The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 914 Improved Again

Nanzhou Holy Flame Island, in the Holy Flame Realm.

Pan Chengfeng was walking alone in a small grove of trees.

Xin'er, Yun Feiyang, and Chen Jie have already been sent back to the team to appease the people.

Having entered the Holy Flame Realm for just over two months, the cultivators of the Eastern Continent have suffered heavy casualties.

The original force of nearly 40,000 people in the three sects has now dwindled to just over 10,000.

If the three major sects are in such a state, one can only imagine the state of the smaller sects and aristocratic families.

Pan Chengfeng estimated that of the more than three million cultivators from the Eastern Continent who participated in the Genius Competition, only a few hundred thousand remain.

The intention of the two southwestern continents to exterminate the cultivators of the eastern continent is as clear as day.

Before coming, Pan Chengfeng was full of confidence, saying that he would bring all his fellow disciples back with him.

But now he felt that with his current strength, he might not be able to protect the remaining three thousand-plus Yu Lei Sect cultivators.

"Sigh~" Pan Chengfeng sighed, plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, then crossed his legs and lay down on the ground.

When Yun Feiyang asked him how his injuries were recovering, Pan Chengfeng lied.

He was seriously injured this time, and has only recovered about 30% so far.

At this rate, it will take at least another month to fully recover.

But Nangong Tian and his group had already set up an array to kill the three-headed demon lord.

Although setting up this kind of defensive formation against mental attacks is troublesome, there are many formation masters, so it will only take ten days at most.

At that time, Pan Chengfeng will only recover 50% of his strength, and he will be no match for Nangong Tian.

Pan Chengfeng's mind raced for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "That's it! Corpse!"

Pan Chengfeng quickly took out the corpse, and a giant man, 2.23 meters tall and with an exceptionally robust physique, appeared before him.

Looking at the oily yellow corpse that was even taller than himself, Pan Chengfeng clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "It is indeed powerful. Just by standing there, it exudes an aura no less than that of a Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm."

Furthermore, with the Corpse Demon Sect's unique corpse control techniques, this corpse could possess combat power comparable to a peak early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Pan Chengfeng stroked his chin, circled the corpse, and frowned, saying, "Although there's a corpse, I don't know any corpse control techniques. My combat strength at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement realm is far from enough."

Pan Chengfeng closed his eyes, and the nascent soul within his body flew out from the top of his head.

With a chubby baby face, Xiao Pan Chengfeng grinned and said, "I'll try controlling the Corpse Demon with my Nascent Soul first~"

As he spoke, the Nascent Soul sent a wisp of divine thought directly into the Corpse Demon's brow.

After a breath, the Corpse King suddenly opened its eyes, first twisted its neck, then clenched its fists, and finally put its hands on its hips and spun around a few times.

"Hehehe~" the Corpse King said in a hoarse voice, "I thought it would be much harder, but it's about the same as driving~"

The Corpse King turned to look at Pan Chengfeng's true form. The two waved to each other in greeting. The true form came to the Corpse King's side, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "How are you feeling?"

The Corpse Demon said expressionlessly, "It's not difficult at all, it's like a toy. I'll give it another try."

As it spoke, the Corpse King began to move, leaping and bounding, flying through the air, before finally landing and throwing wild punches.

After a series of actions, the Corpse King stopped and said, "As expected, he only has the combat power of a Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm."

In the current situation, having one more person at the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Realm wouldn't significantly impact the battle, unless they were at the Integration Realm.

The Corpse King closed his eyes and his divine sense returned to his nascent soul. Pan Chengfeng then retrieved his nascent soul into his dantian and said, "The Corpse King Sect truly lives up to its reputation as one of the three great sects of the Western Continent. Their 'Corpse Control Technique' is indeed remarkable."

Pan Chengfeng just used the simplest puppetry technique. He became interested in puppetry when he first went to explore tombs, and has studied it over the years.

However, Pan Chengfeng was young after all, and had not been practicing for a hundred years. He had also been involved in many fields, so he had no time to study puppetry. He had only read a few related books and techniques.

