Chapter 204: 205. Chapter 205: Entering the Demonic State and Victory

205. Chapter 205: Entering the Demonic State and Victory

Yang Yi Long had taken Li Yi's punch squarely. Although he had suffered heavy injuries and the skin and flesh all over his body had been torn open by the fist aura into gruesome gashes, with fresh blood dripping down incessantly, he could not accept such an outcome. He was unwilling to admit defeat just like that and still wanted to fight Li Yi once more.

Yet, when he rushed out again, everyone noticed the abnormality in Yang Yi Long.

Clearly, after fighting intensely for over ten minutes just now, Yang Yi Long's aura had already weakened. Why, in this short moment, was his aura recovering again?

Had he taken some kind of restorative elixir?

Moreover, the light in Yang Yi Long's eyes had changed; it was not as brilliant and pure as before, carrying a trace of evil, and also revealing a strange grayish-white. Furthermore, as time passed, this grayish-white was gradually expanding, until finally, it had stained half of his eyeballs.

"Has a ghost possessed you, you bastard?"

Li Yi became vigilant at this moment. He took the opportunity to stuff a potent Qi-and-blood-restoring elixir into his mouth.

With his body replenished, his hunger and weakness rapidly diminished. The Qi and blood that had been on the verge of fading now boiled once again.

This was the formidable aspect of the Blood Burning Art. As long as there was food and drink, the body would not feel any fatigue within three days, the Qi and blood would always be in an ascending phase, and strength could be maintained at its peak for a long time. In this state, Li Yi feared prolonged, intense battles the least.

It could be said that Yang Yi Long's defeat just now was not unjust at all.

"He hasn't been possessed by a ghost. He exhausted too much energy through his guidance technique, and the energy within his body is depleted. He is currently absorbing cosmic energy to replenish himself."

The injured Zhao Lingfu took one look and understood exactly what Yang Yi Long's current state was all about.

Li Yi was startled, then frowned and said, "Absorbing cosmic energy to replenish himself? He hasn't entered meditation to cultivate, nor does he have a Mystic Object on him. How can he absorb cosmic energy? Wait..."

Suddenly, he also reacted, and his expression changed instantly.

"That's right, he is absorbing polluted cosmic energy."

Zhao Lingfu said with a solemn expression, "Our surroundings are filled with massive amounts of cosmic energy. As long as one is willing to absorb it, a cultivator's evolution speed is faster than even those possessing Mystic Objects. But the price is that the body becomes polluted, and this pollution is almost irreversible. It will have a huge impact on oneself; the severe cases die suddenly, and the mild cases go insane."

"Yang Yi Long absorbing polluted cosmic energy shows that he has been forced into a dead end. I've heard before that some cultivators, suffering from a lack of cultivation resources, take the risk of absorbing polluted cosmic energy, and their progress is rapid. However, most of these people end up badly. I've also heard that some cultivators are researching how to overcome the problem of cosmic energy pollution, but whether they have succeeded, I do not know."

Zhao Lingfu did not expect Yang Yi Long to be so extreme; doing this was equivalent to cutting off his own path of cultivation.

However, upon further thought, he understood Yang Yi Long's actions.

Li Yi's strength was somewhat beyond imagination. If he couldn't decide the outcome here, then what future would Yang Yi Long have?

"So that's how it is. Forcibly guiding polluted cosmic energy into the body to recover combat strength in a short time? Yang Yi Long, your process of entering the demonic state is truly silky smooth, without any struggle or hesitation. Someone was right: Earth Prisoners are truly born evil; entering the demonic state is as simple as eating and drinking."

Li Yi now somewhat understood what the resentment within the knife coin had said.

Compared to people from other worlds, Earth Prisoners were naturally prone to demonic transformation. Staying in such a polluted world, it was difficult to remain normal.

"Li Yi, don't give him time to recover his strength. Hurry up and defeat him, otherwise, his strength will become stronger and stronger, and by then, you might not be his match."

At this moment, Lin Yue reminded him anxiously, and then she also rushed toward this side rapidly.

Seeing this, Qin Qing gritted her teeth, supporting her injured body, and once again erupted with powerful strength, rushing out directly. She would not allow Lin Yue and Li Yi to join forces; otherwise, the already unfavorable situation would become even worse.

"Is it worth it to go this far for Yang Yi Long? Since you are so stubborn, then don't blame me."

Lin Yue felt the attack from behind. She was instantly furious and was forced to turn around to fight Qin Qing again.

Qin Qing was injured, and her strength had clearly declined severely. After just a moment of exchanging blows, she took a punch, gained a fist mark on her body, and then fell backward, coughing up blood.

But she still refused to retreat, rushing up again to entangle with Lin Yue.

And at this moment, Yang Yi Long's body energy had recovered quite a bit. The sword on his arm condensed once again. With his pair of grayish-white vertical pupils looking strange and dangerous, he stared at Li Yi and said, "I haven't lost yet. Let's fight another round. This time, I will definitely kill you."

"You couldn't do it just now; do you think you can do it now? Don't be self-righteous. You are already a paper tiger now, strong on the outside but weak on the inside. How much strength can absorbing polluted cosmic energy replenish for you? I will shatter your illusions today." Li Yi roared at this moment.

After a short rest, his Qi and blood climbed to their peak again, even exceeding before. His whole body was boiling with Qi and blood, surrounded by fist aura, and his momentum was extremely terrifying.

