Chapter 754: Chapter 754: Within the Wen Tian Spear, the Spear Platform Reemerges!

"Triple Spear Summit!"

Lu Chen showed no mercy, for these ancient beasts had become the sworn enemies of the Hatetian Clan.

The fact that his ancestors had trapped them in the Haotian Secret Realm was evidence enough of their feud.

Even if the Hatetian Clan had been in the wrong, with the hatred unresolved, Lu Chen was not about to play the great benefactor, repaying evil with kindness and sparing these monsters.

Simply because these beasts harbored the intent to kill Lu Chen too!

The Heavenly Inquiry Spear broke through the air, and from the tip surged a torrent of Demon Qi. As the spear’s upper half split into three, the demonic power also divided, aiming directly at the foreheads of the three beasts!

"Roar—"

The demonic power, combined with Lu Chen’s Chaos Spirit Power and the icy force of the Ice-Strange Fire, left the three monsters unable to move!

They let out fearful roars as the ground shook and the mountains quivered, but they could not break free from Lu Chen’s suppression!

Boom!

A thunderous noise followed as the Heavenly Inquiry Spear forcefully struck the three beasts!

Just like before, the Heavenly Inquiry Spear frantically began to absorb the Demon Qi from the beasts!

But this time, with his hand on the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, Lu Chen could feel it acting like an insatiable black hole that could never be filled with demonic power!

"Spear spirit!"

He called out instinctively, but received no response.

It had been the same earlier!

"Something has happened to the Heavenly Inquiry Spear..."

The first time it absorbed demonic power, the Heavenly Inquiry Spear showed no signs of mishap; in fact, after employing the Hateful Heaven Spear Technique, it even managed to wield the demonic power.

On the surface, it seemed like a good thing.

However, Lu Chen had a nagging feeling that something was off, that things were not so simple.

This change had begun after he had assimilated a Demon Pupil!

Even the Ice-Strange Fire started behaving strangely.

Lu Chen wasn’t sure, but with no immediate issues, he decided to give it a try.

"Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique!"

Lu Chen murmured in his heart, and the Nascent Soul within his Dantian shone with a black light.

The black light circulated, then burst forth from Lu Chen’s eyes.

The next moment.

Lu Chen saw an unbelievable scene!

The entire Heavenly Inquiry Spear appeared to be separated into several layers.

On the outside was the demonic power.

Some had been absorbed earlier, and some was being absorbed now.

The second layer was the mystical iron, refined by Lu Chen from an entire cliff.

Beneath the mystical iron, the third layer, was covered in ice blue—undeniably the Ice-Strange Fire!

Further inside was a vast void like the ancestral grounds of the Hatetian Clan, with a spear-like Spiritual Body floating parallel within it.

"This is..."

Lu Chen was astonishingly surprised. The familiar spear body was none other than his Spear Dao Platform, wasn’t it?

Could it be that after merging with the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, the Spear Dao Platform had undergone such a change?

Lu Chen stared intently as strands of demonic power incessantly moved in and out around the Spear Dao Platform.

What entered was tumultuous demonic power, but what emerged, albeit still demonic power, was decidedly different in Lu Chen’s eyes.

"It’s refining the demonic power!"

Lu Chen drew in a breath of cold air; the concept was almost inconceivable!

But after careful thought, the Spear Dao Platform had emerged from within him, formed through cultivation. If nothing had gone awry, the Spear Dao Platform should have become his Golden Core.

But then, due to unforeseen circumstances, it was scorched by the Dao-infused Earth Fire. To prevent his death within the secret realm, Lu Chen forcibly extracted the Spear Dao Platform.

Subsequently, the Spear Dao Platform merged with the Heavenly Inquiry Spear!

"It seems like the spear spirit is unaware of the Spear Dao Platform’s existence!"

Lu Chen sharply pinpointed the problem. Whether it was the previous loss of connection with the spear spirit or the current absence of the spear spirit, perhaps the spear spirit had fully absorbed the Spear Dao Platform and was now residing within it.

However, when this occurred, the Spear Dao Platform took the initiative!

If this was the case, does it prove that the Spear Dao Platform itself had a consciousness and will?

Otherwise, how could a Spiritual Artifact autonomously refine demonic power?

As Lu Chen pondered, he deactivated the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, his gaze finally resting on the Demon Pupil.

"Perhaps the Spear Dao Platform is using this Demon Pupil as a medium to absorb demonic power for its own use! But if the Spear Dao Platform truly possesses consciousness, is that a good or a bad thing?"

In Lu Chen’s heart, he faintly felt something was amiss, but could not pinpoint any specific issue.

At that moment, the three beasts were drained of their demonic power by the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, turning into dried-up corpses.

The triple-split Heavenly Inquiry Spear returned to its original form.

"Spear spirit?"

Holding the Heavenly Inquiry Spear, Lu Chen tried calling out again. He didn’t immediately receive a response, causing his heart to skip a beat.

But after several moments, the voice of the spear spirit finally rang out.

"Master, I’m here!"

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