Da Xuan Martial Saint

"Indeed, the Demon Body has its merits, though they are few,"

After Chen Mu's Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal passed through the body of the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable, he stepped smoothly along the ruptured path on the ground towards the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's side, his gaze falling on him.

Despite being struck, the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable did not die on the spot. Although his chest had a large hole and his heart was destroyed, blood was incessantly coughing out of his mouth and nostrils, but strands of deep red demonic power interwove crazily within him, trying to repair the damaged area, resulting in not much blood spurting out from the empty space.

It seemed that, given enough time, he might be able to heal the damage and recover.

Such an injury, to any Grandmaster or someone in the Blood Exchange Realm, would be fatal, but for the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable who had cultivated a Demon Body, it was not necessarily so. Indeed, in terms of body transformation and vitality, the Demon Body Technique of the Sky Demon Sect had some remarkable aspects.

"Cough, cough..."

The Yellow Earth Demon Venerable lay there, continuously coughing up clots of blood, unable to struggle due to lack of strength, and could only watch Chen Mu with a plea for mercy in his eyes.

Chen Mu closely examined the changes in the demonic power in the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's chest, observing how it coalesced and flowed like a simulation of a heart and lungs, sustaining life. He revealed a reflective expression.

According to the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's technique, even an ordinary Grandmaster, whose heart and lungs were destroyed, could temporarily mimic the function of heart and lungs using Yuan Gang Inner Breath, circulating the Qi-Blood throughout the body to maintain temporary immortality, but only for a short time.

Such fatal wounds, no matter how well a Grandmaster had cultivated their Martial Body, could not regenerate a heart. Once the heart shattered, the Yuan Gang Inner Breath would gradually decline with time, ultimately leading to death.

However, the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's Demon Body was different.

Flesh was seen to be growing back stubbornly at the site of the ruptured chest, seemingly capable of reconstructing a new heart.

Watching the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable, Chen Mu suddenly felt that there were countless paths in the world, and whether orthodox or evil, all had their own merits. Cultivating a Demon Body was an Evil Path, but the ability of 'Flesh Regeneration' might be achievable through a proper Martial Body as well.

You should know,

His Five Viscera and Six Viscera were in a crystallized state. Although he hadn't tested what would happen if they were destroyed, at the very least, minor damage could easily be repaired without being fatal. The essence of this state was that his Five Viscera and Six Viscera had transformed into a state nearly resembling the condensation of The Power of Heaven and Earth, from flesh to 'Spiritual Objects'.

He lacked the true ability of Flesh Regeneration. For example, if his arm were severed, he could not regrow it, while the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable evidently could.

In comparison, his Qiankun Martial Body was many times stronger than the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's Demon Corpse, far surpassing it in essence. Therefore, he should be able to cultivate the ability of Flesh Regeneration somehow.

"This might just be the essence of the demons' longevity,"

Chen Mu murmured to himself.

Now that he had cultivated his Martial Body, he didn't know how long his lifespan would be, surely far exceeding any Grandmaster, even those in the Blood Exchange Realm, but no one would complain about having too long a life.

Even a Martial Body tempered a thousand times could not achieve Immortality. If he could discern the essence of the Demon Body's 'Flesh Regeneration', perhaps when he stepped into the Blood Exchange Realm in the future, he might really be able to defy the passage of time.

Of course,

It was too early to talk about all this. After all, he was not yet invincible, not yet ready to take 'time' as his adversary, and had not yet reached the pinnacle of Martial Arts. The change in the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's Demon Corpse was merely an inspiration.

As Chen Mu carefully observed the changes of the Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's Demon Corpse, noting the details of its demonic power circulation, after a contemplative moment, he finally raised his hand again.

"Spare..."

The Yellow Earth Demon Venerable's remaining demonic power was all sustaining his broken body, leaving him with no power to resist Chen Mu's action. Or rather, even if he could move, he could not withstand Chen Mu and could only open his mouth to plead for mercy.

But just then, as Chen Mu's hand was about to drop, a dull and indifferent voice rose from the Earth's Veins, spreading all the way, causing the rocks a hundred meters deep to ripple.

"Stop."

And in the next instant,

A beam of dark light shot through the air, tearing apart dozens of meters of the earthy rocks and slashing out a long fissure in the ground, striking towards Chen Mu's descending hand, emitting a humming sound upon impact.

The two surging forces collided and intertwined, throwing the nearby Power of the Veins into chaos and turmoil. The nearby earth and rocky walls continued to collapse and shatter, then being ground down and fused together again.

And that dark light which stopped Chen Mu's hand was none other than a piece of ink-black Scale Armor!

"So you've finally come."

Chen Mu, watching this scene, did not show any surprise and continued to press down with his palm.

The Yellow Earth Demon Venerable, seeing Chen Mu's falling hand blocked by the incoming Scale Armor, showed a flicker of elation in his desperate and pleading eyes.