Chapter 78: Breakthrough! Visualization of the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron!

Xiao Lin's body couldn't move at all; only his consciousness remained active.

As he watched the vines slowly wrapping around him, Xiao Lin immediately felt a wave of regret.

He hadn't expected this mutated Demonic Eyed Devil Tree to possess the ability to alter its body and use its vines to launch a mental paralysis control.

One misstep, and the whole battle was lost.

Now, everything depended on whether Xiao San could come through.

Gradually, Xiao Lin's entire body was tightly bound by the vines, his whole figure completely enveloped like a mummy.

Finally, everything went black before Xiao Lin's eyes—he couldn't see a thing.

"Wait a minute, this is a good opportunity."

Suddenly, Xiao Lin realized something—the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree had blocked his vision, effectively abandoning its active control.

Did this monster think it could kill him directly?

Xiao Lin sneered. With his Diamond-Body Soul Power, he could hold out for a while.

"Brother Lin, are you alright?"

At this moment, Tang San's voice echoed from outside the cave. After hearing no cool or confident quip from Xiao Lin for a while, he grew worried.

Without waiting for a response, Tang San pulled hard on his Blue Silver Grass, but it didn't budge at all.

Not good! Brother Lin is in trouble!

Just as this thought flashed through Tang San's mind, Xiao Lin's voice came out.

"I'm fine, doing great!"

Muffled though it was—spoken from within a cocoon of vines—Tang San still heard it and chose to believe in Xiao Lin.

Though he hadn't entered the cave, Tang San continued to channel his soul power through the Blue Silver Regeneration Belt with full strength.

"Brother Lin, this is all the soul power I have left."

Having transferred a massive amount of soul power, Tang San's face turned pale, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Fortunately, he'd planted a field of Blue Silver Grass nearby, allowing him to continue gathering soul power steadily.

"Xiao San, I've received your soul power."

Half a second later, Xiao Lin's aura surged as he absorbed Tang San's life-filled soul energy.

"Tool Spirit True Form, First Soul Skill: Heaven-Earth Toss!"

With a huge influx of energy, Xiao Lin launched a full-force attack.

As the yellow first soul ring flashed, two Little Bull Horns slowly protruded from his forehead—evidence of his Tool Spirit's transformation reaching peak state.

He shrank his Qiu Long Staff down to dagger size, gripping it tightly. His indestructible soul power condensed into a faint silver blade at the tip of the staff, spinning rapidly like a chainsaw.

"High-Frequency Surgical Blade!"

With a light shout, Xiao Lin slashed the short-blade-sized Qiu Long Staff downward.

With 800% attack power, coupled with the high-frequency spinning soul energy, he effortlessly sliced through a mass of vines.

The next second, eyes tightly shut, he spun the staff like a fan, creating a whirlwind around him.

As the staff grew longer and larger, all the vines surrounding him were shredded to pieces.

In that instant, shredded vines flew everywhere, and the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree nearby let out a piercing shriek.

"Screeeech—"

That sound came from the tree's eye embedded in its trunk, its tree hole twisting and scraping to emit strange, unsettling noises.

The next moment, Xiao Lin was paralyzed again—completely frozen.

So this tree could launch mental control through sound too?

What kind of mutation was this?

Could that semi-integrated head soul bone have a spiritual attribute?

Xiao Lin's thoughts raced, and he soon pieced together the truth.

Meanwhile, outside the cave, Tang San—sitting cross-legged in the Blue Silver Grass—was also immobilized by the tree's sudden auditory attack.

Sound-based control technique?Tang San suddenly realized—could this be a soul bone skill of the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree?

Could Brother Lin be in danger?

Unable to move, Tang San was filled with anxiety.

It was like they'd been training all this time to resist visual illusions—only for the enemy to suddenly use auditory illusions instead.

Their training left them completely unprepared, unable to resist this sudden change.

"Screeeech screeeech—"

Damn it! The Demonic Eyed Devil Tree kept using its sound-based control!

Tang San's heart was in full panic. The only solution now was for both of them to break through to the Four Aperture Constant Heart realm.

Inside the cave:

Xiao Lin reached the same conclusion.

The Demonic Eyed Devil Tree had over 5,000 years of soul power cultivation. If it kept using this sound control, it would eventually wear them down.

Damn it!

Qiu Long Staff, it's all up to you now!

Desperate, Xiao Lin recalled the time he absorbed the 800-year soul ring of the Mighty Vajra Bull.

In his sea of consciousness, he saw once again the towering divine pillar:Sky-supporting cypress jade column, sea-spanning purple-gold beam, sea-calming divine needle iron.

Suddenly, perhaps in response to Xiao Lin's inner cry, the Qiu Long Staff appeared in front of him, restored to its true form—2.5 meters long.

Its innate soul power created a protective shield around Xiao Lin, greatly dulling the noise from the Demonic Eyed Devil Tree.

Then, Xiao Lin's awareness was pulled into a golden ocean.

The same vast sea from before… the same towering divine pillar.

He felt his soul power grow heavier, the link between consciousness, spirit, and body becoming inseparable.

This weighty soul power ignored the tree's control.

Overjoyed, Xiao Lin stared at the Sea-Calming Divine Needle Iron, feeling his mind becoming tougher and more resilient.

"Visualization!"

The thought suddenly emerged in Xiao Lin's mind. He sat cross-legged in his sea of consciousness, leaning against the mighty Qiu Long Staff—sturdy as a mountain.

Immediately, a sense of peace settled in.

He began to visualize the Qiu Long Staff.

Gradually, the more he focused, the more solid and real his consciousness became.

It was as though the staff's immense power and weight were shaping his mind too.

In his mind's eye, the staff pierced the heavens, leaving Douluo Star and entering the cosmos—then drilled deep into the planet's core, reaching its source.

In that moment, Xiao Lin felt omnipotent. His awareness and spiritual power reached an unprecedented level of solidity.

Crack!

Suddenly, during his visualization, the Qiu Long Staff emitted a beam of bright silver soul power, which floated toward Xiao Lin.

At the same time, a golden orb the size of a mung bean entered his mind.

An invisible sense told him—it was the consciousness of the Mighty Vajra Bull.

Wait… the Qiu Long Staff didn't destroy the bull's will?

That must mean… it's beneficial to him?

Though confused, Xiao Lin instinctively stored the bull's consciousness into the external soul bone—Mighty Bull Demon Horns.

Crack!

Another sound—just like when a new soul ring is absorbed.

With that, Xiao Lin instantly broke free from the mental paralysis and opened his eyes.

Good grief—I broke through!

Not just in soul power, but in spiritual power too! The Mighty Bull Demon Horns passively enhanced his physical strength.

He even felt… taller.

With this realization, Xiao Lin completely ignored the mutated Demonic Eyed Devil Tree's sonic control and strode directly into the small hut left behind by the Soul Sage.

(End of Chapter)