Chapter 287: Spare No Effort in a Desperate Struggle

Yun Che was well aware of the immense power contained within the Dragon God of the Flame Dragon's blood. When he was in the early True Profound Realm, the Dragon Blood Treasure Pills he refined contained only four drops of dragon blood each. Furthermore, various rare medicinal ingredients were used to gently suppress their energy. Even then, it took him at least one or two days to refine a single pill after consumption.

Now, however, he was directly drinking the dragon blood. As the blood rapidly poured down, in just a few breaths, hundreds of drops of the Flame Dragon's blood unknowingly entered Yun Che's mouth, flowing into his abdomen with a scorching current. The hunger in his stomach vanished instantly, and even his previously listless spirit became invigorated.

Despite possessing the Evil God's Fire Seed and being immune to all flames, Yun Che still felt as if an immensely hot fire had exploded within his abdomen. This searing wave then surged madly through his entire body like pervasive mercury, infiltrating his limbs, internal organs, blood, and marrow. It was as if every part of his body, every single cell, had been doused in boiling oil, followed by an agonizing pain that pierced through his bones and soul. It was an extreme agony, as if his entire body was on the verge of shattering and exploding.

The dragon tail slipped from Yun Che's grasp and fell to the ground. Sweat poured from his forehead, only to be instantly evaporated. His body staggered backward, then he collapsed to the ground, his entire frame convulsing in agony, his face severely contorted.

All of Yun Che's clothes turned to charcoal and scattered. His exposed skin was fiery red, and this redness intensified, gradually turning into a horrifying black-red. A series of terrifying cracking sounds emanated from various parts of his body—it was the sound of his bones fracturing and being calcined!

"Boy... are you tired of living?!"

The demonic man's gaze, peering through his messy white hair, fixed on Yun Che. With his abilities, he could easily discern that the deceased giant dragon was a Fire Attribute King Profound Dragon. When the dragon had appeared, he was already astonished that Yun Che, with his meager profound strength, possessed the corpse of a King Profound Dragon. But he never imagined Yun Che would actually drink its blood! Not to mention Yun Che was only in the early Spirit Profound Realm; even someone in the late Earth Profound Realm who dared to directly gulp down a King Profound Dragon's blood would be seeking death! This was something only a true madman would do!

After his roar, the demonic man's eyes grew increasingly astonished. He watched Yun Che's flesh gradually turn black-red, then crack open with scale-like fissures, while listening to the sounds of his bones fracturing and calcining. The agony involved was simply unimaginable; even someone as powerful as himself felt a shiver of dread. He was absolutely certain that even a powerful Overlord with Overlord Profound strength would find such pain extremely difficult to bear. Yet, not a single scream escaped Yun Che's lips! His face was completely contorted and deformed, and his eyes had turned blood-red, but within those tightly widened eyes, besides endless agony, there was unmistakably incredible clarity! Such pain would make even him wail and shriek, but this boy... didn't make a sound! What terrifying willpower this required!

Impossible! This absolutely couldn't be the willpower of a mere teenager! The demonic man lifted his head, his eyes filled with shock. He had always called Yun Che a 'freak' because his power was completely unaffected by the array formations, and with his Spirit Profound strength, he could unleash combat power comparable to the Earth Profound Realm. But now, he suddenly realized that this boy's terrifying willpower was an even greater anomaly among anomalies, leaving him profoundly shaken. However, no matter how strong his willpower and endurance were, it didn't mean he could survive the corrosive power of King Profound Dragon blood. He lamented in a low voice, "Truly overestimating yourself! Rather than watch you be reduced to a pile of charred remains, I should have just struck you dead cleanly back then!"

"Shu... shut up!!"

To the demonic man's shock, Yun Che actually spoke. In such a horrific state, not only did he not scream, but he calmly uttered words. His voice was incredibly hoarse and unpleasant, like that of a dying old man, yet the words themselves were remarkably clear: "I... will... not... die... until... I... kill... you... I... absolutely... will... not... die!!!!"

The demonic man's eyes narrowed. He saw Yun Che's skin had turned completely charred black, and the "crackle, crackle" of breaking bones was as dense as hundreds of glass panes shattering simultaneously. Yun Che's current plight even caused a flicker of involuntary dread in the demonic man. He roared, "Fine! Then let me see... how you survive this!!"

Yun Che's teeth were almost completely shattered at this point. He felt his flesh, bones, and even marrow being scorched over a fire, fried in a boiling oil pot. The pain was beyond any description. He could no longer breathe, his limbs were immobile, and his internal organs were either shattering or failing. His only remaining sensation was that countless chaotic energies were surging wildly within his body. His body's surface had become completely pitch black, covered in fine cracks, from which near-congealed blood oozed. At this moment, his body was as fragile as tissue paper, easily torn. Nearly all his bodily functions had decayed, leaving only his soul, infused with all his will and obsession.

Yun Che used every ounce of his willpower to maintain a relatively stable sitting posture. He closed his eyes, cutting off his five senses and six consciousnesses. The cracks on his body rapidly increased, and the charring of his skin gradually deepened. Apart from these changes, Yun Che remained completely still, like a weathered sculpture.

