"That was close! This demon blade is truly formidable. If it weren't for your fierce counterattack tying down this Great Asura's Dharmic power, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to constrain it. Even if this demon blade didn't cleave you in half, it would likely severely injure you."
Having collected the "Sound-Killing Demon Blade," Yan also felt lingering fear.
Fang Han almost broke out in cold sweat. Just now, if he hadn't made a prompt decision and disregarded everything to counterattack this "white-haired demoness" Great Asura and tie down her Dharmic power, but instead turned to use the ten flying swords to defend against the demon blade, it was possible the opponent's full-power strike would have been unstoppable, instantly slicing him down into an unnatural death.
Life and death hinged on a single thought.
This added a great deal of practical combat experience for Fang Han.
The dense spiritual power in his mind tumbled and churned, compressing against each other, growing tighter and more solid, carrying a sensation of wanting to "crystallize." In his mind, it shone radiantly, his head clearing up in waves, seemingly capable of perceiving all the secrets of the brain. At the same time, his control over his "Divine Transformation Acupoint," altering his body shape, and managing the secretions of his various organs became even more effortless.
It could be said his body was truly his own.
In the life-and-death struggle, his spirit highly condensed, seeming to have a trend toward metamorphosis.
Advancing from the Physical Body Realm to the Divine Ability Realm was a process of spiritual transformation, converting into Dharmic power. This was an elevation of willpower, requiring one to experience various hardships, hovering on the line between life and death multiple times, until one day, suddenly undergoing a massive change, breaking out of the cocoon to become a butterfly.
This was extremely difficult.
Therefore, among the Inner sect disciples of the Yuhua Sect, there were many whose strength was actually not beneath Fang Han's, yet they were indefinitely delayed from stepping into the Divine Ability Realm precisely because of this reason.
"If this continues, sooner or later I will step into the Divine Ability Realm. I'm just lacking the crucial final step of transformation… I'm not in a hurry either; the tougher my body is tempered now, the more vigorous my Dharmic power will be after stepping into the Divine Ability Realm."
Fang Han sharply sensed his own changes, and his heart became even calmer and more patient.
"Sound-Killing Demon Blade!"
With a loud shout, the purely cleansed "Sound-Killing Demon Blade," washed by the Yellow Springs Holy Water, was sent out by "Yan." Fang Han grabbed it in his hand, made a light cut across his skin, and a faint golden blood seeped into the demon blade.
Immediately, this demon blade buzzed loudly, establishing a flesh-and-blood connection with Fang Han. Having been sacrifice-refined by his blood, it had become his demon blade!
"Good blade!"
Feeling the weight of this Sound-Killing Demon Blade and the surging Dharmic power within it, especially the violently circulating power of the core great formation inside the blade's body, Fang Han was overjoyed. He could sense that whether it was the quality of this demon blade or the power of the great formation within it, it far surpassed the top-grade flying swords like the "Silver Snake Sword," "True Blue Sword," and "Red Lust Sword."
The operational intensity of the great formation within the Sound-Killing Demon Blade was much too powerful compared to ordinary flying swords. Otherwise, it couldn't support the demon blade's flight at speeds comparable to sound.
"This demon blade exists somewhere between a Spirit Tool and a Dao Tool. As long as this Great Asura cultivates to the fifth tier of the Divine Ability Realm, the Heaven-Man Realm, and is able to set up formations, she can merge her divine abilities with the grand formation, causing the demon blade to molt and evolve into a Dao Tool! The materials used for this demon blade are Heavenly Sea Dark Iron, Yin-Yang Quintessence Steel, Positive and Negative Prime Magnetic Stones, and an unknown amount of Dharma crystals. The difficulty is not beneath the Seven Fiends Gourd. It must be a treasure refined by an elder among the Great Asuras whose divine abilities are supremely high. Mastering this demon blade will vastly increase your power. However, it also becomes easy for others to covet and snatch it. This is because the Blood Refining Art is not secure. Once you possess Dharmic power and use the Dharma Refining Art, even those four or five tiers higher in divine ability won't be able to snatch it away unless they have the Yellow Springs Holy Water."
In a single breath, "Yan" transferred a great deal of information into Fang Han's mind, instantly letting him understand the various mysteries of the "Sound-Killing Demon Blade."
