“No worries… To others, these malicious spirits might be terrifying, but to me, they’re top-grade resources!” Jared said with a slight smile. These malicious spirits could also be refined and absorbed. Moreover, the lethal intent within them was far denser than any found in the natural world…”
“What an anomaly…” The Vermilion Demon Lord rolled his eyes and didn’t bother responding any further.
Soon, as the lethal intent surged into Jared’s body from all directions, countless malicious spirits also began swarming toward him.
Sinister laughter echoed around him. To these malicious spirits, Jared was their ideal prey. If they could absorb enough of his blood and life force, they could slowly restore their physical bodies. That was why every person who entered the purgatory became a target.
Jared had the lowest cultivation level among them, making even more appealing to these malicious spirits. After all, who wouldn’t enjoy an easy kill?
Just as the malicious spirits assumed Jared would be an easy target and prepared to feast on him, his eyes suddenly snapped open.
His pupils had turned crimson, the whites of his eyes replaced by a swirling sea of blood.
“Argh!” Jared let out a fierce roar.
Boom!
A terrifying force erupted from within him. The nearby souls didn’t even have time to retreat before they were engulfed by the blast and instantly reduced to nothing but pure lethal intent. With this, these malicious spirits were completely obliterated, forever stripped of the chance to come back to life.
In that moment, Jared entered a frenzied state, fearlessly absorbing the lethal intent around him. Every soul that charged at was instantly devoured by the energy radiated, turned into refined lethal intent, and absorbed into his body
Over and over, the cycle repeated. Jared felt incredibly invigorated. He didn’t need to hold back at all.
In the outside world, regardless of whether it was the mortal realm, celestial realm, or the heavenly realm, whenever Jared used the Focus Technique to absorb others, always had some reservations and obstacles inwardly.
However, here, Jared felt no such restraint. He could unabashedly absorb these malicious spirits, without concerning himself with who these spirits were in their previous lives.
Jared walked steadily forward as wave after wave of malicious spirits hurled themselves at him. Even though they were shredded the instant they touched his aura, more kept coming, like mindless insects flying straight into the flames, knowing they’d die, but rushing forward anyway.
Jared was diligently practicing the Focus Technique as journeyed deeper into the purgatory. The surrounding lethal intent was entirely absorbed by him, and not a single bit was wasted!
***
Meanwhile, in the city lord mansion, Maceo furrowed his brow as stared into a bronze mirror.
The scene inside the mirror showed Jared moving through the purgatory with ease.
“Who the hell is this guy?” Maceo muttered in disbelief. Most trial participants didn’t have it this easy.
Jared strolled around as if were in his own backyard, even managing to absorb all the lethal intent around him.
“Is a demon?” Maceo’s eyes widened.
While cultivators from other beast clans sometimes came to Rhino City’s purgatory for trials, they were all fellow beastkin.
Never before had a member of another racejoined the trial. Yet Jared could absorb lethal intent so effortlessly, so it made Maceo suspect might be a demon spirit.
“Someone, bring me the information on everyone who entered the purgatory field today, immediately!” Maceo barked the order.
A subordinate immediately went to retrieve Jared’s file.
***
Back In the purgatory, Jared remained blissfully unaware. He was still happily absorbing all the lethal intent around him.
Initially, his aim was to gain some combat skills through trials, but what happened was a total domination. He wasn’t gaining any practical experience, but was absorbing a tremendous amount of lethal intent.
At this rate, he’d be advancing to another cultivation level again soon.
