Chapter 539: The Demon’s Thought

At this moment, he felt the conviction within the Ten Collapse Fist Intent, a conviction belonging to the Left Wing Demon General. This conviction was a belief in absolute victory, forged through countless battles and enemies slain on the battlefield. It was the combined mental energy of everyone throughout history who had died or been defeated by the Ten Collapse Fist!

The power of this conviction far exceeded Wang Lin's imagination. The moment his body endured the power of the Fourth Collapse, Wang Lin's mind was also undergoing waves of conviction originating from within the Fist Intent.

"The Ten Collapse was originally the limit, but now, this Ten Collapse Fist Intent is actually evolving toward the Eleventh Collapse. The Left Wing Demon General used the Ten Collapse Fist Intent on me with the goal of absorbing my mental energy after defeating me, thereby enhancing this Fist Intent.

The reason this Ten Collapse Fist Intent is so powerful is precisely because it possesses conviction; the more people it kills and defeats, the stronger its might becomes!"

An irresistible sense of frustration involuntarily welled up in his heart, but the moment this feeling began to sprout, Wang Lin immediately crushed it.

His body, as if thrown by a great force, flew directly out and landed on the ground a thousand zhang away. The moment he landed, he flipped his body, dragging his left fingertip across the ground. A sharp scraping sound lasted for several breaths, and Wang Lin's body slid for more than ten zhang before he finally stabilized.

At this moment, Wang Lin's entire body was almost completely covered by the rune on his brow. After enduring the Ten Collapse Fist Intent, this rune immediately disintegrated, turning into specks of gray light that dissipated between heaven and earth. On his brow, only half a rune remained, slowly emitting a faint gray glow.

The Mark of Life cultivated through the Slaughter Immortal Art now had only half a trace remaining on Wang Lin's brow; the rest had completely vanished.

"With your Middle Stage Nascent Soul Transformation cultivation, it is already not easy to resist the Fourth Collapse. You, step down! It is impossible for you to obtain the position of Commander, and even the post of Leader does not belong to you. Your place can only be Elder!" The Left Wing Demon General's sharp gaze faded. He spoke calmly with his hands behind his back. Although his expression showed no disdain, his words conveyed exactly that.

Wang Lin's eyes shone with extremely bright light. This Ten Collapse Fist Intent was the pinnacle of a person's spirit; applied to a Cultivator, it was the sublimation of a Cultivator's Dao Heart. The Dao Heart fuses with the Primordial Spirit, causing the Primordial Spirit to evolve and integrate into the Dao Heart. Only a single conviction remains within the body and mind. This conviction is extremely firm; it can influence everything and change heaven and earth.

This is the Divine Ability of Conviction!

"The Divine Ability of Conviction!" Wang Lin slowly raised his head, gazing at the distant Left Wing Demon General. His eyes were deep and profound, seeming to contain wisdom and enlightenment.

Wang Lin's gaze gradually grew brighter. He slowly raised his right hand and extended his index finger, performing the same motion, the same prelude to the Demon Transformation Finger. But this time, when Wang Lin performed it again, it was completely different!

His movement, falling into the eyes of the Left Wing Demon General, was immediately seen as vastly different. The sturdy man let out another soft exclamation, and the sharp light that had faded in his eyes instantly condensed once more! This time, it was several times brighter than before!

"This…" The Left Wing Demon General saw the clue instantly, and a look of attention involuntarily appeared on his face.

Yao Xixue, in the distance, changed countenance. She stared intently at Wang Lin, massive waves churning in her heart. She recalled her father's words.

Her father, Blood Ancestor, paid close attention to Wang Lin.

A wave of Devilish Qi spread out from Wang Lin's body, forming a faint black mist within three zhang of him. Within the black mist, Wang Lin's eyes gradually revealed a hint of gloom.

This gloom exuded a chilling coldness and a demonic nature!

"The Divine Ability of Conviction… the Spells I cast only possess the surface form. Without conviction contained within them, they cannot unleash their true power…" Wang Lin muttered to himself. He looked at the index finger of his right hand, and suddenly, pointed toward the sky!

One Finger Asking Heaven!

Above the sky, the Vortex in the Void Realm of the palace instantly dissipated at this moment. The entire world seemed enveloped by a black curtain, growing darker, as if countless Wandering Souls were howling within it.

One Finger Transforming into Demon!

Devilish Qi surged everywhere. At this instant, the Immortal Power within Wang Lin's body, without being reversed, changed silently and completely into Devilish Qi!

This Devilish Qi was vastly different from the Devilish Qi formed after the reversal of Immortal Power!

Wang Lin's hair grew strangely at this moment, reaching his knees in the blink of an eye. He was no longer gentle and refined but filled with violence. Above his brow, a Six-Mark Demonic Tattoo slowly emerged.

The Devilish Qi surrounding his body instantly intensified, spreading wildly. It extended directly from three zhang to a hundred zhang, and within a hundred zhang radius, the Devilish Qi was overwhelming.

When this Devilish Qi reached a certain density, it transformed into specks of green Ethereal Flames, scattering in a circle across the ground.

Inside and outside his body were entirely occupied by Devilish Qi. At this moment, Wang Lin fiercely looked up at the sky and let out a long roar. This roar revealed an extremely overbearing aura and a frantic intent to kill!

Just then, the half Slaughter Rune hidden beneath the Six-Mark Demonic Tattoo on his brow seemed to merge with Wang Lin's current state of mind. It grew frantically, almost instantly transforming from half a rune back into a complete Mark of Life!

The moment this mark became complete, it immediately spread, covering Wang Lin's entire body in the blink of an eye.

Wang Lin took a step. His speed was not fast, but he walked step by step toward the Left Wing Demon General suspended above the Palace!

