One day passed, two days passed. Fang Han continually operated his mystical power, driving the "Great Passage Zen Light" to convert the Jidu Law King.
This Jidu Law King, he absolutely had to convert him.
Because now, the food for the Heavenly Demons within the Eight Drones Pagoda was almost completely exhausted. All the Black Divine Pills had been almost entirely eaten cleanly. Four to five million Heavenly Demons, numbering nearly three thousand Heavenly Demon Kings, were facing the danger of starvation at any moment.
During this period, the Heavenly Demons had multiplied and increased drastically. The two thousand five hundred Heavenly Demon Kings were currently metamorphosing, soon to reach three thousand in number.
The prayer power generated within the Eight Drones Pagoda became increasingly massive, with layers of golden light coiling around it; however, the drawback was that the daily expenditure was simply too immense.
Even though Daoist Mu poured in Immortal Realm vital energy as if his life depended on it, it was an utterly inadequate measure. Furthermore, Daoist Mu himself needed to cultivate now; he stood a chance to cultivate the Undying Body.
Once he cultivated the Undying Body, it would be equivalent to Fang Han possessing a formidable protector divine entity. He would be even more capable of traversing heaven and earth unchecked, granting him greater capital to survive the impending great tribulation.
The great tribulation of the God Race, Fang Han knew it would arrive sooner or later. Just thinking of the eighty billion members of the God Race made his scalp numb. It was enough people to directly pile him to death; even the lowest-tier members of the God Race were experts of the Mystical Realm.
The God Race, the Taiyi Sect, and Hua Tiandu—these three commanding forces were currently Fang Han's greatest enemies. Fang Han also intended to rescue Yan Shuiyi from the Taiyi Sect; without sufficient strength, that would definitely remain a mere illusion.
"Jidu Law King, do you submit or not?"
This phrase had been asked countless thousands of times.
Fang Han flipped his palms, and the Great Passage Zen Light shot out, surging like thunder. Now, it had entirely lost the gentleness of Buddhism, replacing it with formidable dominance. Buddhism liberating people focused on a karmic connection, a predestined affinity. Yet Fang Han was currently alternately utilizing the Everlasting Demon Region and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, injecting the dominance of the demonic path into the karmic connection of Buddhism.
"I am an Eternal Giant, innately possessing grand destiny! I am myself, and I will not become anyone's slave! I am the Jidu Law King, having perfected the Great Cutting Technique to sever all things. My sharp edge cleaves the myriad heavens!"
The Jidu Law King once again erupted with an intense self-belief, astonishingly powerful.
Under Fang Han's sacrificial refinement, this giant seemed to grow ever more resolute, emanating an intent of spiritual breakthrough.
Fang Han also felt some admiration in his heart for this tenacity.
"Is converting an Eternal Giant truly this arduous? Nevertheless, if I do not convert him, five million Heavenly Demons will run out of food. I cannot let my followers starve to death." Fang Han chanted an incantation from his mouth, wishing he could instantly advance to an Eternal Giant to convert the Jidu Law King. He had originally prepared to convert Daoist Dragon this time, but many people on Dragonwood Star were keeping a watchful eye, waiting for the Dragonwood Star Core to be born. Desiring to convert Daoist Dragon would be even more extraordinarily difficult.
Having finally managed to infiltrate the Jidu Divine Mist and trick the Jidu Law King, if he failed to convert him, merely absorbing the other's primal spirit and mystical powers would not yield much benefit.
"Fang Han has been trying to convert him for so long, yet the Jidu Law King's will only grows more unyielding. It seems I must lend him a helping hand." Fang Qingxue closed her eyes, abruptly opened her mouth, and muttered a long, profound incantation.
This incantation was quaint and somber, as if bearing the boundless power of a certain destiny.
"Jidu Law King! Jidu Law King!"
Fang Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes, pointed her finger at the Jidu Law King, and shouted two consecutive times.
