Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 276: Chapter 208: Child of Destiny

Three months later, Lin Feng once again experienced Nightmare Possession. This time, the murmurs in his ears were much clearer and more enticing than the last, as if whispering secrets.

Lin Feng couldn’t understand the Nightmare’s words, but he could sense its emotions.

An endless resentment, a malevolent intent to kill, as if wishing to destroy everything.

And the strongest emotion, a desire to control the body.

Lin Feng looked down, and in his view, his hands seemed dyed in blood, with palm lines clear as if under a microscope.

In the air, visible spiritual power was gathering, automatically absorbed into Lin Feng’s body. But because it was a closed room, the limited spiritual power did not cause any anomaly.

Moreover, Yue Mingming had his eyes closed, so there was no worry about him noticing anything.

Since he dared to have Nightmare Possession in front of Yue Mingming, Lin Feng was not worried about exposing the Nightmare’s existence.

After two years of interaction, Lin Feng still trusted Yue Mingming’s character.

Compared to the Nightmare, the mysterious space demon beast within Yue Mingming was even more shocking and fearsome.

The innate ability of the Nightmare was indeed unbelievable, attracting interest, but it came with terrifying side effects.

No matter how strong, it was still just a Martial Emperor.

And a short-lived Martial Emperor.

For the sake of power, few would be willing to forgo life.

Huaxia had dozens of Martial Emperors, yet before the invincible powerhouses, they too could be easily slain.

A Martial Emperor powerhouse would not significantly alter the world’s situation.

Yet, Yue Mingming could communicate and connect with the Exotic World.

This ability was forbidden!

For it had the power to change the world.

If discovered, Yue Mingming would face only two outcomes.

Either killed or imprisoned like a lab rat, losing freedom.

Therefore, Lin Feng was not worried that Yue Mingming would betray him.

In reality, it was Yue Mingming who should be worried.

Also, was Nightmare’s power so easily absorbed?

Lin Feng had conducted some experiments through some demon beasts.

He found that during Nightmare Possession, he would be assimilated by the Nightmare’s power, and demon beasts that came into contact and absorbed the Nightmare’s energy would also be assimilated.

This assimilation allowed him to vaguely sense the general location of the demon beasts, even if kilometers apart.

Lin Feng speculated that as assimilation deepened, even if they were thousands of miles apart, he could sense them, perhaps even control their life and death.

After all, assimilation could be deadly!

If one day Yue Mingming did betray him, Lin Feng was confident he could find and take his life.

Connecting to the Exotic World—such ability was too shocking and uncontrollable. Since it was he who made Yue Mingming stronger, giving him world-changing power, Lin Feng would firmly grasp this power in his hands.

”Do you desire this body so much?”

As the murmur’s emotions grew more intense, a trace of mockery appeared at Lin Feng’s mouth.

With fingers curling and slightly gripping, he could clearly feel the power his body possessed.

This was a super strong control ability.

Although it couldn’t give him greater power and agility, it could execute them with one hundred percent effectiveness.

Simultaneously, Lin Feng could also distinctly feel an evil, cold force gradually eroding his body, assimilating it.

This feeling was spine-chilling.

This was also the reason he did not dare to easily have Nightmare Possession since refining the Nightmare.

In these two years, apart from cultivating an Alien Race Technique, absorbing Soul Skills, and encountering some life-threatening dangers, Lin Feng never used the Nightmare’s power.

In two years, the number of times he experienced Nightmare Possession was no more than twenty.

This was also why Lin Feng was still at the Peak of Fifth Grade.

If he disregarded the side effects and used the Nightmare’s ability without reservation, his martial strength could likely reach the Seventh Grade Flying Realm, or even possibly the Eighth Grade Grandmaster Realm.

Lin Feng didn’t want to rapidly enhance his strength through the Nightmare’s power.

As long as the Nightmare’s side effects were not dispelled, he dared not casually use its power.

He kept Ye Qiu’s previous example constantly in mind.

Moreover, rapidly increasing strength would also attract unnecessary attention.

The main issue would also be missing out on some valuable opportunities.

For instance, the Elemental Space Gate.

If one’s strength was too strong, it would evoke suppression from the Elemental Space Gate.

In Lin Feng’s plan, he needed to obtain three keys before breaking through to Martial King.

With these three keys as support, he could refine a large amount of Life Essence, which would solve most of the Nightmare’s side effects, making its power truly usable to him.

In the previous life, Ye Qiu’s strength grew too fast. Within a year of refining the Nightmare, he crossed five realms and stepped into the Fifth Grade Realm.

At 20, he entered the Seventh Grade Flying Realm.

By 22, upon university graduation, he reached the Ninth Grade Lingyun Realm.

At 25, after opening a Pocket World, he instantly became a Martial King, joining the ranks of top powerhouses.

Yet in the short span of three years, by 28 he became a Martial Emperor, astonishing the world. But within less than half a year afterward, he fell and died.

Power advancement too fast not only overdraws life force but also causes him to miss many opportunities, unable to obtain the key to the other-dimensional space gate.

”Brother Feng...”

As Lin Feng’s mind drifted, Yue Mingming’s voice came through: ”Can I open my eyes?”

