Chapter 2169 - 1902: Jade Token (2)

Chapter 2169: Chapter 1902: Jade Token (2)

Immediately, the demonic energy dispersed around was suddenly gathered.

The ring of demonic energy became increasingly dense.

"Won’t let me leave!?"

Song Yun’s expression changed, noticing something off about the demonic energy.

Moreover, the gravitational field throughout the entire hall was continuously weakening.

Boom boom boom...

Strange rumbling noises emitted from the Demon Suppression Tower, the tower shining with a cyan light as if struggling against the demonic energy.

The overflowing demonic energy slowed somewhat; it seemed the Demon Suppression Tower was effective.

"Demon Suppression Tower, do your best."

Song Yun muttered, not daring to linger, his figure moved to try leaving above the dark red ring of demonic energy.

Unexpectedly, just as he moved, the demonic energy, as if possessing intelligence, surged towards him, enveloping him completely.

No matter how much force he used, he couldn’t move an inch.

"The demonic energy is so strong; if a demon beast comes out, won’t I be doomed?"

Song Yun furrowed his brows tightly, activating his Primordial Body in an attempt to break free from the demonic energy, but to no effect.

Suddenly, something strange happened.

The demonic energy wrapped around Song Yun began to penetrate his body.

"Oh no, demonic energy entering my body, am I going to mutate and become a human-demon!?"

Song Yun cursed inwardly, placing his hopes on the Demon Suppression Tower.

But the tower trembled violently, its light growing fainter, seemingly unable to hold on.

The speed at which the demonic energy overflowed increased.

Suddenly, bang boom.

The Demon Suppression Tower exploded, turning into fragments and dissipating into the air.

The entire hall emitted rumbling sounds, seemingly losing its support and about to collapse.

Then, the gravitational field completely failed.

Only now did Song Yun realize the gravitational field was created by the Demon Suppression Tower.

With the tower’s destruction, his last hope perished too.

If he couldn’t handle the demonic energy, how could he handle the demon beast?

In the next moment, the dark red demonic energy, emanating a bizarre and terrifying aura, crazily gushed out from where the Demon Suppression Tower once stood, dense enough to obscure vision.

A powerful and unmatched pressure descended like a True Dragon, subduing all demons.

"Damn it, what kind of demon beast is this?"

Song Yun cursed internally; he had one last use of Yin Xi’s residual power, a combat ability that could crush the Core Formation Realm.

Yet he felt that this demon beast was probably far stronger than the Core Formation.

The demonic energy grew thicker, everything before him a dark red, as if even his eyes were dyed red.

A line connected Song Yun’s body with the surging demonic energy, as if a bridge was built, with the demonic energy swarming into his body.

He could feel his bloodline changing, his consciousness becoming fierce, with an urge to kill.

"Infected by demonic energy!"

Song Yun understood his situation; if it continued, he would surely mutate, possibly losing his self-awareness.

As he worried, suddenly, a burning sensation arose in his Dantian, as if a suction force was pulling all the demonic energy into it.

Upon entering the Dantian, the demonic energy lost its violent and vicious attributes, no longer infecting Song Yun’s body and consciousness, transforming completely into pure True Qi, becoming part of him.

"What’s happening?"

Song Yun was shocked, the sudden change completely unexpected.

The demonic energy flooding into his body abruptly stopped.

The demonic energy seemed to feel fear, distorting and trying to withdraw from Song Yun’s body.

However, once inside Song Yun’s body, the demonic energy could not be retracted.

Moreover, the scattered chaotic demonic energy also poured into Song Yun’s body, as if he had become a vortex, absorbing everything around him.

A bond of condensed demonic energy connected Song Yun and the source of demonic energy in the central region of the hall, now wildly shaking, as if trying to throw Song Yun off.

Hiss.

A strange sound rang out, as the bond of demonic energy shattered suddenly.

Then, the demonic energy retreated like a startled Little Tu, swiftly retracting to the place the suppression tower had been.

In the blink of an eye, the entire space’s permeating dark red demonic energy disappeared completely.

"What happened?"

Song Yun was bewildered, only feeling a surge of True Qi in his Dantian, faintly sensing a trend towards advancing to sss-grade pinnacle.

Having just advanced to late-stage sss-grade, advancing again this quickly?

Without time to ponder, he immediately sat cross-legged to start cultivating the True Qi.

The demonic energy in his body, for some reason, was incredibly pure, completely converted into his own True Qi.

The whole cultivation process took little time, as he didn’t need fusing.

As if flipping a switch, he easily advanced to sss-grade pinnacle, in the most supreme state, only a step away from Foundation Establishment.

His combat power rose significantly, even without Primordial Body, using Void-breaking Palm and the fragmented spiritual artifact Dark Light Sword, he could deal with early-stage Foundation Establishment One-eyed Demon Wolf.

However, Song Yun at this moment was filled with confusion.

Demonic energy entering his body was certainly not well-intentioned, but why transform? Why absorb? Why sever the connection with the source of demonic energy?

All these were questions.

Moreover, when the demonic energy first entered his body, it clearly infected Song Yun, yet later felt fear, severing the connection. Why?

What was the demonic energy afraid of?

No doubt, the demonic energy was incredibly terrifying; how could it fear a small late-stage sss-grade like Song Yun?

True, when the demonic energy first entered his body, he was indeed mid-stage sss-grade.

Yet afterward, the demonic energy helped him advance to sss-grade pinnacle.

No one could have anticipated such an outcome.

"Could it be, I truly possess the special physique mentioned in ’Yin Xi’s Manual,’ capable of absorbing some strange energy?"

Song Yun recalled his battle with Dubian Zhenjian, the time he devoured elixir pills when gravely injured, judging himself surely of special physique.

However, what exactly is this special physique remains unknown.

How to trigger the special physique’s abilities is also uncertain.

He wished ’Yin Xi’s Manual’ would reveal answers, but the manual remained unaffected.

It seems records regarding special physique in the manual are sparse.

Perhaps, this part of the content has yet to be unlocked.

"Forget it, someday the mystery will be solved."

Song Yun’s carefree nature prevailed, without overthinking, he rose to look at the ground in the hall’s center.

With Demon Suppression Tower vanished, no demon beast appeared.

He glanced down at the ground; it was cracked, revealing the black soil beneath.

In the soil, something dark red flickered faintly with dim light.

"What’s this?"

Song Yun brushed aside the soil, revealing a palm-sized jade tablet buried within.

Translucent rectangular red jade, without any carvings, with some words on the back, yet from Song Yun’s angle, unclear.

A strand of dark red demonic energy emitted from the jade tablet.

But as Song Yun looked over, the demonic energy seemed startled, halting its movement like a freeze-frame.

"Indeed, the demonic energy fears me." Song Yun nodded privately, scrutinizing the jade tablet, pondering, "Was the terrifying demonic energy emitted from this jade tablet? No demon beast here; was the Demon Suppression Tower suppressing this jade tablet?"

He thought briefly and affirmed his speculation.

"This is a treasure; it contains vast demonic energy. If absorbed, my realm would skyrocket like on a plane."

Song Yun made up his mind, reaching for the jade tablet in the soil.

The demonic energy, frozen like it took fright, all retreated into the jade tablet suddenly.

The dim light on the jade tablet vanished instantly.

In that moment, it felt like all energy concentrated into the deepest part of the jade tablet, with not a single ripple remaining.

"This thing is indeed sentient."

Song Yun was secretly amazed, his fingers touching the surface of the jade tablet.

At that instant, his expression changed abruptly, his motion to grasp the jade tablet halted.