The Jidu Law King's gaze shifted toward Fang Qingxue's. Suddenly, he burst into loud laughter: "Fang Qingxue, I know your reputation. You are the reincarnation of the Lightning Mother, but you can do nothing to me either. My will is only growing more unyielding, and I must thank you both for the tempering, allowing me to finally break through the bottleneck that has held me back for so long. I have comprehended the true profound mystery of the Great Cutting Technique—Soul Cutting! Now I will let you both experience my formidable power."
Amidst this loud laughter, an ethereal power abruptly emanated from his body. A transparent blade, the "Void Blade," composed of numerous roaming transparent talismans, condensed beside him. It suddenly broke free of the restraints of Fang Han and the Eight Drones Pagoda, slaughtering toward Fang Qingxue.
"Soul Cutting!"
Fang Han's heart was jolted. He had never anticipated the Eternal Giant's tenacity. The Great Cutting Technique had actually metamorphosed once again in the Jidu Law King's hands, evolving into the method of Soul Cutting.
When the Great Cutting Technique was cultivated to a profound realm, it could evolve the Void Blade to cleave souls—this was Soul Cutting.
This single strike of Soul Cutting was extremely fast, like a lightning thought or a flash of fire. Emitted in a blink, almost at the very motion of a thought, it could directly slice a person's soul into two halves, causing the enemy to suffer mental division, or even direct soul-shattering death. It was formless and traceless; absolutely nothing could impede it.
The Great Cutting Technique was a Dao technique among the Three Thousand Great Daos. Its profound marvels could only unfold when cultivated to the utmost depths.
As the Soul Cutting slaughtered toward Fang Qingxue, Fang Han found he could not actually block it, because this was power that permeated space; there was fundamentally no way to intercept it.
Just as he cried out in his heart that this was bad, Fang Qingxue showed no expression whatever. She pointed her finger at the Jidu Law King, and a grand, sonorous voice echoed clearly: "You who sink in destiny, your soul shall never have freedom."
"Bang!"
That "Void Blade" of Soul Cutting paused momentarily under this voice, and then exploded.
Fang Qingxue did not even glance at it. Again, pointing at the Jidu Law King, she proclaimed: "Eternal destiny wanders amid darkness and light; none can escape its grasp. It is the eternal master. He who defies destiny shall inevitably face eternal imprisonment."
Crack!
The Jidu Law King's gaze instantly went vacant. It felt as if his entire body had been enveloped by a formless force. A boundless vagueness manifested in his eyes; he seemed lost in the memories of thousands of past lives, or perhaps he clearly saw his future destiny.
"Great destiny, its light radiates boundlessly, illuminating every corner."
Fang Qingxue pointed again!
A force that could not be clearly described or understood formed around his body. Fang Han witnessed waves of destiny auras surging out from the depths of time and space, abruptly pouncing upon the Jidu Law King's body.
"Ah! I am unwilling, is this my fate? Is this my destiny? I am unwilling, I am not willing at all!" Seemingly viewing his own destiny, the Jidu Law King thoroughly plunged into absolute frenzy and insanity.
"Fang Han, hurry, convert him! I used the Small Destiny Technique to throw his spirit into chaos, altering his perception of his own destiny."
Fang Qingxue's face was pale, and she forced herself to speak.
"Many thanks, Senior Sister." Fang Han knew that Fang Qingxue's most mysterious mystical power was the "Small Destiny Technique." Though she had imparted the incantation to him, he was thoroughly confused and had no idea how to cultivate it.
For this mystical power, Fang Han felt through intuition that its origin was immensely mysterious, absolutely not beneath the "Great Five Elements Technique" or the "Great Disaster Technique."
However, at this moment, he had no time to contemplate further. Opening his mouth, he spewed forcefully and catalyzed the vital energy in his entire body, erupting with the Great Passage Zen Light to illuminate the Jidu Law King once more.
This time, without expending much effort, the Passage Zen Light gradually pierced into the deepest depths of the Jidu Law King's heart, breaking down his final mental defense line.
In the moment that final mental defense line opened, Fang Han clearly sensed that deep within the Jidu Law King's heart, a certain destiny seemed implanted—that he was destined to be converted by him.
