Blind Spot
Chapter 563 - 518 faces 2

Chapter 563: 518 faces 2

Caw, caw, caw!

A flock of three-headed giant birds flapped their wings and flew past the edge of an even denser cluster of black fog.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, the black fog expanded outward, enveloping the flock of giant birds within it.

Not long after, the group of about thirty three-headed giant birds re-emerged from the black fog, revealing their shapes.

However, the birds, which originally had red eyes, seemed to have undergone some bizarre transformation after emerging from the fog.

Their feathers became harder and sharper, a faint chill spread from their nostrils and beaks, and their previously high body temperature of over fifty degrees was now plummeting.

From fifty degrees, it dropped to forty degrees, then to ten, to zero.

But zero was not the end; the temperature continued to fall further.

The flock of three-headed giant birds continued to fly, but wherever they passed, the temperature dropped sharply, and the moisture in the air rapidly froze into frost and snowflakes, scattering down in a flurry.

Without travelling far, the group of three-headed giant birds suddenly started killing each other.

Amidst anguished cries, half an hour later, only one bird survived.

Its size had inexplicably increased more than tenfold from its original size, growing from ten plus meters to over a hundred meters, becoming a massive creature within the Sea of Black Mist.

The chill emanating from its body intensified, and it even developed unique ice crystals resembling scale patterns on its skin.

Meanwhile, at the location of Origin Island, that mass of dense black fog continued to silently expand.

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Half a year later.

In the Faceless Sword Sect, within the Catastrophe Hollow.

Huo Qingkong waved his hand and released a streak of blue sword light, which turned into a waterfall that struggled to wash away a large swath of the floating Catastrophe Qi eye.

’It’s getting tougher... The intensity of the Catastrophe Qi is changing faster and getting stronger...’ he thought with a shudder.

If it weren’t for the fact that his own advancement was accelerating, he feared he would have no way to suppress the strengthening Catastrophe Qi.

By now, the elders of the sect were already at their wits’ end, with only his teacher, the Holy Spirit Taoist, able to barely dissipate the Catastrophe Qi alongside him.

But the teacher was too weak, and the backlash too strong; he couldn’t take action continuously.

In fact, after coming into contact with the Catastrophe Qi, the task of dissipating it increasingly fell on his shoulders.

Hovering in the air of the cavern, Huo Qingkong finally shattered a few groups of Catastrophe Qi that had clustered together before turning around to head back.

Whoosh!

The instant he flew out of the cavern and emerged from the underground entrance, his pupils trembled.

That ancient, evil, massive aura had thickened again...

’You don’t have time to hesitate anymore!’ the Demon Emperor spoke again.

Huo Qingkong did not reply, but silently flew toward his dwelling.

The Demon Emperor’s identity was already known to him, not only as the Evil Thoughts of Ancestor Chi Yuan but also as the one who had secretly found him years ago and sent him to the Faceless Sword Sect.

As for why he was sent to the Faceless Sword Sect, the core reason was actually to seek that slim hope of Transcendence.

Inside Huo Qingkong’s body, the Demon Emperor had left a part of his own Origin Primordial Spirit, fusing and transforming with it, which was the root of Huo Qingkong’s exceptional aptitude and enlightenment; after all, it was the partial fusion of a True Fire Powerhouse’s primordial spirit.

If Huo could reach Transcendence, then he could take the Demon Emperor with him, successfully escaping this world.

Otherwise, no matter where it fled, it would be forcibly pulled back to face reincarnation.

’At most, you have half a year left before that aura reaches its peak. By then, everything will end...’ the Demon Emperor ominously reminded.

Everything before his eyes had escaped his control.

The terrifying aura that had appeared so suddenly had disrupted their originally planned schedule.

’So, you must make a decision. After all, fusion requires time to adapt!’ the Demon Emperor uttered.

’Then... let’s fuse,’ Huo Qingkong suddenly spoke.

