Linfeng didn't know much about the Incubus's attributes and race. In his previous life, only Ye Qiu had refined it.
It was only through Ye Qiu's notes that people knew of such a strange demon spirit.
In the Rare Beast Edition, the Incubus was ranked seventh. It didn't seem low, but in many people's eyes, if it weren't for its fatal side effects, the Incubus would definitely be ranked first.
Although it was recorded in the Rare Beast Edition, the Evil Spirit's description didn't say much about it other than the fact that it could bestow upon its possessor an extraordinary talent and deprive them of their life force and soul.
Its race and attributes, as well as whether it had any other innate abilities, were all unknown.
Although there were many unknowns, just as the Rare Beast Edition's description said, the Incubus was an Evil Spirit.
Evil Spirits were evil and ominous existences.
Even though it was just absorbed into his body and had yet to be refined, the evil aura and killing intent caused Linfeng's expression to change.
In his body, the Incubus sensed danger and struggled with all its might, roaring crazily even before he started refining it!
The piercing pain in his head made Linfeng feel a little painful, and his head was spinning. Fortunately, he had lived two lives. As an eighth grade martial artist in his previous life, he had experienced countless life and death battles. The number of Demonic Beasts that died at Linfeng's hands numbered in the hundreds and thousands. This little disturbance wasn't much of a threat. No matter how the roars and killing intent corroded him, he just had to firmly guard his heart.
"What a strong willpower."
From time to time, youths would pass by. When they saw Linfeng closing his eyes and concentrating, they naturally knew that he was refining the demon spirit. However, Linfeng's indifference and calmness shocked them.
One had to know that a demon spirit was an amalgamation of a Demonic Beast's soul and energy after it died. It was filled with bestiality, and refining a demon spirit was equivalent to wiping out its consciousness. It would inevitably meet with stubborn resistance.
Thus, even if it was suppressed, it could easily disturb the possessor's mind.
When ordinary youths refined a demon spirit, their faces would be ferocious and their bodies would tremble. Some would even roar and roar. It was rare to see such calmness.
This was also why the rule stated that one must be at least sixteen years old and not older than eighteen to participate in the Day of Awakening. Their strength had to be at least Stage Five Physique Cultivator.
He was too young and his mind wasn't firm enough. If his mind was in a mess or his body wasn't strong enough, it would cause the refinement to fail. There was even a chance that he would be devoured by the demon spirit.
If one was over 18 years old, it meant that their talent was too poor. Even if they refined it, it would be a waste of resources.
The higher the rank of the demon spirit, the more severe the backlash.
If it weren't for the fact that the Blue Moon had suppressed a large portion of the demon spirits' bestiality, very few people would be able to refine the demon spirits with their own efforts. Most of them would have suffered a backlash.
The higher the rank of the demon spirit, the more severe the backlash.
Only those with strong willpower, special soul items, secret skills, and extremely outstanding soulforce would be able to do so.
This was also one of the reasons why those big shots on the altar were willing to contribute high-level demon spirits.
If they contributed their demon spirits, not only would they be able to participate in the Day of Awakening, they would also receive some additional benefits, such as a tax reduction in Rivertown.
"Aooo …"
The black demon spirit kept roaring within Linfeng's body. Its voice was filled with destruction and killing intent. A strange, pitch-black shadow appeared in his consciousness, constantly disturbing his mind.
"This demon spirit's bestial nature has been mostly suppressed under the effect of the Blue Moon divine artifact, but it still has such a strong resistance!"
Although the process was difficult, Linfeng's face revealed a trace of pleasant surprise.
"Although I didn't successfully refine a demon spirit in my previous life, a Grade 5 demon spirit's resistance shouldn't be this strong. It's most likely a Nightmare."
Linfeng suppressed the pleasant surprise in his heart.
Even with his willpower, he still felt that it was very difficult. If it was an ordinary youth, he wouldn't even be able to control it, let alone refine it.
Of course, a peerless genius like Ye Qiu was an exception.
After much difficulty, he managed to control the Nightmare into his dantian. Linfeng quickly gathered his soulforce and wrapped it around the Nightmare.
However, the refining speed was too slow. The refining speed of the soulforce couldn't even match the rejection speed of the Nightmare.
In order to become a Demon Spiritualist, one must have a soul sea to be able to refine soulforce.
The soul sea is located in the lower Dantian region of the human body. Something like the soul sea has nothing to do with a Fighter's talent. Some people can be called geniuses, but their soul sea is blocked, making them unable to become a Demon Spiritualist. This probability isn't rare.
Although Linfeng's soul sea isn't blocked, his soul sea is too small, and his soulforce is too little. This is the main reason why he couldn't become a Demon Spiritualist in his previous life.
If Ye Qiu's soulforce is a basin of water, then Linfeng's soulforce is at most a cup.
With his soulforce, he can't even refine the lowest Grade 1 demon spirit, not to mention this Nightmare, which is ranked 7th on the list of rare beasts.
At this moment, Linfeng felt some admiration for Ye Qiu. This youth's soul sea is terrifyingly strong.
Ye Qiu still hasn't integrated with a demon spirit. It's not because his talent isn't good enough, but because he doesn't fancy those demon spirits. He's choosing the best one.
"Soul Evolution."
Linfeng chanted in his heart. The spiritual energy within his body began to move, gradually undergoing a miraculous change.
In his previous life, Linfeng wasn't able to become a Demon Spiritualist. This was his regret. Because of this, he spent many years and finally found the possibility to become a Demon Spiritualist.
