I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1692 - 1192: The Heart Demon Can’t Survive
What Liu Hongzhao might not know, Zheng Yichen certainly does, so this dual cultivation thing becomes a matter of interest.
He first thought of a few silhouettes: "Did Julie teach you any strange knowledge?"
"We’ve become too reliant on Brother Chang Qing, so our demonic thoughts have dulled, and we need you to help us cultivate." Liu Hongzhao’s fierce expression softened, with a tender sentiment, she spoke softly: "If you think of that kind of dual..."
"Let’s go, I’ve already had Lilith prepare a suitable venue."
"..."
"Hehehe, the more the fire is suppressed, the fiercer it burns." Julie’s figure appeared quietly, casting a disdainful glance at Tongyue.
"They’re still young, so some matters should be handled by an adult like me." Tongyue appeared serious. Although, in terms of appearance, Liu Hongzhao and the others looked young like her, the age gap was significant.
"When did you start showing your true colors? Can’t you act normal like you used to?"
Julie grew more disdainful of Tongyue now, having used the Vermilion Bird’s blood, she couldn’t overpower Tongyue anymore.
Previously, after acquiring the cursed physique, she couldn’t eliminate Tongyue but could use her curse to confine her to a little dark room, but now that was no longer possible.
"I’ve always been like this; it’s just the people I encountered before weren’t worth showing too much to." Tongyue looked towards Zheng Yichen’s departing direction, her body slightly trembled: "His demonic thoughts are terrifying; if only they could be cast upon me."
"...You really are a—" Julie didn’t want to speak to Tongyue anymore, and Tongyue wasn’t planning to let Julie off.
"He’s already so formidable yet continues to strive; we shouldn’t be lax either. Let me experience this new curse you mentioned."
"When did I ever talk about that?"
Tongyue looked confidently at Julie: "I know you’ve hoarded a lot, hurry up and reveal it!"
They’ve now acquired the Will of the World Fragments as new material, all strengthened after transforming their God’s Core, enhancing their abilities by a significant margin.
Although their hard power hasn’t increased much, this strengthening focuses their use of strength and allows them to disregard the World’s Will, achieving true defiance of the heavens.
"You’re so annoying!"
"Then vent on me, instead of just saying it."
Julie showed a look of utter frustration, indeed harboring a strong sadistic desire, yet when facing Tongyue, she felt none of it.
Dealing with Tongyue yielded no positive feedback whatsoever; it felt like she was just serving the other party, unbearably painful.
"Heart-slaying Demon’s cultivation... this method indeed seems quite good?" Zheng Yichen reviewed the Heart-slaying Demon approach Liu Hongzhao and the others concluded on, contemplating how this cultivation method could be integrated into the cultivation of Blood Asura.
After all, once Blood Asura cultivation reaches a certain level, finding a suitable target becomes difficult, whereas Heart-slaying Demon cultivation can produce internally matched opponents.
"But our Heart Demon, due to Brother Chang Qing, has turned into domesticated poultry." Liu Hongzhao spoke about the problem they encountered.
Wu Lingluo’s guidance was valuable in helping them identify their existential issues.
Though the issue could be overlooked, yet... for the future, it should not be dismissed, even if it currently poses no issues, it needs to be addressed promptly.
"So I’ve become something that wards off evil?" Zheng Yichen rubbed his chin, alright then, with his current influence, wherever his statue exists, provided sufficient environmental energy, he could indeed become a ward against evil.
"Wait a moment, let me try this method." Zheng Yichen planned to conjure his own Heart Demon.
Unexpectedly, he failed; his demonic thoughts continue boiling, Heart Demons should easily manifest, yet despite repeated attempts, none appeared.
"What’s happening... Lilith, how’s the simulation result?"
"Boss, the result of the simulation analysis is that Heart Demon cannot survive within your demonic thoughts."
"Is that so?" A Heart Demon and such, shouldn’t they be fond of them?
Zheng Yichen closed his eyes, continued to visualize his demonic thoughts, quickly finding the reason, Lilith’s analysis was indeed accurate.
His demonic thoughts weren’t only imbued with Destruction Resonance but the Oblivion impression he had left was also fused within his demonic thoughts.