The pressure around him grew heavier—the sect, the battle, the Catastrophe Qi, that ancient and evil unknown aura.

He had no time to hesitate anymore...

’Since you’ve decided, then immediately return and activate the formation!’ the Demon Emperor exclaimed with joy.

Huo Qingkong gently landed and stood in front of his stone cottage.

Stepping through the stone door, he activated the formation and closed his eyes, standing at the center of the room.

In the depths of his consciousness, within the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace.

A dark figure of a primordial spirit was seated cross-legged, silently cultivating.

Uniquely, unlike the Primordial Spirit Sword Palaces of other elders, the walls here bore seven huge vertical blood-red pupils.

The vertical pupils emitted seven different kinds of Evil Thoughts.

Madness.

Cruelty.

Laziness.

Killing.

Rebellion.

Agony.

Jealousy.

’Each person’s backlash of Evil Intentions is different, and the seven layers of Evil Intentions in the Seven Spirit Holy Technique are also distinct. What you need to do now, is to reintegrate those you’ve detached back into yourself,’ the Demon Emperor’s voice reached him.

’Because they are also a part of you. Merged together, they will naturally be flawless.’

Huo Qingkong looked up at the seven blood-red vertical pupils on the wall.

His Seven Spirit Holy Technique had long since reached perfection, which is why the seven kinds of Evil Intent eyes were displayed here.

’Let’s begin.’

At this stage, he had no other choice.

’Don’t worry, I will assist you!’ the Demon Emperor had no intention of lying.

Indeed, he had fused a portion of his own primordial spirit into Huo Qingkong and grew together with him.

Even though this part of the primordial spirit had long since developed its own separate personality... but...

This was his only hope for transcendence...

Buzz!

In an instant, seven blood-red eyes emitted a red glow.

They shone like lightbulbs, casting seven blood-red beams that all converged upon Huo Qingkong.

’Let go of your thoughts! Accept everything! Don’t be afraid!’ the Demon Emperor’s voice suddenly boomed.

Huo Qingkong took a deep breath and, as instructed, completely released his mind, closing his eyes and sitting down cross-legged.

In that instant, countless evil intentions flooded into his mind like waves.

Not only that, but from deep within his body, a sudden surge of brutality, madness, and pure malice also erupted.

The strength and purity of that malice were so overwhelming that even Huo Qingkong, who had seen countless demons, found it terrifying.

’Kill kill kill kill!!!’

’Destroy everything! Slay all beings before your eyes! This is my mission!’

’I am the incarnation of destruction, the Rebooter of Destiny!’

Streams of extreme malice crazily surged from deep within his body.

Under the dual assaults, his already unstable Primordial Spirit showed cracks all over.

’Hang in there!’ The voice of the Demon Emperor sounded. ’If you lose control now, you will destroy the entire Sword Sect!’

Huo Qingkong abruptly paused.

He thought of his teacher, of Zhao Yuan, and each mentor who had instructed him.

His Primordial Spirit, which was full of cracks, once again forced itself together.

The tug-of-war began at that moment.

Under the onslaught of the dual evils, bits of the Primordial Spirit’s power also seeped into his own spirit, making it increasingly powerful.

Before long, the array was lifted.

Huo Qingkong slowly walked out of the stone house.

The fusion was still ongoing, and every moment he could feel the agonizing pain of being torn apart.

But the process was too lengthy, not something that could be completed in a short time, and the Sword Sect’s battle situation still needed him...

The evil aura still required him to crush and dissolve it... His teacher could hardly support it alone... He absolutely could not fall!

But even Huo Qingkong had not noticed that his Primordial Spirit, as it fused with countless evil intentions, was becoming increasingly redder.

The black part belonging to goodness was being slowly suppressed and eroded by the red of evil.

"Senior brother, are you... alright?"

Suddenly, a hesitant and timid female voice floated over from not far away.

Huo Qingkong looked up to see Zhao Yuan.

