The Deathland Dirge, composed of pure negative energy, contained a frenzied will and highly corrosive negative energy that could destroy most things in the world upon contact.
Even the mighty Silver Hand and the unquenchable Starlight seemed pale and fragile before the power of Theodore's true form after abyssal-level transformation.
Only the power of Qi and Blood, this subtle fusion of spirit within Qi and Blood, could barely contend with Theodore's transformed strength.
But it was not enough. Pure spiritual power, even when infused with Qi and Blood, could not withstand Theodore in his true form.
It was a fundamental difference.
Chen Luo's mind never stopped thinking, and he had already vaguely grasped the key to true transformation.
Yet, it felt as if a veil remained, preventing him from breaking through.
True transformation was the fusion of will and energy.
It sounded simple enough; Chen Luo could manipulate the magical power and Qi and Blood within him at will.
But how could formless, intangible will fuse with tangible energy?
This hurdle had firmly blocked Chen Luo from the threshold of true transformation.
Theodore's frenzied attacks gave Chen Luo no chance to rest.
However, Chen Luo did not give up resisting. Through constant contact with Theodore's transformed state during their confrontation, he pondered the method of fusing will and energy.
But Theodore would not give Chen Luo the opportunity to slowly ponder and improve.
The Deathland Dirge, the darkest and most obscure, mixed with an immensely chaotic and evil will, surged towards both Chen Luo and the Earth's core!
Chen Luo had no choice but to face this attack, which was far beyond his capabilities, head-on.
The obstructing Silver Hand shattered rapidly, and the Starlight could not scorch this darkness filled with countless evil wills.
Chen Luo could only choose to use his physical body, the Qi and Blood that constituted his life, to resist!
At 100 points of Qi and Blood, "Qi and Blood Martial Dao" generated the special effect "Qi and Blood Like a Dragon."
Under this special effect, Chen Luo's body was itself composed of Qi and Blood.
At this moment, facing an attack like the sky collapsing, Chen Luo was completely enveloped by boundless dark power.
Every moment, countless strange wills and corrosive energies relentlessly dissolved his Qi and Blood.
Bang…
A slight warmth behind him, and despite Chen Luo's desperate resistance, he was gradually pushed into the searing sea of magma by the pitch-black Deathland Dirge.
The Qi and Blood power was consumed at an alarming rate, and the conversion through magical power was insufficient to compensate for the speed of consumption.
The Qi and Blood within him, once vast like a great marsh, was rapidly dissipating.
Chen Luo's body at this time was itself forged from highly condensed Qi and Blood.
Once the Qi and Blood energy within was exhausted, Chen Luo's body also began to slowly transform into Qi and Blood energy, continuously dissolving into this seemingly boundless darkness.
As the black sphere sank more than halfway into the sea of magma, under the mutual dissolution of Qi and Blood, the volume of the black sphere had already shrunk by more than half.
The price was that Chen Luo, submerged in the magma, was left with only a broken skull.
The only remaining eye on the skull still stared fixedly at the attack from above.
Chen Luo's will had not yielded; it had even become incredibly clear at this moment of near-death.
Why didn't you choose to escape?
Why did you charge forward to resist head-on?
You are stronger than anyone!
If you survive, you can become even stronger with enough time!
What does it matter if everyone else is dead? As long as you are alive, isn't that enough?
Accompanying the black energy, the surging negative emotions caused questions to constantly echo in Chen Luo's mind.
Yes, facing enemies, submission, bowing one's head, bending, kneeling, and escaping might all spare one from harm.
The Qi and Blood had been dissolved to the extreme, and Chen Luo's broken skull was also slowly fading into oblivion within the endless darkness.
But, in the depths of Chen Luo's consciousness, a scene that brought him back from death flashed by…
It was a massive soul vortex, with nameless people in military uniforms.
Many people believed soldiers were made of iron.
But they were also someone's son, brother, husband, and father.
Moreover, facing the sudden arrival of enemies from another realm, facing the past calamities that rained from the sky.
These men of iron were also just ordinary people who could die.
Yet, it was these ordinary people, who could be considered weak, who did not choose to escape when facing insurmountable enemies.
Even death could not erase the traces of their souls.
The golden radiance in Chen Luo's single remaining eye quietly vanished.
Even the demonic patterns inscribed by the Demon Eye disappeared, but this eye now flickered with,
the figures of immortal soldier souls, the brilliant stars that illuminated human civilization!
"But if I only live to exist! Then how can I be considered human?!"
"I want to!"
"Protect everything worth cherishing!!"
…
Hum!
In the void, boundless energy and information converged at this place.
Immeasurably vast, immeasurably measurable, all worlds converged here…
This was a terrifying world that even the abyss could not tread…
And in the abyss, a massive luminous sphere pulsing with a strange brilliance suddenly trembled…
[This game's descending world has experienced a racial consciousness resonance, confirming the birth of a brand new race-level innate talent!]
[No individual matching this talent has been detected at the resonance site; talent is being sealed…]
[…..]
[!!!]
[Abyssal being's consciousness fluctuation detected!! Confirmed that the abyssal being is undergoing true transformation!!!]
[Abyssal being's will and newly born talent detected to be resonating!!!]
[According to the underlying rules! This abyssal being is a member of this game's trial world and is qualified to obtain this talent!]
[Talent granting in progress…]
[Talent true name evolution in progress…. ]
[The talent is named: Overlord!]
….
Outside the sea of magma,
After transforming, Theodore, whose frenzied will grew even more intense, could no longer suppress his desire for destruction.
The commands of the higher beings were no longer a consideration;
It cared not for the secret behind Chen Luo's rapid improvement;
Frenzied and possessed, it now only wished for this world to be completely transformed into a deathland!
The malice, almost condensed into substance, propelled the Deathland Dirge, causing it to erupt within this Earth's core!
But, contrary to Theodore's expectations,
His move now received no response at all.
This was completely impossible!
After transformation, every wisp of energy was combined with the will of the abyssal being! It was impossible to lose control!
The unexpected situation allowed the reason suppressed by frenzy to return slightly,
But before it could move forward to investigate,
A crimson light, like a divine sword, pierced directly through the pitch-black sphere of death,
The next moment, it split the pitch-black sphere into two without any obstruction!
The previously extremely troublesome pitch-black energy, now without any resistance, rapidly dissolved.