Chapter 1074: Entry into the Dormitory, Becoming an External Evil

The Flesh and Blood Sky, like a shattered mirror, was crisscrossed by countless cracks, dividing this realm into fragments. Each fragment contained its own independent world.

Within one such fragment, the Empress, the Demon Feather Great Emperor, and Ming Yan's clone — the Eastern Demon Feather Great Celestial Master — were locked in combat. The various lords, who had been drained to withered husks, were now on the verge of death, each confined to a different fragment. Ming Yan's true body and Xu Qing were situated in the central fragment.

Xu Qing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, motionless, as if he had lost all external sensation. Before him stood Ming Yan, whose form was incomplete and grotesque, half-flesh and half-tendrils of blood. At this moment, the greed and anticipation on Ming Yan's face twisted into a grotesque leer.

His right hand pierced through the flesh growth, pressing down on Xu Qing's head, as a terrifying aura surged violently into Xu Qing's body. A hoarse voice echoed through the world.

"I have two clones. One is the Eastern Demon Feather Great Celestial Master, and the other... is the Western Demon Feather, also a Great Celestial Master."

"You possess Immortal Arts, but you do not know that the Immortal Arts of the Demon Feather Sacred Land were originally passed down by me."

"So, little one, I know you are bound by karmic ties, and I know you bear potent restrictions from powerful beings. But my possession of you is not a simple invasion, nor a crude devouring. Rather, it is..."

"The Immortal Art: Six Thieves of Delusion!"

Ming Yan's voice rose and fell, and along with his aura surging into Xu Qing's spiritual crown, countless threads of seven emotions and six desires poured in. They spread out, enveloping Xu Qing's entire body, burrowing into every vital aperture. They stirred Xu Qing's seven emotions and resonated with his six desires, turning his body into a fertile ground.

Immediately after...

"The Immortal Art: Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine!"

*A miserly hound entering a dwelling loses its treasures.**A greedy hound entering a dwelling becomes bound.**A deluded hound entering a dwelling falls into the cycle of life and death.**A malicious hound entering a dwelling descends into hell.**A precipice hound entering a dwelling forever loses its human form.*

Though this art, in historical circulation, became a bizarre technique primarily focused on killing, its true original purpose when it was created was... possession!

So, in the next instant, Ming Yan's memories, transformed into a miserly hound, entered Xu Qing's dwelling, forcefully overriding Xu Qing's own memories, forming countless white hairs that converged into a gate. This gate was the gate of entry! As it opened within Xu Qing's body, it also formed within Ming Yan's body. Both opened simultaneously, connecting to each other!

Ming Yan's soul, transforming into a bizarre white eye, rushed out directly through the gate that appeared in his own body, entering the gate that had opened within Xu Qing's body. An external evil invaded, swirling into a vortex.

"Insatiable desire is called greed; a greedy hound entering a dwelling becomes bound.""Delusional planning is called delusion; a deluded hound entering a dwelling falls into the cycle of life and death."

The power of separation erupted violently. The terrifying soul from Ming Yan, at the moment of successful entry, forcefully and domineeringly stripped away Xu Qing's soul, which was already being repelled by his own body. Xu Qing's body became body, and soul became soul, no longer connected to each other.

Then, within the vortex, a large white mouth appeared.

"Disregarding reality, striving to win arguments is called malice; a malicious hound entering a dwelling descends into hell."

The large mouth swallowed fiercely. What it swallowed was the soul!

But at this critical juncture, Xu Qing's soul, whose eyes had been closed, suddenly snapped open, revealing an unwavering resolve and a hint of madness. From the very beginning of this life-or-death situation, Xu Qing knew very well that under absolute power, he could not resist Ming Yan's malice and possession. Any direct counterattack would be meaningless.

Therefore, he chose not to resist. In fact, he had even actively absorbed the essence liquid from the flesh growth earlier, intentionally nourishing his body to make it increasingly complete. His aim was to make his body's rejection of his soul continuously increase until it reached its peak!

This was his objective! However, during this process, he had to endure the pain of his soul being crushed. The protection of the carving knife became crucial.

Now, the opponent's Five Hounds Immortal Art caused his body's already strong repulsion of his soul to break through its limits, reaching an unprecedented level. It became a force of expulsion. For Xu Qing, this was his most crucial sliver of hope!

And so...

"Five Hounds, Abandon the Divine!"

The Immortal Art, likewise, erupted in Xu Qing's sea of consciousness. He did not try to block Ming Yan's possession; no resistance whatsoever appeared. It was as if this body was not his own, abandoned by him... without hesitation!

At the same time, leveraging the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine possession, and leveraging his body's infinite repulsion of his soul, the former became a pulling force, and the latter became a pushing force. When both merged, they amplified each other, causing Xu Qing's soul to surge out just before being swallowed.

Through the gate opened by Ming Yan...

He abandoned his body!

The moment the opponent's soul possessed him, he burned his soul, drew a destiny totem, even activated the restrictions left by his master, and triggered other arrangements. At an immense cost, just as his soul was about to collapse, he stepped into the possession gate opened by Ming Yan. With one step, he left his body.

Following the passage... with one step, he invaded Ming Yan's abandoned true body! He entered through the gate that had opened within Ming Yan's body!