At this moment, Yue Mingming’s eyes were shut tight, curious yet afraid to open them.

Lin Feng quickly exited the demon transformation state and said, ”You can open them.”

When Yue Mingming opened his eyes, Lin Feng appeared before him unchanged; however, the evil, bloody aura in the space didn’t completely dissipate and could still be felt clearly.

”Did the soul skill absorption succeed?” Lin Feng asked.

Joy appeared on Yue Mingming’s face: ”It succeeded. My soul power was insufficient to control the Void Bird, but the aura frightened it, weakening its resistance, and I ultimately succeeded in swallowing it. The soul skill absorption was successful. The Void Bird is a demon beast from the Divine Martial Continent; though it hasn’t yet gone through demon possession, I can faintly perceive the Divine Martial Continent’s location now.”

”Well, now you can finally be considered a summoner!” Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

The Nightmare power doesn’t guarantee a 100% success rate; even absorbing the Purple Gold soul skill has risks of failure.

Yue Mingming’s successful absorption proves his soul power talent is outstanding, perhaps comparable to Ye Qiu.

”Brother Feng, what was that aura just now?”

Yue Mingming asked curiously.

”That’s my bloodline ability; using it causes a terrifying metamorphosis of the body, which I didn’t want anyone to see, so I asked you to close your eyes,” Lin Feng explained.

A terrifying metamorphosis!

An epiphany struck Yue Mingming’s heart.

Bloodline talent?

Isn’t Lin Feng the Yang Family’s illegitimate child?

Isn’t the Yang Race’s bloodline talent the Fire Bloodline, known for superior flame control?

Could it be a bloodline mutation?

What kind of bloodline talent releases such an evil aura?

Moreover, this talent ability is exceedingly powerful!

The aura felt as though it had a life of its own, evil, icy, bloodthirsty, exerting a suppression akin to a hierarchy over demon spirits.

Under such aura, demon spirits showed minimal resistance due to fear.

This bloodline ability can increase soul skill absorption success rate; if used to devour demon spirits and absorb soul skills in the future, Lin Feng’s support would be the ultimate cheat.

For all demon spirit masters, this is a dream ability.

With this ability, any desired soul skill could be attempted without fear of failure, meaning demon spirit masters could freely combine their preferred soul skills.

All Purple Gold soul skills!

As demon spirits grow, even Diamond soul skills wouldn’t be out of reach!

Yue Mingming finally understood why Lin Feng could absorb Purple Gold soul skills on his first attempt, and the following three soul skills were also Purple Gold, with a guaranteed success rate of fifty percent.

Lin Feng knew Yue Mingming’s thoughts and shattered his illusion directly: ”If this bloodline ability is unleashed, it severely overdraws life force, hence it’s used only by me. Even Yun Kai and Dong Yunan have never received my help.”

Yue Mingming’s body trembled, overcome by an ineffable feeling, his eyes filled with horror: ”Overdraw life force?”

Yes!

If it could be freely unleashed, this talent would indeed be heaven-defying; then why would Little Sister Dong absorb Silver soul skills?

If there were no repercussions, Lin Feng wouldn’t need to hide it, capable of becoming the world’s richest, as every demon spirit master would require Lin Feng’s assistance.

He had been overly optimistic.

Life force!

Overdraw life force!

The words life force echoed continually in Yue Mingming’s mind.

Overdraw a year?

Three years, or five years?

Nowadays, with spiritual power resurgence, living to a hundred is no longer a congratulatory phrase, as it’s normal for ordinary people to reach that age, and the elderly live to 130 or 140.

For cultivators, King Level powerhouses can double their lifespan, comfortably reaching over 200 years, but even so, life force isn’t something anyone dares to deplete lightly.

It isn’t merely about longevity, but also affects cultivation foundations.

Although Lin Feng didn’t specify how much life force would be overdrawn, it surely wouldn’t be minimal.

Otherwise, with Lin Feng’s relationships with Yun Kai and Dong Yunan, they wouldn’t miss out on such treatment.

”Brother Feng, I...”

Yue Mingming’s eyes teared up, voice choked; he hadn’t expected Lin Feng would be willing to overdraw life force for him.

Yue Mingming was about to express his gratitude but was interrupted by Lin Feng: ”I told you not to dramatize.

Your Lifebound Demon Spirit is very mysterious, linking to the Exotic World; I’ve never heard of such a demon spirit or such a talent skill.

The Exotic Beast Chart has no record of it, though now it’s still very weak, unable to summon even the weakest Exotic Creatures.

You are still weak now, easily defeated by Yun Kai and me, but undeniably, you possess the potential to change the world, and that’s a power neither Yun Kai nor I have, which is why I am willing to overdraw life force—it’s not just because you’re part of the team, so don’t feel overly moved.”

As Lin Feng spoke, his dark eyes revealed a layer of complex emotion, resembling nostalgia or a sigh: ”This world is very dangerous, the frequency of space gate openings is increasing, so seize the time to grow strong, perhaps you might become the destiny’s child to change the world!”

When Lin Feng vanished, Yue Mingming hadn’t yet processed it.

Destiny’s child?

These four words left him somewhat bewildered.

Is he the destiny’s child?