Chapter 760: Frenzied Battle, Vajra Shakes the Demon! Panic, Contamination Rises Again

[Other Transformation Desire Sea: With a single glance, all desires boil over. Under its influence, the target’s seven emotions surge and six desires burn like fire, as all manner of delusions rise and intertwine to form a sea. The caster needs no specific guidance; the target becomes trapped by their own inner cravings and fears, their mind growing hazy and their mental defenses crumbling on their own. Although this technique is potent, its effect is greatly diminished against those with a will as firm as a rock or those who have already severed their worldly ties.]

An unprecedented and strange sense of pleasure instantly filled Chu Fan’s mind.

It was the ultimate joy of controlling desires and looking down upon the hearts of men.

The Mind Enchantment Skill had Broken its Limit, instantly ascending to a higher level!

With the addition of this “Other Transformation Desire Sea” Trait, he feared a single glance could make even powerful experts lose their composure!

The only drawback was that casting this Evil Technique required the other person to look into his eyes…

Even so, in a sense, this move was already stronger than the Shenxiao Imperial Golden Shield that had undergone its Second Limit Break!

After all, the defense of the Shenxiao Imperial Golden Shield was limited by the Primordial Qi in his Qi Sea. It couldn’t block attacks from the Bright Heart Realm, let alone the Ruyi Realm.

But the Mind Enchantment Skill was enhanced by his powerful Divine Sense and further boosted by the “Other Transformation Desire Sea” Trait…

“Hehehehe… HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

Suddenly, a maniacal and sinister laugh erupted from Chu Fan’s mouth, sounding exceptionally jarring in the silent, high altitude.

“…”

The air on the Nine-Turn Flowing Cloud Disc seemed to freeze.

Princess Zhaohua and Wang Yiyi, who were healing, as well as Lin Xiao and Wang Yanfeng, who were on guard, all shuddered at the sound of his laughter. They opened their eyes in unison, staring at Chu Fan with shock and uncertainty.

The laughter seemed to contain a soul-stirring Magic Power, unsettling all who heard it.

“…”

Suddenly, the laughter stopped.

Chu Fan snapped back to his senses, the expression on his face frozen.

‘What… what was I just doing?’

‘Why… why was I laughing like that?’

‘Where did that arrogant desire to trample the world under my feet and play with all living beings in the palm of my hand come from?’

When his Vajra Undying Body had Broken its Limit, or when his Twelve True Forms Fist had advanced, he had merely been happy inwardly while remaining as steady as a mountain on the surface. He had never lost control of his emotions like this!

A sense of foreboding instantly enveloped Chu Fan’s heart.

Chu Fan’s heart sank. He hurriedly focused his consciousness on the top of his panel…

[Spiritual Essence: 5798]

[Pollution Level: 16/100]

‘As I thought…’

‘My Pollution Level… it’s actually risen to sixteen?!’

‘It was clearly at fourteen before I entered the Profound Origin Secret Realm!’

‘Why did it increase by another two points?!’

‘When did it happen?’

Chu Fan felt as if he were stepping into an abyss, one foot at a time…

“Wh… What happened?”

Princess Zhaohua had been watching Chu Fan closely. Seeing his expression shift from manic laughter to grim solemnity, her heart tightened.

Without a second thought, she drew her longsword and went on high alert!

It was just too abnormal!

Previously, when facing Zhang Tianyu, who had become a Fallen Demon and whose strength crushed everyone else, Chu Fan had been fearless. He had dared to meet him head-on and had nearly beaten him to death with his fists!

What incredible, fearless dominance was that?

But now…!

Wang Yiyi and the others were also startled by this sudden development. They all summoned their weapons, formed a back-to-back circle, and fully extended their Divine Senses, acting as if they were facing a great enemy!

However, the surroundings were shrouded in clouds and mist, utterly silent save for the sound of the wind. There was nothing out of the ordinary.

Their Divine Senses scanned for several miles, yet they detected no powerful presence that could threaten them!

“Chu Fan? Chu Fan, what’s wrong?!” Princess Zhaohua called out anxiously.

「A few moments later…」

“I’m fine.” Chu Fan closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

He parted his dry lips, finally asking in a hoarse voice after a long moment, “Are the Purifying Nightmare Spirit Crystal and the Clear and Muddy Spirit Source Ore Vein… located on the outskirts of the Realm of Confusion?”

“They are.” Wang Yiyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, “You already knew this information before we entered the Secret Realm. Why are you suddenly asking about it?”

“Why did you have such a violent emotional outburst just now?”

Chu Fan slowly raised his head and said, word by word, in a voice that seemed to come from the edge of the Netherworld, “I want to go to those ore veins and stay for a few days…”

“What do you mean by that?” Wang Yiyi and the others looked at each other, completely baffled by his nonsensical words.

Chu Fan sighed softly and said, “I’m afraid… I might become a Fallen Demon.”

“!!!”

As soon as he spoke, his words were like a thunderclap exploding on the small Flowing Cloud Disc.