"Blood Refining Art, Dharma Refining Art, I am well aware of them."
Fang Han communicated using his spirit.
Blood Refining simply meant refining with a blood sacrifice; it was the most rudimentary method. If one encountered an expert of the Divine Ability Realm, the flying sword or magical treasure could be easily snatched away. The Dharma Refining Art, refining with Dharmic power, was much more stable.
This Sound-Killing Demon Blade was originally Dharma Refined by the white-haired demoness Great Asura, practically impossible to steal, but she encountered a freak like "Yan" and the Yellow Springs Holy Water.
This exchange between the two was pure spiritual communication, as fast as a spark. If spoken aloud, they probably would have been killed seven or eight times over by someone else.
"Ten flying swords, ten Asuras! You orthodox disciple, you actually practice demonic arts! And possess so many flying swords!" By this time, the white-haired demoness Great Asura was tightly surrounded by sword light, while the Asuras ruthlessly bombarded the woman with punches and kicks.
However, this demoness's Dharmic power was extremely robust. Strands of Dharmic power circulated around her body like a gelatinous substance, rigidly "sticking" to these flying swords and Asuras, forcing their operational speed to slow down.
Fang Han distinctly felt his spiritual mark fluctuating slightly under the corrosion of the demoness's Dharmic power. If it weren't for his current firm resolve, had it been someone else, these items likely would have already been confiscated.
If they had no other means and these flying swords and Asuras failed to break the demoness's Dharmic power, sooner or later they would be taken away.
"Hmph! With a blade in hand, neither ghosts nor gods remain!"
How could Fang Han allow this demoness to refine his Spirit Tools? Spreading his hand, a surge of spirit was transmitted onto the "Sound-Killing Demon Blade," immediately causing the grand formation inside it to violently churn.
Boom! A fierce blade light erupted, ripping open the airflow to directly bombard the demoness's body-protecting Dharmic power.
Riiiip, riiiip… The sound of tearing silk rang out, and the demoness's Dharmic power was actually severed by the Sound-Killing Demon Blade. The dazzling blade light fiercely closed in on her body, illuminating her terrified and ravishing face.
The demoness was breathtakingly beautiful, but Fang Han had no heart to pity the fair sex; he was single-mindedly devoted to killing his opponent. A blade in hand, neither ghosts nor gods remain.
"Demon Robe!"
At this moment, the demoness would not wait for death. She moved once again! The white robe on her body was abruptly driven, emitting a white-gold luster and enveloping her within.
This garment of hers was unexpectedly also a Spirit Tool.
With her Dharmic power broken, she could only rely on the Spirit Tool for her final defense.
But what followed was unbelievably swift. The Sound-Killing Demon Blade and the ten flying swords crashed down once more. That white-gold luster was shattered in a single blow, the clothes on the demoness shredded inch by inch, and in a blink of an eye, she was left stark naked.
Taking advantage of the situation, the ten Asuras lunged forward and struck her body with a fierce punch. The demoness let out a miserable scream, wildly spewing fresh blood from her mouth as she plummeted toward the ground.
"Don't kill her!" Yan's intention appeared in Fang Han's mind. Right after, a Yellow Springs Earth Net flew down, directly dragging this wounded Great Asura demoness into the Yellow Springs Diagram.
"Fortunately, she has not reached the stage of tempering her Dharmic power into True Origin or True Qi. If she had reached the second tier of the Divine Ability Realm, dealing with her today would have been somewhat difficult. Keep her alive; she has a great use. Use the Yellow Springs Holy Water to bewitch her soul and turn her into your servant girl! This way, you will possess a servant girl at the Divine Ability Realm!"
Yellow Springs Holy Water, also known as the Soul-Bewitching Soup or the Water of Forgetting Love, had supreme uses.
But Fang Han had no way to answer at this time because hundreds of White-Haired Flying Zombies, seeing that the Great Asura demoness was in trouble, abandoned their attack on Xingyun Baobao and flew over wildly shrieking.
"Kill!"
Fang Han raised his hand once again. The Sound-Killing Demon Blade, the ten flying swords, and the ten Asuras swept across the full sky, while Princess Hongyi also unleashed the True Blue Sword.
A tragic massacre ensued.