The black water roiled, corroding all it touched. A will invaded, seizing the physical body. Everything happening before their eyes matched the descriptions in the ancient texts to the letter.
Gong Yuanshan and the Fourth Elder followed Gong Jue’s gaze.
Gong Yuanshan was instantly reminded of what two of the clan’s elders had told him when they were still alive. The so-called Black Water Divine Techniques were a terrifying power wielded only by Outer Celestial Demons who had reached the level of Grandmaster of Divine Intent.
Not only could the black water corrode all things—invading and destroying everything it touched—but it also carried an utterly terrifying demonic will. This will could erode a human Martial Artist’s spirit, eventually seizing their physical body.
Once this black water entered the body, an ordinary Martial Artist’s will wouldn’t stand a chance.
For any Martial Artist below the level of a Grandmaster of Divine Intent, an encounter with this terrifying existence meant certain death. There were no exceptions, no hope of survival.
The color drained from Gong Yuanshan’s face. He whipped his head around to look at his daughter—or rather, at the thing wearing his daughter’s skin, the thing possessed by an Outer Celestial Demon.
Just then, the Fourth Elder’s voice was practically squeezed out, "Xiaoning has been possessed by that race!"
At these words, Gong Jue’s face turned ashen. Gong Yuanshan, who was closer to Gong Ning, simply collapsed to the floor.
"Xiaoning... No, it can’t be..."
"Her will is stronger than mine. Even an old man like me wasn’t targeted by that race. How could she... How could she..."
Gong Yuanshan was already rambling, his words incoherent. No one understood the consequences of being possessed by an Outer Celestial Demon better than he did.
It meant his daughter was already dead. Everything she was had been devoured by those demonic things.
The body standing before him now was just an Outer Celestial Demon wearing his daughter’s skin. This devastating blow was too much for Gong Yuanshan to bear, and even Gong Jue, who had lived for over one hundred and fifty years, was deeply shaken.
After all, Gong Jue had already chosen Gong Ning to be the next Elder. Her talent, her disposition, her very character—they were all the most outstanding among the Gong Family’s younger generation, second to none.
What’s more, Gong Jue had been counting on Gong Ning to become the future Captain of the Gong Family, to lead them into a greater future.
Gong Yuanshan was also a Grandmaster of Huajin, but he was getting on in years. Once his generation passed, the Gong Family would need a new pillar to support it. And they had all agreed that pillar would be Gong Ning.
’And now? Now you’re telling me the hope of the Gong Family is gone?’
A deathly silence fell over the hall. And into that suffocating stillness, Lu Yun’s voice cut through, completely out of place.
"She cannot leave the Lu Family alive!"
When it came to human Martial Artists who had been possessed by Outer Celestial Demons, Lu Yun treated them all the same.
This was no child’s play. It wasn’t a matter of simply wishing to spare her life.
Besides, this particular Outer Celestial Demon was the most powerful Lu Yun had ever encountered—stronger than the five demonic foreigners he had slain that one night combined. Incredibly, it had already reached the Peak of Divine Intent Grandmaster.
Peak of Divine Intent Grandmaster... what did that even mean? It meant this creature stood at the very pinnacle of this world. If this thing in Gong Ning’s body were allowed to leave the Lu Family, the entire Daxia New Country would be thrown into a storm of blood and gore.
Gong Yuanshan had already lost his senses, completely unable to respond. In front of him, Gong Jue was silent for only a moment before nodding at Lu Yun.
"We will follow Lord Lu’s arrangements."
"Agreed."
Lu Yun hesitated no longer. A purple light flared in his eyes, and at the same time, the purple silhouette of a core suddenly manifested in the physical world.
It was a purple wheel of light, like a Golden Core, and it hovered abruptly in the air behind Lu Yun’s head.
This time, the Half-step Divine Thought Golden Core Power within Lu Yun’s body began to pour madly into Gong Ning.
Gong Ning’s body suddenly shuddered, and then she began to scream. Hearing that sound of agony, Gong Yuanshan, still on the floor, finally reacted. Two streams of tears streamed uncontrollably down his face.
Finally, wisps of purple light began to shine out from within Gong Ning’s body, as if she were about to explode from the inside out.
Lu Yun was using his Half-step Divine Thought Golden Core Power to annihilate the source of the Black Water within Gong Ning’s body, inch by inch.
He could clearly feel the Outer Celestial Demon’s will being crushed, piece by piece.
Just as Lu Yun prepared to press his advantage and completely annihilate the source of the Black Water within Gong Ning, he suddenly stopped.
Finally, Lu Yun’s brow twitched slightly, and the corner of his mouth curved into an almost imperceptible smile.
Deep within Gong Ning’s consciousness, he had sensed a faint ripple—a will that did not belong to the Outer Celestial Demon.
’Interesting.’ Lu Yun hadn’t expected that this young woman could actually retain a sliver of her own consciousness while being possessed by such a powerful Outer Celestial Demon.
This was beyond a simple matter of willpower. She was practically a superhuman!!!

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