Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1589 The Body and Mind Are Hard to Bear

In the blink of an eye, the white fish roe completed its transformation.

On the surface, he looked much the same as before, except that his eyes were deep and unfathomable, and his aura was no longer the ethereal and otherworldly one he once was, but rather more unpredictable and elusive.

He assessed himself and found that, thanks to the power granted by the monster, his strength was several times greater than before.

The improvement may not seem like much, but anything becomes harder as you go higher, and sometimes it's just a matter of a hair's breadth.

That was precisely why he couldn't respond promptly and effectively to Chen Chuan's offensive. But now that he has this reinforcement, he will no longer be in a situation where he is being attacked unilaterally.

Moreover, he discovered that even with the power of demons, it did not prevent him from using the secret techniques of the Xuan Sect. In this respect, it was indeed very beneficial. In the past, he was still bound by his identity as a Xuan Master. He said he did not care about those things, but in fact he could not let go of the past. He was too narrow-minded.

So what if they're demons? As long as you possess power, your identity doesn't matter; as long as there's a path to climb, that's enough. With your own abilities, becoming the future Lord of Demons isn't out of the question!

In addition to these, he discovered that he also possessed a skill that seemed to be unique to demons: when he had a strong need, he could accurately foresee where the thing he desperately needed was.

And now...

He suddenly looked up, his gaze towards Chen Chuan revealing a hint of fervor and ferocity.

He sensed a unique power emanating from Chen Chuan, a power unique to the fusion of two worlds, and exceptionally abundant. At this moment, in his eyes, Chen Chuan himself was completely one with these fused entities, so much so that the fused entities drawn from beyond the heavens seemed to have returned to their original place.

If he wasn't mistaken, Chen Chuan must have collected other things from elsewhere before he arrived. This was practically a stroke of luck for him. As long as he killed Chen Chuan, not only what he saw today, but also everything that had been scattered throughout the world in the past would belong to him!
If that's the case, whether he wants to return to his original form or continue being a demon is entirely up to him.

Thinking about this, he was already quite eager to get started, but he didn't act impulsively. Facing an opponent like Chen Chuan, he still needed to make more thorough preparations.

With a thought, his divine form was instantly covered with a layer of flesh and blood. The reason why the body of the previous Dayi Mountain Duke could always recover was because his divine form hid the remaining mutated tissue and absorbed energy from the outside world through the cracks in the waters of the Northern Marsh. However, it was not himself after all, and there was always a barrier between him and the body.

What has grown now is a secret technique of the Xuanjiao sect that he used in combination with the power of demons. Inspired by divine energy, it generates a layer of flesh and blood originating from himself on the outside, plus some flesh and blood of Dayi Mountain Duke. The two are fused together, so that under the control of the power of demons, he can do as he pleases.

He was quite proud of himself for being able to use such a secret technique. The power of demons only enhanced his strength, but how to use it was still up to him.

Although he had been badly beaten by Chen Chuan earlier, that was due to a difference in raw strength. However, when it came to forging a new path, he believed that even if all the Xuan Ancestors came, they might not be able to defeat him by much.

A moment later, he successfully completed the transformation, but that wasn't enough. In a flash, two fleeting selves appeared outside his body.

Unlike the previous "one god sees yin and yang", this is a modified method he obtained from demonic power. It does not have the power to attack, but one of them can observe for him, and the other can quickly use secret techniques for him, so that he does not have to use them himself. He only needs to provide the energy consumed and correct the judgment in emergency situations.

Once he was ready, feeling confident that he could counter Chen Chuan, a surge of self-assurance welled up within him. Just as the three breaths were about to end, he moved, his body radiating a purplish-black light, and he broke free from the domain of the lost object.

Just before he emerged, Chen Chuan's illusory form dissipated instantly. He glanced at it and immediately understood that he only had two to three breaths left. This discovery made his eyes flicker.

Chen Chuan had been paying close attention to the man's changes. He noticed an unusual shift in his spirit and a sudden increase in his power. But he recognized the outward appearance all too well – it was an extraterrestrial demon.

It seems he has also joined the demonic formation. This is not surprising, as people have done so throughout history. Xuanzu did it in the past, and there are many examples among various sects. Even in the Pure Sect, there are people who have voluntarily become demons.
No matter how the other party changes, he will not let them go today.

Upon seeing him emerge from the field, he pointed a finger, and a spiritual shockwave shot directly towards him.

Meanwhile, the Great Azure Sky Style and Great Bright Light Style were also activated, allowing them to see what major changes had occurred compared to before.

This time, Bai Yuzi didn't hide. Even though she was confident, she still needed to find a way to verify her new strength.

Having already devised various countermeasures based on the battle just now, he met the attack with his purplish-black spiritual light. As expected, he was no match for the two spiritual lights and was quickly pushed back.

But he was not surprised by this situation; on the contrary, he was delighted.

