Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chen Yuan steadied himself, calmed his trembling true energy, and watched as the layer of frost slowly dissipated on the Cangming Halberd, secretly alarmed.

If it were the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint, he certainly wouldn't have been able to block this halberd so easily, and he wouldn't even have dared to block it head-on.

However, the azure-white dragon caught it effortlessly. The icy power emanating from its claws penetrated deep into its bones, and even the Cangming Halberd, which was extremely close to the Heavenly Treasure, could not immediately remove it.

It also contains a vibrant life force, which is incompatible with the freezing power that freezes everything, yet they are integrated into one, harmonious yet eerie.

The Cold Shadow Demon Saint's divided soul possessed the Demon King's body, and his strength was indeed far superior to that of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint, and was not even as simple as just being in the early stage of Void Refinement.

Although Chen Yuan simultaneously condensed three True Spirit Dharma Images, he was still essentially a Nascent Soul cultivator, making it difficult for him to confront him head-on.

However, this does not mean that Chen Yuan has no chance of winning. The Azure-White Flood Dragon is ultimately just a wisp of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint's soul, not the real person. No matter how strong it is, it will still have weaknesses.

This clash further solidified Chen Yuan's fighting spirit and increased his confidence.

Currently, Han Xuan and Jiang Wangchen are seriously injured, Lin Yuanzi is at his limit, and Yuan Shuheng is not strong enough. Only he still has some strength left.

He had an inescapable responsibility to personally slay the Azure-White Dragon in order to end this battle.

However, Chen Yuan had another concern before that, so he did not make a move immediately, but said, "I appreciate your kindness, senior."

"But as a human cultivator, I would rather die than submit to a demon. Let this matter not be mentioned again."

"However, I have a question that I do not understand. If you would be willing to enlighten me, I will give you a chance to live if I ever meet you in person in the future."

The azure-white dragon's eyes turned cold, and it said indifferently, "What is it that you are confused about?"

Chen Yuan said, "Just now, I severed the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's divided soul, but the Bell Cauldron Demon Core turned into ashes and vanished into thin air. May I ask, senior, why is this?"

His purpose in coming here was twofold: first, to enter the spirit realm, and second, to obtain the true spirit blood. He was about to get his hands on the Xuanwu true blood, but then he missed it again, so naturally he wanted to find out the reason.

Chen Yuan could see clearly that the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint did not self-destruct his demon core. He was restricted by the immobilization talisman and had no chance to self-destruct his demon core.

Moreover, self-destructing one's demon core is no easy feat. The demon race is different from the human race. Human cultivators, once they embark on the path of cultivation, condense their magical power and true essence bit by bit, refining the golden core, nascent soul, and primordial spirit.

They all pour their souls and thoughts into it, their minds are connected, and they can self-destruct in a single thought. Unless some special means are used, it is extremely difficult to stop them.

The power of the demon race comes from their bloodline. The demon core they condense is based on their bloodline, and their innate supernatural abilities also come from their bloodline.

As the demon race's cultivation level increases, their bloodline also grows stronger, becoming more refined and profound.

Just as mortals cannot lift themselves up, demons cannot destroy their source of power.

Only a very small number of demons possess the secret technique that allows them to self-destruct their demon cores when facing death.

Back then, Chen Yuan only attacked Jinling Island in the Ten Thousand Demon Sea when he was annihilating the Golden Feather Eagle clan. Jin Feng self-destructed his demon core, and he never encountered him again.

But just now, the demon core in the bell and cauldron inexplicably dissipated, and Chen Yuan was worried that Ao Pan would suffer the same fate, hence his question.

Upon hearing this, the azure-white dragon's eyes flashed with a strange light: "You already have three True Spirit Bloodlines within you, and you still want the Xuanwu True Blood?"

"I won't hide it from you, the Heavenly Pillar's divided soul is not as simple as just possessing a bell or cauldron."

"He possessed the bell and cauldron by relying on the blood connection between them and the bell and cauldron, and by burning the Xuanwu True Blood, he was able to unleash strength comparable to a demon king and condense endless Xuanwu True Water."

