In the purgatory, Jared took a deep breath.
Suddenly, the entire area trembled, and felt a dramatic surge in both his bloodline and sword intent.
“Am I about to break through right here in the purgatory?” Jared could hardly believe it himself.
Having absorbed a tremendous amount of lethal intent, no longer concealed his aura. He fully released the aura of all three races within him.
At that moment, his mind was consumed by a wild urge to kill. He felt no emotion, only the overwhelming need to destroy. His aura surged wildly, causing the very space within the purgatory to twist and distort under its pressure.
The Vermilion Demon Lord warned Jared, “Kid, you’d better rein it in. Don’t let yourself lose control. Just because you’ve got demon aura inside you doesn’t mean you‘re truly a demon. You’ve absorbed all that lethal intent without using any cultivation technique to refine it. If you go off the deep end, it’ll be a disaster.”
He had sensed that Jared was showing signs of slipping into madness.
In his rush for power, Jared had recklessly absorbed lethal intent directly without using the Focus Technique to process it. Now, the sheer volume of it was pushing his limits. Even for a true demon, absorbing that much all at once without bursting apart would be impressive.
Jared took in the Vermilion Demon Lord’s words and began to suppress the killing intent inside him, focusing on his breathing and calming his state of mind.
From the deepest corner of the purgatory, a man slowly emerged. His hair was long and wild, and looked like a beggar, but the terrifying aura radiating from marked as a formidable cultivator.
***
At the city lord mansion, Maceo’s brows furrowed when saw the man appear. His expression was laced with surprise.
“That Madman is still alive?! He’s been in the purgatory for hundreds of years, hasn’t he?” Maceo was stunned.
Back when Rhino City was first established, that man had entered the purgatory, and he’d done so every year without fail. Because was always unkempt and eccentric, people had begun calling Madman.
But after one trip into the purgatory several centuries ago, had never returned. Over time, people assumed had died inside and gradually forgot about him. Yet now, this long-forgotten Madman had reappeared.
This left Maceo astounded. After all, Madman had endured in the purgatory for hundreds of years.
Just imagine the terrifying strength and determination it would take!
At that moment, Madman had already noticed Jared, though the other party had yet to notice him.
Jared was still focused on controlling the bloodlust inside him, carefully adjusting his breath. He could feel that was on the verge of another breakthrough.
“A little Immortal Realm punk, daring to charge into the purgatory and even slay so many malicious spirits and demonic zombies… Interesting…”
Just as Madman was about to approach Jared, was suddenly blasted backward by a powerful force.
Boom!
From within Jared, a long-suppressed power erupted. That force carried an aura even darker and more chilling than the lethal intent that filled the purgatory.
“What is this?” Startled, Madman paused.
Even Maceo, watching through the bronze mirror, stared in disbelief. He couldn’t fully sense the terror of the energy Jared had just unleashed, but judging by Madman’s reaction, could guess how serious it was.
“Argh!” Jared threw his head back and let out a primal roar. At the same time, his internal energy surged. In the blink of an eye, his cultivation rose from the immortal Realm Level Eight.
It was as though something within had been released, or perhaps, like his breakthrough had calmed the turbulence in his body.
With a long exhale, Jared finally felt his body settle into a newfound peace.
