Unlike He Li's previous cultivation, he was now fusing Star God Power with Demon God Power to condense his physique.
Simply put, it was about sealing all the Demon God Power within his body, integrating it into every part, every inch of his meridians. However, to prevent the Demon God Power from turning his physique into a Demon God Body, he had to use Star God Power for neutralization, preserving half of his divine body.
This was undoubtedly extremely difficult. Previously, Tata had guided the Demon God Power, and the Star Sea had suppressed and sealed it. Later, as He Li's cultivation realm increased, the absorption of Demon God Power became stable, continuously refining his Demon God Body.
But during the recent extreme battle with the Star Devouring Beast King, the Star God Power was consumed drastically, causing the Star Sea seal to loosen. The ten thousand beast corpses in the Star Sea erupted with demonic power, directly breaking through the Star Sea seal.
He Li incessantly cursed Cheng Xilin, calling him a cheat. If Cheng Xilin had such a backup plan, he should have said so earlier. If he had warned himself, would he have come with him?
What to do now?
The Time Cube couldn't contain the Star Devouring Beast King for long, and he couldn't suppress such a vast amount of Demon God Power. If this continued, the Star Devouring Beast King would break free from the Spatial Cube, and he would be doomed.
Roar! Roar! Roar!!!
Roar! Roar! Roar... Roar! Roar! Roar...
Ten thousand beast roars emanated from He Li's body. His muscles and bones writhed and bulged, as if they were about to burst. His body began to burn with white flames, which was Star God Power incinerating and refining the Demon God Power, forcibly pushing it into He Li's body.
"Ah!"
The immense pain caused the young God King, who had endured countless life-and-death battles without a single word, to let out a low growl. Ripples spread, raising white law mist. He Li's spirit suddenly invigorated. He couldn't let the Law of Time affect his condensation of Demon God Power. Both time acceleration and reversal would affect his final outcome.
He forcibly retracted his law power. Instantly, divine light swept across the entire Eternal Void Space. A beast roar, seemingly echoing through the universe, sounded. Behind He Li, a majestic, ferocious, azure giant wolf stood.
The azure giant wolf paused for a moment, then leaped into the sky. It circled in the air before pouncing down fiercely towards He Li.
The spectral image of the azure giant wolf disappeared. It merged into He Li's spine, serving as the central medium for the fusion of Star God Power and Demon God Power.
At this very moment,
He Li's eyes snapped open. His body was still emitting roars, still writhing and bulging. This was the deformation of the Demon God Body about to form.
He Li raised his hands to the sky and drew a circle. Endless Star God Power surged towards him from the vast universe.
After physical transformation came divine transformation.
He Li's body began to glow, becoming crystal clear. Upon closer inspection, the clarity contained countless points of light. Between these points of light were wisps of darkness, forming a vast sea of stars composed of the heavens and constellations.
The Demon God Power and Star God Power fused perfectly, body and soul united, forming the Star God Body.
This was the result of He Li's fusion of the two divine powers within his body, and also Cheng Xilin's unreliable gift. Regardless, He Li had succeeded. He had condensed a new divine body.
Roars of dragons and tigers echoed from his body. His eyes turned silver-white, as if shooting out beams of light and lightning.
He Li stood up, clutching his chest. The giant wolf from before was the manifestation of Xiao Lan's demonic power. Xiao Lan's demonic power served as the central medium for the two forces, Star God Power and Demon God Power, to neutralize each other. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to condense his divine body so smoothly.
At that moment,
He Li was filled with mixed emotions. He had always believed he was protecting Xiao Lan, but it turned out Xiao Lan was protecting him. After Tata left, his absorption of Demon God Power from the Star Sea wasn't completed by himself; Xiao Lan had replaced Tata, absorbing Demon God Power for him.
No wonder Xiao Lan's realm had stagnated. Despite the guidance of many demon kings and the Great Bright King Huoli, he had made no progress. The reason was here.
Thinking of this, He Li suddenly smiled. His journey so far wasn't due to his extraordinary talent or his invincibility, but because of the countless people who had silently sacrificed for him. They were the ones who had made him who he was today.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
The Spatial Cube vibrated violently, cracking everywhere, on the verge of collapse.
He Li retracted the Spatial Cube. The Star Devouring Beast King held his trident and slowly looked up at He Li. His eyes flickered. He could clearly sense that He Li was even more powerful than before. The faint sounds of dragons and tigers echoed within his body, like an ancient beast no less powerful than himself.
The Star Devouring Beast King finally spoke his first words since the battle began. He asked, "Your body has become more robust. The demonic power and divine power are mixed, no, they are very gentle, perfectly fused together. How did you achieve this?"
He Li smiled and summoned his blood saber, casually slinging it over his shoulder. He chuckled, "Just practiced casually, and it worked."
"How could it be so simple?" The Star Devouring Beast King clearly didn't believe him. However, in his perception, not much time had passed. Could this guy really have fused demonic power and divine power in an instant?
He Li twisted his neck, no longer bothering to talk to him. He moved forward, walking with the grace of a dragon and the stride of a tiger, exuding immense pressure. He actively attacked the Star Devouring Beast King. He didn't have the habit of chatting with enemies. Once the hostile relationship was established, he would kill them first.
All those lofty principles were worthless on the battlefield, only inviting ridicule.
In the fierce exchange, the Star Devouring Beast King became increasingly astonished as he fought. He Li's physical strength was no weaker than his own, perhaps even superior.
He Li seized an opportunity when the Star Devouring Beast King was caught off guard and slashed horizontally.
"Ch!"
A gaping bloody wound was torn across the Star Devouring Beast King's chest by He Li's saber, and even his arms were splattered with blood.
One saber strike after another, flesh and blood flew. He Li used the Law of Time to lock their battle group. Time was frozen, with the aim of preventing the Star Devouring Beast King from recovering from his injuries.
"The Star Devouring Beast race is... extinguished today," He Li murmured, applying the Law of Time to the Star Devouring Beast King's divine body, causing it to rapidly decay. In an instant, billions of years passed.
The Star Devouring Beast King looked at his broken body, slowly aging and decaying into dust. He ignored his current state and looked up at He Li intently.
"He who dares to face time will ultimately bind himself," the Star Devouring Beast King said to He Li.
He Li grinned, raised his hand, and placed it on the Star Devouring Beast King's head. His five fingers formed a claw and squeezed fiercely. With a soft pop, the Star Devouring Beast King's head turned to dust.
Thus, the entire Star Devouring Beast race was exterminated.
He Li didn't linger. He turned and swung his saber, cleaving a white line in the air – the River of Time. Without hesitation, he stepped into the River of Time. Since neither his divine nature nor his beast nature could find Xia Kaduo, he would go himself.
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