She had now become even more beautiful, with long hair and a white dress, standing there like a flawless elf, without a single blemish.

"I’m fine." Huo Qingkong forced a weak smile. "Are you here to inquire about sword techniques today too?"

"Yeah... Seeing that you look very tired, senior brother... Maybe I should come back tomorrow." Zhao Yuan said softly.

"Yeah... I’ll make it up next time." Huo Qingkong smiled.

"You better go back and rest as soon as possible; your health is important." Zhao Yuan nodded earnestly, not daring to disturb him further. After a bow, she turned and flew away from there.

Leaving Huo Qingkong alone, standing in place, watching her leave.

As he beheld Zhao Yuan’s graceful and voluptuous figure, a sudden impulse arose in his heart.

An impulse... to completely tear her apart, scattering her flesh and blood across the sky.

’Such a beautiful girl, who adores me so much, if I were to tear her body apart bit by bit, witnessing the despair and agony on her face, how beautiful that would be...’

The horrifying Evil Thoughts flashed through his mind but were immediately suppressed.

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Origin Island.

Li Chengyi was still seated cross-legged in the central clearing.

Behind him, a vast black crack had grown to a hundred meters tall and over forty meters wide.

Eerie black qi continuously streamed out of the crack, blending with the surrounding Black Mist, stealthily merging due to matching hues, utterly unnoticed by anyone.

By now, the entire Origin Island had completely transformed.

A great deal of white frost covered all the black soil of the island, and fierce winds howled. And yet, the trees and bushes, which should have withered and died from the frost, exhibited no change at all.

Apart from a darkening of color, the forest remained as it was.

’It seems the impact isn’t significant, thank goodness, it’s just a little colder.’ From time to time, Li Chengyi returned from the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace to the real world, checking on his surroundings.

Evil Flower had hinted that there might be slight alterations to the surrounding environment, and it now seemed that was indeed the case.

Li Chengyi closed his eyes, once again looking at the transparent prompt of Evil Flower floating in front of him.

’Fusion completion countdown: 146 Black Sea days.’

’Calculating by the day and night cycles here, the time seems roughly equivalent to that of the Black Sea... And since the Four Sect have experts who can communicate with the Black Sea, why don’t they just flee this place? Escaping into the Black Sea seems better than waiting for death in their native land, right?’ Li Chengyi still found this puzzling.

His consciousness sank into the Sword Palace, where another self was present, a body transformed from his Primordial Spirit, reaching out to connect with the gradually approaching set of splendid pure white Armor.

With such a connection, the Armor was slowly, step by step, drawing closer to himself.

Judging by the speed, it would indeed take nearly half a year to make contact.

During this half-year, Li Chengyi continued to train arduously in the Sword Palace. Under the doubled perception granted by the Snow Lotus, his progress in meditation had further accelerated.

He finally broke through to the very peak of the Faceless Sword Technique, and the Holy Spirit Technique also reached the sixth level to completion, beginning the final seventh level.

The two fundamental techniques provided him with seven Origin Seals, and together with the Phoenix King’s Tears, that made Eight Seals, the greatest achievement since his arrival.

Adding to the previous enhancements, just by counting the Imprints, he had now reached the height of sixteen Seals...

’Once this is complete, I’ll go back for the Thousand Face Sword Canon...’

All the Origin Seals were adjusted to nurture the Sword Nurturing Pouch; at this moment, his nurturing speed was seven times that of his fellow disciples, allowing him to nurture seven blades at the same time, and the nurturing power had further increased.

’Once the Floral Dress has merged, that Thousand Face Sword Canon will completely resolve the issue of the Faceless Scholar... I’ve already stayed here for far too long...’ Li Chengyi recalled the escape method given by the Heavenly Jie Monument.

Killing the original body...

If they can’t come to an agreement by then, then it could only mean...

’Senior brother, I’m doing this out of necessity... Don’t blame me...’