If you die, I will be able to inherit your cultivation.

This severed arm is definitely not something that originated in this human realm.

Without needing to think too much, Zhou Ming was able to determine that this was an object from the upper realm.

But new questions immediately arose.

Why would something from the upper realm fall into this human realm?

He had already encountered the mysterious Netherworld Blade and the Immortal Abode, and now he has this mysteriously missing arm.

One or two treasures from the upper realm can be attributed to chance, but the fact that several treasures from the upper realm fell into the same mortal realm in a row cannot be simply explained by luck and coincidence.

What exactly happened in this world?

Why are there continuous falling objects from the upper realm?

Standing above the pit, Zhou Ming kept recalling the strange phenomena he had witnessed along the way, his mind filled with doubts, unable to find a reasonable answer for the time being.

He hung there in mid-air, lost in thought.

Just as he was focused on solving the puzzle, the severed arm lying quietly at the bottom of the pit suddenly moved.

Without any warning, the severed arm vanished into thin air. The next moment, before Zhou Ming could make any move, it pierced through the magical shield around his body and burrowed into his right arm.

A cold, piercing voice rang out directly in Zhou Ming's sea of ​​consciousness:

"Hehehe..."

"Before my clone even returned, an even better body was sent to me..."

"Hehehe..."

The severed arm invaded his body, and an eerie laugh echoed deep within his soul, leaving Zhou Ming completely dumbfounded.

He was only briefly distracted by the problem when this strange thing seized the opportunity and took advantage of him.

The severed arm moved so fast that there was almost no pause between disappearing and burrowing into his right arm.

Before Zhou Ming could even activate his defenses or use spells to stop it, the foreign object had already entered his body.

Danger was imminent, and Zhou Ming dared not be careless in the slightest.

He immediately mobilized a large amount of magical power within his body and rushed towards his right arm.

He planned to use his magic to expel the severed arm that had invaded his body, along with the demonic energy it brought with it, from his body.

At the same time, he flashed and immediately entered the Qiankun Pearl.

Compared to the outside world, staying inside the Qiankun Pearl allows him to mobilize the power of the world, making him much safer.

But what happened next was far beyond Zhou Ming's expectations.

His surging, powerful magic had just entered his right arm, but before it even touched the severed arm, it was instantly dissolved by the black demonic energy emanating from it.

Yes, it is exactly the literal meaning of dissolving.

The immense magical power encountered the demonic energy, but instead of a violent collision and explosion, it quickly dissipated, like ice and snow meeting hot water.

After the demonic energy devoured and dissolved Zhou Ming's portion of his magical power, it not only did not weaken, but seemed to have received nourishment.

Just like taking a super-strength tonic, his strength increased rapidly, spreading quickly from his right hand to his upper arm.

The demonic energy was expanding rapidly. At this rate, it would soon invade the shoulders and then move towards the chest and the sea of ​​consciousness where the soul resides.

Once demonic energy reaches the sea of ​​consciousness, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Ming directly mobilized the power of the Qiankun Pearl to stop the demonic energy from spreading outward.

The power of the world from the Qiankun Pearl entered Zhou Ming's body, and this time it did not disappoint him.

After the power of the world entered the right arm, it quickly established a solid barrier, successfully blocking the path of the demonic energy to expand outward and temporarily curbing the crisis brought about by the severed arm.

The danger has only been temporarily averted; it has not been completely eliminated.

Zhou Ming's expression was not good. While carefully maintaining the seal on the world's power, he stared intently at his right arm.

Just then, that chilling voice rang out again from within his mind.

"Hmm? The power of the Heavenly Dao? How could a minor cultivator in the Mahayana stage possibly mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao?"

His voice was clearly surprised, and his tone was full of confusion.

After a brief pause, the voice continued, posing a series of questions.

"Wait, how did you manage to cultivate so many laws?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Even if one has cultivated so many laws, one shouldn't be able to invoke the power of the Heavenly Dao, should one?"

"No, no..."

The fluctuation of that divine soul murmured and talked to itself in the sea of ​​consciousness, full of doubt.

Zhou Ming ignored the other person's ramblings, mobilized the world power of the Qiankun Pearl, spread this power throughout his entire body, and carefully examined every part of his physical body inch by inch.

After a thorough investigation, Zhou Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Aside from the area around the right arm, where one could sense dense demonic energy, there were also unfamiliar fluctuations in the divine soul.

The rest of his body was intact, with no demonic energy seeping in or any other abnormalities.

The voice that kept speaking in the sea of ​​consciousness came from this wisp of divine soul fluctuation.

Zhou Ming's expression turned serious, and he directly retorted, "What are you? Why did you try to get inside my body?"

The fluctuations in the demonic energy suddenly changed; the original doubt vanished, replaced by utter arrogance and swagger.

"What the hell? You lowly human, how dare you speak to me like that? Are you tired of living?"

The other party's attitude was extremely bad, and they had no intention of communicating at all.

Seeing this, Zhou Ming decided not to waste any more words with the other party.

"You can't speak properly, huh? Then don't speak at all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ming activated the power of the Qiankun Pearl, completely enveloping his entire right arm from the inside out.

Immediately afterwards, he mobilized his power and began to attack the inside of his right arm, trying to drive out the demonic energy entrenched there.

However, in practice, the situation proved far more complicated than anticipated.

That demonic energy was like a persistent, intractable disease, extremely difficult to deal with.

As soon as Zhou Ming's power pressed down, the demonic energy retreated to the corner of his right arm.

Once the power is slightly dispersed, the demonic energy immediately launches a counterattack.

The demonic energy waged a guerrilla war against Zhou Ming's world power, constantly moving back and forth to avoid attacks.

Zhou Ming continued to exert his strength and repeatedly tried to drive away the demonic energy, but he still failed to achieve any substantial results and was unable to separate the demonic energy from his body.

After several attempts, Zhou Ming had to stop.

He knew very well that his control over the Qiankun Pearl was still insufficient.

Right now, all he can do is rely on the power of the world to build a barrier to prevent the demonic energy from spreading to other parts of his body.

However, it lacked the power to completely expel this demonic energy from its body.

Zhou Ming raised his right hand and positioned his palm toward the world center of the Qiankun Pearl.

He wanted to use the power of the Qiankun Pearl itself to directly absorb the demonic energy inside his right arm.

Zhou Ming continuously inputted his thoughts into the central nervous system, urging it to exert its power.

No matter what he did, the Qiankun Pearl's central control did not give any response, as if it had fallen into silence.

After his attempts failed, Zhou Ming's anger flared, and he couldn't help but curse.

"This damn thing, it starts playing dead as soon as it's used."