Fighting is not simply about who is bigger or smaller. As long as you can create some obstacles and resist them, and prevent your opponent from defeating you in one fell swoop, you can calmly use various methods to make up for your weaknesses and gain an advantage.

This buffer was enough for him to use his secret technique. Watching the spiritual impact rushing towards him, a figure behind him pointed a finger, and the spiritual impact disappeared before it even reached him.

A spiritual impact is a highly concentrated energy event. To annihilate it on the spot, you would need to have the energy to overwhelm it head-on, which it obviously couldn't do. So at this moment, it was just using the rift to draw it out of the sky.

Although enveloped by the power of the Great Style, he temporarily resisted it using his physical body, while bursts of demonic flames emanated from his body, barely keeping it at bay. Chen Chuan observed this and roughly understood that while the White Fish Egg had improved somewhat compared to before, it still posed little threat to him overall.

He looked at the person, and one after another, purple aura clones appeared around him, rushing towards the person.

After one of the clones behind White Fish Roe quickly observed this, another clone immediately used a secret technique.

His figure immediately unleashed a sky full of multicolored mist. This foul energy was extremely powerful, having no effect on Chen Chuan himself, but it was enough to deal with these purple energy avatars.

As soon as the purple aura entered, it indeed faded away, except for one that rushed close to him.

White Fish Roe neither dodged nor avoided; judging by his judgment, it wouldn't even reach him. But at this moment, the purple aura incarnation stubbornly came forward, throwing a final punch that struck empty air.

Even though it didn't hit him, he suddenly felt a warning sign. A ball of platinum-gold spiritual light shot out from the nearby void and exploded in front of him!

This was the same spiritual impact that Chen Chuan had just released. However, this spiritual fire was highly active, and even though it was moved away, it did not disappear. It was still searching for a way back. At this moment, the purple aura avatar punched open the crack and, relying on its own aura, brought these spiritual fires back instantly.

At such close range, even if Shiroko had sensed something beforehand, she had no time to react and was instantly engulfed in a white radiance.

When he recovered, he felt an indescribable anger, a kind of shame and resentment that his seemingly complete control had been shattered in the blink of an eye.

As a Xuanshi (a type of Taoist priest) and the former founder of a sect, his years of cultivation have made him profound and calm. He rarely experiences such emotions and is not swayed by them.

But now it's different; these emotions are surfacing uncontrollably and seem to be strengthening him, which makes him no longer resist their growth.

Even he didn't notice that just as his body was restored, along the colorful, foul mist around him, a huge demonic outline gradually formed, with bones and flesh growing inside.

The monster head above, seeing this, revealed a hint of amusement and anticipation in its eyes.

White Fish, being a highly skilled cultivator, quickly sensed something was amiss. Even though he had become a demon, he still remembered where he came from.

Ultimately, he transformed into a demon to become stronger and better utilize power. However, he knew that a pure demon could not compare to those great demons. If he truly abandoned his past, he would never be able to turn things around. Only by maintaining some differences could he have a greater hope.

He could temporarily shed his past identity, but he couldn't completely discard it. Once this thought arose, he quickly adjusted himself. It seemed that this process was unstoppable, but that didn't matter. He immediately combined what he had learned and understood to quickly develop a secret technique.

He reached into his own head, grabbing the newly formed flesh and blood, and quickly pushed the technique out.

At that moment, the spreading flesh and blood disappeared rapidly, replaced by an even greater power.

He named this method "Feast of Ghosts and Gods," which uses vital energy as a guide to allow the power of various high-ranking ghosts and gods to enter the mortal world and attack enemies. In this process, he needs to sacrifice all his own flesh and blood, which also solves his own problem in the process.
At the moment the secret technique was activated, Chen Chuan found that the scenery in front of him had changed. He was no longer surrounded by the wasteland and swamp of Haixi Road, but by writhing flesh and blood.

He immediately realized that he was inside the belly of some high-level deity, though it seemed somewhat unreal. There must be the power of high-level demons mixed in; if he didn't escape in time, they might actually send him into their bellies.

With a thought, a halo flashed behind him, and clusters of Xuan Kong fire blazed around him.

Since it was a superior force, he countered it with a force also from the upper echelons. The Xuan Kong Fire had been refined several times, and its power had become even greater.

Bai Yuzi suddenly realized that although the secret technique she had just used had some element of chance, it might actually be able to take the opportunity to get rid of Chen Chuan, so she desperately borrowed the power from the higher-ups.

However, after his flesh and blood were quickly sacrificed, his spirit was next. These missing parts were filled by more demonic energy. The more power he drew upon, the deeper his demonization became.

He knew that those extraterrestrial demons were trying to lure him into using this power, but at this moment, he couldn't stop.

Seeing that the Xuan Kong Fire couldn't melt through the outer wall for the time being, Chen Chuan didn't sit and wait any longer. He reached out and touched the Xue Jun Blade, and the blade instantly came out of its sheath and slashed forward.

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(End of this chapter)