Chapter 162: Demon Ape Transformation!

"Almost pushed it too far."

The third-tier talisman treasure, the Azure Dragon Seal, transformed back into an ancient, simple inkstone and flew back into Qin Ming's hand.

Qin Ming put away the talisman treasure; he now knew its power clearly, and he still had two uses remaining.

He felt completely drained, collapsing onto the ground; Qin Ming felt as if every bone in his body was about to fall apart.

He took out a healing pill, swallowed it, and slightly recovered from his injuries.

After catching his breath, he hurriedly stood up and went to his two spirit pets.

He saw that the Profound Water Crocodile and the Silver-Yin Yi Shuangfeng were covered in wounds, their bodies marked with shocking injuries, clearly having suffered extremely heavy damage.

Qin Ming quickly took out two top-grade healing spirit pills and fed them to the two beasts.

Then, he circulated the "Ancient Wood Longevity Art" to begin treating the spirit pets; the vibrant and endless magic power of this technique possessed special healing effects.

Shortly after.

As Qin Ming's longevity magic power was infused, the complexion of the two beasts improved significantly, and their injuries were temporarily stabilized.

Afterwards, Qin Ming stored the two spirit pets in his spirit beast bag and placed them beneath his innate spirit plant, the Longevity Vine.

Instantly, the vines of the Longevity Vine danced, emitting streams of green wood essence that continuously flowed into the bodies of the two spirit beasts.

Then, the wounds on the Profound Water Crocodile and the Silver-Yin Yi Shuangfeng began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The two beasts immediately fell into a deep sleep, their vital signs gradually stabilizing.

However, waiting for the two beasts to fully recover would likely take quite some time.

Having done all this, Qin Ming let out a long sigh of relief.

"You two have performed a great service this time; once you have recovered, I will reward you handsomely."

Only then did Qin Ming return to the rear mountain of the Main Peak; gazing at the huge corpse of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape lying on the ground, he grinned broadly, his eyes filled with immense excitement!

"Hahaha! Fortunately, risking my life wasn't in vain!"

"Worth every bit of effort!"

"I was just worrying about which demon beast's essence blood to use to break through to the second transformation of the 'Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra'."

"I didn't expect one to be delivered right to my doorstep."

Without further hesitation, Qin Ming took out the Green Phoenix Spirit Sword and stabbed it into the chest of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape's corpse.

Next.

He cast a spell, reaching out to extract from its heart; a clump of golden essence blood, radiating colorful light, floated towards Qin Ming.

This clump of essence blood was the source of the demon beast's innate bloodline and the condensation of its entire essence.

Its rarity went without saying.

Qin Ming's Qi and Blood True Gang had already met the requirements for the second transformation; now, all he lacked was the essence blood of this ape-type demon beast.

"Originally, I thought obtaining the essence blood of a mid-tier second-rank demon beast would be good enough."

"I never expected the harvest today to far exceed my expectations."

"With the essence blood of a peak second-rank Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape, after refining it, I wonder what level my body-refining technique can reach?"

Floating above Qin Ming's right hand was a clump of soul-stirring golden demon blood.

"Better to do it today than wait for another day; let's strike while the iron is hot!"

Although swallowing the essence blood of a higher-rank demon beast across levels carried great risk, Qin Ming's physical body was extremely formidable and could naturally withstand it.

If an ordinary cultivator did this, the only outcome awaiting them would be exploding to death.

Without a moment's hesitation, he swallowed the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape's essence blood in one gulp, then sat cross-legged and began cultivating according to the second transformation of True Gang Forming in the Foundation Establishment chapter of the "Hundred Treasures Glazed Sutra".

Boom! A scorching torrent of energy instantly surged into Qin Ming's body, then grew larger and larger, sweeping through his limbs and hundreds of bones like a whirlwind scattering clouds.

"Ugh—"

Qin Ming's whole body turned red, and he couldn't help but let out a soft groan.

Then, he began visualizing the Hundred Beasts Visualization Diagram in his mind; a phantom of a four-armed mountain-sized giant ape appeared in his sea of consciousness, and as the refinement of the essence blood continued, the four-armed giant ape phantom gradually became solid and clear, transforming into the form of a demon ape.

Roar! Within the golden essence blood, the demon soul of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape, seeing itself about to be refined by Qin Ming, let out an unwilling, furious roar. The phantom of the demon ape's soul manifested on Qin Ming's face, instantly doubling his pressure, making his entire body feel as if it were carrying a mountain of ten thousand jun.

