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At this moment, Dai Chengfeng was still unaware of the little schemes brewing in Qian Renxue's mind.
Instead, he retracted his gaze and focused once again on the massive corpse of the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf before him.
Whoosh—
With a flick of his wrist, the halberd nearby instantly flew into his palm…
Shh!
The next second, the halberd pierced into the heart of the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf.
In an instant, the crimson blood array patterns on the halberd lit up, flowing as if imbued with life.
Dai Chengfeng felt a flicker of surprise in his heart.
He noticed that from within the halberd came a sound akin to a heartbeat.
Thump-thump, thump-thump…
Each beat was filled with an inexplicable rhythm.
Dai Chengfeng's eyes gleamed with delight.
Over the years, in order to help this likely demi-divine halberd grow as quickly as possible, Dai Chengfeng hadn't hesitated to feed it blood.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to go out and kill soul beasts just to gather blood; that would be far too inefficient.
Instead, he mostly purchased soul beast blood to nourish the weapon.
Things had been going well—the cracks on the halberd were slowly mending under the nourishment of soul beast blood.
However, when it came time to awaken the third core array pattern, no matter how much blood Dai Chengfeng fed it, the halberd remained unresponsive, always just one step short.
"Could it be that this halberd is picky…"
"Does it only absorb the blood of freshly killed soul beasts or those still filled with fighting spirit?"
"And before, because Uncle and Elder Dugu Bo were often by my side, I rarely had to personally deal with soul beasts myself."
"So even though I've fed it plenty of blood, I've never been able to activate the third core…"
Dai Chengfeng believed his hypothesis was correct. After all, there was something in freshly killed soul beasts or those still harboring fighting spirit that pure blood alone lacked—
Soul!
At this level, weapons required more than just blood to evolve; they needed souls. This seemed perfectly normal.
"This is truly serendipitous!"
Dai Chengfeng couldn't help but smile, his eyes brimming with anticipation. "The first core enhanced my strength, the second core enabled bloodlust and repaired the halberd's damage."
"I wonder what incredible ability the third core will grant it?"
Shaking his head, Dai Chengfeng stopped pondering and allowed the halberd to quietly absorb the flesh, blood, and soul of the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf.
Meanwhile, he sat cross-legged in front of the wolf's corpse.
"Its living body served as a test for my skills, and now its flesh, blood, and soul are absorbed by the halberd, while its murderous aura nourishes my Killing God Domain."
"This Shadow Night Phantom Wolf has truly been put to full use."
Dai Chengfeng muttered to himself, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
The next moment, the Innate Technique began to circulate.
Instantly, wisps of crimson, bloody, and murderous energy rose from the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf's corpse, converging toward Dai Chengfeng and being completely absorbed by him.
Refining murderous energy had become second nature to Dai Chengfeng by now.
Within his spiritual sea, his consciousness transformed into a god of slaughter, suppressing and purifying the unwilling resentments within the incoming murderous energy.
As time passed,
the murderous energy absorbed from the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf, though still violent, had been transformed into controllable killing intent. It gradually merged into his meridians and dantian.
Dai Chengfeng's aura fluctuated continuously.
At times, it became steady and heavy; at others, it exuded sharpness. The energy in the air seemed drawn to him, forming a small field that caused dust and leaves around him to flutter slightly.
Watching this scene, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes sparkled with curiosity.
"Dai Chengfeng, what exactly are you doing…?"
Qian Renxue couldn't understand what Dai Chengfeng was up to.
But despite her confusion, she remained vigilant, keeping an eye on their surroundings to protect him.
In the shadows, a middle-aged man in gray robes frowned slightly.
"This surging murderous aura…"
Qian Daoliu muttered to himself, instinctively feeling that this aura was familiar.
Soon, he finally realized its source. "It seems very similar to Bibi Dong's Killing God Domain?"
"Could it be that Dai Chengfeng is creating his own Killing God Domain?"
Even someone as knowledgeable as Qian Daoliu couldn't help but feel a flicker of surprise and admiration.
Recalling Dai Chengfeng's earlier punch…
Though somewhat immature due to his lower soul power, the strength and technique were astonishing for someone his age.
And now, seeing Dai Chengfeng absorb murderous energy and showing signs of forming a domain, Qian Daoliu instinctively nodded slightly.
"Dai Chengfeng, intriguing indeed!"
After an unknown amount of time, Dai Chengfeng, who had been meditating with his eyes closed while circulating the Innate Technique, finally opened his eyes. A flash of crimson disappeared from his pupils.
"My soul power has reached level 33?"
"Indeed, pure cultivation is the slowest way to increase soul power!"
Dai Chengfeng chuckled, marveling at this realization.
During their journey, Dai Chengfeng had cultivated methodically, but progress had been slow due to the extreme attributes of his cultivation.
Now, in this perilous yet opportunity-filled Death Canyon,
defeating an 8,000-year-old Shadow Night Phantom Wolf and absorbing its murderous energy had once again boosted his soul power.
Moreover, he could feel the surging killing intent within him, like a dormant dragon ready to burst forth at any moment.
The blood mist surrounding him could already be considered the embryonic form of a Killing God Domain.
"If I can absorb a few more soul beasts filled with such bloody and murderous energy, my Killing God Domain should fully form!"
For a moment, excitement filled Dai Chengfeng's eyes, and he grew even more eager for the month-long trial ahead!
"But for now, there's still the most important thing…"
Dai Chengfeng's gaze fell once again on the corpse of the Shadow Night Phantom Wolf and the halberd still embedded in its body.
"Indeed!"
"The wolf's corpse remains, but in this short time, it feels as though it has lost its vitality…"
"The fur lacks luster, and the eyes are hollow and lifeless."
"It seems that for the halberd to continue evolving, it no longer needs mere flesh and blood—it needs a soul."
Dai Chengfeng murmured thoughtfully.
Whoosh—
The next second, Dai Chengfeng suddenly reached out and grasped the halberd in his hand.
A familiar yet foreign force surged through his arm. To his astonishment, the halberd had been completely transformed.
The previously visible cracks on the shaft had vanished without a trace, and the metallic surface gleamed brilliantly, as if refined countless times.
Even more striking…
On the crescent blade of the halberd, streaks of dark crimson blood array patterns emerged.
At this moment, Dai Chengfeng finally understood the ability of the halberd's third core—Galloping Domination!
(T/N: The raw text is '纵横驰骋' which, when translated literally, becomes 'Vertical and Horizontal Galloping'. Can be interpreted as 'Galloping across the country/world'.)
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