Just now, when I used puppetry to control the corpse, I could only unleash the combat power of a Great Perfection of the Void Refinement stage.

However, Shi Man, who controls the corpses, can unleash the peak combat power of the early stage of the fusion.

Pan Chengfeng scratched his head and muttered, "It seems that using corpses to increase strength in the short term is probably not feasible. It looks like I can only start with secret techniques."

As he spoke, Pan Chengfeng took out a communication talisman and sent it out.

Half an hour later, Li Ke arrived in front of Pan Chengfeng.

Li Ke is in good spirits now and has regained his image as a charming young man.

After entering the Holy Flame Realm, he was constantly hunted down, making him arguably the most unlucky of all.

After all, Ge Xun of the Ghost Control Sect was already at odds with the Grand Elder of the Purple Gold Mansion, so it was inevitable that he would be targeted by the Purple Gold Mansion.

When Li Ke saw Pan Chengfeng looking at him with a smile, he felt a little uneasy, but since he was already here, he couldn't just turn around and leave now, could he?

So he cupped his hands slightly and said, "Junior Brother Pan, is there something important? Otherwise, I have some matters to attend to and will be leaving now."

Pan Chengfeng stepped forward with a smile, took Li Ke's arm, and said, "Senior Brother Li, why have you become so polite after just a few months? Come, come, have a few drinks with your junior brother~"

Li Ke tried to break free from Pan Chengfeng's hand, but Pan Chengfeng held on tightly, making it difficult to escape.

I had a bad feeling just now, and now I know for sure, it's definitely bad!

He remembered that the last time Pan Chengfeng invited him for drinks, it was because he had designs on his souls. He wondered what this kid was up to this time.

Pan Chengfeng pulled Li Ke to an open space, conjured up a few tables and chairs, and pressed Li Ke's shoulders to make him sit down.

Then she took out wine, meat, and some fruits from her storage bracelet and began to pour wine for Li Ke with a smile.

Seeing Pan Chengfeng's eagerness, Li Ke quickly said, "Junior Brother Pan, please tell me what it is, otherwise I dare not drink your wine."

Upon hearing this, Pan Chengfeng became displeased, his smiling face turning dark as he said, "What? Can't you treat your senior brother to a few drinks if there's nothing wrong? Or does Senior Brother Li look down on me? Are you not giving me face?"

Li Ke's heart pounded a few times, and he quickly said, "Junior Brother Pan, what makes you say that?"

Who here would dare not give you face? But... you'd better get to the point first, otherwise your senior brother won't be able to drink in peace..."

Pan Chengfeng pushed the wine glass in front of Li Ke and said, "Senior brother, drink first, then I'll talk to you."

Seeing Pan Chengfeng's unwavering expression, Li Ke gritted his teeth, picked up his wine glass, and downed it in one gulp, saying, "Now you can tell me, right?"

Seeing that Li Ke had drunk his wine, Pan Chengfeng's dark face turned into a smile again. He rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Senior Brother Li, could you give me some of those soul fragments from the Void Refinement Realm?"

Li Ke stood up abruptly and exclaimed, "Impossible!!"

Pan Chengfeng was taken aback. He hadn't expected Li Ke to react so strongly. They were just some souls, right? Why such a big reaction?

Pan Chengfeng asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother Li, surely you wouldn't go that far? It's just taking some of your soul fragments..."

Li Ke looked at Pan Chengfeng like he was an idiot and said, "Do you think it's so easy to collect the souls of those in the Void Refinement Realm?"

"Without the cultivation of the Integration Realm, it's impossible to capture the soul of a Void Refinement Realm cultivator. I don't have many here either, so don't even think about succeeding!"

Pan Chengfeng blinked, clearly not understanding what Li Ke meant.

Seeing Pan Chengfeng's expression, Li Ke realized that this novice had no idea how precious a soul in the Void Refinement Realm was.

He sighed, sat down again, and explained: "The so-called Refining Void Realm is when, through cultivation, the primordial spirit is transformed into a phantom. At this time, the soul will also mutate and can sense the power of heaven and earth."