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead continuously.

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and persisted; his powerful divine soul was not disturbed by the demon ape.

As time passed.

The essence blood of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape began to constantly fuse with Qin Ming's Qi and Blood True Gang.

Several hours later.

Boom! A blood-colored phantom of a four-armed demon ape suddenly appeared behind Qin Ming! And it continued to expand.

At first, the phantom of the blood-colored demon ape still had its eyes closed.

As Qin Ming's Hundred Beasts Visualization deepened, the golden essence blood of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape was completely refined and absorbed by him.

A formidable power surged within his flesh, and the strength of his physical body was once again remodeled to an unimaginable degree.

Now, he was like a peak Foundation Establishment great demon; whether in physical defense or strength, he was unmatched.

"True Gang Forming, Second Transformation: Demon Ape Transformation!"

In an instant.

The blood-colored phantom of the four-armed demon ape behind Qin Ming soared to a height of twenty zhang.

As Qin Ming opened his eyes, the pupils of the four-armed demon ape also suddenly snapped open.

Boom! A pair of eerie heavy eyes appeared on the blood-colored demon ape phantom.

This was the innate bloodline talent of the Heavy-Eyed Demon Ape—the Law-Breaking Heavy Eyes! Excitement rose on Qin Ming's face; having obtained such a powerful bloodline divine ability, he feared he could now walk horizontally through the Foundation Establishment circle.

He immediately tried to activate the Law-Breaking Heavy Eyes; he saw the pair of eyes on the blood-colored four-armed demon ape phantom behind him open, and two beams of mysterious light erupted from the blood-colored heavy eyes, instantly blasting a huge hole through the pink mist nearby that could block even a Jin Dan Laozu.

"Truly a divine technique!"

"Hahahaha!"

Yet amidst Qin Ming's delight, he also discovered a problem: this Law-Breaking Mysterious Light seemed incapable of being cast too many times; at his current level of cultivation, he could only use it consecutively three times, after which it would enter a cooldown period.

But for Qin Ming, this was sufficient; duels between experts often hinged on a single move or half a stance, and being able to cast the Law-Breaking Double Pupils three times in succession already left him very satisfied.

"Having refined the Demon Ape's essence blood and achieved the second transformation of True Gang Form-Change, my current strength probably ranks among the forefront of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Wei State Immortal Realm; even if I encounter the likes of Lin Zixiao from the Demonic Path or Wei Wuya from Lei Yuanzong again, I shall not fear them."

"Even after transforming into the four-armed Demon Ape, they might not be my match." Qin Ming's gaze was sharp; clenching his right fist and feeling his power surge greatly, a heroic sentiment of commanding force arose spontaneously within his heart.

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."

"I am not the type who enjoys striving for supremacy and fighting."

"Next, I must return to my days of peacefully farming and cultivating."

Settling his mood, Qin Ming's gaze fell back upon the Demon Ape's corpse.

This Demon Ape was a treasure from head to toe, especially that pair of Double Pupils; even a Jin Dan Laozu would drool over them.

Beyond that, its entire body of beast blood, flesh, and marrow were rare spiritual materials and treasures.

"With such precious meat, it is better not to collect blood beads; I'll keep it for my own enjoyment, hehe!" Having said this, Qin Ming dismembered the entire Double-Pupiled Demon Ape in short order, then stored it using Spirit-Sealing Talismans.

Coincidentally, Qin Ming needed to prepare for cultivating the third transformation of True Gang Form-Change next, requiring more sources of qi and blood.

Consuming this entire Demon Ape's flesh and blood should suffice to meet the cultivation conditions required for the third transformation.

He also found within the Demon Ape's skull a purple Demon Core the size of a fist, which had gathered the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape's lifetime of cultivation and demonic power.

A Tier-Two Peak Demon Core; placed within the entire Wei State Immortal Realm, it belonged to the category of rare treasures that would spark contention among countless people.

"Hmm, this item cannot be wasted; I must figure out how to properly utilize this Demon Core."

"Feeding it directly to the Profound Water Crocodile might even allow it to break through directly to late Tier-Two."

"But doing so would still be using a great talent for a small task."

"Otherwise, I should ask Su Yuqing to see what kind of spiritual pill it could be refined into?"

(End of Chapter)