Though this body utilized the Demon King's form, if he were to be blown up, unless his primordial spirit escaped, Lei Dong would perish instantly in the explosion. In this critical moment, Lei Dong rapidly cast a faint golden shield around himself. This shield was a variant of the Profound Yin Shield. Theoretically employing the Profound Yin Shield's framework, the true essence driving it was, in reality, Lei Dong's current Chaos True Essence.

Consequently, the shield's color manifested as a pale gold imbued with a profound, heavy aura. Furthermore, a strand of the Law of Indestructibility was interwoven within it. Thus, this shield could no longer be called the Profound Yin Shield, nor the Profound Yin Indestructible Shield. It should rightfully be named the Chaos Indestructible Shield.

The defensive power of the Chaos Indestructible Shield was formidable; even a fierce bombardment from an expert of the same rank could not shatter it in just two or three strikes. However, when those two rather formidable Chaos Spirit Treasures detonated, the resulting shockwave was immensely powerful. In a mere half-breath, it obliterated the Chaos Indestructible Shield. Yet, the majority of the impact force was intercepted precisely as the shield disintegrated. The remaining power proceeded to destroy the rather decent demonic armor worn by the Mighty Demon King.

After Lei Dong flashed and flickered frantically, escaping the blast radius in a wretched state, only half of his demonic body remained. One arm and one massive leg were annihilated in that violent bombardment.

The sheer force of the explosion even pulverized the walls of the nearby temple into dust.

Intense pain flooded Lei Dong, and a sound akin to a demon’s roar erupted from his mouth.

Seeing that self-destructing two extremely precious, high-grade Chaos Spirit Treasures failed to kill the Mighty Demon King, the Azure Mist Fairy, who was simultaneously suffering agonizingly under the Queen's lashings, fell into despair beneath her disbelieving gaze. At this point, even death would offer no means for her to exact her revenge. As everyone knew, the life force of high-tier demons was incredibly tenacious. So long as their essential spirit remained intact, they could resurrect by merely borrowing another vessel, suffering only a slight setback in cultivation at most.

"Awooo~" Lei Dong roared in agony. Fortunately, this demonic body was not entirely destroyed; otherwise, Lei Dong would be in severe trouble. But now, Lei Dong swallowed several Chaos Spirit Gathering Pills and clutched a Chaos Crystal in his remaining hand, frantically drawing upon its energy.

The vast, surging power catalyzed the regeneration of his ** body. The theory was simple: because his divine soul contained the life factor sequence of high-tier demons, with sufficient energy, the high-tier demon form could regrow destroyed bodily tissues at any time.

It was an intensely bizarre sight. On Lei Dong's demonic frame, the severed arm began to regrow at a speed visible to the naked eye until it reformed into a brand-new, robust Demon King arm. The destroyed leg followed the same procedure, quickly restoring itself amidst Lei Dong's pained expression. Concurrently, the wounds inflicted by the explosion were also healing, supported by the abundant energy.

In a mere moment, Lei Dong's previously crippled body had transformed into an entirely new Demon King form. The only discernible difference from before was that his demonic armor was ruined and tattered.

With a muscular surge, the scraps of the armor were flung away, revealing the stark, power-laden torso of the Demon King, completely **. His gaze, filled with rage and ill intent, fixed upon the Azure Mist Fairy suffering beneath the whip, and a wave of violent aura began to spread across him. Lei Dong's current emotional state was far more prone to losing control compared to when he was still in the Nine Provinces. First, there was his own ordeal: his wife and daughter's whereabouts and fate unknown. Then, the tyranny of the Demon Spirit Realm and his profound loathing for the Mother of Ten Thousand Miles. And now, he remained powerless, forced to hide in this place, slowly accumulating strength. This feeling of impotence and anger constantly corroded Lei Dong's spirit.

He utilized his Devouring Talent to transform his physical body into that of a high-tier demon. Experiencing the immense power and terrifying life factors of the high-tier demons appeared, on the surface, to have no apparent issue. However, the reason high-tier demons are inherently cruel, ferocious, and filled with malice and demonic nature is not solely due to their upbringing. It is also partly due to the innate instincts latent within their life factors. Just as the Dragon Clan possesses a pronounced sexuality, the Vermilion Bird Clan is proudly aloof, and the White Tiger Clan is rash, while the War Giant Clan is warlike, and so on.

These are all matters of innate nature. And innate nature, such things, often lie dormant within the bloodline, passed down through generations. Although Lei Dong's divine soul still belonged to him, still within the human sphere, his body, right down to the life factor level, belonged entirely to a high-tier demon. His current situation was fundamentally no different from having possessed the body of a high-tier demon.

A mature divine soul, while possessing its own will and thoughts, is frequently governed by, and in turn controls, the instincts of the body. For instance, those uncontrollable surges of emotion were not due to Lei Dong's divine soul but rather the subtle shifts in various hormones within the body. The high-tier demon traits—prone to anger, berserk fury, bloodlust, cruelty, lustfulness, madness—were subtly influencing Lei Dong’s philosophy and mode of thought through this demonic physique.

Under the influence of these accumulating factors, Lei Dong felt his emotions were on the verge of exploding. Stimulated by the secretion of his physical instincts, a powerful ** arose within him: an overwhelming urge to savagely retaliate against the Azure Mist Fairy who dared to harm him so. To ** her, to ** her, to make her suffer, despair, and scream. Finally, to drain her blood and crush her body. It felt as if only by doing so would he feel relief, would he feel ease. Desire ceaselessly tempted and drove him to act.

Such negative emotions were unprecedented in Lei Dong’s life. He had always been someone extremely restrained regarding certain **.

"Heh heh~ To think you could escape death even in this situation, Zagu, this Queen truly underestimated you," the Queen of Pain swept her wicked, alluring gaze over Lei Dong, showing an expression of interest. She extended her long, pointed tongue and licked her crimson, supremely sensual lips: "Zagu, by the look on your face, you must absolutely hate this bitch of the Immortal Clan who dared to wound you? But, she is my captive now."

With a snap, the Queen of Pain delivered another lash, eliciting a shrill scream from the Azure Mist Fairy. That Whip of Pain was a Spirit Treasure renowned and circulated throughout the Three Realms for ages, possessing infinite subtle uses. Every strike caused the Azure Mist Fairy's flesh and soul to feel drained and dissipated, while the vicious barbs upon it left conspicuous bloody welts across her body. Sustained whipping not only induced pain but, more terrifyingly, caused a sensation of twisted pleasure amidst the extreme suffering. Over time, consciousness would become lost between agony and ecstasy, turning her into a slave of the Queen of Pain.

However, for all her years, the Queen of Pain had never attempted to convert a cultivator at the Integration Stage into a slave using the Whip of Pain. It wasn't a lack of ability, but a lack of opportunity. Moreover, if she truly dared to attempt such a feat, she would undoubtedly face relentless pursuit from the Integration Stage cultivator's friends and relatives.

But now, it