Having successfully broken through to the Ninth Layer of Body Refining, Lin Yun's own strength grew significantly. At the same time, his body could faintly sense the presence of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.
Sensing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power was something that should only have been possible after reaching the Opening Realm. Yet, Lin Yun had managed it at merely the Ninth Layer of Body Refining, which just went to show how heaven-defying the effects of Tempering Body with Elemental Power truly were.
"More than a decade of arduous cultivation wasn't for nothing. Once I break through to the Opening Realm, surpassing Lu Bingning and the others will be a piece of cake," Lin Yun said excitedly, sensing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.
He glanced at the time; there were still over four hours until dawn. Since he'd already broken through to the Ninth Layer of Body Refining today, Lin Yun didn't plan to continue cultivating. 'I'll get a good night's sleep first, and then at the Martial Arts Training Ground tomorrow, I'll be sure to blow their minds.'
With this in mind, Lin Yun was about to head down the mountain. But just then, a blood-red light flashed across the sky. Before he could even see what it was, the light shot straight into his mind.
'What the…?' Lin Yun was horrified that a blood-red light had inexplicably entered his mind. But when he checked his body, he felt no discomfort.
Just as Lin Yun was wondering if he had imagined it, an immense flood of information suddenly erupted in his mind. In that instant, he was struck by a splitting headache, as if his head were about to explode.
The vast memories played out in Lin Yun's mind like a movie. They were the memories of a single person, spanning his entire life from birth to death, all transmitted to Lin Yun with stark clarity.
'The Demon Realm…' As he watched, Lin Yun's shock only intensified. The owner of these memories was actually from the Demon Realm!
"Haha, Demon Emperor Kun Xing, today is your day to die!" In the memory, more than ten powerful Demon Realm experts were surrounding Kun Xing.
Facing these dozen-plus people, Kun Xing's expression didn't change; his face remained calm and composed. "In my life, I have defeated countless enemies, only to end up falling at the hands of beasts like you. Fine. So be it. You want my Demon Emperor Technique, don't you?"
Hearing the three words "Demon Emperor Technique," greed filled the eyes of all dozen-plus men. Seeing their expressions, Kun Xing roared with laughter. "Haha, you want my Demon Emperor Technique? With the likes of you? For the Demon Emperor Technique to be in your hands would be a complete disgrace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, blood-red Elemental Power erupted from Kun Xing's body, causing cracks to form in the surrounding Space.
"Damn it, he's trying to split his soul!" Seeing this, the dozen-plus Demon Realm experts all shouted in unison and then shot rapidly towards Kun Xing.
The dozen-plus men were incredibly fast, crossing the thousand-meter distance in the blink of an eye. However, by the time they reached Kun Xing, they were still a step too late.
A streak of blood-red light had already torn through the void and vanished without a trace.
"You...!" Glaring at Kun Xing, one of the Demon Realm experts roared with fury.
Kun Xing had torn apart his own memories, using a faint wisp of his Primordial Spirit to protect them as they escaped into the void. The Kun Xing that remained had lost a lifetime of memories. As he looked at the dozen-plus experts before him, his eyes were vacant, like those of a living corpse.
Lin Yun was writhing in pain on the ground. Finally, the vision came to an abrupt halt, and the pain in his head slowly subsided. Immediately after, however, a voice echoed in his mind.
Just from the sound of the voice, one could tell its owner was an incredibly domineering person, as if he looked down upon Heaven and Earth itself.
"I am Kun Xing, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm. I have slain countless enemies in my life, yet in the end, I fell at the hands of those closest to me. Haha, how unfair is fate! How unjust is the Celestial Dao! Haha."
Kun Xing's voice was filled with bitterness and a deep, simmering hatred.
"The Demon Emperor Technique is my life's work, the most powerful Cultivation Technique in the Demon Realm. Before my death, I forcibly tore apart my memories, sending them and the Demon Emperor Technique into the void, guarded by a wisp of my Primordial Spirit. I wait only for a fated successor to inherit my legacy."
"I have but one wish. To the one fated to receive the Demon Emperor Technique, I only hope that you can avenge this bitter hatred for me, so that I may rest in peace."
At this point, Kun Xing's voice grew increasingly faint, presumably because the wisp of his Primordial Spirit was nearly depleted. However, just as his voice faded away, the complete Demon Emperor Technique appeared clearly in Lin Yun's mind.
After carefully going over it, Lin Yun's excitement was beyond compare. This was a Cultivation Technique in no way inferior to the War God Technique—an absolute Supreme Treasure.
Just a moment later, however, Lin Yun's expression became troubled. He had originally planned on cultivating the War God Technique, but now he had inexplicably obtained the Demon Emperor Technique as well. 'How am I supposed to choose between them?'
'What a headache.' He ran a hand through his hair in frustration. Lin Yun had never felt so conflicted. Both were Unparalleled Divine Techniques, but now he had to choose between them. It felt like being overwhelmed by too many choices; his mind was a complete mess.
The divine and the demonic were in opposition; everyone knew this. It was a choice every Martial Artist had to make on their cultivation path: to achieve godhood or to become a Fallen Demon. This was especially true for the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique, the two supreme Cultivation Techniques of the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm, respectively.
'What on earth should I do?' Lin Yun agonized.
Lin Yun sat there cross-legged on the mountain peak, pondering for nearly four hours. By now, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
'Screw it, I'll risk it! Besides, there are people in the Divine Realm who cultivate two cultivation techniques at once.' At last, Lin Yun made his choice: to cultivate both the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique together.
Before his rebirth, back when he was in the Divine Realm, Lin Yun knew that the Divine Realm Princess—that treacherous woman who framed him—had cultivated two Cultivation Techniques at the same time. One was the Divine Emperor's technique, and the other was Lin Xiaotian's War God Technique.
A Martial Artist who cultivated two techniques at once was naturally stronger than one who only cultivated a single technique—and by a significant margin. However, the difficulty of breaking through was also dozens of times greater than for an ordinary Martial Artist, and the required innate talent was absurdly high.
'A Divine Realm Technique and a Demon Realm Technique... I'll risk it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.' Having made up his mind, Lin Yun resolutely decided to cultivate both techniques simultaneously.
Divine Demon Cultivation. If anyone from the Divine Realm or the Demon Realm were to find out, their first reaction would undoubtedly be that Lin Yun had gone mad. It was possible to cultivate two techniques at once, but only on the condition that they did not repel each other.
And as for a Divine Realm Technique and a Demon Realm Technique, it went without saying that they would be mutually repulsive, as incompatible as fire and water.
But that was just Lin Yun's personality. Once he made a decision, he rarely changed it. Besides, he had already died once. In this life, if he couldn't destroy the Divine King and that bitch, Lin Yun honestly felt he might as well be dead.
"Alright. Divine Demon Cultivation. Then let me be the first to do it," Lin Yun declared heroically, gazing at the distant sky as it slowly began to brighten.