He had personally come to believe in this destiny.
No wonder his mental defense line collapsed.
"Fellow Daoist Fang Han, I have finally severed my obsessions. From this moment forth, I wholeheartedly convert to you, dedicate myself entirely to you, to thereby atone for my sins." The Jidu Law King stood up abruptly. Golden light flashing all over his body, he was instantaneously drawn into the Eight Drones Pagoda, taking a spot alongside Daoist Mu. Joining his palms together, he bestowed a deep reverent bow toward Fang Han.
A pure golden strand of prayer power rotated completely around his body.
Simultaneously, a majestic wave of Immortal Realm vital energy washed down from the top of his head, turning into raindrops that descended upon the heads of the Heavenly Demons within every space of the Eight Drones Pagoda.
Having attained these Immortal Realm vital energies, the Heavenly Demons all cheered and skipped with joy. Some of the Heavenly Demon Kings immediately doubled down on their cultivation and began worshipping deeply. For a moment, the prayer power within the entire pagoda increased instantly by thirty percent. A full thirty percent.
"The Immortal Realm vital energy I accumulated and the pure yang energy I extracted over these years, I shall dedicate it all to enhance the strength of Fellow Daoist Fang Han's magic weapon!"
The Jidu Law King sat down cross-legged, continuously spouting Immortal Realm vital energy from the top of his head. Within it also lay pure yang power.
"Excellent, I've finally converted the Jidu Law King. Fang Han, with our strength augmented again, relying on the cover of the Jidu Law King, we can easily snatch the Dragonwood Star Core. I must first interrogate the Jidu Law King to see what kind of experts are keeping an eye on the Dragonwood Star Core this time. If there are experts of the Undying Body, then we hold some hope."
Fang Qingxue waved her hand: "Jidu Law King, what kind of experts are specifically eyeing the Dragonwood Star Core this time?"
"Fellow Daoist Qingxue, altogether, there is True Demon Patriarch of True Demon Star, Master Goulou of Goulou Star, and a Blood Bat Old Freak—who is originally a blood bat that absorbed the bloodline of a deceased heavenly dragon, gradually cultivating to become a massive demon. These three grand giants share the same fame as me, and are equally renowned as Daoist Mu and Daoist Dragon. Within this star domain spanning tens of billions of li, we grand giants are the ones with the largest spheres of influence."
The Jidu Law King replied honestly and obediently: "Their cultivations are more or less identical to mine; it is impossible for them to cultivate the Undying Body. In reality, for us rogue cultivators to ascend as Eternal Giants, securing longevity for ten thousand years, is already the grandest fortuitous fate possible. To cultivate to the Undying Body, one must receive the inheritance of a great sect, possessing endless resources to pile up."
Fang Han and Fang Qingxue naturally understood that cultivating to the Undying Body required far too vast an accumulation of resources. Rogue cultivators simply could not afford it. Some, to cultivate to the Undying Body, even needed to fuse the artifact spirit of a top-grade Dao Weapon. Yet what rogue cultivator could get their hands on a top-grade Dao Weapon? Excluding the respective immortal path headmasters in the Xuanhuang Great World, dreaming of a top-grade Dao Weapon was utterly futile.
"Just these few figures? True Demon Patriarch? Master Goulou? Blood Bat Old Freak? None of these three are Undying Bodies. Though they are giants presiding over a sector apiece, I can truly subjugate them now."
A thought stirred within Fang Han's mind; he instantly birthed the intent to completely subjugate these several Eternal Giants.
As recorded in the "Heavenly Dragon Secret Manual," the best method to elevate the power of the Eight Drones Pagoda was for a Heavenly Dragon to preside over each layer, voluntarily harmonizing with the eight distinct magic weapons.
Since he had no immemorial heavenly dragons now, substituting them with Eternal Giants wouldn't be so bad.
If he truly managed to subjugate eight Eternal Giants, the overwhelming might of this Eight Drones Pagoda would overturn heaven and earth—most likely, a mere encounter would be enough to crush Hua Tiandu to death.