Chapter 276: Controlling the Seven Emotions and Six Desires

As the divine thought of the Rakshasa God was annihilated by Yang Podi and Qian Renxue, a burst of black aura emanated from both of them, clearly the final strike left behind by the Rakshasa God's thought before its demise.

Looking at the black, sinister aura appearing on his body, Yang Podi felt puzzled. What exactly was this aura? Could it really be his own evil thoughts?

Meanwhile, a similar black aura appeared on Qian Renxue's body, but its concentration was far stronger than Yang Podi's. Upon closer observation, it seemed to be on the verge of spiraling out of control and even appeared to emanate from the depths of her martial soul.

Noticing this, Yang Podi quickly placed the Angelic Holy Sword into Qian Renxue's hand. However, even with the purifying power of the Angelic Holy Sword, the black aura continued to seep from her body. Qian Renxue herself appeared to be losing control, her facial expressions shifting erratically—at times ferocious, at times filled with hatred, and at times showing a look of infatuation.

Realizing that Qian Renxue's current strength and mindset made her prone to losing control, Yang Podi sealed her soul power with a single strike and knocked her unconscious.

Looking at the unconscious Qian Renxue, Yang Podi shook his head helplessly. "She may look mature, but she has never truly endured hardships. She lacks experience with the seven emotions and six desires. This will likely pose challenges in future divine trials."

Carrying the unconscious Qian Renxue on his back, Yang Podi left the City of Slaughter directly. This place was clearly unsuitable for her.

Once outside the City of Slaughter, Yang Podi found a random small grove, set Qian Renxue down, and began preparing to dispel the sinister aura within himself.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Yang Podi calmed his mind and started working on removing the evil aura within his body.

Although the aura from the Rakshasa God was labeled as evil, at its core, it was merely an amplification of the seven emotions and six desires—joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire—common to all humans. The Rakshasa God simply magnified these negative emotions to an extreme.

Reciting the Heart Sutra aloud, Yang Podi began to focus on each of these emotions.

Starting with joy, Yang Podi recalled the joy he felt each time he broke through his limits, the joy of watching those around him grow, the joy of surviving disasters, and even the joy of being with Ye Lingling. He also thought about the joy he felt during the illusion when he was with Qian Renxue. However, all these joys gradually became obsessive and started spiraling out of control.

At this critical moment, the Heart Sutra acted like a protective barrier, stabilizing his mind. Especially the phrase "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form," which made him understand the true essence of joy and love.

Next came anger. Yang Podi recalled the massacre of his clan, the injustices his BreakingClan, faced over the years, and the pressures from various factions. As he delved deeper into these thoughts, his emotions grew increasingly distorted.

After undergoing seven rounds of trials corresponding to the seven emotions and six desires, Yang Podi finally couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Once the blood was expelled, Yang Podi felt an unparalleled sense of calm throughout his body—his mind, soul, and even his soul power became serene and harmonious, as though returning to a state of nature, on the verge of merging with heaven and earth.

The sinister aura of the Rakshasa God vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. Yang Podi's soul and soul power were now perfectly integrated, radiating an aura of completion.

Looking at his hands, Yang Podi couldn't help but smile. "The Rakshasa God turned out to be quite interesting, gifting me such a reward at the last moment. Does this count as me passing the trial of the seven emotions and six desires? Although it wasn't as extreme as skinning and cutting to the bone in a divine trial, my soul bones seem to have begun fusing with each other. Despite originating from different sources, there's no rejection at all. It seems that in no time, I'll be able to form a full soul bone armor."

Yang Podi even felt as if he was starting to touch the threshold of divinity. This transformation from mortal to god seemed to be the gradual evolution of a soul master's spirit after passing the test of the seven emotions and six desires.

At this moment, a voice echoed in Yang Podi's mind: "Asura's Nine Trials: Third Trial completed. Reward: 10% increase in Shura affinity. Current total affinity: 40%."

The content of the Asura's Nine Trials' fourth trial appeared next: Challenge and kill a ferocious beast within one year.

Upon seeing this trial, Yang Podi was stunned. By logic, he had already killed three ferocious beasts, including the 200,000-year-old Golden Scorpion Emperor, the 300,000-year-old Fire Dragon, and the 400,000-year-old Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King. Why would the Asura God assign him such a task?

Moreover, all the surviving ferocious beasts were now hiding in the Star Dou Forest's core region. Apart from the Extreme North's Three Kings and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, no other ferocious beasts were alone. Could it be that the Asura God intended for him to go to the Star Dou Forest and challenge one of the top beasts like Di Tian?

Judging by the circumstances, the Shura God should be aware of all the ferocious beasts on Douluo Planet, including Di Tian. What exactly was the Asura God's attitude toward the soul beasts?

Though killing a ferocious beast wasn't difficult for him, he felt it was best to understand the Asura God's stance on the soul beast clan to avoid any issues during the inheritance process.

Turning to look at the unconscious Qian Renxue, Yang Podi shook his head. This woman, though raised in glory by the Spirit Hall and later posing as Prince Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City, seemed worldly yet lacked true combat and life experience. Despite her soul power, her combat skills were lacking, and her interpersonal abilities were even worse.

Just as Yang Podi was about to wake Qian Renxue, she suddenly regained consciousness and slapped at him.

Yang Podi quickly dodged her slap and asked in confusion, "What are you doing? This is absurd."

Qian Renxue's face was full of hatred. "Liar! You liar! How dare you deceive me after all my efforts!"

"When did I deceive you? And about what?"

"You scoundrel! Back in the Rakshasa Secret Realm, you claimed you were fighting against the Rakshasa God, but you fell into the illusion just like me. And you had the audacity to act like nothing happened!"

Yang Podi hurriedly denied it. "Miss Qian Renxue, you've got it wrong. In the Rakshasa Secret Realm, I had no interaction with you. You can even ask Bibi Dong if you don't believe me."

Qian Renxue snorted coldly. "Liar! You usually call me Qian Renxue or Miss, but in a critical moment, you called me 'Xue'er.' That alone gave you away! Not to mention your familiarity with the Angelic Holy Sword. Such seamless cooperation isn't something you can fake without spending decades together in the illusion."

Hearing this, Yang Podi stammered, "I… I didn't even touch you. How could there be any interaction? Besides, even if something did happen, it was just an illusion, a scheme of the Rakshasa God. It doesn't count."

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