Blind Spot
Chapter 561 - 516 competition 4

Chapter 561: 516 competition 4

Li Chengyi waited quietly.

Waiting for the result after the change of the mark.

He had long understood that the Evil Flower was a tool, a powerful weapon of the Emperor of Flowers, which had fallen on the Evil Soil.

It was an extremely bloody tool with which the Emperor of Flowers slaughtered countless lives.

But this did not mean it was inherently evil.

Li Chengyi believed that the Evil Flower in his hands would never become such a bloodthirsty weapon of slaughter as the previous Emperor of Flowers.

After all, he only wanted to break free from the shackles of the blind spot and return to a leisurely and peaceful ordinary life.

That was all.

The Flower Language Ability was beyond count; the color of one’s heart determined the color of the abilities that were combined.

Finally.

After quietly waiting for more than ten minutes.

A piece of new information was transmitted into Li Chengyi’s mind.

’Twelve Divine Flower Positions assembled, start the ultimate Divine Flower Gourmet integration process?’

’Warning 1: The integration process will require 365 Black Sea days, please make all necessary preparations.’

’Warning 2: After integration, the Divine Flower Gourmet, once worn, will fuse all Flower Language Techniques into a single ability with attachments, please prepare in advance.’

’Warning 3: After integration, minor environmental alterations in the surrounding area may occur, do not be alarmed.’

’Warning 4: After integration, building summoning abilities will be enabled, following the principle of equivalent exchange, gathering sufficient amounts of Flowers and Evil Thoughts as consumed resources.’

A series of annotations and warnings instantly flooded Li Chengyi’s mind.

He had only seen such a scene before with the Seven Spirit Holy Technique of Flower Language.

But that was a technique related to Flower Language Technique, so it was normal to have numerous explanations, whereas this was specifically about the Evil Flower itself, completely different in nature.

Standing in place, Li Chengyi carefully read through all annotations and warnings to ensure there were no issues of understanding, and then took a deep breath, stripped off all items and robes, wrapped himself with a layer of Bone Armor and dead energy, and buried himself underground.

Then he cloaked himself in the initial Wisteria Floral Dress and quietly moved forward, sitting cross-legged in a large patch of forget-me-nots.

A gentle breeze blew, and mist filled the air.

Strands of light golden sunlight became pillars, penetrating through the forest from above and spilling beside him.

Smelling the scent of flowers at the tip of his nose, Li Chengyi let his long hair flow free and, finally, using the Holy Spirit Technique and the Sword of Wisdom as a pen, swiftly wove a semi-transparent sword qi in the air in front of him.

The sword qi was imbued with a strand of his own Consciousness Power, leaving a message of his concealed retreat to the outside.

"Go."

He gently flicked the sword qi outward.

The semi-transparent sword qi shot forward, instantly flew out of the floating island, cutting through the Sea of Black Mist, and approached the stationed point of the Faceless Sword Sect.

In no time, the sword qi entered the cave of the stationary point and disappeared.

About a few minutes later, a middle-aged man flew out, holding in his hand an unknown bird of pure white, tossing it upwards.

The bird let out a sharp cry, its body ignited in white flames, and in the blink of an eye, it vanished into the sky, flying towards the distant horizon at a terrifying speed.

Having done all this.

Li Chengyi then quietly sank his consciousness, his hand resting on the Mark of the Evil Flower.

’Begin the final integration?’

He looked up at the sky, the surrounding dead energy suddenly dispersed, completely enveloping the area for several meters around him in grey.

Simultaneously, because of his stillness, the King of Shadow Dragons’ Shadow Spring automatically activated.

In this state, his recovery ability was twice that of normal, and coupled with powerful concealment ability, it could be said to be one of the most practical amongst all of the Shadow Dragon’s abilities.

’Yes.’

Li Chengyi responded in his mind.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a vast, pitch-black rift abruptly opened behind him.

The rift was five meters high and two meters wide, its interior was dark, and from within it came a dense mix of strange, low sounds.

At the same time, a large disk bearing the mark of the Evil Flower slowly lit up behind Li Chengyi.

On the disk, one by one, the main flowers of the Divine Flower Position gradually shone.

’The purple of the Wisteria Flowers.’

’The golden yellow of Gladiolus.’

’The gold of Sunflowers.’

’The purplish-red of Feilian.’

’Purple Magnolia.’

’Purple Delicate Flower.’

And so on, various colored flower patterns lit up with different colored glows.

Their lights turned into bands of corresponding color, extending out slowly and flying into the pitch-black rift.

Hum!!

Suddenly, the bands of light tensed as if they were pulling some heavy object from within the rift.

The twelve bands of light emitted a fine creaking sound as if they could hardly bear the weight.

On Li Chengyi’s side, a continuous flow of strong colored light was transmitted into the light bands, strengthening their pulling force.

Ah!!!!!!!

In an instant, a series of sharp, painful screams drifted from the rift.

Following that, a hum of a huge noise.

Countless cries, incomprehensible curses, manic shouts, groans, and more, all mixed together, rushing towards the seated Li Chengyi.

He clenched his eyes shut, and his consciousness power was instantly battered and scattered by numerous malevolent and tyrannical consciousnesses filled with hatred.

It seemed as if some vast force was preventing him from completing the final fusion with the Evil Flower.

But soon, the special Flower Language Ability of the Snow Lotus Flower suddenly took effect.

