Chapter 617: A Massive Body

"My body, at this point, is merely a shell. Within this Dharma Array, the essence of the body has long since been exhausted. Even if you obtained it, it would be of no use to you!"

He lay powerlessly on the Dharma Array. Just as the Two-Headed Wolf King had said, having been tormented by this Dharma Array for such a long time, even a Refining Void Stage demon cultivator would likely be at the end of their rope!

"That point is not important! What is important is that you are still a Refining Void Stage demon beast! Perhaps only by handing your body over to me will there be a chance to see the light of day again!"

Zhang Nuo said confidently.

"Humble human!"

A roar erupted from its throat. The Wolf King wished it could devour the person before it in one bite, but it could not. Facing Zhang Nuo, who was at the same rank as itself, even without the constraints of the Dharma Array, it might not be the other's match! Let alone this body, which had been repeatedly tormented by the Dharma Array!

"Enough! More talk is useless! Prepare to offer up your body!"

Zhang Nuo extended his five fingers, and immediately a black Qi seeped from between his fingers, rapidly condensing into a black vortex!

"You... you are from the Underworld!"

Upon seeing the Yin Qi, a look of despair flashed in the Two-Headed Wolf King's eyes! The Underworld had always focused on controlling souls. No matter how profound a cultivator's cultivation was, once their soul was touched, they would be helpless! After all, all living beings in the world must have a soul to survive; once the soul is stripped away, then no matter how formidable the physical body is, it is all in vain!

"Believe whatever you wish to believe!"

With a flick of the black vortex in his hand, the Yin Qi immediately submerged into the Two-Headed Wolf King's body!

"No!"

Gathering all the strength in its body, the Wolf King shouted, and at the same time, its body leaped high, wanting to pounce toward Zhang Nuo once more! But just as its body flew halfway up, the Dharma Array that imprisoned it was triggered again!

After a flash of lightning, the Two-Headed Wolf King fell to the ground as if dead! Its four limbs scratched the floor of the Dharma Array, making a harsh sound! At this moment, that Yin Qi vortex also successfully entered the Wolf King's body. Suddenly, the massive torso shook, and then a milky-white soul was drawn out of the body by more than half!

Although the body could not move, the Wolf King's intense will to survive still existed within the soul! It struggled to shrink back into the body!

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, a black butterfly shadow flashed out from between Zhang Nuo's brows. With a powerful flap of its wings, two streams of Yin Qi spread from beneath the Hell Butterfly's wings toward the Two-Headed Wolf King's body!

Between the two, it was like a tug-of-war; the milky-white soul moved in and out of the Wolf King's body!

"Master! Its soul power is so strong! If some of it is not damaged, it will be very difficult to pull it out of this body!"

The Hell Butterfly chirped and said.

"If the soul is damaged, will it cause any harm to its body?"

What Zhang Nuo cared about most was still this body of the Two-Headed Wolf King.

"It is possible!"

The Hell Butterfly's uncertain reply made Zhang Nuo hesitate somewhat. He had come specifically for the Wolf King's body; if he could not obtain a complete body, then the meaning of this trip would be lost!

"You must ensure the integrity of its soul! I will help you!"

With Dharma seals forming in his hands, Zhang Nuo struck several beams of white light into the Wolf King's body! Having already been struggling extremely hard against the Hell Butterfly, Zhang Nuo's addition caused the scales of victory to slowly tilt toward his side!

The Wolf King's soul looked at Zhang Nuo with a hateful gaze. Although it could not speak or unleash powerful divine abilities, the consciousness of the soul was still clear!

Zhang Nuo ignored this entirely. Increasing his magic power, a moment later the Wolf King's soul was completely pulled out of the body, and then the Hell Butterfly's mouth exerted a suction force, drawing this soul into its mouth! Its figure flashed and returned into Zhang Nuo's body!

"Do not harm the Wolf King's soul yet! I still have use for it!"

After giving this instruction, Zhang Nuo flicked his sleeves, and two gusts of wind rolled out, destroying the surrounding restrictive Dharma Arrays. With a flash, he landed beside the Two-Headed Wolf King's body!

This was a massive body, two or three zhang long from head to tail. With a grasp of his five fingers into the void, he immediately lifted the Wolf King's body into his hand. After walking off the Dharma Array, he simply set up a Giant Spirit Dharma Array within the Cave Abode! Zhang Nuo sat cross-legged in the array, placing the Two-Headed Wolf King's body in front of him!

"Xuan Jin, Qiong Qi, in a moment when I refine its body, merge its soul into it bit by bit. Once you see the Wolf King resisting, immediately use means to suppress it; never let it have a chance to turn the tables!"

"Understood!"

Xuan Jin replied from within his body!

Merging with a demon beast's body is completely different from merging with a Spirit Beast. Spirit Beasts are raised by cultivators from a young age, while demon beasts are born with wildness and are extremely difficult to tame!

After arranging everything, Zhang Nuo opened his mouth slightly, and a five-colored glow rolled out, rapidly wrapping around the Wolf King's body in front of him. With a gentle inhale, the massive body entered his body!

