Lin Feng’s entire body was drenched in cold sweat, his face as pale as paper. This was a thousand times more perilous than any physical battle; if he wasn’t careful, he would face annihilation of both body and soul.

"What!" Nie Qian and Han Ying were dumbfounded, not expecting such a drastic turn of events. This demonic soul, existing for countless years, was actually still alive!

However, the two were helpless, unable to assist at all.

"Is Brother Su going to be possessed?" Nie Qian asked, his face full of shock.

"Very likely!" Han Ying nodded, her face somewhat pale, and she instinctively took two steps back.

This demonic soul was so powerful that Lin Feng would have a hard time avoiding its grasp.

And once Lin Feng was possessed, the demonic soul would control Lin Feng’s body, its power would surely skyrocket, making it difficult for them to survive.

"Should we escape at once?" Han Ying asked.

"Let’s wait a bit longer! Brother Su’s Star is unique and can devour battle souls; maybe it can turn the tables!" Nie Qian shook his head slightly, his face full of seriousness, "Once Brother Su gets possessed, we should escape immediately!"

"Alright!" Han Ying nodded.

However, although the two did not flee right away, they flew to the palace’s corridor entrance, ready to escape at any moment.

Above the altar, Lin Feng’s body trembled violently, as he was at the critical moment of life and death.

Even though the devouring power from Devouring Stars affected the demonic soul, the demonic soul remained incredibly powerful. Its vast demonic thoughts shattered Lin Feng’s spiritual thoughts.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take long before Lin Feng’s spiritual thoughts collapsed completely, his soul being utterly destroyed.

"Damn it!" Lin Feng was furious, gritting his teeth to hold on. Fortunately, his mental strength was strong, or else he wouldn’t withstand even a breath’s time.

"Human youth, your spiritual power is indeed remarkable, but you are not qualified to resist me!" From within the demonic thoughts, an ancient demonic voice suddenly emerged, as if it traveled through the ancient times, crossing endless ages.

"Damn it, even if I die, I won’t let you possess me!" Lin Feng shouted angrily, his eyes red.

If in the end, he was truly possessed by the other, at the last moment, he would definitely choose self-destruction.

Even if he died, he wouldn’t let others control his body.

"For me to descend upon your body is indeed your honor!" The demonic voice emerged again from the demonic thoughts, devoid of any emotion.

"Your honor, my ass!" Lin Feng cursed, being possessed was an honor? It’s truly arrogant!

Lin Feng almost bit through all his teeth, stubbornly holding on, but he was about to be unable to withstand any longer.

The strength of the demonic thoughts in the demonic soul exceeded his imagination, continuously tearing apart his spiritual thoughts, soon to destroy his soul completely.

"It’s over!" Lin Feng’s heart sank to the bottom; he couldn’t resist these demonic thoughts and was about to be fully possessed.

Just as Lin Feng was about to self-detonate his body and perish together with the other, a demonic thought surged from the Ten Billion Demon Sword in his hand.

This demonic thought was from the Demon Spirit of the Ten Billion Demon Sword; the Demon Spirit’s demonic thought rushed into Lin Feng’s sea of consciousness, immediately helping him resist the demonic thoughts of the demonic soul.

Seeing this, Lin Feng was overjoyed and immediately teamed up with the Demon Spirit’s demonic thought to jointly obliterate the demonic thoughts of the demonic soul.

However, even with Lin Feng and the Demon Spirit joining forces, they were still no match for the demonic soul.

Soon after, the demonic thought of the Demon Spirit was torn to pieces.

Ah!

The Demon Spirit let out a tragic cry as its demonic thought began to dissipate.

"Demon Spirit!" Lin Feng was shocked; was the Demon Spirit about to perish?

"Heh heh! Boy, you have fulfilled the master’s will; I can die without regrets~~!" The Demon Spirit laughed heartily, then fell silent, perishing completely.

Lin Feng felt a sense of desolation; the Demon Spirit had died, and he was about to die too!

"Hmm?" At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly noticed that the demonic thoughts of the demonic soul were rapidly weakening.

This brought him great joy, without time to think further, he immediately utilized all his spiritual thoughts to obliterate the demonic thoughts of the demonic soul.

And his Devouring Stars also began to operate frantically, beginning to counterattack the demonic soul.

In the span of a breath, the demonic thoughts of the demonic soul were utterly defeated by his mental strength.

