Boom! Boom! Boom! Qin Tian, in his Incarnated Demon form, strode towards the core of Flame Mountain.His heavy footsteps crushed the scorching rocky ground, leaving deep brown imprints that still sizzled with white smoke at the edges.Along the way, chaotic roars and muffled Explosions rose and fell, and black demonic energy, like boiling turbid waves, intertwined with the hot waves of magma, pounding against the rock walls and echoing with Mingming.He completely unleashed his spiritual perception; within a radius of dozens of kilometers, the demons instantly transformed into countless leaping heat sources in his senses, distinctly layered in his mind."So many sixth-order demons—" Qin Tian's heart sank.In his perception, there were over three hundred heat sources from sixth-order demons, and the total number of demons in the entire Flame Mountain had already exceeded the hundred-thousand mark.This scale would likely require more than half of the battle groups from the Sixth War Zone to unite in combat to even have a slim chance of shaking this demonic source.As he delved deeper, the demonic energy became so dense it almost solidified into a liquid, seeping into his body through the gaps in his scales.The surrounding demons also grew increasingly powerful; many high-level demons, noticing his intrusion, immediately bristled their spines, bared their fangs, and exuded unconcealed hostility—in their eyes, this core area, rich in pure demonic energy, was not to be touched by low-level demons.Qin Tian had no choice but to release his aura, and his crimson scales glowed with black flames.In such a place, even ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) a hint of timidity would lead to a collective assault; only by demonstrating sufficient deterrence could these bloodthirsty creatures temporarily restrain their ferocity.The closer he got to the core, the quieter the surroundings became.High-level demons were entrenched in their respective territories, greedily inhaling and exhaling demonic energy with their eyes closed, visible black cyclones swirling around them.And in the deepest part of the demonic source, faint auras were constantly being born—these were small Incarnated Demons or other low-level demons that had just condensed into form from the demonic source.As soon as they emerged, they trembled under the pressure of the high-level demons, scrambling and crawling to escape outwards, becoming fresh blood for the outer demonic tide.Qin Tian found a hidden cave behind a rock formation; thick, unresolvable demonic energy constantly surged from the cave entrance, carrying a pungent smell of sulfur.For an ordinary Spiritual Energy User, even a sixth-order expert, the demonic energy here would suppress them to only thirty percent of their strength, sharply reducing the power of their spiritual energy martial arts and spells.If they stayed too long, the demonic energy would even corrode their meridians, shaking the foundation of their cultivation.But Qin Tian showed no fear.The purple talent 【Demonic Pattern Turtle Shell】, obtained after killing the Dragon Turtle Demon, not only provided powerful counter-damage but also allowed him to actively absorb demonic energy to temper his physical body.What was a death zone for others, this demonic source was a supreme holy land for him to refine his body.He stepped into the depths of the cave until he reached the rock wall at the end.The rock wall was covered with honeycomb-like cracks, and pure demonic energy gushed out like spring water from the crevices, converging into a black stream on the ground.Qin Tian stopped in front of the rock wall and extended his mental power into the bracelet embedded between his scales: "Breiz, can you destroy this demonic source with a full-power attack?"The phantom of the Flame Demon appeared on his shoulder, first scanning the dense demonic energy around, then his gaze fell on Qin Tian's Incarnated Demon body, staring for several seconds, his eyes filled with unconcealed surprise, then he slowly shook his head: "No."He paused, then added: "If you were a seventh-order Spiritual Energy User, and borrowed my power, you could naturally destroy this place with ease.Unfortunately—you are only fifth-order now.Although I have stored a lot of energy, I am ultimately just a cannon, a tool; whether I can unleash my maximum power still depends on the user's ability."The implication in his words was clear: you are too weak to unleash my true power."Alright then." Although Qin Tian was a little disappointed, he had expected it.Destroying this place with the Burning Heaven Purgatory Cannon was out of the question; he would have to find another way.Since he was here, he might as well make the most of it.Qin Tian decided to use this pure demonic energy to thoroughly temper his physical body.He stood in front of the most concentrated demonic rift, holding his breath.In an instant, his body seemed to transform into a bottomless black hole, releasing astonishing suction.The surging demonic energy, as if finding an outlet, frantically poured into his body.Golden patterns instantly appeared on Qin Tian's body surface, layered like a turtle shell.As the demonic energy infused, the golden patterns continuously spread and deepened, and fine cracking sounds echoed within his body, as if bones and muscles were being repeatedly forged.His efficiency in absorbing demonic energy was astonishingly high; the thick, liquid-like demonic energy poured into his body without even stirring a ripple.This scene startled the high-level demons outside the cave—in their understanding, the stronger one's power, the faster they naturally absorbed demonic energy.However, the efficiency of the Incarnated Demon in the cave was terrifying, comparable to the Black Flame Lord at the center of the demonic source.For a moment, the surrounding demons all showed fear, instinctively retreating dozens of meters, not daring to approach further.Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Demonic energy surged in like a tide, and the golden turtle patterns around Qin Tian's body became even more brilliant, as if his crimson scales were plated with a layer of flowing gold.The demonic energy pouring into his body, under the transformation of 【Demonic Pattern Turtle Shell】, turned into streams of scorching energy, rushing and flowing through his meridians.Wherever it passed, muscle fibers vibrated subtly, as if countless small hammers were repeatedly forging them."Crack... Um... Crack... Um..."Clear cracking sounds came from deep within his bones, but it was not damage, but a sign of bone density continuously increasing under the tempering of demonic energy.He could clearly feel that every inch of his tendons and bones was expanding, compressing, and becoming tougher.The demonic energy outside the cave continued to pour in, forming a visible black vortex that enveloped him entirely.Breiz floated to the side, a deep look of surprise flashing in his golden pupils.He understood this human less and less; despite being only a fifth-order, far weaker than his previous users, the abilities and methods Qin Tian had displayed were far beyond his imagination.Strengthening weapons, spatial teleportation, healing green light, myriad transformations, and even as a human, he could absorb demonic energy. "What a strange human."Breiz muttered, then disappeared into the bracelet.After an unknown period, "Roar—"Qin Tian unconsciously let out a low roar, not deliberately imitating an Incarnated Demon, but a natural release of energy filling his body to the extreme.The sound waves made the cave reverberate, and the golden turtle patterns on his body finally stopped spreading, instead beginning to retract inwards, eventually disappearing beneath his scales.Qin Tian opened his eyes, black energy swirling within them, which quickly receded. "Good, my physique has strengthened again."Qin Tian nodded in satisfaction; the effect of the first demonic energy body tempering was the best, and even his powerful physique had significantly strengthened after this process.Not only that, as the number of golden turtle patterns increased, the counter-damage effect would also rise.After the recent tempering, the counter-damage value on the system panel had increased from 35% to 40%, and the temporary defense boost had risen from 60% to 70%, proving the effect was very significant.The first round of body tempering temporarily concluded, and Qin Tian slowly reined in his aura.The black demonic energy vortex swirling around him dissipated like a receding tide, and the faintly visible golden turtle patterns on his body also retracted beneath his scales, leaving only the crimson scales gleaming with a cold, hard luster in the firelight.He did not continue to absorb demonic energy; body tempering was a gradual, painstaking process, like forging fine steel which requires repeated quenching.Rushing would only be counterproductive.In any case, this demonic source was here, and he could return anytime in the future.What was more important now was to ascertain the full extent of Flame Mountain and find a way to completely destroy the demonic source.Qin Tian stepped out of the cave, his crimson feet treading silently on the scorching rocky ground.He continued to explore deeper along the winding mountain path, encountering entrenched sixth-order demons everywhere—some lay by magma pools, greedily inhaling black demonic energy, the heat waves around them almost igniting the air; others curled up in the shadows of rocks, scales opening and closing, revealing a fierce aura.As he passed, these high-level demons almost simultaneously opened their eyes, their crimson or eerie blue pupils locking onto him in unison.Their fierce gazes were like tangible blades, and several subtle auras, like venomous snakes, coiled around his body, carrying unconcealed warnings—this was their territory, not to be trespassed upon.Qin Tian's gaze swept past them, deeply observing the churning black mist at the very center of the demonic source, where the demonic energy was so dense it almost solidified, and a chilling pressure could be faintly felt.He did not linger, nor did he release his aura to confront them, but simply, without a change in expression, altered his direction and slowly withdrew from this core area where high-level demons were entrenched.If the interior of Flame Mountain was a training sanctuary for high-level demons, then its periphery was an undeniable bloody battleground.Low-level demons fled and fought among the magma and strange rocks, the crisp sound of claws tearing flesh and the dull thud of bones breaking rising and falling.To seize a rock crevice with slightly denser demonic energy, two third-order Incarnated Demons were biting each other with their fangs, hot blood splashing onto the ground and instantly evaporating into white mist.Not far away, a fourth-order Fire Lizard was whipping a group of small Incarnated Demons with its tail, driving them