Wrapped in spiritual light, the Wolf King's body slowly sank toward Zhang Nuo's dantian. At this time, the Hell Butterfly also arrived here, slowly spitting out some of the Wolf King's soul from its mouth!

Upon discovering its body, these souls desperately wanted to rush into the body, but at this very moment, the phantoms of the Four Great True Spirit Sacred Beasts suddenly appeared in the dantian. One roar after another, they shocked the Wolf King's soul! It had never expected that inside Zhang Nuo's body, there would actually be the images of the Four Great True Spirit Sacred Beasts!

Just in this moment of hesitation, the Five-Colored Divine Sea beneath Zhang Nuo's dantian erupted with a bright light. At the same time, the Spiritual Qi within the Divine Sea surged, just like a real ocean; the momentum was extremely terrifying!

Seeing the scene before it, the Two-Headed Wolf King was completely desperate! What kind of freak was Zhang Nuo? Not only did he possess the bloodline of the Four Great True Spirits, but even the Nine Divine Seas had been merged by him!

Under the suppression of the Four Great Sacred Beasts, the soul finally returned to the Wolf King's body, allowing this massive torso to regain its vitality! What Zhang Nuo needed was precisely a demon beast body with a soul; if there were no soul, even if he could merge with the Wolf King, at most he would have only merged with a corpse!

With a swift turn of his thoughts, Zhang Nuo closed his eyes and began to circulate the 'Beast-Taming One-Unity Immortal Art!'

Under the effect of the Giant Spirit Array, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was surging into his body bit by bit! The first attempt at merging with a demon beast had also officially begun!

Inside this underground karst cave, wolf howls echoed continuously, shaking the surrounding stones so that they kept falling. Zhang Nuo kept his eyes tightly shut, while a life-and-death battle was taking place within his body!

The Four Great True Spirit Sacred Beasts, the First Demon Infant, the Second Demon Infant, as well as Qiong Qi and Xuan Jin, all participated, continuously suppressing the Wolf King's resistance!

More than twenty years later, the karst cave became quiet! On Zhang Nuo's body, strands of long gray hair began to grow, looking extremely eerie!

A pair of eyes filled with wolf-nature flashed with beast-like fierce light, as if searching for prey in the surroundings!

"Kid! Even if you can forcibly merge with my body, can you control it?"

Inside Zhang Nuo's body, the Two-Headed Wolf King's voice rang out. At the same time, five sharp claws slowly grew from the tips of his five fingers!

Frowning tightly, Zhang Nuo had not expected that although the merger with the Wolf King was completed and his cultivation had successfully risen to the Refining Void Middle Stage, his mind could not fully control his body; it seemed as if half of it was still controlled by the Wolf King!

"Hell Butterfly! Quickly suppress its soul!"

Zhang Nuo said through gritted teeth. At the same time, he felt the teeth in his mouth also changing; four sharp canine teeth poked out from his mouth! All the changes in his body indicated that he was slowly turning into a wolf!

A soft chirp sounded within his body, and the Hell Butterfly erupted with powerful Yin Qi, pressing the Two-Headed Wolf King's soul back down! In an instant, the long hair on Zhang Nuo's body, the claws on his hands, and the teeth in his mouth all disappeared!

"Hehe! You can suppress me for a moment, but can you suppress me for a lifetime? As long as you want to use my power, there will always be a day when I replace you!"

In his mind, the Two-Headed Wolf King's roar grew weaker and weaker. Zhang Nuo sat on the ground, listless! His slightly narrowed eyes were full of suspicion!

According to his previous plan, this method of his should have been completely feasible. After obtaining the Wolf King's body, he would seal its soul into the Hell Butterfly's body. However, an accident occurred; in the process of sealing the soul, Zhang Nuo unexpectedly discovered that his own soul and the Wolf King's soul had actually produced a certain resonance!

That is to say, while sealing the Wolf King's soul, a portion of his own soul would also fall into a drowsy state! Having no other choice, he had to release the Wolf King's soul, but then another problem arose: the Wolf King seemed to also possess the initiative over this body!

After a round of contention between the two souls, Zhang Nuo actually showed signs of being unable to compete, which was why he hurriedly had the Hell Butterfly take back the Wolf King's soul!

"Master! How could such a thing happen?"

Xuan Jin's figure flashed, appearing outside Zhang Nuo's body, supporting the Zhang Nuo who was about to collapse, and said.

"I don't know either; there must have been a mistake somewhere, otherwise this situation wouldn't have occurred. When I merged with you all, our souls were clearly separate, only our physical bodies were connected!"

Gasping for breath, Zhang Nuo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.

"If this continues, even if Master's cultivation improves, there will be no benefit at all; instead, there will be an extra soul fighting you for control of the body! We must hurry and deal with this matter!"

Xuan Jin was equally anxious. After merging with Zhang Nuo, they belonged to one entity, which meant they were grasshoppers tied to the same string—if one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer!

It was not just Xuan Jin; the other Spirit Beasts were the same!