Ling Qingxue's all-purifying celestial light turned Basong's physical body, along with most of his evil energy, into ice crystal dust. It seemed that the final outcome was the complete annihilation of his body and soul.
However, everyone underestimated the life-saving methods and the madness of a Foundation Establishment stage evil cultivator, especially one who was proficient in black magic and soul manipulation!
Just as Basong's physical body was collapsing and his consciousness was about to completely dissipate, he gathered all his remaining soul power, resentment, and greed for the origin of chaos, transforming it into an extremely subtle and almost imperceptible black stream of light. Like a maggot clinging to a bone, it took advantage of the moment when Ling Qingxue's immortal light subsided and Zhang Shaozhong's mind relaxed slightly due to his severe injuries and shock, and silently burrowed into Zhang Shaozhong's brow!
"Ugh—!"
Zhang Shaozhong let out a shrill scream, his face, which had just been soothed by Ling Qingxue's treatment, instantly twisted into a ferocious expression!
He clutched his head tightly with both hands, feeling as if his head was about to explode!
A cold, evil consciousness, filled with endless resentment and greed, surged into his mind like a flood bursting its banks, assaulting his soul!
"Hehehe... Junior! Didn't expect that, did you! I'm still alive!"
Basong's frenzied and shrill voice resounded deep within Zhang Shaozhong's consciousness, "Your chaotic body is mine now! Once I devour your soul and take over this body, I will surely ascend to the Great Dao once more! I might even surpass my former self!!"
Possession!
This is one of the most dangerous and vicious acts in the cultivation world!
A powerful soul forcibly invades another's consciousness, obliterates their mind, and takes over their body!
Zhang Shaozhong felt as if his consciousness was a small boat in a storm, which could be smashed to pieces by the towering black evil thoughts at any moment!
Although Basong's remaining soul was weak, it was essentially at the Foundation Establishment stage and was filled with the marks of various vicious and evil arts. For Zhang Shaozhong, who was only at the Qi Refining stage and whose soul strength was far inferior to his, it was a fatal threat!
"Get out! Get out of here!!"
Zhang Shaozhong roared inwardly, desperately concentrating his will to resist the pervasive erosion.
His consciousness space was now in complete chaos!
The space, which was originally primordial chaos and hazy, is now tainted by a vast expanse of pitch-black evil energy!
Basong's twisted, ferocious soul face appeared and disappeared in the black mist, constantly emitting bewitching demonic sounds and sharp mental shocks!
"Give up the resistance, kid! Your body is mine now!"
"Feel despair! Your family, your friends, and those two women outside—once I get out, I'll turn them all into puppets, one by one! Hehehe!"
"The primordial energy... what a wondrous power... it is mine now!"
Zhang Shaozhong felt that his memories, emotions, and consciousness were being rapidly stripped away and corrupted!
The excruciating pain came from the depths of my soul, a thousand times more intense than the physical pain I had just experienced!
His vision began to blur, his thoughts became chaotic, as if he were about to completely sink and be swallowed up by Basong in the next second!
No! I will never give up!
A stubbornness stemming from the instinct for life and an obsession with protecting everything, like the last torch, stubbornly burned in the consciousness space that was about to be swallowed by darkness!
At the same time, the chaotic energy within his body, which had become stagnant due to his severe injuries and previous forced compression, seemed to sense the fatal crisis facing its master's soul and began to operate wildly regardless of the consequences!
No longer confined to the meridians and physical body, but as if summoned, it surged into his sea of consciousness!
"Buzz—!"
The moment the chaotic energy entered the sea of consciousness, this chaotic space seemed to be injected with a power as strong as a stabilizing force!
That primordial aura, so pure and righteous, encompassing all things yet transcending them, formed a stark contrast with Basong's filthy and cold evil spirit power, as if water and fire were incompatible!
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!"
Wherever the chaotic energy passed, the black evil energy that had invaded the sea of consciousness seemed to have met its nemesis, emitting a burning sound as it quickly melted and dissipated!
"Ah!! What kind of power is this?! Impossible!!"
Basong's remnant soul let out a terrified scream, feeling his soul power being rapidly purified and worn away!
The damage this chaotic energy inflicts on the soul is far more direct and deadly than energy attacks!
Zhang Shaozhong's spirits lifted!
The chaotic energy is his foundation and his greatest reliance in resisting possession!
He forcibly concentrated his nearly scattered consciousness and began to actively guide the chaotic energy, engaging in a perilous tug-of-war with Basong's remnant soul within his own sea of consciousness!
On one side is the remnant soul of a Foundation Establishment evil cultivator making a desperate counterattack, experienced, cunning, and treacherous!
One side relies on the chaotic origin, unyielding will, and a do-or-die mentality!
The black, malevolent energy, like a venomous snake, constantly differentiated, coiled, and attacked, attempting to corrupt Zhang Shaozhong's core consciousness.
The gray chaotic energy, like a guardian spirit, tightly surrounded Zhang Shaozhong's consciousness, constantly purifying, dispelling, and counterattacking the erosion of the evil energy.
This is a battle without gunpowder, yet far more dangerous than hand-to-hand combat!
The slightest mistake could lead to the annihilation of one's consciousness and the possession of one's physical body, a state of utter ruin!
Zhang Shaozhong felt like he was walking a tightrope, having to defend against Basong's various unpredictable mental attacks and soul pollution while desperately pushing himself to the limit and guiding the chaotic energy to fight back.
His consciousness was repeatedly tormented by extreme pain and exhaustion, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
But he gritted his teeth, his mind flashing back to his parents' smiles, the warmth of the courtyard, Ling Qingxue's aloof figure, Ye Meier's flamboyant smile, and the promise to "go home together"!
I can't die! I still have so much to do!
With this powerful obsession and increasingly refined control over the chaotic energy, he actually managed to stabilize his position within his sea of consciousness, and even began to force back Basong's remnant soul little by little!
"No! I'm not reconciled!!"
Basong's remnant soul let out a desperate roar. He never expected that his final method of possession would be countered by this strange chaotic energy!
"I'll fight you to the death!"
He gathered all his remaining soul power, transforming it into a jet-black soul thorn filled with curses and resentment, and shot it recklessly towards the core of Zhang Shaozhong's consciousness! This was a suicidal attack!
Facing this final blow, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhang Shaozhong's eyes!
Instead of blocking it head-on, he made a bold decision!
He deliberately released part of his defenses, guiding a large amount of chaotic energy to form a miniature, high-speed rotating chaotic vortex in front of his core consciousness!
That pitch-black soul thorn plunged headlong into the chaotic vortex!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only an eerie silence, as if a clay ox had vanished into the sea.
The soul spike, which contained Basong's last strength and resentment, struggled for a moment in the face of the chaotic vortex's inclusive, decomposing, and assimilating properties. Then, like a snowflake thrown into a furnace, it was quickly swallowed, decomposed, and transformed into the purest source of soul power, merging into Zhang Shaozhong's consciousness!
"No--!!!"
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