Duan Gujin hurriedly shared his thoughts with Lie Lei to ensure he was ready for battle.

"Duan Gujin, after the Sect Master and the other elders discussed it, they also came up with the same idea as you!"

Lie Lei said.

"All we need to do is prepare ourselves for battle. That enemy is using the Nine Nether Dark Sea, which can only destroy our Defensive Magic Array; the actual damage to people should not be severe!"

"That's right! It's said that not many people in the Holy Land were injured!"

Lie Lei exhaled a breath of turbid air, knowing that the strength of that enemy was truly terrifying. Not only did they destroy the headquarters of the Star Pill Sect, but also the main base of the Holy Land, treating the powerful forces of the Qiankun Continent as nothing!

"If the Green Cloud Sect is destroyed, as long as the people are safe, that's what matters! We need to be wary of the Netherworld Sect lurking behind us, then ready ourselves for their surprise attack."

Duan Gujin said.

"Duan Gujin, rest assured! The Sect Master has already thought of a countermeasure!"

Lie Lei said.

"That's good!"

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, knowing the battle for the survival of the Green Cloud Sect was approaching swiftly.

"I didn't expect the Green Cloud Sect's downfall to come almost two years earlier than it did in my last life!"

The gaze of Duan Gujin flickered. In his last life, the Green Cloud Sect had been completely in the dark about the nature of the Nine Nether Dark Sea, which led to a significant loss among the Sect's upper echelon.

In this life, while the upper echelon of the Green Cloud Sect knew what the enemy's Dark Weapon was, they still had no way to confront it directly.

"The Sect Master means, if the enemy just wants to disgrace the Green Cloud Sect rather than annihilate its disciples, then the Green Cloud Sect would choose to let our face be dragged through the mud by that powerful adversary, instead of allowing the disciples of the Green Cloud Sect to die in vain!"

Following that, Lie Lei conveyed Zhu Ge Hongyun's intentions to Duan Gujin.

Duan Gujin nodded slightly and said, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood! If the enemy's strength is indeed too overwhelming, even sacrificing ourselves won't change the big picture. If we cannot change it, then, like the Star Pill Sect and the Holy Land, we should prioritize saving our people!"

"Exactly!"

Lie Lei nodded vigorously.

After talking with Lie Lei, once Duan Gujin had the intelligence he desired, he returned to the Alchemy Secret Room.

"At least for now, I am safe for nearly a month! That powerful enemy will not launch an attack during this time! I'll just concentrate on my cultivation here!"

Duan Gujin knew there were some minor issues with retreating for intense cultivation.

However, the current situation made him automatically ignore those issues; he felt his current level of Cultivation was not liable to fall into a state of Deviation.

"Next, I should strive to break through to the Innate Ninth Layer!"

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, knowing that even if he truly managed to level up to the Innate Ninth Layer within the next month, it was unlikely that he could continue further.

After checking the Defensive Magic Array in the Alchemy Secret Room to ensure it was functioning properly, he sat down cross-legged in the room, resting and rejuvenating, improving his Cultivation.

Ten days later, when he released his Demonized Martial Soul, he discovered that the Primordial Power around his body began to act against his control.

"Eh? Is there a problem?"

Filled with doubts, Duan Gujin attempted several times to regain control of the Primordial Power.

Despite his attempts, all ended in failure.

This left Duan Gujin feeling very frustrated, and with no other choice, he decided to let it be.

Moments later, he realized that his Demonized Martial Soul was actually altering the form of his Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul, transforming into a colossal elephant.

He scrutinized the colossal elephant and took a sharp breath.

"My God! Isn't this the Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant?"

Duan Gujin recalled some of the scenes from his past life when he faced the Ultimate Demon Emperor and had an epiphany.

"No wonder the Ultimate Demon Emperor's strength was so terrifying! The Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant possesses both the agility of a giant dragon and the powerful offensive and defensive power of a giant elephant! It's a perfect fusion of strength, speed, and defense!"

Duan Gujin took another deep breath, knowing that a miracle might very well occur on himself now.

"I hope I'm lucky enough to allow the Demonized Martial Soul to materialize!"

Duan Gujin speculated that the reason his demonized Martial Soul had not materialized before was due to the insufficient density of Primordial Power within his body.

Now that his cultivation has reached the Innate Eighth Layer and he has also opened up the fourth Martial Meridian.

Hence, he has the Primordial Power required to materialize the demonized Martial Soul.

An hour passed, and the aura of his body suddenly erupted, like a burning sun.

He hastily swallowed a handful of Innate Primordial Pills; he did not know what kind of dramatic changes he would face next.

He only felt every cell in his body burning; he tried to control his body but failed.

All he could do was to grit his teeth and endure, struggling to survive.

Two hours later, he found that his body had suddenly swelled, and blood was seeping out of every inch of his skin.

His complexion changed drastically, he took a sharp intake of breath and clenched his jaws to prevent himself from screaming.

After 15 minutes, he discovered that every inch of his skin, every piece of flesh, and every bone was undergoing a remarkable transformation.

He felt that at this moment, it was like he was experiencing the agonizing pain of a snake shedding its skin.

"Although every part of my body is in severe pain, after the pain subsides, I feel that every part of my body has grown stronger!"

Just as he was in awe, he found that the aura inside his body erupted once again.

In the next moment, he realized he had actually broken through to the Innate Ninth Layer.

"Haha, this is fantastic! I've reached the Innate Ninth Layer!"

Duan Gujin was extremely surprised in his heart; he felt that the drastic changes were undoubtedly helping him.

He originally thought that after his cultivation broke through to the Ninth Layer, the dramatic changes in his body would stop.

But he didn't expect that such changes would still make him acutely aware of how every part of his body was rapidly growing stronger.

"Heavens! What is going on?"

Duan Gujin's eyes flashed, his mind racing.

He had never encountered such a state before; this was the first time he had experienced such a situation.

He had spent a long time in other continents in his past life, and he never heard of such an unusual phenomenon occurring in a martial artist.

Filled with doubts, he immediately thought that all of this must be related to the demonized Martial Soul of the Ultimate Demon Emperor.

Sure enough, half an hour later, he saw the Martial Soul, which had transformed into an Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant, rapidly splitting: from one Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul into two, then three, and finally nineteen.

"I know what's going on now!"

Duan Gujin exhaled, looking at the nineteen green Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Souls floating above his head; his heart swelled with joy.

"I never thought that I could become the second Ultimate Demon Emperor!"

Having fought with the Ultimate Demon Emperor before, Duan Gujin certainly understood how terrifying the Martial Soul of the Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant was; its combat power was at least more than three times that of the Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.

To cultivate the Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Soul was extremely difficult, and the only one who truly managed to cultivate it was the Ultimate Demon Emperor.

Looking at the nineteen green Ancient Giant Demon Dragon Elephant Martial Souls floating above his head, Duan Gujin's eyes shone with a fierce light.

He knew that this meant from now on, he could unleash combat power three times stronger than the Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul in certain environments.

To fully unleash the true combat power of a demonized Martial Soul requires many conditions.

"If I enter the Demon Realm in the future, I will not be affected by the environment there!"

Duan Gujin took a deep breath, quickly swallowed some Innate Primordial Pills, and did his utmost to maintain his current state.

"Heavens! What is Duan Gu doing? Why has he changed like that?"

Outside Duan Gu's Cultivation Chamber, two people were watching from a distance.

Those two people were Sect Master Zhu Ge Hongyun and Lie Lei from the Green Cloud Sect.

"Sect Master, how would you assess the combat power that Duan Gu is currently exuding?"

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