely not well-intentioned.

"How do you know it was you who refined it, and not the other way around?"

At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly remembered what Haiwei had said not long ago.

"Could it be that the nightmare has already taken my body as its own, which is why it's so powerful? Because in its eyes, in the end, everything I have belongs to it!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's heart raced.

However, like the previous questions, there will be no answer to this one.

"Forget it, why think so much!"

Lin Feng refrained from thinking too much about it; at least for now, strength was more important to him.

As for the aftereffects, that's a matter for later.

Lin Feng flipped his right hand, and the Heavenly Punishment Sword appeared in his hand, spreading an evil and bloody aura.

The Soul Weapon can be stored within the body. As a weapon of a former emperor, although it has been reduced to a low-level Spirit Weapon due to damage and its power has been greatly reduced, the presence of the sword spirit has preserved some of the characteristics and effects of a Soul Weapon.

Lin Feng didn't use the Heavenly Punishment Sword in the previous battle mainly because, in his giant form, the Heavenly Punishment Sword seemed too small. In addition, his hands had turned into dragon claws, making it inconvenient to use. In melee combat, using a sword would be a burden.

The newly appeared Heavenly Punishment Sword trembled slightly in Lin Feng's hand, expressing a strong desire to devour it.

Lin Feng released his grip, and the Heavenly Punishment Sword disappeared. The next second, it reappeared in Hai Wei's pierced wound, drawing in streams of blood that merged into the dark red sword. At this moment, the Heavenly Punishment Sword shimmered with red light, and red mist swirled around its blade, making it look somewhat ghostly and alluring.

In just one minute, Haiwei's once robust body became withered, as if all the blood and essence in his body had been absorbed by the Heavenly Punishment Sword.

The cracks on the sword are being repaired little by little.

"hiss"

Haiwei, possessing the bloodline of the Giant Spirit God, had blood that was undoubtedly a great tonic for the Heavenly Punishment Sword. It was clearly very satisfied with this meal, letting out a comfortable hiss as it flew back into Lin Feng's hand and was taken back into Lin Feng's body.

"Space ring!"

Lin Feng approached Haiwei, removed the ring from his right hand, and began searching Haiwei for anything of value.

Soon, Lin Feng had a fire-attribute elemental fruit, three bottles of pills, and a metal token in his hand.

The token had no design, only a foreign script and numbers, which translate to the number '17' and the word 'Wei'.

The meaning of 17 is unclear, but the character "威" (Wei) likely represents Haiwei's identity.

There was also a special aura within the token, an aura that Lin Feng was somewhat familiar with—it belonged to the "Fish-Dragon Transformation."

At the same time, there was also a will as vast as the ocean, and in the face of this will, Lin Feng felt a sense of insignificance and awe.

"The aura of the Dragon King?"

Lin Feng thought to himself, casually tossing the token aside. Something with such an aura might very well contain a spiritual imprint.

The few bottles of pills weren't anything special; they were just for replenishing qi and blood and soul power. Lin Feng casually discarded them. They weren't worth much money, and it would be troublesome if they caused problems.

The real value lies in this spatial ring.

This ring has three cubic dimensions and should be worth 200 billion; it's Lin Feng's biggest acquisition.

With the ring sold, he could buy any soul skill he wanted, which should allow him to evolve the dragonfish to the seventh rank. If he was lucky, he might even be able to absorb a few diamond soul skills, or even one or two god-level soul skills.

Lin Feng's spiritual power seeped into the ring, but there was no reaction. He then tried using his soul power and mental power, and the ring began to react, emitting a faint glow as it resisted the intrusion of power.

"Never mind, I'll deal with it when I get back."

Lin Feng knew he couldn't open the spatial ring in a short time, so he wasn't in a hurry. He would have time to figure it out when he got back.

Just as Lin Feng stopped his random thoughts and quietly recovered his physical condition, the people outside the barrier were getting a little bored, but no one relaxed. Their eyes were constantly fixed on the barrier, their bodies slightly tense, ready for battle.

Compared to the alien races, the human race looked much more solemn. In the eyes of many, Lin Feng could not possibly be a match for Haiwei.

This battle is a fight with a slim chance of survival!
"It's been almost half an hour, the battle should have ended long ago. Let's not waste time, let's just open the barrier."

Having waited so long, Tianqing said impatiently.

“Brother Wei told me beforehand that I was not allowed to open the barrier in advance,” Hai Sheng, who was refining the Flower Devouring Demon Spirit, said.

"waste time."

Tian Qing frowned slightly. He didn't know why Haiwei was taking Lin Feng so seriously.

After so long, even if he were to fight a regular eighth-rank grandmaster, the grandmaster would probably be dead by now.

“Yes, with Haiwei’s strength, the battle would have been over long ago,” Xue Ying echoed.

Seeing Tian Qing's displeasure, Hai Sheng didn't care. He was a member of the Dragon King's Palace and naturally didn't need to obey Tian Qing's orders.

However, not wanting to offend the other party, he explained, "The barrier will dissipate in three minutes!"

"Tianqing, don't worry, it'll be soon."

Seeing Haisheng's somewhat troubled expression, Huangying said something.

Once she spoke, Tianqing stopped urging her.

Huang Ying's status was comparable to his, and although his strength was inferior, he was still extremely difficult to deal with.

If it weren't necessary, he wouldn't want to provoke this seemingly gentle but actually ruthless and even somewhat psychologically disturbed witch.

As Hai Sheng stood up, the energy of the barrier began to dissipate.

Before the barrier completely dissipated, a blurry figure rushed out of the barrier and shot towards Yun Kai's location like a bolt of lightning.

"Lin Feng!"

"He's not dead!"

Amid exclamations of surprise, Lin Feng moved incredibly fast, and it wasn't until he appeared beside Yun Kai that many people truly realized what was happening.

Lin Feng is still alive!

This surprised the vast majority of people.

Although he looked rather miserable, covered in wounds with hardly a single unscathed spot, it was already quite remarkable that he had survived Haiwei's clutches.

"All therapists, treat me!"

Lin Feng shouted loudly, his voice somewhat hurried. Soon, seven healers appeared in front of him. Dong Yunan, who was closest to him, had already been possessed by a demon spirit and entered a demon transformation state. She was the first to release "Rain Nourishment".

"Haiwei, how could you..."

Seeing Lin Feng escape, Tian Qing was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, but when the barrier completely disappeared and he saw the figure lying on the ground, his expression suddenly changed.

When that mummy-like corpse appeared before them, everyone felt as if an invisible hand had gripped their throats, rendering them speechless.

(End of this chapter)