Dead?

Not yet... The demonic man still sensed a faint trace of life from him. Any other person in this state would be completely dead, yet a wisp of life force stubbornly clung to Yun Che, refusing to dissipate as time passed. The demonic man shook his head with a sigh. What if he still had a breath left? In his current state, there was simply no hope of survival. The King Profound Dragon blood, upon entering his body, would destroy his internal organs, bones, blood, and flesh... and before all that, his profound veins would be the first to be obliterated! Even if he clung to that last breath, what good would it do?

However, what the demonic man could never have imagined was that even though Yun Che's body was 80-90% destroyed, his profound veins were perfectly intact at this moment! This was because they were profound veins from a True God! How could they be destroyed by the power of a few drops of King Profound Dragon blood?! The Evil God's Profound Veins and the Great Way of the Buddha were also what Yun Che relied upon when, at his wit's end, he frantically drank the Flame Dragon's blood! He intended to sustain his life with his willpower, refine the dragon blood with his profound veins, and then restore his body using the Great Way of the Buddha... Success meant life; failure meant death!!

With his five senses and six consciousnesses severed, there was no sound in his ears, and he could no longer feel the pain in his body. In his world of will, only the Evil God's Profound Veins, flickering with alternating red and blue light, remained, along with streaks of Flame Dragon energy, originating from the dragon blood, surging wildly.

For Yun Che, time stretched on endlessly.One hour passed...Two hours passed...Three hours passed...

Throughout this period, the demonic man's gaze remained fixed on Yun Che's motionless body. But after three full hours, that last wisp of life stubbornly persisted, neither strengthening nor weakening. All he could think of at this point was "unimaginable."

And then, Yun Che's body finally showed activity. Above his head, a strange vortex appeared. Initially, it spun slowly, then faster and faster... until, finally, a small, silvery tower silhouette emerged! "What is that?" The demonic man, who had lived for over three hundred years, was seeing such a phenomenon for the first time. That peculiar energy tower seemed to be some kind of profound art... but he had never encountered such a profound art before. Wait... profound art!! Could it be... he's actually cultivating a profound art?! This discovery caused the demonic man to stir in shock, leaning forward abruptly and making his chains clatter. He should have been dead long ago, yet he was still clinging to a breath, and after three hours, not only was he not completely dead, but there were signs he was cultivating a profound art! How was this possible! The demonic man now desperately wanted to break free from his chains and get closer to observe Yun Che's exact condition! At this moment, even a zombie rising from the dead wouldn't have shocked him as much as Yun Che did.

The small silver tower above Yun Che's head began to slowly rotate and expand. After three hours, it had expanded to three feet tall. When the silver tower reached its maximum size, it transformed from a mere illusion into something tangible, like a real small tower hovering above Yun Che's head. Then, without warning, this small tower vanished. At this point, Yun Che's faint trace of life force suddenly flared up like a wildfire, burning more and more intensely. In less than two hours, it transformed from a tiny wisp of life into a roaring flame of vitality that filled his entire body!

Demonic man: "..."

After a full eight hours since drinking the dragon blood, Yun Che finally opened his eyes. The moment his eyes opened, a faint flash of fire flickered within his pupils. Not only did he open his eyes, but he also slowly stood up. The moment he stood up, the charred blackness covering his body suddenly flaked off, revealing new skin as tender as a baby's, smooth and flawless. He straightened his body, spread his arms, and let out a soft cry. A surge of profound energy abruptly released, shaking off all the charring from his skin, revealing a body completely intact and without a single scar. Even his hair had fully regenerated, growing back to its previous length.

"You..."

This peerless expert, who commanded awe across the Illusory Demon Realm, second only to one and above tens of thousands, was now utterly dumbfounded by a mere seventeen-year-old boy. Because everything he saw at this moment completely overturned his understanding. Not only that, he distinctly felt that Yun Che, who should have been utterly dead, was not only perfectly fine, but his profound strength... had even advanced to the second level of the Spirit Profound Realm!!

Yun Che, who had miraculously returned from the abyss of death, didn't say a word to the demonic man. He picked up the piece of dragon tail from the ground, grasped it, and ignited profound fire in his palm. It burned until Yun Che deemed the meat cooked, then extinguished. He held the dragon tail and began to gnaw on it, tearing off chunks of half-cooked dragon meat with his teeth and swallowing them. He was so hungry that his exaggerated eating resembled a hungry ghost who hadn't eaten for hundreds of years. Before long, Yun Che devoured five or six catties of dragon meat completely, like a whirlwind. He licked his lips and exhaled contentedly. Although the energy density in the dragon meat was not as potent as the dragon blood, it was not far off. At this moment, the sensation of a boiling oil pot exploding in his abdomen returned, causing his body to turn fiery red again in an instant.

Yun Che showed no panic, his calm was terrifying. He quickly sat down, closed his eyes, and his face, which was beginning to crack, remained utterly still.

The demonic man stared intently at Yun Che, listening to the renewed sound of bones cracking, a single thought reverberating repeatedly in his mind... This monster!! This madman!!