Cold, bone-chilling cold.
It felt as if he were submerged in ancient ice for millennia, freezing even his soul.
Accompanying this was an excruciating pain that threatened to tear his body apart!
Ling Cang suddenly regained a flicker of consciousness. He tried to inhale, but was met with a breath thick with sulfur and decay, causing him to cough violently, as if his heart were being ripped out.
Where was he?
Right, Abyss of Demon Suppression! He had been stripped of his cultivation and tossed into this legendary abyss like trash!
Endless darkness enveloped him, rendering him unable to see his own hand in front of his face. Only distant flickers of eerie green or dark red light occasionally appeared, accompanied by bone-chilling howls and monstrous screeches.
His body was immobile; even the slightest movement sent shards of pain through him, nearly causing him to faint again. His Dantian was empty, his meridians severed, and his broken body soaked in some viscous, corrosive mire that burned against his skin.
Was this the bottom of Abyss of Demon Suppression?
Give up? To die here silently like an ant?
No!
He could not die! How could he die?!
He had to survive! He had to crawl out of this hell! He would make all those who betrayed and harmed him pay a thousandfold!
"I... must... live..."
A voice so weak it was nearly inaudible escaped from his cracked lips.
"Hissss..."
A chilling sound of scraping came from not far away. In the darkness, several pairs of glowing green dots lit up, rapidly approaching him.
They were the monsters of the abyss! Drawn by the scent of his blood!
Ling Cang's heart raced with alarm! He was utterly powerless; he couldn't even think about fighting back or escaping!
He forced himself to calm down, holding his breath and sinking his body deeper into the muck, trying to mask his scent.
The glowing green dots drew nearer; they seemed to be Abyssal Maggots, swimming through the mire in search of anything flesh they could devour. They lingered around Ling Cang for a moment before finally turning toward a nearby nameless skeleton that had long since rotted away.
Ling Cang remained motionless until those maggots dragged the bones away into the darkness, at which point he dared to relax his taut nerves slightly, only to find himself drenched in cold sweat.
These were merely the lowest-tier monsters! What if he encountered something stronger…
He had to find a relatively safe hiding place as soon as possible, or he would inevitably become food for these Abyssal Creatures!
With the last remnants of his willpower, he dragged his broken body through the darkness and muck, moving inch by inch.
He didn’t know how long he had been crawling—perhaps several hours, or maybe just a quarter of an hour; time had lost all meaning in this place. His fingers brushed against a relatively hard rock wall, where he found a small crack.
This is it!
With his final strength, he squeezed his body into the narrow crevice. Although still exposed, at least he gained a slight measure of concealment.
The weakness of his body and the continuous deterioration of his injuries made his consciousness begin to fade again. Hunger, cold, excruciating pain, and despair washed over him like relentless waves.
Just as he felt his awareness about to extinguish—
“Roar!”
A brutal roar echoed outside the crevice! In the darkness, a pair of beastly eyes burning with dark red flames lit up!
It was an Abyss Hound, the size of a hunting dog, covered in dark scales with corrosive drool dripping from its jaws!
The hound growled as it approached step by step, the immense pressure nearly suffocating Ling Cang!
Was this it? Was this all there was?
No! Absolutely not! I have not yet taken my revenge! I cannot die here!
“Hmm? Such pure hatred… Hehehe… After so many years… Finally found… A suitable vessel…”
An ancient and broken voice resonated deep within Ling Cang’s soul!
In the next moment, an irresistible force surged violently into his consciousness!
Demon Lord's Remnant Soul!
This rock was sealing a fragment of an Ancient Demon Lord's residual soul!
“Occupy your body… Devour your soul… I shall… return to this world!” The voice of the Demon Lord's Remnant Soul was filled with greed and ecstasy, attempting to completely erase Ling Cang’s consciousness and take over!
Ling Cang’s mind erupted like a tsunami! Countless images filled with slaughter and destruction surged forth like a tide, crashing against his sanity!
Was he about to be possessed? Not even death could be chosen for himself, and now he would become this old demon's puppet?
He refused to accept it!
Yue Kunlun! Su Qingying! Tian Yan Sword Sect! I have not yet made you pay the price!
Perhaps it was Ling Cang's will that was too strong, or perhaps the Demon Lord's Remnant Soul was inherently weak and incomplete due to being sealed for eons. In the midst of this stalemate, a strange change occurred!
The consciousness of Ling Cang, burning with hatred, began to instinctively devour the invading Demon Lord's Remnant Soul like a hungry beast!
“No! Ant! How dare you?! Ah—!”
The Demon Lord's Remnant Soul let out an incredulous roar; it had never imagined it would encounter such a situation! A mortal soul dared to counterattack it?!
But it was too weak, while Ling Cang's will to survive was far too powerful!
Like a whale swallowing its prey, the power and fragments of memory from the Demon Lord's Remnant Soul were chaotically absorbed by Ling Cang. This process was filled with agony, yet Ling Cang gritted his teeth and endured it all!
Time passed unmeasured, and when the Abyss Hound outside sensed the terrifying aura emanating from within and uneasily retreated, the storm in Ling Cang's sea of consciousness finally began to calm.
The Demon Lord's Remnant Soul did not completely vanish; instead, it was thoroughly suppressed and shattered into countless fragments of memory and energy marks, branded deep within Ling Cang's soul.
At the same time, a complete and vast Demon Skill appeared clearly in his mind—
The 《Primordial Demon Sutra》!
A supreme Demon Skill that pointed directly to the origins of heaven and earth, harnessed primordial Demonic Qi, refined an indestructible demonic body, and even had the power to devour all laws and reverse the universe!
Although he only obtained the foundational section and some incomplete subsequent content, this was undoubtedly a path leading to the pinnacle of power! A path… of revenge!
Yue Kunlun… Tian Yan Sword Sect…
Wait for me!
Wait for me to return from the abyss!!
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