Chapter 154: Devouring and Refining

"Ahhh!"

Zong Tianling's face was ferocious as he let out a series of unwilling roars: "No, no, no!"

"I have cultivated for fifteen thousand six hundred and eighty years, and I was just about to break through the Great Vehicle Stage, achieve ascension, and stand at the pinnacle of this world."

"How could I fail like this!"

"No, I will not fail; I will definitely succeed!"

"I am not reconciled!"

"Who is it, who ruined my plan!"

Boom!

He smashed his storage ring with a single slap.

Clatter!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Countless Spirit Stones gushed out from within, blocking the entire cave and burying Zong Tianling.

Among them were also two Top-grade Spirit Veins.

Zong Tianling roared in anger: "Cultivating Demon Art requires Demon Qi to break through; these Spirit Stones are of little use to me."

"But since things have come to this, I cannot care about that much anymore; as long as it is energy, I will absorb it and try!"

Suddenly, he paused for a moment before laughing: "How could I have forgotten, how could I have forgotten, I still have this!"

Within Zong Tianling's line of sight, a massive, pitch-black skull faced him.

"This skull is the head of the Demon Head suppressed here; I can digest and absorb the Demon Qi inside this skull, and I will certainly be able to break through to the Great Vehicle Stage!"

"Hahaha!"

"Heaven never leaves a man without a way!"

Zong Tianling pressed his hand directly onto the crown of the black skull, and a suction force erupted from his palm, pulling violently.

Crack, crack, crack!

The black skull made a strange sound and began to tremble gently.

Hum!

A pitch-black, extremely pure stream of Demon Qi surged out from the crown and was absorbed into Zong Tianling's palm.

Zong Tianling laughed crazily: "Hahaha!"

"When Heaven closes a door on you, it will surely open another; this saying is truly not false!"

"Once I break through to the Great Vehicle Stage, I will go down and see who is causing trouble; I will definitely pull out your tendons and refine your soul!"

As the black Demon Qi was absorbed, the trembling of his body ceased, and his aura rose sharply.

Bang, bang, bang!

The clothes on his body burst apart one after another, exposing a withered, pitch-black, corpse-like body.

It was a shocking sight!

And below.

Lu Tianyu had already drawn the Eye Membrane to the mouth of the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod.

Creak, creak~

The membrane emitted a sound of unwillingness and intense resistance; it was clear that this membrane also had consciousness and was unwilling to be absorbed like this.

But the suction of the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod was too great, and resistance was futile; it was drawn in bit by bit.

Creak, creak—

The Eye Membrane let out one final sound of unwillingness and was whooshed into the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod.

Lu Tianyu was overjoyed: "With this membrane, I'd like to see who can break my defense!"

His own Five Elements Gang Qi body protection already had formidable defensive power, and if the Demon Head's Eye Membrane were added, his defense would surely skyrocket.

Just at this moment, the voice of the Qian Gu Empress sounded again: "Husband, quickly use the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod to refine this thing into your body; your defensive power will increase tenfold!"

"The Five Elements Gang Qi you cultivate for body protection has plenty of hardness, but its resilience is far lacking."

"The resilience of this Demon Head's Eye Membrane is very strong; you can refine it directly into your body to make your defense both hard and soft!"

"This demon's Eye Membrane is a rare treasure that can be used to forge reinforced armor."

"However, for you, reinforcing armor is not as good as reinforcing yourself; being strong yourself is more important than reinforcing external things."

How could Lu Tianyu not understand: "I understand, I will refine it now!"

"Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Tripod, shatter it for me, devour!"

Woo, woo, woo!

The Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Tripod suddenly emitted an extremely tyrannical energy, enveloping the Eye Membrane.

Pop, pop, pop~

The Eye Membrane could not withstand it and immediately burst apart, being devoured by the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod.

About a quarter of an hour passed.

The Heaven-Swallowing Tripod emitted a hum once more.

White, shining specks of light flew out from within.

Lu Tianyu shouted: "Bahuang Heaven-Swallowing Art, absorb for me!"

His body shook slightly, and a suction force radiated from his whole body, drawing them into him one after another.

The membrane was, after all, a Demon race Eye Membrane, containing extremely dense demonic nature and Demon Qi substances.

After the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod shattered and devoured it, it absorbed a small portion to restore its own energy.

The remaining portion was released for Lu Tianyu to absorb.

Lu Tianyu slowly rotated, and countless silver-white bright spots entered his body like moths to a flame.

They subsequently entered his skin, blood, muscles, and bones, and were then distributed to every part of his body.

Three hours passed very quickly.

It was not until the surrounding light spots had completely vanished that Lu Tianyu opened his eyes.

He stood up tall and stretched his limbs, a look of joy suddenly appearing on his face:

"The toughness of my body has increased by more than ten times!"

"Before, there would be a crack-crack-crack sound from my bones when I stood up, but now it is gone."

"Moreover, it seems there is something extra in my Eye Membrane, and I can see further."

"But, can I go down and look at that eye?"

The next goal was the giant eyeball below.

Lu Tianyu prepared to use the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron to take the eyeball away.

Yet he was afraid the eyeball might have some strange function that would trap him.

"Husband, do not worry."

The voice of the Qian Gu Empress rang out at the right moment: "You have refined his Eye Membrane, so even if he opens his eyes to look at you, you have nothing to fear."

"Go quickly and collect that giant eye; it will be of great use to you."

Lu Tianyu was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He dove directly into the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron and looked down through the Restriction.

Sure enough.

An eyeball about the same size as the passageway was floating quietly with its eyes tightly shut.

Above the eye were pitch-black eyebrows as thick as iron wire.

Around the edge of the eyeball were strands of black silk, one end connected to the cave wall, as if anchoring the eye to keep it from falling.

From the center of the eyeball, wisps of black Qi emerged.

To Lu Tianyu, this eye appeared to be alive, exhaling demonic Qi with every breath.

The area behind the eyeball could not be seen clearly, and he did not know how deep it went.

However, this was not a problem for Lu Tianyu to consider.

He only wanted to take the eyeball and leave.

Whoosh!

The Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron flew above the eyeball, at a distance of only one fist.

Lu Tianyu gritted his teeth: "Absorb it for me!"

But at that very moment, an extremely dangerous aura emanated from the eyeball.

Lu Tianyu was immediately alarmed and stopped casting his spell.

A creaking sound arose, accompanied by a hoarse voice like that of a rooster: "Audacious human, you dare to covet my Demonic Eye; are you not afraid of being devoured by me!"

"In my eyes, you are nothing but an ant!"

"If I were not still in deep slumber and unwilling to wake, I would definitely kill you at the first opportunity!"

"Get out of here at once!"

Hum!

The giant eyeball trembled slightly.

A monstrous surge of demonic Qi, carrying terrifying pressure, enveloped the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron.

It was a pity, however, that the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron remained motionless and was not affected in the slightest.

Yet Lu Tianyu felt immense pressure.

This was even with the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron helping him deflect the vast majority of the aura and pressure.