He became the greedy hound in the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine. He entered the dwelling, becoming an external evil! He became the white eye within the gate opened in Ming Yan's body.

He and Ming Yan swapped bodies!

Under any other circumstances, Xu Qing would not have been able to achieve this. But now, the opponent's possession had opened a path. The opponent's abandonment became the cause. And Xu Qing's Five Hounds became the pull. His body's repulsion became the push. Thus, this scene, which would normally be extremely difficult to occur, became a reality at this moment.

Of course, the most important factor was the arrangements Xu Qing activated before leaving!

Although Xu Qing's actions surprised Ming Yan for the first time, Ming Yan actually intended to stop him during this process. But the eruption of the body's restrictions, and the sudden malicious aura emanating from behind, caused his possession to become unstable, giving him a moment of deliberation. Eliminating Xu Qing was not the priority. Completing the final step of the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine and thus gaining control of this body was his most important choice now. Compared to this, everything else was secondary.

As for the body he abandoned...

"That body is incomplete; it lacks the Demon Feather part. I was barely supporting and balancing it with my own soul. Now, with my soul's departure, it's exhausted and will disintegrate soon."

Ming Yan sneered, paying no attention. At this moment, his soul fully erupted, instantly forming the fifth concept within the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine. It was a white face. Under its illumination, the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine art was completely perfected, forming a complete face. White hair danced, its expression both smiling and crying, utterly bizarre. Its might suppressed the restrictions, and its power enveloped the area behind it, achieving a balance.

"Not knowing true nature, foolishly resisting the three evil paths is called a precipice; a precipice hound entering a dwelling forever loses its human form."

Outside, within the flesh growth, "Xu Qing," who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly let out a murmur. As he spoke these words, his lips curled slightly upward, and his eyes slowly opened. Although he still looked like Xu Qing, the ancientness in his eyes and the terrifying aura emanating from him caused his entire demeanor to change dramatically. The profound and terrifying aura of his true body, now imbued with his presence, surged forth, transforming from that of a lord back into that of a Great Emperor.

Feeling this sense of perfection, Ming Yan's expression showed admiration. "Little one, this body was truly wasted on you before. Your soul couldn't unleash its world-shaking power."

As he spoke, outside the flesh growth, his abandoned body trembled violently, staggering backward, constantly withering and shedding flesh. It seemed as if its internal power could no longer maintain the body's balance. At this moment, it could only barely open its eyes, revealing Xu Qing's gaze.

Ming Yan shook his head, his gaze sweeping over it as if looking at an ant, and was about to raise his right hand. But at this very instant...

Within the body he possessed, the restrictive force he had just suppressed with the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine, triggered a critical point as the body's power surged due to the soul's strength. The balance was broken.

It erupted again!

Seventh Master had left two sets of restrictions that year. One was to restrict lords, and the other was to restrict Great Emperors. The former had been balanced by Ming Yan using the Five Hounds Abandoning the Divine, but now... the second layer of restrictive seal was triggered.

In an instant, countless silver threads appeared on the body, transforming into innumerable marks, dense and intricate, flowing like water, constantly intertwining. Finally, in a flash, they formed a massive net covering the entire body. This net shone with silver light, all marks gleaming, and the threads transcended rules. Under its full eruption, it aimed to completely suppress the surging power of the body. This was Seventh Master's protection for Xu Qing back then.

Seeing this, Ming Yan's eyes gleamed with a faint light, and he frowned slightly, but without much surprise. After all, such a body could not have been perfected by that junior alone; it was clearly helped by a powerful being, so it was only normal for some contingencies to be left behind.

"The one who left this restrictive seal is not simple."

Ming Yan narrowed his eyes, then smoothly raised his right hand and pressed it against his forehead. The next moment, a black lotus appeared beneath him. As it rapidly rotated, the essence within the flesh growth swiftly diminished, absorbed by him. Simultaneously, the black lotus bloomed, and tendril-like iron chains, resembling flower pistils, danced out from within, binding his body under his control, forming a suppression.

"While I cannot immediately erase this restriction, I can bring it back into balance."

"In the future, I just need some time to erase it!"

"So, little one, what else did you leave on this body? The candle behind it?" Ming Yan spoke indifferently.

A thunderous roar erupted from behind him as the candle flame of the candle totem instantly ignited, illuminating the world behind Ming Yan within its fiery glow.

"I have studied this candle for longer than you."

Ming Yan raised his hand and waved it across his body, directly cutting off a portion of his own soul and separating it. He enveloped the candle totem behind him with it, forming a lampshade.

"Doing this can both restrict it and, to some extent, borrow its power."

"So now, little one, do you have any other arrangements?" Ming Yan smiled slightly.

But the moment he uttered these words, before Xu Qing could respond, an earth-shattering roar erupted from the transparent sea below.

"Old bastard! If you want to harm my junior brother, you'll have to ask me first!"

The moment the voice appeared, the transparent sea immediately boiled, mighty waves roaring, forming a tsunami that surged backward in all directions. And the entire transparent sea, at this instant, seemed to be dyed, turning blue! Countless blue worms surged out of the sea within these great waves and tsunami. Their numbers were immense, dense and overwhelming.

They gathered together, forming a colossal blue hand that held an ancient bone cauldron, charging directly towards Ming Yan!