Twisting its tiny body, the little snake opened its mouth, and suddenly, streams of black mist began to flow into its mouth.
"Devour."
Lin Feng, of course, could sense any changes in his martial soul. At this moment, the little snake martial soul was actually devouring the black mist.
Moreover, as the black mist entered the little snake's body, its body began to gradually grow larger.
Many dark tentacles reached out toward the little snake, and without any surprise, these tentacles seemed to be just its food, being sucked into its belly. This bizarre scene left Lin Feng speechless.
The powerful spirit beast, which Lin Feng was helpless against, seemed to be waiting for its life essence to be drained, but he never expected that the shadow of the little snake, the martial soul called a waste, would finally show some activity.
The sinister face in the darkness seemed to notice something was wrong, with its pupils flashing with a dark light.
Suddenly, countless mists and dark tentacles abandoned Lin Feng and all rushed toward the little snake.
"Ugh..."
Under Lin Feng's astonished gaze, the little snake seemed extremely excited. Its mouth suddenly opened wide, transforming into a huge maw, and the endless black mist and dark tentacles were directly swallowed.
And this seemed far from enough. The little snake's body grew larger and larger, expanding from a foot-long shadow to several dozen feet, like a coiling giant python, sweeping everything away.
The Illusion Demon Beast let out a mournful roar and fought with the giant python, but its body was still being gradually consumed.
Lin Feng's body felt lighter as the Illusion Demon Beast released him and turned into a black mist to flee.
"Roar!" The giant python let out a roar like the Illusion Demon Beast, its substantial body instantly lunging forward, opening its huge mouth, and directly swallowing the black mist, then returning to Lin Feng's side.
The giant python's body gradually shrank, transforming back into a little snake, but it was now a bit larger, about three feet long, curling on Lin Feng's shoulder. This substantial little snake fell into a deep sleep.
"Swallowed?"
Lin Feng's eyes widened. The black mist had all dissipated, and the Illusion Demon Beast was nowhere to be found.
This... is a waste martial soul?
Lin Feng's mouth twitched. At this moment, a surging power surged through his body, making him shudder, his head buzzing, and he fell unconscious.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Feng slowly woke up, opened his eyes, and his deep gaze looked at the top of the demon beast's lair.
"Boom."
Suddenly, Lin Feng's body sprang up, his eyes flickering with shock.
With a thought, the Amaterasu martial soul appeared, and everything around him became clear. The brilliant Heavenly Book floated in the air.
Then, the shadow of the little snake reappeared. This three-foot-long little snake's body became more substantial, still sleeping, coiled on Lin Feng's shoulder, looking very affectionate.
Dual martial souls!
At this moment, a scene that shook Lin Feng's heart appeared. Behind him, another shadow slowly emerged. This shadow was a cold face and a pair of dark eyes.
"Illusion Demon Beast."
Lin Feng's whole body trembled. How could this be? The Illusion Demon Beast that almost devoured him had actually... become his martial soul.
The third martial soul!!!
Dual martial souls were the mark of a genius, a true top genius, extremely rare in the continent, with only one appearing among a million martial cultivators. And he, Lin Feng, had an unheard-of three martial souls.
Three martial souls, if spoken out loud, could probably scare people to death.
Extending his palm, white qi gong surged in his hand, vast and powerful.
"My strength, has it reached the Second Level of the Spirit Martial Realm?"
Lin Feng felt his mind short-circuit. Even though he released the Amaterasu martial soul, maintaining extreme calm and terrifying computational power, he still couldn't hide his shock. What happened to him was truly terrifying.
His gaze flickered, and Lin Feng fell silent, pondering for a moment.
"It seems this shadow of the little snake can devour demon beasts, making them serve me and become my martial soul. Moreover, it can transfer the essence of the demon beasts to me, enhancing my strength."
Lin Feng reached a conclusion that could only be possible, a smile appearing on his lips.
Waste martial soul?
This martial soul, which people mocked, was truly heaven-defying. If those who mocked him knew how powerful this waste martial soul was, they would be speechless.
"Damn, this is called surviving a great calamity, right?"
Lin Feng retracted his martial soul, wanting to let out a long cry to the sky, but he didn't know where he was, so he could only express his feelings with a word from his past life.