The pupils of Princess Zhaohua, Wang Yiyi, and the others contracted, their hearts feeling as if they had skipped a beat.

They all subconsciously tightened their grips on their weapons.

“Wait!”

Wang Yiyi interrupted Chu Fan with a startled cry, then said in a solemn voice, “How could you have such an absurd idea? Although you fight like a crazed Fierce Beast—fearless of death and incomparably arrogant—I haven’t sensed the slightest trace of Pollution Power on you!”

She extended a fair finger and pointed into the air, a faint wisp of Spiritual Light lingering at her fingertip. “The Void Clear Sound Technique I cultivate is best at detecting evil entities. If you were tainted by filth, there’s no way I wouldn’t have noticed.”

Princess Zhaohua and the others nodded in agreement.

Lin Xiao even puffed out his chest and declared, “Lord Chu is the very picture of righteousness! When you fought that Demon Zhang Tianyu head-on, your body was protected by a golden light, like a god of war descending to the mortal realm. How could you be corrupted by pollution?”

Seeing everyone’s support, Wang Yiyi grew more confident. She turned to Chu Fan, her tone slightly teasing, “Besides, you’re a Body Cultivator, right? Your Martial Arts Cultivation is only at the Third Heaven of the Divine Power Realm, and your Primordial Qi is incredibly sparse. You think you can become a Fallen Demon with just that little reserve of Primordial Qi?”

“That Demon Zhang Tianyu was already at the peak of the Bright Heart Realm and had even devoured the power of Sword Traceless and the others. On what grounds can you even compare yourself to him?”

The corner of Chu Fan’s mouth twitched. “…Why do I detect a strong hint of disdain in your words?”

He couldn’t explain.

He couldn’t very well say he had a virtual panel in front of him that clearly read “Pollution Level: 16/100,” could he?

But Wang Yiyi’s words also helped him calm down a little.

‘A Pollution Level of sixteen might not have reached the critical threshold for becoming a Fallen Demon yet.’

‘What truly terrified him was this unannounced increase…’

This intermittent climb in his Pollution Level was like a ticking time bomb, leaving him with no sense of security!

So far, he only knew of two ways to purify the pollution…

The first was the Purifying Nightmare Spirit Crystal and the Clear and Muddy Spirit Source Ore Vein on the outskirts of the Realm of Confusion;

The second was the legendary “Immortal Demon Blood” in the Burial Immortal Valley;

But the existence of the “Immortal Demon Blood” was hard to verify; no one knew if it was real or not.

Forget the Burial Immortal Valley, even the Realm of Confusion itself hadn’t seen many visitors in the past few decades.

If the Zhang Family hadn’t spread the word about the “Burial Immortal Valley,” even the Demon Suppression Bureau and the major sects and Noble Families of Qing Province wouldn’t have known that such a bizarre place existed within the Profound Origin Secret Realm’s Realm of Confusion!

The old monster from the Zhang Family got his information from the upper echelons of the Moon Worship Sect, but how much credibility did the words of those lunatics from the Moon Worship Sect have?

‘Have they been to the Burial Immortal Valley themselves?’

Even if the “Immortal Demon Blood” truly existed within the Burial Immortal Valley, whether they could obtain it was another question entirely.

‘Looks like I’ll have to visit the ore veins first,’ Chu Fan mused to himself. ‘Perhaps I can lie down on the Purifying Nightmare Spirit Crystal Vein for a few days and see if I can suppress my Pollution Level.’

Suddenly, he clenched his right fist slightly, his Finger Bones letting out a crisp CRACK. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes as he fell into thought—

[Third Layer of the Vajra Undying Body, Everlasting Life, Universe as Furnace: The physical body becomes a universe, blood and qi transform into a stellar vortex…]

His current “Vajra Undying Body” had already become a “Melting Furnace” that ordinary Martial Artists could hardly comprehend!

His blood and qi surged like a river of stars, his Primordial Qi churned like a vast sea. Even the stray Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism from the outside world was drawn into the formless Furnace Cauldron within his body, circulating and undergoing Refinement to its absolute limit…

‘In that case, can the energy within the Purifying Nightmare Spirit Crystal and the Clear and Muddy Spirit Source Ore Vein also be devoured and refined by my ‘Melting Furnace’ for my own use?’

The moment this thought appeared, Chu Fan’s heart surged with excitement.

If he could fuse the purifying power with his physical body, he might be able to suppress the pollution!

Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Yanfeng’s back as he controlled the Nine-Turn Flowing Cloud Disc and called out, “Wang, can you make this disc go any faster?”

Hearing this, Wang Yanfeng moved his fingers and changed his Spell. The speed of the Flowing Cloud Disc abruptly increased by thirty percent.

He replied without turning his head, “…I can.”

After a pause, he added, “The name of this treasure is the ‘Nine-Turn Flowing Cloud Disc’.”

Chu Fan replied casually, “Oh, then please push this disc to its maximum speed, Wang.”

Wang Yanfeng: “…”

The Flowing Cloud Disc HUMMED, transforming into a streak of light invisible to the naked eye as it sped toward the Realm of Confusion.