The identical martial seal began to merge. Gan Jin felt the third Battle Heart on his forehead start to change as well. It spun rapidly, faster and faster. The power of the shattered Battle Soul remained overwhelmingly vast, and the third Battle Heart was enduring a pressure it had never known before.

It turned, subtly transforming bit by bit.

Gan Jin could clearly sense the metamorphosis—it felt like the transition toward a Golden Battle Heart.

The third Golden Battle Heart was actually condensing under these circumstances?

No! Gan Jin’s brow twitched involuntarily. This didn't feel like a Golden Battle Heart!

The rotation of the third Golden Battle Heart had clearly met the standard for condensation, yet it showed no sign of coalescing; instead, it continued to evolve and temper itself repeatedly... and its quality was far superior to the previous two Golden Battle Hearts!

Hum! The third Battle Heart suddenly ceased its rotation. Its body seemed to burst forth with dazzling, brilliant light, and the Battle Qi it emitted rapidly permeated every corner of Gan Jin’s body. Wherever it passed, it swiftly repaired the Battle Meridians and Battle Apertures within him, further solidifying both.

This reinforcement and repair were entirely different from before. Gan Jin felt that many of the volatile sediments accumulated in his body over the years were fully catalyzed at this moment. It wasn't just the Battle Meridians and Apertures being strengthened; his very bones were hardening, and even the Fengyun Golden Body reached the Silver Body Realm at this instant!

The Fengyun Battle Qi advanced again! And the Fengyun Advancement ascended once more!

The third Battle Heart spun slowly in Gan Jin’s brow, emanating not just power, but a feeling that even Gan Jin himself couldn't articulate—or perhaps, it was a type of power.

When the third Battle Heart rotated, there was an essence reminiscent of magic, yet distinctly different from standard sorcery. It seemed to command... to dominate a rule! Or perhaps, to govern an incomplete rule!

When it began to act, it felt as if he could unleash power exceeding his own inherent limits. This was absurd, yet it felt palpably real.

"Soul Domain? A Demon entering the Saint Realm?" Great Demon King Lucifer frowned slightly, gazing toward the unique chamber where Gan Jin was cultivating. "There should only be Jiliu Feijing in there. He clearly lacks the strength to enter the Saint Realm; he doesn't even possess a Battle Soul. How can there be the scent of a Soul Domain? No, wait!"

Great Demon King Lucifer’s brow furrowed even deeper as he shook his head repeatedly. There was indeed a signature reminiscent of a Soul Domain, but this scent was clearly wrong—it wasn't a complete Soul Domain. It was like the initial scent a Saint Realm initiate gives off upon first touching their unique domain. This seemed to be an extremely incomplete embryonic form of a Soul Domain, one that couldn't exert any true Soul Domain power.

Strange! Great Demon King Lucifer shook his head repeatedly. This situation was rare enough, so why would it manifest precisely now? Could his perception be mistaken? Impossible!

The Great Demon King quickly dismissed his own doubt. Several nearby Clan Heads who had achieved Celestial Awakening wore similarly perplexed expressions; they had all sensed that faint trace similar to a Soul Domain, yet not purely so, because it lacked the genuine power of a Saint Realm cultivator!

The martial seals for Fen Jin Lian Zhan merged together, and the seals for Duan Shui Lie also combined. Compared to the previous seals, these were clearly much larger in scale.

Gan Jin had not seen any records pertaining to this phenomenon in the secret techniques derived from the Iron Arm Mantis bloodline. For the moment, he couldn't explain what was happening. The only certainty was that the Battle Techniques released by these new seals were far more potent than before—not just one or two times stronger, but exponentially so.

If he were to face Wanyan Lifeng again now, Gan Jin was genuinely confident he could contend with the opponent using his full strength.

Gan Jin lay on the ground, observing his body. Every time a Golden Battle Heart appeared, his body recovered rapidly by more than half. This time, his bones were firmer than before. Although the broken bones hadn't fully mended, the agony wasn't as acute as it had been initially.

Right! The arm guards! Gan Jin picked up the arm guards he had wrested from Wanyan Lifeng at the moment of victory.

The grayish metal was crafted from nearly thirty-seven different types of high-grade metal alloys. Even a strike from a Zhanmadao might fail to cleave these arm guards apart.

In other words, these arm guards were also of the Super Battle Weapon class! And not just ordinary Super Battle Weapons; they possessed special functions. Judging by the patterns, they bore a slight resemblance to the Demon Race's Dark Demon Armor.

However, the instant Wanyan Lifeng activated these arm guards, a large portion of his vital essence was drained by them. Their terrifying ability to consume essence to unleash power even surpassed the Dark Demon Armor by dozens of times.

"If I could modify them..." Gan Jin tapped his chin lightly, then smiled. "If they could be modified not to damage the user, while still unleashing their power, and without turning the user into an undead entity, this thing could almost be considered a Saint Artifact... Crafting a Saint Artifact?"

Gan Jin shook his head with a bitter smile. With his current ability, he couldn't even guarantee success in forging a Soul Weapon, let alone a Saint Artifact, which would likely only result in a massive waste of materials.

