Chapter 674: Merging with Demon Bone
Chapter 674: Chapter 674: Merging with Demon Bone
“You don’t need to mention it, I’ve already set my sights on this black Demon Bone!” Fang Lin, with sparkling eyes, declared his deep interest in the black Demon Bone.
Presently, Fang Lin looked at the millennia-old Corpse Ginseng, indicating that it should retrieve the black Demon Bone for him.
“This black Demon Bone is far from ordinary, you have to get it yourself.” said The Old Dried Corpse.
Upon hearing this, Fang Lin frowned, “Is the altar not going to attack me?”
“It won’t anymore. This altar, unlike the five before it, only appears after the previous five Demon Bones have been taken. It’s not hiding any power, and this black Demon Bone is unique. It will react with the first person it comes into contact with. If it rejects the person, it will be difficult to remove. If the Demon Bone doesn’t reject you, you can fuse with it.” The Old Dried Corpse explained.
Since the Old Dried Corpse had spoken, Fang Lin nodded in acknowledgment, took a deep breath, and moved towards the White Bone Altar on his own.
The Purple Cloud Mink dared not approach, it watched the black Demon Bone with trepidation. Despite being a Demon King, it felt a terrifying aura emanating from the black Demon Bone.
Fang Lin reached the White Bone Altar and found nothing extraordinary happening. Although the White Bone Altar looked frightening, it was just a pile of bones after all.
In an instant, Fang Lin jumped onto the White Bone Altar. The black Demon Bone was right in front of him, within arm’s reach.
Excitement lit up Fang Lin’s face as he reached out to touch the black Demon Bone.
Just then, a wave of strangeness arose from the black Demon Bone. An unexpectedly blotchy large hand appeared out of nowhere, charging directly at Fang Lin
Fang Lin was startled and immediately threw a counterpunch. However, the blotchy large hand was too powerful and knocked Fang Lin off the altar.
Thump!
Fang Lin fell to the ground, looking a little disheveled. His arm trembled slightly and his face turned quite pale.
Although the punch was thrown in haste, Fang Lin did not expect to be so disoriented. The power within the blotchy large hand greatly alarmed him.
“It is a seal left on the Demon Bone by someone else. It seems that the person who left the seal is dead, and only one strike was left. Don’t worry about it.” The Old Dried Corpse calmly said.
Fang Lin was speechless. He suspected that the old fellow had long noticed the seal on the Demon Bone but did not inform him.
The Purple Cloud Mink crouched on the ground, letting out low growls. Its purple fur stood on end, showing its extreme fear of the large blotchy hand.
However, not long after, the blotchy hand gradually vanished.
Fang Lin heaved a sigh of relief. As the Old Dried Corpse said, the seal on the Demon Bone only had a tiny bit of power left. Although he had suffered a minor disadvantage, there was no significant damage.
“If the person who left this seal wasn’t already dead, their remaining strike wouldn’t have been this weak. It’s enough to annihilate any Martial Artist at the Spirit Bone stage.” The Old Dried Corpse added.
Upon hearing this, Fang Lin gave an even bigger eye roll and irritably said, “Senior, you saw it coming, why didn’t you warn me?”
The Old Dried Corpse chuckled, “I wanted you to gain some experience. I’m about to fall into a deep sleep soon, it’s good for you to practice.”
Fang Lin was left speechless. Nevertheless, he didn’t have any time to argue with the Old Dried Corpse. Fang Lin once again ascended the White Bone Altar and directly grabbed the black Demon Bone.
As soon as Fang Lin touched it, the black Demon Bone began to vibrate violently, as if it were trying to escape from his grasp.
“Hmm? Is there some repulsion?” Fang Lin furrowed his brows. Having the Demon Bone reject him was not a good sign.
“Integrate it into your body immediately!” The Old Dried Corpse stated firmly.
Upon hearing him, Fang Lin grit his teeth, turned his hand into a blade, and opened up his chest.
This was a chest bone, so it needed to be fused into his chest. Fang Lin placed the black Demon Bone into the incision in his chest. Immediately, a black light spread out covering Fang Lin entirely.
On the White Bone Altar, a cloud of black light appeared with Fang Lin in the center, commencing the fusion of the Demon Bone.
The Purple Cloud Mink and other Four Transformation Demon Beasts were guarding Fang Lin, stationed around the White Bone Altar.
From within the black light, a fluctuating aura surged out, intensifying at times and weakening at others.
The fusion of the Demon Bone was not smooth.
The reason being that the black Demon Bone was rejecting Fang Lin, and the resistance wasn’t slight at all.
Generally speaking, the success rate for fusing with the first Demon Bone is the highest, but that is under the condition that the Demon Bone does not reject the Martial Artist.
If the Demon Bone does reject the Martial Artist, attempting to succeed in the fusion becomes exceptionally difficult and dangerous.
At this moment, Fang Lin was suppressing this rejection, trying to forcefully combine the black Demon Bone into his body.
This was an agonizing process. The Demon Bone’s rejection was extremely intense and it was unable to merge with Fang Lin’s body, causing harm to Fang Lin himself.
Luckily, Fang Lin’s physique had improved immensely, making it extremely strong. Therefore, he was still able to withstand the force of the Demon Bone’s rejection.
Moreover, the stronger the Demon Bone’s rejection, the more powerful the bone was predicted to be- hence Fang Lin became even more eager to subdue it.
If someone had stood beside Fang Lin, they would have seen him change.
Streaks of black patterns were spreading from Fang Lin’s chest, but before they could spread too far, they vanished and then reappeared.
Fang Lin’s face was serious, the power to suppress the Demon Bone increased a few notches, making the Demon Bone quiet down for a moment.
But the next moment, the power of the Demon Bone exploded once again, trying to burst out from Fang Lin’s chest.
Immediately, Fang Lin activated the Breaking Peak Blood Essence in his body, using the undying Demon Blood to help the Demon Bone establish a connection.
The technique indeed worked wonders. As soon as the Breaking Peak Blood Essence was activated, the Demon Bone seemed attracted to it and its power of rejection suddenly decreased.
Fang Lin was delighted, with the presence of Breaking Peak Blood Essence, the difficulty of fusing with the Demon Bone had decreased considerably.
But soon, Fang Lin’s smile faded.
Because he found that the black Demon Bone was actually absorbing the Breaking Peak Blood Essence within his body.
Upon detecting this, Fang Lin was immediately alarmed. He had only absorbed a single droplet of Breaking Peak’s immortal essence. If it were all drained, how would he be able to execute the Breaking Peak’s Divine Power?
“Don’t panic! This is entirely beneficial for you!” said The Old Dried Corpse.
Fang Lin grit his teeth. He didn’t know whether the old fellow was coaxing him but, after weighing the options, he decided that in order to fuse with the Demon Bone, sacrificing the Breaking Peak Blood Essence was unpreventable.
After all, at Fang Lin’s current level, the benefit of the Breaking Peak Blood Essence was minimal, only the Divine Power was somewhat beneficial. Yet, even if he lost the Breaking Peak Blood Essence, it wouldn’t have much impact on Fang Lin.