Above all spirits

Chapter 451 The Method of Gathering Killing Intent

"nothing."

"You're from the Shadow Demon clan, aren't you?"

Gu Yun gave a soft "hmm".

He readily used the Shadow Demon race's racial talent, Etherealization.

He knew that at this moment, nothing was more direct than demonstrating his unique talent.

Upon seeing himself existing between reality and illusion, Lin Fan nodded without surprise. He had witnessed the abilities of the Shadow Demon Clan, and what Gu Yun was demonstrating was indeed illusory.

Guang Xuzi, on the other hand, only just learned about Gu Yun's demon race.

She nudged Gu Yun's shoulder with a curious look, her eyes shining as she stared at the fingers that seemed to weave through the phantoms.

“A very interesting racial talent, I’ve looked into it.”

"It's a pity that etherealization can only target physical damage."

"There's no way to avoid the damage caused by soul matter, and even magic can't completely avoid it, right?"

Gu Yun exited the ethereal state and nodded with some regret.

It seems that the beings of the upper realms have all studied the Shadow Demon race's peculiar talent.

"Is such that."

Lin Fan closed his eyes for a while, recalled some past events, and then said.

“It’s good that you didn’t stick to the old ways. At least within my understanding, no demon has ever become a demon king on this path, or any demon king has ever mastered the rules of illusion and reality.”

"Conversely, it is indeed somewhat difficult for the Shadow Demon race to follow the path of popular power rules."

It turned out to be the case.

Now Gu Yun understood why the Shadow Demon Clan, a race almost on the fringes, a weak demon race whose existence was even unclear, had not appeared in the sights of the great powers.

They even had some understanding of the Shadow Demon race's talents.

Without even thinking about it, it must be because of the rules of illusion and reality; I've specifically researched this race before.

"but."

"I've heard in recent years that the Shadow Demon clan has been exploring the path of elemental rules. You are quite different from others."

Gu Yun unconsciously narrowed his eyes, a hint of mild anger flashing in them.

He knew why the Shadow Fiends had chosen this path.

The power created based on the power of mimicry, the power of Thousand Changes, can achieve an effect close to elementalization.

This is my teacher's wife.

No, it should be the crystallization of the wisdom of my true master.

In the end, they completed it.

Although Gu Yun tried to conceal his emotions, it was still too difficult to keep them from being discovered in front of a powerful figure who was about to break through to the Demon King level.

Fortunately, Lin Fan was not interested in the grudges and disputes between other races.

After the casual conversation ended, he simply answered Gu Yun's initial question based on his own understanding.

If the ultimate goal of cultivation is the rule of death, what is the fastest way for me to begin?

"As for the rules of death, they are actually very easy to learn, and I think you should know that as well."

"Enter with a murderous aura."

"That's right, starting with killing intent is the fastest way, but what you want to ask is how to condense killing intent, right?"

Seeing that Gu Yun did not refute, Lin Fan continued.

"Many beings are stuck at this stage not because they cannot condense, but because they do not know the principle, or rather, they cannot control themselves."

"Actually, gathering killing intent is very simple. You just need to release your killing intent and then integrate it with your spiritual power."

"The only difficulty is that you need to control your emotions. In other words, your killing intent cannot be consumed by your emotions. Otherwise, you will only become an out-of-control beast and will never be able to muster any killing intent."

"For example, if your murderous intent is caused by anger, when you inject your mental energy, this anger will be amplified infinitely, and at the same time, it will fill your entire mental world along with your mental energy."

"The stronger your murderous intent, the greater its amplification, and the heavier the burden on your mental world. If your consciousness is controlled by this anger..."

You should understand the consequences of destroying your mental world, right?

"When you can't control yourself from being affected."

"It's only natural to become an out-of-control beast."

"Simple, right?"

"But you have to be mentally prepared."

Lin Fan's tone changed, perhaps because he found Gu Yun more agreeable, and he didn't mind saying a few more words.

At the same time, Lin Fan also admired Gu Yun's attentive listening and never interrupting him.

"actually."

"Most paths to the power of rules require the support of certain racial talents. This is an inherent difference that cannot be changed. Some races are more compatible with certain elements, some are naturally closer to the essence of power, and some races..."

"Just like your virtualization, although there isn't a single successful case, there's no doubt that you're more likely to get closer to the rules of virtuality than we are."

"Except for the death rule."

"Death is equal for all."

"Although beings living in this dimension do not truly die of old age."

"However, most demons, except for demon kings or a few demon lords, are carefully preserved by their people after reaching the end of their lifespan and falling into an endless slumber. The rest of the demons are disposed of."

"They may extract the remaining soul essence within the body, or use it to study inherent powers, or they may be completely worthless and directly eliminated, which is death in the true sense."

"Therefore, the rules of death are very simple to learn; they are fair to all living beings, but they do not favor any one of them."

"Mastering the rules of death is as difficult as ascending to heaven; no racial talent can be obtained by trickery."

"Those who want to go further or even make a name for themselves are few and far between. There are no more than three people in the entire Upper Realm who have mastered the rules of death."

"So you need to be prepared for this."

"That's all I can tell you. After all, I don't follow the rules of death, so I can't offer you any other insights."

Upon seeing this, Gu Yun immediately spoke up.

"No no."

"You have already helped me a lot."

"For a race as insignificant as mine, to have the opportunity to receive your teachings is already a blessing of my entire life."

"Thanks to you, I was able to grasp the essence of killing intent."

Lin Fan nodded. Although he had heard plenty of compliments, they just sounded different coming from Gu Yun.

I'm in a very good mood.

Then he turned to look at Guang Xuzi, who was somewhat disheveled and wearing a dark blue robe.

He had no effect on this demon.

"What about you?"

What is your question?

Guang Xuzi shrank back, feeling very uncomfortable with Lin Fan's gaze. The reason was simple: he felt guilty.

He had other motives regarding the prison guards.

This gaze comes from a demon lord who is close to the Demon King.

He was genuinely worried about being found out.

To avoid attracting attention with his messy problems, Guangxuzi secretly made up his mind.

He tentatively asked, somewhat hesitantly.

"Chief Lin, hello. Actually, I came with Brother Gu to give him courage."

"If possible, I'll give him this opportunity."

"I think you two communicated quite well, and he seemed a little unsatisfied."

"It seems there's still a problem on my mind."