At this moment, in Li Xiaotian's body, black energy surged everywhere, seemingly trying to break free, like a caged beast repeatedly attempting to escape its confines.
"Pfft!"
Li Xiaotian spat out a mouthful of blood, his breath weak, but he still struggled with all his might to suppress the abnormality within him.
From the moment he came into contact with the demonic cultivation, he knew it was no ordinary technique. After all, it was created by a Demon Lord, the foremost demon of ancient times, one who had terrified his enemies into scattering at the mere mention of his name. How could his self-created technique be as simple as normal cultivation, allowing one to practice without any complications?
Earlier, he had already noticed that his killing intent had become much stronger than before, even developing a sense of disdain towards those weaker than him.
He had felt something was wrong at the time, so he had been suppressing his emotions. However, after Long Yi died, his killing intent erupted instantly. He no longer thought about suppression, only about killing to avenge Long Yi.
It was at that very moment he felt his strength surge, with his killing intent growing stronger and his power increasing accordingly.
Although he eventually killed all his enemies, his body became difficult to control. His killing intent did not diminish at all, and at one point, he even had the urge to continue the mad slaughter.
Furthermore, when he killed the two late-stage Emperor-level cultivators at the end, he had even used the Demonic Sword. The Demon Lord's death was strange enough, and his exposure of the Demon Lord's legacy this time was already very risky. Using the Demonic Sword in the end meant that if he were discovered by the Demon Lord's enemies, he would surely die.
But at that time, he hadn't considered so much; many of his thoughts were driven by instinct.
If it weren't for the last shred of reason in his heart that allowed him to regain clarity at the crucial moment, he couldn't imagine the consequences of continuing his frenzy.
Li Xiaotian grunted and continued to suppress the anomaly within him. The energy riot was due to absorbing too many people at once, exceeding his body's capacity. Moreover, the grievances of those who died had also affected him, causing his mind to become chaotic.
Demonic cultivation, Demon Lord, Li Xiaotian roared, there must be a solution.
He had investigated the Demon Lord's information. Although the other party was murderous, he had not been nearly controlled by the cultivation technique like himself.
Instead, the other party was mostly clear-headed, which indicated that the Demon Lord must have had a method to resolve the side effects of the demonic cultivation.
Not like himself, who, although he had regained some reason, was still struggling to control himself. At this moment, any slight stimulation would likely cause him to lose control entirely.
Screams of agony from Li Xiaotian echoed from the room, making it clear how much pain he was in.
Outside, teams of patrolling soldiers had sealed off the area tightly, preventing anyone from disturbing Li Xiaotian.
Every time they heard Li Xiaotian's cries, they felt a pang of sympathy and anger.
The sympathy stemmed from the fact that Li Xiaotian had been reduced to this state to save them.
The anger was directed at the Sixteen Sects. The sudden attack by the Sixteen Sects had led to the deaths of Long Yi and many other Emperor-level experts. They, as ordinary soldiers, could not help at all and had even become a burden.
Zheng City had already returned to peace. Although a part of the city wall was damaged, the enemy had retreated, so Zheng City was not overly concerned.
In this battle, all invading enemies were killed, with not a single one left alive. Zheng City had achieved a great victory this time.
Moreover, on the Qing City front, the number of enemies who launched a surprise attack that night was small. With Long Shi Wu and others present, and ten Dragon God mechs sent as reinforcements in the end, the enemy was ultimately beaten into a hasty retreat.
On this night, when the battle first began, countless eyes were secretly watching this area. Especially when they heard that Great Qin had won, many were stunned for a long time.
Great Qin had won, how was this possible?
Great Qin currently only had a little over a dozen Emperor-level cultivators. However, the Emperor-level assassins who attacked Great Qin tonight numbered at least over twenty, giving them an overall advantage over Great Qin.
At that time, many people believed Great Qin was bound to lose tonight, but who would have expected such a result.