Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu glanced at the giant crystal humanoid and tried to integrate the wisp of spiritual power tainted with hatred into the crystal humanoid.

To be honest, this wisp of spiritual power is only one in a million compared to the crystal humanoid, and even if there is a problem, it can be solved.

Under Lin Yu's gaze, the pitch-black spiritual power filled with hatred gradually merged into the crystal humanoid, which was half transparent and half murky.

The pitch-black spiritual energy, upon merging, was instantly diluted, like ink spilled in the ocean.

During this process, Lin Yu suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

'The quality of this spiritual energy is off.'

The difference wasn't obvious before because there was no reference point, but it became apparent after it was incorporated into the crystal humanoid figure.

The spiritual power infused with hatred is clearly of higher quality.

Not only that, Lin Yu also discovered something strange.

That was the originally peaceful crystal humanoid, but after that trace of hatred was incorporated, it seemed to have become somewhat different.

Before this, the crystal humanoid was like an inanimate object, but now it gave Lin Yu a faint feeling that it seemed to have come to life.

'Is this just my imagination?'

Lin Yu's expression was somewhat solemn.

Although the crystal humanoid form can dissipate and then re-condense, it gives him ample opportunity to try and fail.

But this change doesn't seem to be moving in a positive direction.

Lin Yu infused his consciousness into the crystal doll, carefully trying to understand it and uncover something unique within it.

As soon as his consciousness merged, Lin Yu sensed a faint trace of hatred.

This hatred was very obvious, but Lin Yu could clearly sense that he could peel it away at any time, and what was even stranger was that...

Lin Yu could instinctively feel that his spiritual power was craving this hatred, just like a hungry person instinctively wants to take food when they see it.

What exactly is going on?

Lin Yu was even more puzzled.

After testing the waters for a moment and finding that this trace of hatred had no negative impact on the crystal humanoid, Lin Yu opened the crystal canopy again.

Another trace of darkness, imbued with hatred, appeared in his space.

This time, without the purification of the emotional energy, Lin Yu could feel the crystal humanoid's instinctive resistance and rejection.

Is it merely an expression of hatred?

Lin Yu thought to himself, the crystal humanoid was a condensation of his spiritual power, and its instincts were his own instincts.

Lin Yu had no doubts about this.

I just don't understand why the crystal doll formed from my own spiritual power would crave the power of hatred.

A large amount of spiritual energy surged towards that wisp of unpurified emotional energy.

This wisp of emotional energy seemed to have a life of its own, constantly trying to escape under the relentless pursuit and suppression of spiritual energy, but it was tightly entangled.

Faintly, Lin Yu could even hear bursts of roars and howls.

But in the face of absolute power, any struggle is futile.

Before long, another wisp of purified hatred appeared before Lin Yu.

As he absorbed this wisp of emotional energy into the crystal doll once more, a feeling of longing to be fulfilled welled up in his heart, and the quality of a portion of his spiritual energy was also enhanced.

'This feeling.'

After being immersed in this feeling for a long time, Lin Yu's consciousness returned to his body, a faint glint of light flashed in his eyes, and he got up and pushed open the door.

It was the middle of the night.

Lin Yu scanned the room with his spiritual power and sensed that Feng Qi's room was completely dark, so she was probably resting.

Seeing this, Lin Yu's figure flew straight into the sky and headed in a certain direction.

Yes.

He's going to the border.

He wants to try to reach out to other forces outside his circle.

If the hatred that Black Fox possesses is what the Crystal Humanoid needs, then the emotions of the other guys outside the circle are of the same nature.

If you can verify this fact yourself, you might gain something different.

With this in mind, Lin Yu decisively put his suspicions into action.

Driving at top speed, Lin Yu arrived at the border in no time.

As the border between humanity and the outside world, this place is no longer under the care of the Heavenly Gate Elder.

Instead, they switched to other independent cultivators.

Although their strength is much weaker compared to the other side, it doesn't matter much.

Anyway, there's no need to worry about any outside creatures invading here; it's just a warning to keep our own people from leaving the area.

It doesn't matter whether someone is strong or weak; at least Lin Yu doesn't care about those guys who want him to become famous.

Upon arriving at the towering city wall, the cultivators on duty there all bowed respectfully and greeted Lin Yu.

Lin Yu waved his hand, signaling them to go about their business, and then crossed the city wall alone.

The border walls are actually some distance from the outside of the city.

It was not established by associating itself with the circle of the three young masters of Aolai Kingdom.

Otherwise, it would be far too dangerous for the people on the city wall.

After crossing the city wall, Lin Yu landed on the ground and looked out into a dark wilderness.

There was hardly any moonlight today, and everything in sight was dim.

There was no golden light screen like in an anime.

In reality, the circle drawn by the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom is basically invisible unless it is touched by a creature outside the circle.

This can be considered an energy-saving mode.

Lin gazed at the distant edge of the circle, and the invisible spiritual power within his upper dantian spread outwards, extending towards the outside of the circle.

Having learned from his previous experience, Lin Yu was even more astute than those outside the circle.

He didn't expand his mental power too much, only extending it about a hundred meters.

For him, at this distance, pulling back was a matter of a single thought, and he didn't need to worry about being entangled by those monsters.

Even if all else fails, completely severing this wisp of spiritual energy wouldn't be a big problem.

As his spiritual energy was extended, Lin Yu began to act recklessly outside the circle.

If I had to describe it, it would be like striking a pose in front of a group of prisoners who haven't seen a woman in decades.

Not long after, the babbling in my ear started again.

Just like last time, in Lin Yu's perception, all sorts of oddly shaped creatures rushed towards his mental energy from all directions.

Without saying a word, Lin Yu withdrew his mental energy. However, when he got close to the circle, he did not completely shrink away, but left a tiny bit outside.

Those monsters outside the circle seemed to have no mind of their own.

Seeing an opportunity, he rushed towards that wisp of spiritual energy without saying a word.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the pitch-black world was illuminated.

A vast, golden canopy appeared before Lin Yu.

Looking at the scene before him, the magnificent atmosphere, and the terrifying aura emanating from it, Lin Yu deeply felt just how vast the gap was between himself and the three young masters of Aolai Kingdom.

'This is only one-tenth of their original strength? It's a joke!'

Lin Yu muttered to himself, his attention returning to his wisp of spiritual energy.

In the instant those creatures from outside the circle pounced on him, Lin Yu took the opportunity to pick out one that wasn't so disgusting, refined his mental energy to a finer point, and then barely touched it.

After all, the other party is not as good as Feng Qi, and can control his power well so as not to cause him any trouble.

He had to minimize his power as much as possible to avoid bringing back too much power that could have a negative impact on him.

However, the moment they made contact, Lin Yu heard a deafening roar and babbling in his ears.

If the power manipulated by Feng Qi was merely a murmur, then the roar of the creatures outside the circle already created a significant difference.

The moment he retracted back into the circle, Lin Yu immediately severed the connection with that wisp of spiritual energy and breathed a sigh of relief.

'Wild animals are definitely much more dangerous.'

'Fortunately, it was a relatively successful outcome. I thought the power of beings from outside the circle wouldn't be able to penetrate it.'

Lin Yu muttered a couple of things to himself, then began to carefully touch the wisp of power he had brought back from outside the circle.

A mental energy finer than a cow's hair was probed out once more.

This time, it was only a brief contact with the spiritual energy that had been disconnected and was about to dissipate before it was immediately withdrawn.