Once the soul senses the power of heaven and earth, it can absorb that power and gradually grow stronger, preparing for the Integration Realm.

Before reaching the Refinement Realm, a cultivator's soul is in a chaotic state after death, and any cultivator can use certain methods to capture it.

However, once one reaches the Refinement Realm, the soul becomes conscious after death, and it will immediately vanish without a trace.

Therefore, either you are a powerful being in the Integration Realm, capable of manipulating the power of heaven and earth.

"Either you prepare in advance and set up an array to imprison the soul of the Void Refinement cultivator the instant of death, or you can forget about capturing the Void Refinement cultivator's soul."

After hearing Li Ke's explanation, Pan Chengfeng blinked and said, "So what? I thought we wouldn't be able to catch him. As long as we can catch him, that's fine~"

Li Ke rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, I'm not giving you the Void Refinement Realm soul here. I have a great use for it!"

Seeing that Li Ke was unmoved by reason, Pan Chengfeng slammed his fist on the table and smashed it, saying, "You dare not refuse me!"

Believe it or not, I'll make sure none of your Ghost Control Sect members get out of here!

"You dare!" Li Ke roared, "You dare to lay a hand on my Ghost Control Sect! I'm ready to fight you to the death!"

Pan Chengfeng snorted and said, "Why should I take action? As long as I leave with my men, I believe the cultivators of the Southwest Continent will help me deal with you."

Li Ke was taken aback, then thought, "That demon-accompanying grass is Master's hope for breakthrough."

The sect repeatedly instructed us to obtain the Demon-Companion Grass, but... without the help of the Thunder Control Sect and this kid..."

Thinking about this, Li Ke was in a dilemma.

After much deliberation, Li Ke gritted his teeth and said, "You win! I can spare one for you."

Pan Chengfeng knew that Li Ke would definitely compromise, so he shook his head and held up five fingers.

Li Keshuai's face twisted in pain as he said in a low voice, "Two at most, no more than that!"

Pan Chengfeng still shook his head, holding up five fingers.

Li Kezhen was furious and roared, "Pan Chengfeng, don't go too far! I really only have two left, that's all!"

Pan Chengfeng thought for a moment, then withdrew two fingers and said, "At least three, otherwise we'll part ways."

Li Ke gritted his teeth until they shattered, and said fiercely, "Fine! Three it is! But your Thunder Control Sect must help my sect obtain the Demon-Companion Grass, otherwise..."

Pan Chengfeng chuckled and said, "Helping you is a given, but whether you can get the Demon-Companion Grass depends on your own abilities."

Li Ke snorted and turned his back. Pan Chengfeng muttered, "Stingy!"

After a few scattered sounds, Li Ke turned back, took out three soul flames that were reddish-purple, and said, "I don't know what you need these souls for. You neither raise ghosts nor cultivate, so don't waste them!"

Pan Chengfeng took out the soul bottle, chuckled, and collected the soul, saying, "I know, I know, you're so long-winded~"

After packing up the items, Pan Chengfeng was about to leave when Li Ke grabbed his arm and said, "Where are the spirit stones?! Were they given away for free?!"

Pan Chengfeng pointed to the broken wine pot on the ground and said, "Didn't I just offer you a drink?"

Li Ke angrily retorted, "Bullshit! You only drank one cup, and you spilled the rest!"

Pan Chengfeng said "Oh," and handed Li Ke a new bottle of "Qinglingzui," saying, "Hey~ this is the last one, drink it sparingly~"

After saying that, Pan Chengfeng disappeared in a flash.

Li Ke stared blankly at the wine jug for a while before saying, "Something feels off..."

Pan Chengfeng returned to the cabin, took out a set of array flags and set them up, then left with the words, "No one is to disturb me!" before disappearing into the cabin.

Inside the cabin, Pan Chengfeng sat cross-legged on the bed, took out a Nascent Soul Realm Soul Flame and said, "I need to improve the 'Thunderfire Burning Body Technique' again!"

Otherwise, we simply cannot guarantee everyone's safety!