Soul Evolution, this is a secret technique that temporarily transforms the spiritual energy within the body into soulforce.
In his previous life, although Linfeng obtained this mysterious technique, he didn't dare to practice it. This is because the process of Soul Evolution cannot be stopped. Which means that when he circulates this technique, all the spiritual energy within his body will be transformed into soulforce.
In his previous life, Linfeng already had the strength of an 8th Grade Fighter. If he were to start from scratch, the gains would not make up for the losses. If people were to find out that he lost his strength, his enemies would definitely come to seek revenge.
However, he's only in 7th Grade Physique Cultivator, still in the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, he doesn't have too many concerns.
The spiritual energy within his body slightly vibrated, constantly transforming into soulforce. The soulforce within his soul sea was constantly accumulating. The Nightmare was constantly being washed by the soulforce. Its originally black body was gradually stained with a layer of grey. Gradually, grey covered four-fifths of the Nightmare's body.
"Soon, just a little bit more and I'll succeed."
Just when Linfeng was pleasantly surprised and felt that he was about to succeed, the Nightmare slightly trembled. Its empty eyes suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
"Not good!"
Linfeng felt a sense of horror in his heart.
This feeling caused his hair to stand on end and his body to be covered in goosebumps.
He saw that the demon spirit was struggling more and more violently. In the end, it broke free from his control and rushed towards his heart from his dantian. It looked like a moving sarcoma.
Linfeng quickly reached out his hand to grab it. However, the sarcoma seemed to have eyes and could see his movements. It quickly changed its route and crawled towards his right chest. Linfeng's body slightly trembled. He suppressed the nausea in his heart and used both of his hands to block its path. However, before he could grab it, the sarcoma slipped away. In the end, it even followed his throat and rushed towards his head.
"Demon Spirit Backlash!"
Linfeng was shocked. His pupils shrank. If the demon spirit really invaded his brain, then he would definitely die.
"My strength is still too weak!"
The corner of Linfeng's mouth revealed a trace of a bitter smile. He felt that it was a pity.
He's currently in the 7th stage of Physique Cultivation, the qi and blood stage.
Physique Cultivation is the first stage of the Martial Dao.
Physique Cultivation is divided into 9 stages. It's mainly through physical training to challenge the limits of the body. It's also accompanied by food to temper the body. It makes the body strong, responsive, and filled with qi and blood to lay a good foundation for the Martial Dao.
Physique Cultivation is unable to practice cultivation techniques. The spiritual energy in a Martial Artist's body is passively absorbed into the body every time they train their physique and challenge their limits.
Therefore, the spiritual energy in Linfeng's body isn't much.
Even if he used a secret technique like the Spirit Soul Transformation to convert all the spiritual energy in his body into soul force, the amount of soul force is still limited.
His soul force might be able to refine a 7th grade demon spirit. With his willpower and the secret technique, the Spirit Soul Transformation, he might even be able to refine an 8th or 9th grade demon spirit. However, it's already difficult for him to refine a demon spirit on the Earth Ranking. It's even more difficult for him to refine a demon spirit that's ranked 7th in the Rare Beast Edition.
As expected, the demon spirits on the rare beast edition weren't simple goods. If he were to recklessly refine a demon spirit now, his soul would only scatter.
"Evil Sealing Seal!"
Although Linfeng was a little scared, he didn't panic. This situation was actually within his expectations.
Linfeng quickly formed seals with his hands in front of his chest. A scorching pain came from his limbs and bones, as if he was being roasted by flames. A trace of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the blood in his body began to boil and gathered in his soul sea, forming a blood-red cage that enveloped his soul sea.
The moment the cage appeared, the Incubus that was about to enter his brain stiffened and disappeared. In the next moment, its figure appeared in the cage.
"Squeak …"
The Incubus was stunned for a moment before it let out an ear-piercing shriek. It kept ramming against the cage, but to no avail. A blood-red chain extended out from the blood-red cage and pierced into the Incubus's body. The pitch-black Incubus was gradually dyed red, looking demonic and strange.
Boom!
Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from Linfeng's mind. The boiling blood in his body gradually cooled down. Linfeng's body trembled as he felt a little cold.
"With my current strength, I can't refine it at all. I can only seal it temporarily."
Linfeng opened his eyes, revealing a trace of pity.
He wanted to stand up, but his legs felt like they were filled with lead. They were boiling and about to explode. In the next moment, he couldn't help but collapse on the ground.
At this moment, Linfeng's face was extremely pale. He was exhausted and powerless. With his current strength, using the Evil Sealing Seal once had almost used up one-fifth of his blood.
Even his internal organs had suffered some damage. The most obvious damage was his muscles being torn. The bones in his body couldn't bear the burden and cracked. Now, his Qi and blood were almost exhausted. Even the foundation of his cultivation was damaged.
At this moment, he had paid a huge price!
Fortunately, he had finally caught the Incubus.
Compared to the gains, this loss was nothing. As long as he could refine the Incubus, Linfeng was confident that he could make up for it.
After taking a deep breath and calming down for a while, Linfeng stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. If he hadn't been prepared, he might have failed miserably.
"Sigh!"
Linfeng sighed. He calmly raised his head and observed his surroundings. At this moment, the day of awakening was coming to an end. Some youths were already celebrating in advance, while others were still desperately chasing after the demon spirit. No one seemed to have noticed him.
In the eyes of others, Linfeng's face was pale, and he was drenched in sweat. His body had yet to undergo demon transformation, and he had already failed his awakening.
As for the Shadow Demon Spirit, it had already turned into ashes during the refining process.