"Tianzhu devoted almost all his efforts to obtaining the True Dragon's Treasure, even sacrificing his most promising offspring. But he never expected you to have such methods, and in the end, you still benefited me."

Chen Yuan frowned. The Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint was so ruthless that he didn't even spare his offspring. It was a pity about the Xuanwu True Blood in Zhong Ding's body.

However, he was relieved. This was the work of the Demon Saint, and Ao Pan had not been possessed by the Cold Shadow Demon Saint. His demon core should be safe.

As long as he obtains a true spirit blood, he can break through to the Void Refinement Realm.

Chen Yuan had no more worries and immediately transmitted his voice to Lin Yuanzi: "Senior brother, please hold off this Cold Shadow Demon Saint's divided soul. I have a divine power that can take his life, but I need time to prepare."

Lin Yuanzi's eyes narrowed, and he asked telepathically, "Junior Brother, are you confident?"

Chen Yuan said in a deep voice, "I'm at least 70% sure."

Lin Yuanzi gave him a deep look, his bright eyes burning like the sun: "Leave this matter to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan didn't delay any longer. He flipped his hand and took out a square wooden box, about a foot in size, which was shimmering with spiritual light and emitted a faint fragrance. It was clear at a glance that it was made of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual wood.

A spirit-sealing talisman was tightly affixed to the surface of the wooden box, inscribed with intricate spiritual patterns and restrictions. It was clearly made by a master talisman maker and could ensure that the spiritual energy inside the box would not leak out for 100,000 years.

Chen Yuan raised his hand to remove the sealing talisman, opened the box, and took out a fist-sized crimson demon core.

A wave of heat rolled in, sweeping across all directions, and a mighty dragon's might, accompanied by immense demonic power, emanated from it.

After a series of battles, the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Flame Mountains has been devastated, with only one-tenth of the Crimson Gold Fire Poison remaining.

But after Chen Yuan took out the demon core, the residual fire poison was attracted from all directions and surrounded the demon core, like red clouds supporting the sun.

This is Ao Xuan's demon core, containing the essence and blood of the Crimson Sky True Dragon, a natural fire-element treasure.

The blue-white dragon recognized Ao Xuan's aura and its eyes turned cold.

A hint of reluctance flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes. He raised his hand and grabbed the demon core, and a burst of Vermilion Flame surged from his palm, enveloping it.

The crimson demon core already contained the blood of true spirits. Now, sensing another kind of true spirit power, it immediately unleashed the Crimson Heaven True Fire, keeping the Vermilion Slug True Fire out.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain. The Crimson Sky True Fire and the Vermilion Flame True Fire are both true spirit flames, containing the power of the fire element law. Once they meet, a winner must be determined.

However, the crimson demon core was already without a source, and the Crimson Heaven True Fire was quickly and completely suppressed by the Vermilion Shrimp True Fire, shrinking back into the demon core.

Just then, the Zhu Yan Dharma Image behind Chen Yuan reached out, grabbed the demon core, and swallowed it!

Zhu Yan's Dharma form is illusory and cannot directly contact the demon core.

However, the Zhu Yan True Fire that envelops the demon core is half real and half illusory, and it originates from the Zhu Yan Dharma Form, allowing it to grasp the demon core in its hand.

The crimson demon core entered the body of the Zhu Yan avatar, but was obscured by the rising Zhu Yan true fire, making it difficult to see clearly.

Chen Yuan raised his hand and formed a hand seal. The Kui Niu and Kun Peng Dharma Images slowly dissipated, and his true essence surged out and poured into the Zhu Yan Dharma Image.

Zhu Yan, in its Dharma form, roared to the sky. Its body was originally pure white, with only its hands, feet, and tail tips being crimson. At this moment, a crimson tinge appeared from its chest and spread outwards.

When Chen Yuan dispersed the Kunpeng and Kui Niu Dharma forms, his energy declined, but now it is rapidly increasing again, approaching the Refinement of Emptiness realm.

