Therefore, Bai Qi had to make thorough preparations to ensure a swift, precise, and ruthless attack. He aimed to absorb the power of at least three demons before they could react, and the order was crucial.
Bogan was no exception, having lived in the Sahara Desert and subsisting on sand. His location was easy to determine and target. Bai Qi had already prepared the magic for capturing and extracting his power.
Xiao Feng was similar. Although he believed he was being extremely stealthy, he was unaware that Bai Qi was still monitoring him.
Xi Mu, however, was a bit trickier. He had recently disappeared from Bai Qi's surveillance. Bai Qi was now employing a three-pronged aerial, land, and sea search using magical technology and manpower. It was only a matter of time before he found Xi Mu's exact location.
As for Ba Sha, who had just been released, her strength was not great, but capturing her was the most difficult among the eight demons.
This was because she constantly resided in the unfathomable depths of the ocean, making it difficult to pinpoint her location accurately. Moreover, she was adept at the "golden cicada shedding its shell" tactic, especially in the sea. With a slight misstep, the opponent would find themselves facing a clone. By the time they realized it was a fake, the real Ba Sha would have long vanished without a trace.
Unless Bai Qi could evaporate all the oceans, leaving Ba Sha with nowhere to hide. While Bai Qi possessed this capability, doing so would cause irreparable damage to Earth's ecosystem, which neither good nor evil would permit.
To accurately locate Ba Sha, Bai Qi had to plan carefully.
The first step was to track her through the dark energy she possessed, which was why Bai Qi had instructed Hal to collect Ba Sha's dark energy.
However, this alone was not enough to guarantee success; it was merely an appetizer.
Because Hal had intercepted a large amount of dark energy, Ba Sha was in urgent need of replenishment. It was at this opportune moment that Bai Qi appeared, offering a small pill that could restore dark energy.
While the main ingredient of these pills was dark energy, Bai Qi had added special "seasonings" to them for tracking Ba Sha's true location.
Eager to restore her dark energy, Ba Sha did not suspect anything. Seeing such a valuable item, she unhesitatingly downed three bottles.
Of course, to ensure Ba Sha wouldn't become suspicious, Bai Qi had also specially created a shipwreck for her to retrieve something he needed.
Little did she know, even the shipwreck that Ba Sha was sent to, which was protected by a righteous energy seal, was specifically tailored by Bai Qi. As for the two teeth of the Holy Lord that Ba Sha had pocketed, they were, naturally, counterfeit products made by Bai Qi.
After Bai Qi's special processing and modification, the two teeth appeared to be rich in dark energy essence. Indeed, they contained a significant amount of it, but this essence had been tampered with by Bai Qi. Normally, it was no different from ordinary dark energy. However, once activated, this modified dark energy would rapidly consume other surrounding dark energies like a virus. After consuming a certain amount, it would explode like a bomb.
In this scenario, Ba Sha thought she was on the second level, looking down on Bai Qi on the first level. Little did she know that Bai Qi was already in the stratosphere, skillfully manipulating her.
After confirming that Ba Sha had absorbed the two imitation dragon teeth into her body, Bai Qi smiled with satisfaction.
"Let me think, what should I do next?"
Bai Qi returned to his iron throne, looked up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle, and fell into thought.
In the past, this would have been the rest time Bai Qi had always dreamed of.
However, after witnessing the terrifying scenes in the Super God world, Bai Qi could not rest easy. Only by constantly acting and continuously strengthening himself could Bai Qi temporarily forget the oppression of those images. The moment he relaxed even slightly, for a short while, it was fine, but over time, those horrific memories would haunt him like vengeful spirits, flashing through his mind and making him irritable, volatile, and uncontrollable.
And so, less than an hour after he stopped thinking, those bizarre and terrifying scenes flashed before his eyes like a slideshow, making Bai Qi increasingly uneasy and his temper more volatile.
*Bang!*
Unable to bear it, Bai Qi struck down with a fist, leaving a large pit in the armrest of his iron throne, and similarly in the ground beneath it.
Just then, the small clock hidden within Bai Qi's body began to operate on its own, suppressing his volatile emotions and allowing reason to regain control.
With his sanity restored, Bai Qi quickly urged his brain to function, making the disturbing images fade from his sight.
"Damn it, I must do something."
The most effective way to combat these images and prevent himself from falling into a frenzy was to think, to constantly think. However, Bai Qi's energy was finite, and constant thinking was almost impossible unless his mental resilience was strengthened.
Right, how could he have forgotten?
Recalling Bai Qi's actions since becoming the Holy Lord, he had almost exclusively focused on strengthening his physical strength and magical power, with almost zero improvement in his mental faculties. Sudan Novel Network.
Although he had inherited the Holy Lord's body, his soul was still that of a human. While the baptism and fusion during this period had gradually made Bai Qi's soul more resilient, he had to admit that his soul and mental aspects were his weaknesses. This might be why he was so consistently affected by those terrifying images.
As the saying goes, it is never too late to mend. Since he knew his shortcomings, the next step was to address them. But… how should he strengthen his mind?
Bai Qi's mental state was a weakness, but this was only relative to his other aspects.
At Bai Qi's level, ordinary methods or magic could no longer significantly enhance his mind. Various spells to increase mental power surfaced in Bai Qi's memory, only to be dismissed one by one.
Just as Bai Qi was at a loss, an idea suddenly struck him.
"Right, how could I have forgotten this?"
Bai Qi raised his right hand, pierced his own chest, and then suddenly pulled, extracting an irregularly shaped yellow gem from within him.
This gem was none other than the renowned Mind Stone.
During the Battle of New York, Bai Qi had obtained the Mind Stone and the Space Stone, two of the Infinity Stones.
At that time, the power of the Infinity Stones was too immense for Bai Qi to handle. For safety, he had stored them within his body, using it as a container and passively absorbing the energy released by the stones.
However, the energy contained within the Infinity Stones was too vast. Relying solely on passive absorption of the energy radiated by the stones would take billions of years to fully absorb.
Therefore, after becoming stronger, Bai Qi decided to actively absorb the energy from the Infinity Stones. Moreover, the Mind Stone was specifically designed to affect the mind, making its energy ideal for enhancing mental capabilities.