"Interesting! You are the first person to gain additional enlightenment under my Ten Collapse Fist Intent. Let this General see if you can withstand the Fifth Collapse!" The Left Wing Demon General's eyes shone brightly, and he said in a deep voice.

The Fifth Collapse arrived instantly from nothingness the moment the Demon General's voice fell. This Fifth Collapse possessed ten times the power of the Fourth Collapse. As soon as it appeared, roars resembling the Heavenly Tribulation immediately erupted from within a thousand zhang radius around them. The sound of thunder was astonishing, and the entire Ancient Demon City could hear it at this moment.

Wang Lin's expression was gloomy. Relying on the Demon Transformation Finger, he transformed into a demon with a single finger. The instant the Fifth Collapse surged toward him from all directions, he fiercely thrust the index finger of his right hand forward. With this thrust, all the Devilish Qi in his body immediately roared out, condensing on his finger, and suddenly transforming into a stream of Demonic Flames!

The true power of the Demon Transformation Finger was displayed in Wang Lin's hands for the first time. With a single finger, the Demonic Flames on the fingertip instantly expanded infinitely, forming a Sea of Demonic Flames around his body!

Wang Lin stomped his feet, and his entire being shot into the air. His right index finger, like lightning, directly whistled out, heading straight for the Demon General.

The Fifth Collapse was blocked by the Demonic Flames almost the moment it arrived. During the stalemate, Wang Lin's finger thrust forward. After a series of thunderous roars, he completely rushed out beyond the Fifth Collapse. At this moment, he was only ten zhang away from the Demon General!

Immediately afterward, the Sixth Collapse appeared!

The power of the Sixth Collapse was beyond description. After it appeared, large-scale collapses immediately occurred in the ten-zhang space between Wang Lin and the Demon General, and Rifts haphazardly streaked across the sky.

The might of the Sixth Collapse suddenly descended.

Wang Lin's expression remained gloomy, and the murderous intent in his eyes was thick. He did not retract his index finger and stepped forward one zhang. The Sixth Collapse seemed like an invisible halo, materializing from the Void Realm and closing in on Wang Lin.

However, the instant it touched Wang Lin's index finger, Wang Lin softly uttered: "Demon Transformation!"

With the phrase "Demon Transformation," his index finger immediately emitted a dense Black Radiance. This Black Radiance instantly spread from his index finger, covering his entire right arm in Black Radiance in the blink of an eye.

This spread continued, quickly covering his entire body from his right arm in almost an instant. Just as the invisible halo of the Sixth Collapse approached him, Wang Lin's entire body turned into endless blackness.

He was like a shadow. With one step, he pierced through the halo of the Sixth Collapse. The moment he penetrated it, the Sixth Collapse collapsed upon itself!

The sharp light in the Left Wing Demon General's eyes flickered intensely. He shouted, "What an Outsider! This General truly underestimated you before. I await you here. Four collapses remain!"

"The conviction of your Ten Collapse Fist Intent is the certainty of victory, caused by the mental energy of everyone who has been defeated by this Divine Ability over the centuries. To break your Fist Intent purely through cultivation, my Divine Ability cannot achieve it. However, the key to breaking your Ten Collapse Fist Intent is not cultivation, but conviction!

I used One Finger Transforming into Demon to break your intent. This kind of conviction, fused within the Demon Transformation Finger, seems to have endowed the Divine Ability with a Soul. At this moment, it is no longer a confrontation of cultivation, but a struggle of conviction!" Wang Lin said calmly, and he stepped forward once more!

The Seventh Collapse arrived!

The instant the Seventh Collapse appeared, Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he shouted, "Make way for the Dao!"

The two words left his mouth, and the Seventh Collapse, which was about to materialize, immediately collapsed as if it were a tangible object. Wang Lin's eyes showed determination; what burned in his eyes was the Fire of Conviction!

What he upheld in his heart was the Soul of the Divine Ability, One Finger Transforming into Demon. Although he only uttered two words, those two words revealed his massive, unquestionable conviction!

This conviction was not slaughter, nor absolute victory, but… The Demon's Thought!!!

The Demon's Thought is Heaven-Defying, it is acting against the greatest taboos of the world, seizing Wisdom Life, corrupting Dao methods, and pursuing the path of self-joy. Therefore, it is called Demon!

The Left Wing Demon General's expression finally changed. From the moment he first saw Wang Lin, he had never taken the man seriously. It was only when Wang Lin broke through the Third Collapse in one move that the General truly looked at him.

However, the failure at the Fourth Collapse was not unexpected. In his view, this man's path would stop there, and he was not the person he had been ordered by the Demon Emperor to find!

But he never imagined that after the Fourth Collapse, the person before him would actually experience an Epiphany. This Epiphany immediately drew his intense attention: this man had an Epiphany and performed One Finger Transforming into Demon!

Despite this, he only paid attention and did not take it too seriously. In his opinion, although such an Epiphany was rare, at most, he would break through up to the Seventh Collapse and then stop completely!

But now, as the opponent shattered the Seventh Collapse with a single word, it thoroughly moved him and caused his expression to change. He immediately understood that he had made a huge mistake from the very beginning: he had underestimated this person!!

Given his status, nothing had managed to move him in thousands of years! This was the first time in thousands of years! —

I finally smashed someone else's chrysanthemum! When Er Gen checked the monthly votes this afternoon, he rubbed his eyes hard and refreshed the page several times just to confirm it was real. You great lords are truly amazing! My admiration for you is like the surging river, like rolling thunder. I wish I could sell myself to repay you!

The battle is not over yet. In these last few days, who knows when someone might smash me back. Great Lords, keep the monthly votes coming. Er Gen is brewing something these days, and I will definitely release a burst of chapters before the end of the month to repay you!