Batian Martial Soul

boom!
boom!
boom!
strength!

The purest and most domineering power surged within Ling Xiao's body like a bursting dam!
His momentum was rising at an astonishing speed!
Each heartbeat was like a thunderclap, causing the magic needle that bound him to ripple violently!
With each breath, a dark red vortex of air was created, emitting a terrifying aura capable of crushing fine metal!
Muscles and bones roar together!

Qi and blood flow like a dragon!

His power is breaking through one limit after another, rushing towards a completely new realm that can change the world... a whirlwind of progress!
Even stranger and more fundamental changes are quietly taking place deep within Ling Xiao's body.

Between his tightly furrowed brows, beneath his dark golden skin, it seemed as if viscous, dark red magma was slowly flowing and gathering!
At first, it was just a faint halo, but it gradually became clearer and more concentrated, like an invisible carving knife outlining beneath the skin!
A blurry, distorted ancient rune, filled with primal wildness and an aura of destruction, slowly emerged!

The lines of this mark are abstract and ferocious, as if forcibly fused together from countless broken chains of rules and the phantom of a roaring evil dragon!

It is not static, but constantly changing and writhing, exuding a terrifying power that transcends all sins and points directly to the source of evil!
Its mere blurry outline made the surrounding frozen air groan under its strain!
hum!
As the evil dragon power, which was forcibly locked within his body by the World-Destroying Demon Needle but surged even more violently, continued to flow into him, this mark representing the origin of "evil" became clearer and clearer, like a brand being ignited!

The lines are becoming increasingly refined!
The color deepened and deepened, until finally it was like a red-hot iron being pressed hard into the flesh!
laugh!
A soft sound, seemingly emanating from the depths of the soul!

The mark representing the origin of "evil" has finally solidified completely!

Like the deepest, most viscous blood congealed, dark red and dripping, it was deeply and eternally engraved in the center of Ling Xiao's brow!

It is eerie and mysterious, exuding an evil aura that freezes one's soul, yet it also carries an unquestionable majesty originating from the source of the Great Dao!

Like the mark of an ancient evil lord, it heralds the birth of a successor of the evil path!

The moment the mark was fully formed!
Boom! ! !

Ling Xiao, who had kept his eyes closed for a day and a night, suddenly opened them!

Those are no longer human eyes!

Deep within his pupils were two burning, viscous, dark red flames!
Two tangible, extremely condensed dark red beams of blood, like two evil dragons imprisoned for eternity and finally breaking free from the shackles of the abyss, burst forth from his pupils with a ferocious will to tear apart the void and destroy all things!

Roar!
It was as if a silent dragon's roar was reverberating through the space!
A terrifying aura, more violent, more condensed, more pure, and closer to the origin of "evil" than before, erupted from his body once again without reservation, like a volcano that had been accumulating to its peak!

This time, the power is enhanced by the Dao principles that have been imprinted, and it is a qualitative leap after the complete fusion of the evil dragon's essence blood!

boom! ! !
This force slammed into the incredibly resilient field of clear light above his head, cast by the World-Destroying Demon Needle!

It emitted a deep, thunderous roar, like a thunderclap from the heavens!

The entire sealed spherical force field expanded violently, twisted, and flickered!
The World-Destroying Demon Needle hummed and trembled, its cold radiance flickering violently like a candle in the wind, as if it would be burst apart at any moment by the violent power originating from the source of evil!
But it is ultimately a treasure of unknown origin. Even as the light flickered, it still firmly locked away this destructive energy that was enough to alarm the entire Abyss of Sacred Runes and bring about an unknown and terrifying "cleansing"!
Under the impact of this violent power and the suppression of the demonic needle's clear light, Ling Xiao slowly, inch by inch... stood up straight!

His upper body was bare, and his muscles were so perfectly sculpted that they were like a masterpiece painstakingly crafted by a master craftsman. They were no longer exaggerated bulges, but rather a harmonious beauty that was full of streamlined lines and contained a world-destroying power!
The skin has a warm, jade-like yet incredibly tough dark golden color, as if cast from divine gold, with dark golden dragon scale patterns faintly visible beneath the skin.

Beneath this dark gold, a layer of inner, flowing dark red blood light faintly shines through, like molten lava surging beneath divine gold!
At the center of his brow, the dark red, eerie, and majestic "Evil" character mark, like a third eye of destruction, exudes a terrifying and ferocious power that would chill even gods and demons to the bone!
All around him, wisps of dark red malevolent energy, condensed to the point of being tangible, swirled and coiled like living things, sometimes transforming into the roaring phantom of a malevolent dragon, and sometimes condensing into twisted law runes that flickered.

This malevolent energy is no longer just an external aura, but a part of his life essence, an outward manifestation of his power!

At this moment, Ling Xiao stood quietly at the bottom of the pool of bones, yet he seemed to have become the true core of this "sea of ​​sins and bone prison"!

He was no longer the cultivator who jumped into the blood pool to suffer, but rather an ancient evil lord who had just emerged from the deepest part of the Nine Nether Blood Sea, stepping over endless bones and sins!

A terrifying sense of oppression, so destructive that it could freeze space and make everything bow down, spread silently from him!
A body of evil!

First time!

At this moment, Green Spirit's deep, hoarse voice rang out again in Ling Xiao's sea of ​​consciousness, carrying a hint of elusive amusement:

"How does it feel?
Is it... a complete transformation?
Congratulations, kid, you've successfully 'transformed into a demon,' now possessing a demonic nature!

Its tone carried a teasing "welcome to join" feel, stating that "the so-called 'wicked nature' is not a monstrous flood."

It is about releasing the deepest, most primal, and most authentic desires and powers of your life!

Like peeling away layers of worldly pretense to confront the abyss within.

Green Spirit's voice carried a hint of insightful wisdom, as if she had been there:

"For example, your inherent greed, your eagerness to fight when you see a strong enemy, and your stubbornness in protecting your own to an unreasonable degree..."

These traits may now be amplified, becoming more... direct, more undisguised, and more intense!

It's like... completely drawing a sharp blade that's been hidden in its sheath!

Ling Xiao quietly felt the surging, roaring power within his body, like billions of ancient, monstrous dragons lying dormant. That power was violent and ferocious, yet it also carried an unprecedented sense of power, as if it could control everything.

Upon hearing Green Spirit's words, he subconsciously curled the corners of his mouth into a wicked, somewhat arrogant, and seemingly world-weary smile.

"..."

He didn't speak, but the knowing look and... a kind of dangerous excitement that flashed deep in his eyes said it all.

He seemed to understand the true meaning of this "wicked nature"—it wasn't about becoming a madman, but about more thoroughly being the "free-spirited" self he was to begin with! (End of Chapter)