The azure-white dragon's eyes darkened. It didn't take human Nascent Soul cultivators seriously, but it dared not let Chen Yuan, who had severed the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint's divided soul, use his methods against it.

The azure-white dragon swung its tail and charged forward, causing the calm icy storm to rage once more, howling as it swept in.

Endless ice crystals and snowflakes condensed into ice dragons, each a hundred feet long, with elegant postures and majestic presence, containing icy coldness capable of freezing everything, rushing towards Chen Yuan and Lin Yuanzi.

Lin Yuanzi's expression was cold and stern. With a thought, the wounded black-robed puppet rushed out and faced the blue-white dragon expressionlessly.

The sky was filled with ferocious ice dragons, each one a colossal beast capable of crushing two people, inspiring despair. Lin Yuanzi remained calm, flipped his hand to take out a jade bottle, poured out a few drops of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk, and his nearly depleted true essence was fully restored.

He raised his hand and made a hand seal, causing the jade lotus flower above his head to swell to more than two times its original size, and the emerald curtain that hung down spread out, enveloping Chen Yuan.

The ice dragon pounced, spewing out a mouthful of icy mist that landed on the azure curtain, covering it with a layer of frost, which quickly solidified into a block of ice.

The azure curtains quickly froze, but each time this happened, a new layer of azure light would descend, blocking the frost from invading.

The solid ice clinging to the previous curtain shattered as the curtain dissipated.

The icy mist could not penetrate the azure curtain, and the ice dragon swung its claws, slamming them down heavily.

The blue curtains swayed heavily, but as one layer was torn, another layer appeared, its blue tinged with scarlet, firmly protecting Lin Yuanzi and Chen Yuan.

Meanwhile, the black-robed puppet and the blue-white dragon were once again locked in fierce combat.

Although the black-robed puppet possessed the strength of the Void Refinement stage, its wielder was a Nascent Soul cultivator, unable to fully unleash the puppet's power. It was firmly suppressed by the blue-white dragon, and new injuries kept appearing on its body.

However, the Azure-White Flood Dragon was not a true Void Refining Demon King, and it was beyond its power to destroy the black-robed puppet immediately.

It was already quite remarkable that it could severely injure the black-robed puppet in less than an hour.

This is because the body of the Azure-White Flood Dragon was personally crafted by the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, containing a trace of true dragon blood, which is why it possesses such strength.

If it were replaced with a bell and cauldron infused with the divided soul of the Heavenly Pillar Demon Saint, it would at most be on par with the black-robed puppet.

Time kept passing, and every breath felt incredibly long.

Fifteen minutes later, the black-robed puppet lost an arm.

Fifteen minutes later, the black-robed puppet lost its other leg.

But Lin Yuanzi's energy grew stronger and stronger, and his eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he could continue indefinitely.

During this time, Chen Yuan remained calm, his eyes slightly closed.

The appearance of the Zhu Yan Dharma image behind him changed drastically; its eyes were also closed and its entire body was crimson.

The white flames surrounding it were then covered with a layer of crimson, making it a mix of red and white.

Chen Yuan's aura continued to rise, completely breaking through that boundary and truly reaching the Refinement of Emptiness realm, becoming restless and violent.

Finally, Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his silver eyes returned to normal, and his wings folded back.

The Zhu Yan Dharma Image behind him also opened its ape eyes, its pupils like fire, one white and one red. Its left eye contained overwhelming killing intent, while its right eye revealed majestic dragon might. It was the transformation of the Zhu Yan True Fire and the Chi Xiao True Fire.

Chen Yuan turned to look at Lin Yuanzi, a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Thank you for your trouble, senior brother. Leave the rest to me. Senior brother, please heal your injuries quickly."

Lin Yuanzi smiled slightly, his bright eyes suddenly dimming: "I have not failed in my mission."

The powerful aura emanating from his body suddenly weakened.