towards more dangerous areas, thereby asserting its territory.All demons fought for survival, contended for denser demonic energy, and bared their fangs to gather more subordinates.This mountain range, enveloped by flames and demonic energy, adhered to the most primitive law of the jungle from inside out—the strong prey on the weak, and the victor is king.Qin Tian, in his Incarnated Demon form, blended in, his crimson scales inconspicuous in the firelight.While mimicking the posture of a high-level demon and slowly moving forward, he expanded his spiritual perception to its maximum, imprinting the terrain, demon distribution, and those demonic energy nodes hidden in cracks and caves along the way, one by one, into his mind."This is an excellent place for hunting."A scarlet, fierce glint suddenly flashed in the eyes of Qin Tian's Incarnated Demon form.The demons in the outer ring of Flame Mountain were as numerous as cattle; mutual slaughter was commonplace.Killing a few thousand or even tens of thousands, no matter how many were slaughtered, other demons would only assume it was the result of territorial disputes, and would never suspect otherwise.Furthermore, the density of demons here far exceeded that beyond the defense line, which would greatly improve his killing efficiency."In that case, let's kill to our heart's content."Qin Tian slowly turned his head, his spiritual perception sweeping around like a radar, instantly locking onto a group of demons in the northwest direction.It was a black rock plateau surrounded by magma, with a ten-foot-wide crack in the center, from which pure demonic energy gushed out like a fountain, condensing into a black mist in mid-air.Around the crack, hundreds of demons stood with bowed heads, greedily breathing the escaping demonic energy.And on the obsidian platform in the very center of the crack, a nearly four-meter-tall fifth-order Incarnated Demon sat cross-legged, its eyes tightly closed.The scales all over its body had turned dark gold, each one subtly vibrating under the erosion of demonic energy, and occasionally fine sparks shot out from the scale gaps.Its aura fluctuated like a tide, at times violent like a volcanic eruption, at other times restrained like a deep pool, seemingly attempting to break through the sixth-order bottleneck.The surrounding demons were all extremely cautious, not daring to cause the slightest disturbance.Qin Tian transformed into a crimson afterimage, stepping onto the black rock plateau in a few strides.Scorching magma surged at his feet, and sparks that splashed onto his scales were instantly repelled."Roar—!"The fifth-order Incarnated Demon suddenly opened its eyes, its golden vertical pupils fixed on the intruder, and a deafening roar erupted from its throat.It could clearly feel the dangerous aura emanating from the other party; though also in Incarnated Demon form, it was far more ferocious than itself.The Incarnated Demon raised its arm, covered in bone spikes, and pointed towards the edge of the plateau, clearly warning Qin Tian to leave its territory.However, Qin Tian, in his Incarnated Demon form, suddenly bared his teeth, revealing two rows of sharp fangs, a cruel arc curving at the corner of his mouth.The next second, he raised his hand, and the black flames in his palm suddenly surged!"Boom—!"Pure Devouring Soul Flame swept in all directions like a black tsunami; wherever it passed, the air was scorched, making cracking sounds.The low-level demons did not even have time to scream before they were engulfed by the black flames.Their proudly boasted fire resistance was useless before the Devouring Soul Flame—this flame specifically burned souls, and the eerie black flames drilled into their bodies through their seven orifices, instantly igniting their soul origins."Squeak—!"A third-order Lava Hound rolled wildly in the black flames, its body, however, withered at a visible speed, eventually turning into a pulsating soul flame, which was then absorbed by the black flames in Qin Tian's palm.A fourth-order Crimson Flame Demon Soldier swung its bone blade at the flames, but the black flames spread along the weapon to its entire body.Its soul let out a silent wail as it burned, and its body crashed down, rapidly turning to ash in the flames.Fear flashed in the eyes of the fifth-order Incarnated Demon; it violently spewed a ball of crimson demonic flame, attempting to resist the black flame's invasion.However, the moment the two flames collided, the crimson demonic flame melted like ice and snow meeting the sun, and the Devouring Soul Flame clung to its body like a persistent ulcer."Roar—!!"The fifth-order Incarnated Demon let out a mournful scream, its dark golden scales flaking off inch by inch in the black flames.The agonizing pain of its soul burning made it struggle frantically, but it could only watch helplessly as its consciousness gradually dissipated into darkness.In just two minutes, hundreds of demons on the Black Rock Plateau had all become soulless husks, and then, along with their physical bodies, were incinerated to ashes in the Devouring Soul Flame, leaving behind only a ground covered in faintly glowing ash.Qin Tian raised his hand to retract the black flames, the flames in his palm licking his fingertips as if savoring the taste of souls.He glanced at the demonic rift, feeling the rapidly rising evolution points on his system panel, and the smile on his lips deepened.

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