"Heaven Devour, Heaven Devour, a name that even heaven can devour, a good name." Lin Feng muttered to himself. The name of the martial soul mysteriously imprinted in his mind. This unremarkable shadow of the little snake was called the Heaven Devour martial soul.
"Mo Ye, I, Lin Feng, will not be human if I do not kill you."
Standing up, a cold and ruthless killing intent flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
Taking a deep breath, a foul-smelling mist was sucked into Lin Feng's body.
Lin Feng carefully examined the dark lair, which made him feel very uncomfortable. It was indeed a demon beast's lair.
Taking a large step forward, what appeared before Lin Feng was a trampled forest, with a wild demon aura permeating the space. Standing there, he could even feel the slight tremors of the earth and occasionally hear the roars of demon beasts in the distance.
"It seems the beast tide is still ongoing."
Lin Feng knew that the beast tide would not just be one wave of demon beasts. After he was captured by the Illusion Demon Beast, there must have been other powerful waves of demon beasts affecting the entire Blackwind Ridge.
Releasing the Amaterasu martial soul, Lin Feng's pupils became cold and deep, dark and endless. His vision was incredibly sharp, and his hearing was incredibly clear. Everything within a few miles was clearly imprinted in his mind, like a picture.
At the same time, a strange mist rose from Lin Feng's feet, quickly enveloping his body. Instantly, Lin Feng was shrouded in the illusory mist, making it impossible to see his face or even distinguish if he was human or demon.
This was the ability granted to Lin Feng by the Illusion Demon martial soul. The Illusion Demon Beast was extremely skilled at creating illusions, making it impossible to see its true form. Now, with the Illusion Demon Beast as his martial soul, disguising himself was effortless.
Being inside the Blackwind Ridge, with demon beasts rampant, there were many demon beasts even in the nearby area, some with extremely powerful auras. Lin Feng had to be extremely cautious and disguise himself.
Following the direction of the demon beasts' mad rush, since it was a beast tide, the direction they were heading was naturally the exit of the Blackwind Ridge.
At this moment, Lin Feng, enveloped in black mist, floated in the air like a real Illusion Demon Beast.
When some weak ordinary demon beasts passed by Lin Feng, they actually prostrated on the ground, making submissive sounds. The world of demon beasts was more naked and brutal than the human world, where the weak were preyed upon by the strong.
Even many spirit demon beasts kept a distance from Lin Feng. An adult Illusion Demon Beast was at least a Level 5 spirit demon beast, extremely terrifying, far beyond ordinary spirit demon beasts.
"The inside of the Blackwind Ridge is too terrifying."
Only after truly entering did Lin Feng realize how terrifying the inside of the Blackwind Ridge was. Thinking about how he dared to hunt demon beasts in the Blackwind Ridge with just the strength of the Qi Martial Realm made him sigh. Ignorance is truly fearless. If any of these spirit demon beasts were to randomly rush out, they would be doomed.
Of course, in the eyes of spirit demon beasts, Qi Martial Realm cultivators were like ants, not even worth their attention, just as he now looked at ordinary low-level demon beasts.
"Such a good opportunity, why don't I hunt some demon beasts and take their beast cores?"
Lin Feng's heart raced. Spirit demon beasts were not like ordinary demon beasts. They absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, and the beast cores they produced were extremely precious and valuable. If given to alchemists or weapon masters, they could be used to refine elixirs and powerful spirit weapons. Moreover, it was said that powerful martial cultivators could directly filter out the evil aura from the beast cores of spirit demon beasts, absorbing their essence to enhance their cultivation.
Good elixirs could quickly heal injuries, even regrow broken bones, and it was rumored that heaven-defying elixirs could revive the dead and restore flesh and bones.
And good weapons could greatly enhance a martial cultivator's attack or defense, boosting their strength.
All of these could be exchanged for demon beast cores, which was why many people in the continent risked their lives to hunt powerful demon beasts and take their cores.
Lin Feng now felt that he was too poor. Apart from the soft sword given by Elder Bei and a bottle of elixirs given by Elder Kong, he had no other treasures.
PS: Thank you, brother 61456607, for your generous donation. I originally wanted to update more, but I have to go on sale on the 7th, and the editor is constantly urging me to submit more chapters. I really can't update too much, or I won't have anything to update when I go on sale. I'll stay up all night to write more, and I'll definitely update more when I go on sale!