The black-robed puppet, which had been desperately trying to hold back the blue-white dragon, suddenly stopped in mid-air and was knocked away by the blue-white dragon's claw.

The crimson aura covering the jade lotus flower dissipated, revealing several cracks.

The azure curtain could no longer hold back the icy dragon's mist and shattered with a crash.

As the cold mist surged in, Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and put away the Cangming Halberd and the Xuanyin Armor.

Zhu Yan, in his Dharma form, pounded his chest and roared angrily. Suddenly, he took a step forward and merged with Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan hovered above the chest of the Zhu Yan Dharma Image, raised his hand, and red and white flames swept in all directions.

Wherever it went, the cold mist dissipated, the ice dragons melted, the icy storm was submerged by the sea of ​​fire, and everything returned to peace.

The azure-white dragon's eyes narrowed, and without stopping, it charged forward.

Chen Yuan stared at the blue-white dragon, clenched his right fist, and threw a punch.

The Zhu Yan dharma image outside him also raised its right hand and threw a punch.

The heavens and earth paused for a moment, and the red and white flames surrounding Zhu Yan's Dharma form vanished completely, even his form became much more illusory.

The azure-white dragon paused, staring intently at Chen Yuan, and said, word by word, "Impressive tactics. I have lost today, but one day you will fall into my hands!"

The next moment, the azure-white dragon lost all its life force and its body plummeted downwards.

Chen Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of fatigue, his aura weakened, and he fell below the Refinement of Emptiness realm.

This punch was completely silent, but the moment it was thrown, the endless Zhu Yan True Fire surged into the body of the Azure-White Flood Dragon through that mysterious connection in the dark, burning away the wisp of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint's soul completely, leaving nothing behind.

The Azure-White Flood Dragon was stronger than an ordinary demon king, and it was absolutely impossible to confront it head-on.

If it hadn't been held back by the black-robed puppet, it would have already wiped out the human race.

However, it also has a weakness: its divided soul possesses the dragon's corpse, and it is not a single entity.

The corpse of the demon king dragon was forged using some unknown method. In addition to the true blood of the Chilong of the Cold Shadow Demon Saint, it also contained a trace of the true blood of the Azure Dragon of Ao Pan. The two kinds of true blood were mixed together and were extremely unstable.

The Zhu Yan True Fire is most effective against the soul, so Chen Yuan doesn't need to kill the Azure and White Flood Dragons; he only needs to erase the Cold Shadow Demon Saint's divided soul.

Even though it was just a wisp of a demon saint's divided soul, it was extremely solid, containing powerful divine soul energy, and it also had the demon king's corpse as its support.

Even with Chen Yuan's strength, if he were to condense three True Spirit Dharma Images, he still wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

However, the "Nine Revolutions of True Spirit" records a supernatural power called "True Blood Sacrifice to the Dao," which can temporarily enhance the power of True Spirit Blood, but requires True Spirit Blood containing the power of the same law as fuel.

Chen Yuan had searched desperately for the blood of the true spirit in the past but could not find it. He obtained the three kinds of blood of the true spirit by chance, and the laws they contained were different, so he could not use this technique.

Only after killing Ao Xuan and obtaining his demon core was Chen Yuan finally able to unleash this divine power.

Zhu Yan wields the Great Dao of Slaughter, but also controls a portion of the Fire Element Laws. The blood of the Crimson Dragon can greatly enhance the power of Zhu Yan's Dharma Form.

Although this will waste some of the true blood, as long as the Frost Shadow Demon Saint's divided soul can be erased, the slight loss will be insignificant.

At this moment, the "True Blood Sacrifice" divine power still retained some of its power, which should not be wasted.

Chen Yuan, carrying the Zhu Yan Dharma Image, turned around and rushed towards Ao Pan, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Han Xuan and the other two.

His gaze swept across the demon general, a dragon-man, on the demon race's side, and he shouted, "The Cold Shadow Demon Saint is dead. Those who surrender can still save their lives."

"Those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy, their souls extracted and refined, never to be reincarnated!" (End of Chapter)