Cultivation through Skin Making novel Chapter 437

Chapter 437: 186. Netherworld Corpse Demon, Outer Body Incarnation (8.2K words - Large Chapter, seeking subscription)_2

Not only that, he even felt that even if what he cast outside was not just a thought but an attack from his Lifebound Secret Technique, the Nine-Child Demon Mother could still entangle his Lifebound Secret Technique, making his attack feel like hitting cotton, and then deliver an unstoppable fatal blow.

This was like a "second strike."

’Demon Mother Su Yao’s realm should have long reached the Purple Mansion Realm.

Even within the same Purple Mansion Realm, differences in Divine Soul Power can decide many things.

Previously, when I was in the Refining Profound Realm, I could instantly kill almost all the Crimson Palace cultivators, and now that I am in the Purple Mansion Realm, I can suppress those at the Early Stage of Divine Infant, contend with those in the Middle Stage, and even hold my own against those in the Late Stage.

But Demon Mother Su Yao likely belongs to the category of those in the Purple Mansion Realm who can instantly kill most Divine Infant cultivators.’

Song Yan thought for a moment, shook his head, and muttered to himself: "That’s unlikely. If that were the case, Demon Mother Su Yao would have long gone out, slaughtering sect by sect, and dragging the Ancient Race out for sacrifice.

Her power would surely have limitations, preventing her from unleashing it indiscriminately."

After a few more breaths...

Song Yan thought to himself: "The limitation should be the body.

Even if the Nine-Child Demon Mother maximally activated Su Yao’s Ancient Race talent, the time was limited, and there would be no time to further enhance her physique using the True Spirit Fragment.

Thus, every time she uses her overburdened power, it will inevitably damage her body.

But Su Yao is her best option for the moment, and she must find ways to recuperate after every attack.

That’s why she is so eager to merge with me, wanting to take over my body."

After a brief contemplation, Song Yan connected his mind with Old Ningxin, selectively relaying some information about the Celestial Demon they obtained outside, and then settled down alone.

The roots rustled out again, continuing to hook onto his little finger, as both bathed in silence and darkness.

...

...

Over a month later...

The ancient forest was oppressive and stifling, and tendrils of moisture snaked through the air. High up, the tips of the green leaves even condensed water droplets that dripped onto the forest floor made of rotting leaves and miscellaneous branches.

Suddenly, with a deafening crack from the iron-grey thick clouds, rolling Celestial Thunder rumbled from afar. Next, a bright purple serpent of lightning darted through the sky, splitting into dense branches, frozen against the vast grey-black sky.

Song Yan’s face was half-lit, half-shadowed by the lightning.

Seeing that countless venomous insects and strange birds were chasing after him, Song Yan glanced at the sky, suddenly stopped, pulled his left hand back like a strong bow, and right hand cast a Technique in the void.

This Technique was originally a Purple Mansion class Magic "Fire Phase Technique," a Technique that the Formless Ancient Race could reference when comprehending the "Hundred Forms Life and Death Stake," with the purpose of "entering one form, understanding a hundred forms, drawing parallels, and aiding the mastery of the clan’s Lifebound Secret Techniques." Of course, besides this "Fire Phase Technique," there were other Techniques as well. Most of these Techniques were various Magic that the Formless Ancient Race had collected over the past five thousand years, integrated, and compiled.

However, this "Fire Phase Technique" had mutated through Song Yan’s deductions and had now become the "Fire Phoenix Devouring Technique," a Technique that could accommodate a hundred fires, transform them into one, and had greater power over the wood element which it restrained among the Five Elements.

Yet, the fires Song Yan could access were only two: one, Mortal Fire; two, the Profound Fire formed by the conventional Fire Profound.

The former had no lethality, and the latter was limited in destructive power, usually used for Alchemy...

But, this did not mean there were only two kinds of fire in the world. Song Yan had once read in some ancient texts of the Formless Ancient Race that stronger cultivators might use special fire seeds for Alchemy, such as the special fire he awaited to use in crafting the "Heaven-Damaging Pill."

At this moment, he was ready to mix into the "Fire Phoenix Devouring Technique" the special fire seed he could think of: Celestial Thunder Fire!

According to ancient records, despite its rarity, this fire was one of the few that could appear in the Mortal World, and now he harbored a wisp of Purple Thunder Power, and with the currently abundant Wood Profound, it was worth a try.

In the next moment, Song Yan pushed out with his left hand, while his right hand lifted high, entwining lightning, and guided it toward the sky.

Crack!!

The serpent lightning fell again, and that hand, disregarding the numbness through his body, pushed the Fire Phoenix Devouring Technique into the dense Wood Profound, continuing to aggressively thrust it forward.