"Come, let me send you on your way with my own hands."

Li Yi felt that his strength was even more powerful than before. At this moment, he clearly felt that his body had already undergone some evolution, and during the Blood Burning Art, every slight evolution of this body would directly manifest as strength.

Moving again, his Qi and blood were fuller, and his power was even more terrifying.

If it could be said that Yang Yi Long at his peak just now could still have the upper hand, now, having exhausted his body energy and relying only on polluted energy to build up strength, he didn't even have the qualifications to fight Li Yi.

The fist aura appeared again. At this moment, everyone felt that there was a condensation of essence, energy, and spirit in Li Yi's fist, which was moving.

It was as if an invincible martial artist was rising.

Li Yi no longer held anything back at this moment. The Qi and blood within his six major meridians were all mobilized; only a mouthful of heart blood remained unused.

And supported by such vigorous Qi and blood, his fist aura was exceptionally terrifying. Just by getting within six meters of his body, one would immediately be affected and shredded by the aura. In the Four Seas and Eight Continents, those who didn't know would think a powerful Meridian Cultivator was attacking.

Yang Yi Long felt this momentum, and his expression changed. He understood that Li Yi wanted to decide the outcome and life and death in one strike, not wanting to give him time to use cosmic energy to recover himself.

Avoid? Or fight?

Two thoughts popped up in his mind.

But then, a stinging pain in his soul came, making his consciousness dazed for a moment.

"Is the pollution this severe?"

Yang Yi Long felt a palpitation at this moment. He understood that this was the polluted cosmic energy eroding his own body.

He had no time left.

If he continued to drag it out, his consciousness would be affected. By then, let alone fighting, whether he could remain clear-headed would be a problem.

Fight!

Yang Yi Long made a decision at this moment. He had to kill Li Yi before he was completely polluted, and then recuperate himself, slowly driving out those polluted energies.

At this moment, he gathered the energy he had just guided as quickly as possible, and every bit of power within his body was squeezed out.

He clenched his fist into a sword, roared, and extended his arm, meeting Li Yi's attack.

Boom!

Suddenly, the vigorous Qi and blood aura collided with that precious sword once again.

However, it was only for a single encounter.

Yang Yi Long's precious sword, which he was so proud of, actually shattered on the spot as if it were made of paper. Then, the fragments turned into cosmic energy, dissipated into the air, and disappeared before his eyes.

"How could this be..." He widened his eyes again, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Why.

Why did his guidance technique fail at the critical moment?

It was clearly fine just a moment ago.

But soon, Yang Yi Long had an epiphany in his heart.

It was because the polluted cosmic energy and his own energy had conflicted.

The energy was not pure, so the operation of the energy produced repulsion, causing the precious sword to be unable to stabilize its form.

"Ah!"

He could not accept such an outcome. At this moment, he couldn't help but roar to the sky, his body's potential erupted, attempting to use fist against fist to repel the Li Yi before him.

Yes, without the guidance technique, he still had fist techniques.

With the physical fitness of a Spirit Perception Realm cultivator, he still had the strength to fight.

But this thought had just appeared.

Crack!

A crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

Immediately following, a sense of powerlessness came from Yang Yi Long's body.

At this moment, he was bewildered.

Why did the fist technique also have a problem?

Was he really that unlucky, that nothing worked at the critical moment?

But no one answered him.

Li Yi's punch, carrying terrifying fist aura, shattered his entire arm and slammed into his chest.

It was just one strike.

His fist had already penetrated Yang Yi Long's chest, splashing a mist of blood behind him. Then, the fist aura rampaged through his body, tearing his skin, shredding his flesh, and destroying his internal organs.

And then, with the remaining power of the strike, Yang Yi Long's entire body was sent flying backward again.

This time, he hit a pillar of a building and stopped. His entire body was a bloody mess, and he no longer had the strength to get up and fight.

Lost.

Completely and utterly lost.

Whether it was fighting with fists, techniques, or physical fitness, Yang Yi Long had lost.

Such an outcome exceeded everyone's expectations.

Li Yi, a Spirit Perception Realm cultivator, had really defeated Yang Yi Long, and it was in a head-on, one-on-one fight, without any opportunistic elements involved.

"Li Yi won."

Zheng Gong, who had been holding the sniper rifle, only slowly lowered it at this moment. He widened his eyes, his expression carrying a mix of shock and joy.

"He really won."

Zhao Lingfu breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. He could see that, actually, the moment Yang Yi Long's sword was blocked, his chances of winning were already slim. During the final intense battle, both sides were actually evenly matched; it all depended on who could seize the flaw and land the fatal blow.

Li Yi was not weak. After practicing the techniques of the other world, his strength could not be evaluated by normal methods. Perhaps he had already secretly surpassed the Spirit Perception Realm experts.

It was just that his realm gave people a great sense of confusion, making them think Li Yi was only a Spirit Perception Realm cultivator.

"Entering the demonic state is nothing more than this." Li Yi stood with a cold face, withdrawing his fist.

Only then did he control his breathing and calm the restless killing intent in his heart.

But he did not stop there; instead, he walked toward Yang Yi Long with large strides, because Yang Yi Long at this moment was only heavily injured. The strong vitality of a cultivator meant he was still alive and had not died.

Li Yi did not want to give Yang Yi Long a chance to turn things around. He wanted to end Yang Yi Long's life right now and completely settle this grudge. ===== CHAPTER 205 =====