This powerful and holy Flower Language Technique provided Li Chengyi with stronger mental resistance, working wonders at this moment to grant him a brief respite.

The Evil Flower also reacted, dispersing a part of its colorful light to reinforce the protection around Li Chengyi.

The cacophony of hatred weakened substantially.

’The final fusion time begins, the countdown starts... 364 Black Sea Days remaining.’

Enshrouded in the colorful light, Li Chengyi gently closed his eyes and simply let his consciousness sink into the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace, continuing the cultivation of the Holy Spirit Technique.

A year’s time would be sufficient to elevate his Holy Spirit Technique to a higher level.

Since he was cultivating a self-perfected version of the Seven Spirit Holy Technique, making progress was considerably slower than with the Faceless Sword Technique.

But now, with time on his side, it was perfect for dedicated and secluded cultivation...

Within the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace.

The figure of Li Chengyi appeared abruptly, seated cross-legged, with a mysteriously pitch-black book materializing in his hand.

It was the strange Black Book condensed for him by the Heavenly Jie Monument, containing most of the monument’s mysterious traces.

The greatest gift granted to him by the Heavenly Jie Monument, besides the two insights that enhanced his understanding, was this Black Book.

Taking advantage of the idle time, he planned to carefully browse and comprehend it, hoping to continue gaining insights.

And while he was inside the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace, in closed-off cultivation, awaiting the final fusion.

Within the Faceless Sword Sect, Huo Qingkong who was resting and delving into the Thousand Face Sword Canon, suddenly trembled.

Inside the stone chamber.

He set aside the copy of the sword canon he had been holding and looked outside at the undulating green sword lights, feeling an inexplicable sense of ill omen and oppression.

’The aura... something is wrong... Is it a problem with my condition?’

His brows were deeply furrowed, as he felt that at that very moment, something extremely important had taken place.

Unable to sense it or capture it, he had no idea where this influence had originated from.

’Is it my illusion, or...?’

’It’s not an illusion...’ the Demon Emperor’s voice sounded again.

’Something is approaching, reemerging... awakening!’ His voice, too, was laced with seriousness.

This was not part of the plan! In his plan for transcendence, there was no occurrence of this strange aura.

Everything seemed to be deviating!

’Can you detect what it is?’ Huo Qingkong asked with grave eyes.

He did not trust the Demon Emperor, but he had great respect for its incredibly powerful ability to probe.

Even his master, who could ignite the True Fire, failed to detect the Demon Emperor’s probing; one can imagine just how aberrant its ability was.

True Fire is often referred to as Divine Fire in many places, a powerful flame that only those above level twenty of the Origin Seal could qualify to ignite.

In many ancient texts, there are numerous kinds of True Fire, and the most famous among them are even known to the mortal world.

For example, the illustrious Samādhi True Fire was one such flame.

’I cannot...’ the Demon Emperor answered solemnly. ’The aura... is too vast, just about every mundane plane outside our Sword Sect, beyond Panguang, in the Sea of Black Mist, my vassals have also noticed traces of the aura... And this aura is so diffuse that its source is undetectable.’

’Could it be... that the calamity is coming early?’ Huo Qingkong’s expression grew stern. Such a vast scope could not possibly be caused by just one person or power alone; it had to be akin to a natural disaster of immense proportions.

’Impossible, the calamity aura has not yet gathered strength; currently, there are only a few aura eyes, and the intensity is still weak, far from eruption time,’ the Demon Emperor refuted. ’But...’

’But what?’

’But it does have a hint of resemblance to the aura that your junior brother, Bai Lu, once inadvertently released...’ the Demon Emperor voiced with some hesitation.

’Bai Lu? Impossible!’ Huo Qingkong frowned. ’I have also sensed his aura, and it is nowhere near as vast and formidable as this one.’

’Instead of saying it’s unlike, it would be more accurate to say that Bai Lu’s aura seems to be just a tiny mix within this vast aura...’ the Demon Emperor said gravely. ’But no matter what, Qingkong, you must make a decision.’

Huo Qingkong fell silent.

This terrifying change had already indicated that a great upheaval was imminent for the entirety of Panguang.

If Bai Lu truly underwent a drastic transformation, then Panguang might not even last until the great calamity struck; just under the terrible and ancient evil aura alone, unimaginable impacts would ensue.

’Once the source of this aura erupts, by then, no one will be able to stop this disaster! Qingkong, only you... If you can step into the highest realm of Good-Evil Fusion, become the Thousand Facets Divine Lord, purify everything...’ The Demon Emperor’s voice carried an unprecedented sincerity at this moment.

If before, he was simply intending to coax Huo Qingkong to fusion and then transcend, now...

He was truly anxious.

With so many years until the calamity, his plans were not yet complete, and Huo Qingkong’s growth was not fully ready.

And now an unexpected variable had appeared...

’Good-Evil Fusion...’ Huo Qingkong fell silent.

He instinctively felt that once he initiated fusion, it could result in a destructive change for himself.

’I can promise to commence fusion, but... you must tell me, who exactly are you!?’ After pondering, he once again asked this question.

Over the years, he had asked it more than once.

Each time, the Demon Emperor would dodge the question or lie briefly and move on, or simply not reply at all.

But this time...

The Demon Emperor seemed to sense the urgency of the situation.

After a moment of silence, it finally began to speak slowly.

’Fine, I will tell you. I am the Demon Emperor... An evil consciousness from Ancestor Chi Yuan, but... at the same time, I am also...’