"Devour it for me!" Lin Feng immediately roared madly, wanting to completely absorb the Demon Soul.

Soon, Lin Feng got his wish, as the incredibly powerful Demon Soul was directly consumed by his Devouring Stars.

Whew!

Lin Feng exhaled deeply, his body plummeting from mid-air, and only then did he realize his whole body was soaked with sweat.

"It’s finally over!" Lin Feng felt a wave of fear in his heart, realizing that he was almost completely dead.

Although he didn’t understand why the Demon Soul’s Demon Thought suddenly lost strength, as long as he managed to save his own life, it was fine.

"Huh?" At that moment, Lin Feng’s expression changed because he suddenly noticed that after the Demon Soul was devoured, it didn’t merge with his Devouring Stars like other devoured stars or Battle Souls.

The Demon Soul was still struggling in the vortex of the Devouring Stars, unable to merge with it.

"Devour it for me!" Lin Feng gritted his teeth, frantically urging the Devouring Stars, but after a quarter of an hour had passed, it still couldn’t merge.

What’s going on?

Lin Feng was a bit confused. If it couldn’t merge, the Demon Soul not only couldn’t serve as nourishment for his stars, but it might also escape at any moment.

"Damn, is there really such a peculiar star in this world?"

At this time, an unwilling roar came from within the Demon Soul, clearly indicating that the Demon Soul itself did not expect to fail in possessing someone below the Martial Emperor Realm!

"Humph! I’ll find a way to destroy you!" Lin Feng snorted coldly in his heart. Although he couldn’t merge with the Demon Soul now, once the Devouring Stars leveled up, or his cultivation improved, he would certainly be able to merge.

After an unwilling roar, the Demon Soul went silent within the Devouring Stars and stopped struggling, as if it had completely disappeared.

A moment later, Lin Feng took a deep breath. It was truly dangerous this time; he nearly fell.

In the future, he only needed to keep an eye on the Demon Soul within the Devouring Stars. As long as it tried to escape, he would immediately activate the Devouring Stars.

If it didn’t try to escape, even better; he would wait until he could level up the stars again and then try to devour and merge it.

Glancing at the billion Demon Sword in his hand, Lin Feng sighed slightly. He could feel that the Demon Spirit in the sword was gone, and the power of the Demon Sword had been more than halved.

"Brother Nie, Miss Han, it’s okay now!" Lin Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and, after storing the Demon Sword in his Storage Ring, turned to look at Nie Qian and Han Ying at the entrance of the passage.

"Brother Su, you... you blocked the Demon Soul’s possession?" Nie Qian asked in amazement.

He had felt the power of that Demon Soul very clearly; it was at least the soul of a Martial Venerate Realm peak expert from the Demon Armor Clan.

And for Lin Feng to block such a powerful soul’s possession was simply a miracle!

"Of course, otherwise, would I still be talking to you?" Lin Feng nodded.

"That’s great, Brother Su finally overcame this calamity!"

Han Ying’s face showed joy, but her heart was filled with incredible shock. Lin Feng was not only astonishingly powerful but also managed to save his life in such a dire situation, truly unbelievable.

"Let’s go!" Lin Feng did not wish to linger in this place and called out to the two of them before heading back the way they came.

Nie Qian and Han Ying sighed inwardly, but they immediately followed Lin Feng’s return.

The return journey was unimpeded, with no ambush by Evil Spirits and no labyrinth appearing.

Of course, even if there was a labyrinth, Lin Feng wouldn’t be afraid, because he had secretly memorized the pattern Liao Yunjian used to navigate out of the maze.

The trio soon exited the underground palace, emerged from the cave, and returned to the valley under the sea.

They didn’t linger at the seabed either, promptly leaving the bottom of the sea and flying to the surface.

"Brother Su, shall we continue our training?" Nie Qian asked Lin Feng, speaking with extreme politeness.

"Of course, we’ve just arrived. Are we going back so soon?" Lin Feng said soberly.

With that, he turned to Han Ying and said, "Miss Han, let’s continue hunting the Demon Armor Clan, I’ll rely on you!"

Han Ying’s Battle Soul was special, offering great assistance in locating the Demon Armor Clan. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"No problem!" Han Ying nodded.

Then the three of them had a brief discussion and began flying aimlessly over the sea, searching for traces of the Demon Armor Clan.