Using the Zhanmadao, which Duan Fengbu'er had helped retrieve, as a makeshift cane, Gan Jin limped out of the room. He was immediately greeted by a chorus of roars.

"Seventh Prince! If anything happens to Master Jiliu Feijing, you will bear full responsibility! Our Blacksmith Guild will sever all ties with you! From now on, make your subordinates take wooden sticks onto the Human-Demon Battlefield!"

"Great Demon King Your Majesty, Master Jiliu Feijing is a vital talent of our Demon Race. If anything happens to him, we implore Great Demon King Your Majesty to take this matter seriously."

"Seventh Prince, regardless of whether Master Jiliu Feijing is alright or not, our Alchemy Guild will no longer cooperate with you!"

"Seventh Prince, please explain the inscription power that erupted from your attendant just now! Why did it make the Inscription Masters of our Inscription Branch feel an aura of malice? If something has happened to Master Jiliu Feijing, we have no need to interact in the future."

The former presidents of various guilds stood up, highly agitated.

Lucifer Zhenshe looked at the former presidents before him with a somber expression. While he had anticipated such a fierce reaction from these Demon Guilds, encountering it in person was still immensely frustrating.

No cooperation? Lucifer Zhenshe’s smile gradually turned cold. No cooperation, then so be it! I, Lucifer Zhenshe, entered the Ancient Barren Sea of Sand, inherited the legacy of the Undead Emperor, became an Undead Prince, possessing an independent Undead Demonic Status and cognitive ability—I am an incomparably noble existence.

Inscriptions? Can your Inscription Guild compare to my Inscription techniques? Weapons? Battle Weapons? Have you even seen the treasures within the Ancient Barren Sea of Sand? Does the Undead need alchemy?

As long as Jiliu Feijing dies! Lucifer Zhenshe’s smile turned colder as he glanced at Lucifer Sairuige. Then, the Crown Prince's only reliance would be the subordinates this Prince sends him shortly. At that time...

"Everyone... I am fine..."

Gan Jin's slightly weak voice interrupted the roaring denunciations of the guild former presidents.

Great Demon King Lucifer’s eyes flashed with infinite surprise. This mere Demon Warrior might not be enough to astonish a Great Demon King of this generation, but this recovery rate...

It could no longer be described as miraculous! He had appeared moments ago as if he could return to the embrace of the stars at any second, yet after spending less than an hour inside, he had recovered significantly. While he couldn't enter a combat state, anyone could see that his life was no longer in danger.

"I have my own..." Gan Jin coughed twice, and supported by several of the former presidents, he walked out with a smile, casually nodding to the Seventh Prince: "Apologies, I am still alive."

"He's actually still alive." Lucifer Zhenshe made no effort to hide his desire to see Gan Jin dead. "You certainly have a tough life force."

Gan Jin smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over the ring on Lucifer Zhenshe's finger, the inscription carved upon it carrying the distinct flavor of the Undead.

Undead! Gan Jin's gaze intensified. This ring shared the same scent as the inscription master under Lucifer Sairuige. Could they be related? If that were the case, sending his subordinates to Lucifer Sairuige’s side clearly wasn't meant to offer help.

Then, what benefit would that action bring him?

Several lines of speculation flashed through Gan Jin's mind, yet he couldn't settle on which possibility was the most likely.

Great Demon King Lucifer looked at Gan Jin with curiosity. "Master's treatment appears to be very effective."

"Yes, it's Elite Grade water now," Gan Jin stated calmly, a sentence that instantly drew envious gasps from the former presidents of the Alchemy Guild standing behind him.

Elite Grade water? Even the Alchemy Guild only managed to preserve a few bottles, and only through prolonged sealing in vials had the water evolved to the Elite Grade.

"A pity, I currently lack the capability to concoct Saint Grade water," Gan Jin smiled again. "Otherwise, no matter how severe the injury, as long as I wasn't dead, drinking one vial of elixir would allow immediate recovery."

The Great Demon King's eyes lit up again. Elite Grade! Capable of brewing Elite Grade water? If that were truly the case, the next time he encountered fellows like Pan Hongji, he could adopt a brute-force approach, beat them all to death, and then simply use the water to restore his body.

"Great Demon King Your Majesty, your body is exceptionally robust. If injured, even Elite Grade water wouldn't allow you to recover as quickly as I have, given the sheer intensity of your Battle Meridians and Apertures. Restoring them would be a much more tedious affair."

With a few words, Gan Jin convinced Lucifer to shrug and acknowledge that the efficacy of elixirs depended not only on the elixir itself but also on the user's body. The stronger the cultivator, the higher the grade of elixir required for repair, otherwise the effect would be significantly diminished, as a powerful physique demanded much greater effort from the elixir for restoration.

Bang!

A dull thud from the arena immediately drew the attention of all the demons.

"Lucifer Liushui Princess's side is victorious..."

The squeaky voice of the announcing demon caused many demons to doubt the reported outcome once more.