Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 1037 - 1035: Negotiation and Heart Demon

"Tsk..."

One of Xiang Tiandi's doppelgangers was hiding among the clouds, observing the situation in Donghua City from afar.

"So quick in action, after subduing the Immortal, they came straight to Donghua City to deal with Zhou Bai?"

"In this way, they cleared most of the threats in the Material World, so the Dutian Great Spirit Officer can wait for the Supreme Heaven to open with peace of mind."

A spark of inspiration flashed in Xiang Tiandi's eyes as he looked tens of kilometers away at Zuo Dao, who was encased in the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor.

"This Zhou Bai...feels a bit strange. With his character, he's not the type to just take hits without retaliating."

While Xiang Tiandi was hiding, observing the battlefield, several mechanical minions slowly submerged into the clouds, flying not far from him.

"Heavenly Demons? Are Heavenly Demons going to interfere too? Or are they just here to observe like me..."

Just as Xiang Tiandi thought these Heavenly Demons were merely passing by, the voice of Qian Wangsun sounded from them.

"Xiang Tiandi, let's join forces with Zhou Bai to deal with the Dutian Great Spirit Officer."

Xiang Tiandi was slightly stunned, shocked in his heart: "How did they find me? Could this be a trick?"

"Don't hide, I'm not tricking you."

"You old geezer... every time persuading you takes the most time."

"With all your mental issues, how come you haven't mutated?"

Xiang Tiandi remained hidden in the clouds, showing no sign of wanting to come out.

Qian Wangsun continued, "Sigh... apart from you, all the righteous gods of the Heavenly Court have been captured. Don't you want to save them? You should know that humans and demons cannot coexist. Your captured companions won't meet a good end."

"Even if you can restore your cultivation in the future, by then they may have already been reduced to a pile of materials."

After pondering for a moment, Xiang Tiandi knew that the other party was right, and he slowly said, "How did you find me?"

"I have no way to track you, you weren't betrayed, this isn't a trick, you didn't mutate, and you didn't hear an illusion, this isn't a ploy of the Dutian Great Spirit Officer either..."

"...and it has nothing to do with the Haotian God Emperor. Finally all said, you really do think a lot."

Listening to the other party utter all the speculations he had in his heart, Xiang Tiandi was even more shocked, even considering abandoning this doppelganger and self-destructing at any time: "Who exactly are you?"

"I am Qian Wangsun, the Bai Ze of this generation."

Upon hearing this answer, a flash of realization crossed Xiang Tiandi's eyes: "Bai Ze, is it? No wonder..."

As a demon active since the era of humans and demons, Xiang Tiandi naturally also understood Bai Ze's abilities.

A trace of solemnity even flashed through his mind: "Bai Ze... along with the Demon Saint, Demon God, Zhu Long... they are all the greatest supports of the Demon Clan. If all four of them were still fighting together for the Demon Clan, things wouldn't have developed this way."

"Especially Bai Ze... since the last generation of Bai Ze was slain by the Haotian God Emperor, the Demon Clan has lacked his guidance, losing the initiative in many matters."

"For instance, in this internal war among the Immortals and Gods, if Bai Ze were still around, we would never be so passive, unable to distinguish between enemies and allies."

"But all this relies on Qian Wangsun truly being the Bai Ze of this generation, I hope he's not deceiving."

"Qian Wangsun... I recall he was initially Zhou Bai's companion, right? Later he joined the Sky Flipping Sect."

Just as Xiang Tiandi was contemplating, Qian Wangsun's voice came again: "133987."

Xiang Tiandi was momentarily dazed: "What?"

Qian Wangsun said confidently, "The number you wanted me to guess, proving I'm of Bai Ze's lineage."

Xiang Tiandi was silent for a while, then softly said, "I wasn't thinking that..."

Qian Wangsun helplessly said, "You'll think of it in a moment. I was wondering why your thinking was slower than what I foresaw, you've got to speed it up."

Xiang Tiandi coldly replied, "Then let's do it again. Prove your foreknowledge ability."

...

In a pitch-black sea of consciousness, Zuo Dao was making an effort to resist the intrusion from the Dutian Great Spirit Officer.

As a righteous god with a Taoist Transformation Degree of 190%, the Dutian Great Spirit Officer naturally wasn't limited to using brute force to achieve various goals.

He was adept at various Taoist and martial arts, able to effortlessly exhibit the exquisite Taoist techniques from different schools with a wave of his hand.

At this moment, the Nightmare Demon Heart Snatching Technique he performed was also a top-notch mind-attacking Taoist technique, containing infinite mysteries of consciousness transformation and Primordial Spirit operation.

If used for cultivating oneself, it could temper one's disposition, hone the Taoist heart, and lay a solid foundation for one's consciousness, Primordial Spirit, and mental state, having miraculous effects for improving and solidifying the Taoist Transformation Degree.

When used against an opponent, it can generate endless illusions, specializing in exploiting the gaps within the heart. After discerning the secrets of the opponent's heart, it can further generate countless Heart Demon illusions, destroying one's consciousness and seizing one's flesh.

Thus, when Zuo Dao fought to resist, the Nightmare Demon Heart Snatching Technique also displayed endless transformations.

Zuo Dao saw a sudden flash of light before his eyes, and he found himself above a cluster of cities.

A familiar voice rose from his heart, astonishingly his own voice: "Zuo Dao, you fight for yourself, for your family, for human civilization, and are willing to sacrifice yourself for these...but is this truly meaningful?"

Zuo Dao snorted coldly: "You want to break my Taoist heart? Destroy my Primordial Spirit?"

The voice continued: "Have you ever thought that as a mixed-blood demon, the more you fight, the more you resist, the more you are destroying humanity's future."

"Open your eyes and take a good look. What is the meaning of your persistence?"

"This is the history within the Supreme Heaven, lessons left by generations of mixed-blood humans and pure-blood humans..." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The scene before Zuo Dao's eyes stretched rapidly, as if he were descending from the sky, swiftly landing into the city in front of him, observing the changes and developments within the city.

He could see the population changes year after year throughout the city, seeing the cultivators' qualifications worsening, the number and average level of powerful cultivators, and even cultivators, increasingly declining.

The arrays for growing food began to lack maintenance.

The number of cultivators capable of constructing the city began to decrease.

The number of students in the Taoist and Immortal academies decreased annually.

The standards for selecting cultivators had to start lowering.

The lack of cultivators to maintain various magical artifacts and arrays led to a decline in the city's productivity, causing food shortages and worsening living conditions.

"The existence of mixed blood only causes more and more mixed blood in society, leading to a continual decline in average cultivation levels, making society increasingly unstable..."

A large number of cultivators stood on the streets, on the buildings, in the sky, shouting various slogans with large fields of characters floating in the sky, expressing their demands.