Feiyun’s spine turned into a black dragon . The surface veins became visible on his body, also turning black in the process like vines . He looked especially ferocious right now just like a devil .
He was naturally aware of this transformation but his thoughts became increasingly chaotic . His red eyes were full of bloodthirst and evil desires stemming from the spine, not his blood .
There seemed to be an evil soul hidden in the spine that kept on sending his murderous intent and desires to Feiyun .
His evil affinity suppressed by the Buddhist Jade Bead and Tan Qingsu erupted for the second time . He quickly put on the Nine-doves Gown to try and stop it .
The evil runes receded and turned fainter . Alas, it wasn’t a complete stop .
Formless saw this and made a mantra while chanting the “Calm Heart Mantra” . White runes flew out of his mouth and fused with Feiyun .
“Boom!” The spine sent out a mightier energy, seemingly irritable . This energy flew out of Feiyun’s mouth, issuing a loud roar . It sent Formless flying as a result .
This force shattered Formless’ Buddhist energy and made him lose control . When his feet touched the ground again, he was already outside the cave . The stone slabs acting as doors have been smashed by the impact .
“Ugh…” Formless spat out a mouthful of blood; his eyes filled with disbelief . Feiyun’s evil power earlier was just as strong as a pseudo Enlightened Being .
“Rumble!” The entrance of the cellar collapsed right as Nalan Xuejian and Luo Yu’er got there .
The two of them were having a contest but the explosion earlier got their attention .
“Master Formless, you’re wounded?! The heretics are here?!” Xuejian knew how strong this monk was more than anyone . His cultivation even exceeded the ten supremes from Beastmaster . Monk Jiu Rou viewed him very highly, thinking that he could become a sacred monk and herald the second golden age of Buddhism .
That’s why she was afraid to see him wounded .
“Not the heretics . ” He shook his head while being slightly pale .
“Where’s Feng Feiyun? And who did this to you?” Yu’er was very worried about Feiyun because of the collapsed cave . It gave her a terrible feeling .
She didn’t know why she cared about his well-being or why she agreed to fight Nalan Xuejian . Maybe because she needed him for protection? She unconsciously became dependent on him .
“Feng Feiyun… turned evil… Ugh…” Formless pointed at the cellar before vomiting blood again .
This injury was grievous so he assumed a meditative pose to heal . Otherwise, this evil affinity would devour his Buddhist form .
“Turning evil!” Xuejian was shocked, aware of the demon blood within him . He could lose his mind and become a murderous monster .
Yu’er didn’t know any of this, only that something bad was happening to Feng Feiyun .
She raised her silver staff and swept the heavy boulders away to make a path . Xuejian quickly helped her .
***
At the same time, a group of heretics in black was several hundred miles outside of the cave . There were a few dozens of them - each extremely powerful .
“This path was something else, too many powerful beasts and even spirit beasts . We might have been annihilated if it wasn’t for the venerable Life Walker . ” The sixth protector of Senluo spoke .
He was a late-stage Giant but this wasn’t much compared to the monstrous spirit beasts in Endless Land .
“What else can we do after losing the goddess? Of course we are selected for this dangerous task . ” The nineteenth protector named Tuo Bahong was exasperated .
The other experts from Senluo merely waited outside . Only their group needed to enter Endless Land as punishment for losing the goddess .
Even Giants became frightened after recalling the terrible rumors of this land .
Fortunately, their Life Walker took the vanguard and found the safest path or they would be food in some beasts’ stomach right now .
This group was led by four protectors - the fifth, the sixth, the nineteenth, and the sixty-seventh .
The four of them were responsible for the failure at the altar .
“I’m so annoyed, that Feiyun guy just had to run here out of all places, so suicidal . He can go die by himself instead of dragging us down with him too . ” The sixty-seventh protector was a middle-aged man with a pair of hawk eyes .
He was an early-stage Giant and had a deep wound on his back thanks to the claw of a spirit bird . He would have been torn to pieces if he didn’t have a protective talisman earlier .
Feng Feiyun’s move was suicidal and they could have waited for him outside .
However, everyone knew about the match between the Divine King and the heretical young lord . They were the number one sect of the heretical faction . If Feiyun dared to come in and they didn’t, they would suffer ridicules and derision from all sides .
Thus, they were forced in here for a chance to redeem themselves . They wanted nothing more than to find and teach Feiyun a good lesson .
“Oh? The venerable Life Walker just sent us another message . There is a small village three hundred miles ahead containing the aura of the goddess . ” The fifth protector received this information and quickly used a strange movement technique .
He darted through the air like a phantom with lightning speed . The others followed right behind him . Giants could clear this distance in just a few seconds .
***
Inside the cave, evil affinity spewed from Feiyun . He roared and clawed at the ice layer, causing crystals to go flying .
The layer cracked, exposing the bronze drum beneath . It flew straight into his grasp .
This drum was stained with blood with a fusion between Buddhism and evil . It exploded with a resounding ring almost like thunder in the nine firmaments . The void started shaking as Buddhist visual phenomena and chants emerged . However, a bloodthirst aura turned the harmonious chants into battle cries . Hell replaced the harmonious images .
“Boom!” Feiyun had a connection with the drum and suppressed its evil affinity .
He crazily drummed and a destructive power destroyed the layers of ice nearby . The Vajra and Bell of Nature also left their seal and issued deafening explosions .
“Witchcraft Goddess, down with you!” His voice became hoarse and terrifying as if it came from hell .
His robe disintegrated, leaving only the Nine-doves Gown on him . His chest and arms bulged with muscles as he walked deeper into the cave along with the three evil artifacts .
Each of his steps made the ground crack . His evil affinity crushed the ice crystals around him, including the fierce ice essences .
Who knows how long he has been walking forward? He crossed an ice barrier with seven colors along with an endless plane before reading the end of the cave .
This was a massive area, more than a thousand feet tall and several thousand feet wide . Numerous pillars covered in ice far thicker than the layers outside scattered around the area . Feiyun wasn’t strong enough to break through them right now .
It looked like a massive palace with a platform made from white jade in the center . There sat a holy woman with hair draping to the ground . Her skin was as white as snow, pink lips, and perfect features - definitely only a tiny bit inferior to Nangong Hongyan or Dongfang Jingyue .
She was also sealed in the thicker layer of ice in the meditative pose . Red clouds floated around her and formed the shape of a divine tree .
She has been in this state for more than ten thousand years . Her eyes shut tight, seemingly dead .
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