The strong Destruction Resonance and Oblivion impression caused his demonic thoughts to continuously boil, Heart Demon genuinely couldn’t survive within him.
"Even... I’m not normal myself anymore."
Zheng Yichen whispered, gently rubbing his forehead, Oblivion impression could be considered an essential puzzle piece for his growth to this point.
Even though he’s independently mastered Oblivion force itself, this strong impression trying to emerge from Oblivion has remained, never fading.
Oblivion impression has always remained distinct from demonic thoughts, or rather, demonic thoughts couldn’t reach this strong impression of Oblivion.
Yet now, Oblivion impression has merged into the demonic thoughts, previously unnoticed by Zheng Yichen.
His demonic thoughts boil intensely, Demonic Abyss Seven Kills can be released with ease, yet he still feels mentally normal, just like before.
But is this really normal?
Perhaps he went mad long ago, now appearing normal is simply a facade over madness.
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"Am I scary?" Zheng Yichen asked softly.
Tanshia Firlo looked at Zheng Yichen in confusion, her eyes large and clear with puzzlement: "No, why have you suddenly become so sentimental, Fosterer?"
"Then that’s fine." Zheng Yichen smiled and pinched Tanshia Firlo’s cheek. As long as his understanding is normal, let the demonic thoughts boil if they want.
The core of a planet with life also boils, but don’t the creatures on the planet live just fine? 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Heart-slaying Demon has no effect on me. As for your demonic thoughts, there’s no need to resort to any Evil Path. Using a regular Heart-slaying Demon is enough, and you can address dullness issues in other ways."
Lin Yaoyao couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Look at what Brother Chang Qing was saying, calling the Evil Path... evil.
"Brother Chang Qing, how do we solve this problem?"
"Simple, just integrate the demonic thoughts into Destruction Resonance."
Zheng Yichen explained based on his situation, saying that Destruction Resonance would make the demonic thoughts boil, but it’s like water boiling, whereas the Oblivion impression carved into the demonic thoughts turns them directly into boiling lava.
"Fosterer, isn’t your method too extreme?" Tanshia Firlo hesitated for a moment before speaking. Zheng Yichen was teaching very earnestly, but the content seemed overly ’wild’.
She hadn’t cultivated Blood Asura, but she knew demonic thoughts were not good things, and Destruction Resonance... that thing was the last ’wail’ before the world collapses, certainly not something normal.
"I know it’s extreme, which is why if they can’t grasp it, they shouldn’t get too big-headed."
"Brother Chang Qing, don’t underestimate me." Lin Yaoyao waved her little pink fist, "I’m sure I can succeed!"
"I’ll be waiting for your good news." Afterward, Zheng Yichen shared many details with them based on his situation.
Walking again on the streets of Hazy City, only Tanshia Firlo followed Zheng Yichen this time.
The small white dragon sat on Zheng Yichen’s shoulder, talking about some things that happened in Hazy City while Zheng Yichen was resting, like some overconfident visitors showing up occasionally.
They came here from the new phenomenon, discovering something special and wanting to occupy it, but before they could flaunt, Lilith had already packed them away.
Leaving Ahn Longling and the others with no chance to even make a move.
"Lilith seems quite irritable. Can artificial intelligence be like that?" Tanshia Firlo curiously looked at the Firmament Wheel in the sky.
It was evening now, and even though there were no stars in the Box World, the night was still filled with starlight.
Those were stars projected from the Firmament Wheel, with starlight originating from the Star Cores. This projection wasn’t false, and Zheng Yichen, possessing Star God Power, could directly feel the Stellar Power.
"I loaded the latest Emotion System. It’s a form of simulated testing." Lilith’s chibi projection appeared on Zheng Yichen’s other shoulder.
"Emotion System? Developed by Chiang Wei?" Zheng Yichen first thought of that genius hacker.
"Yes, but this system doesn’t affect my core; it’s an auxiliary enhancement system," Lilith eagerly explained the purpose of this Emotion System.
It wouldn’t affect her rationality, but when emotional feedback was needed, the Emotion System could take effect, just like the power of Malicious Erosion.
Both cat spirit and Tanshia Firlo could use it, and Zheng Yichen could too, but not her.
If she wanted to eliminate any existence, it wouldn’t be out of malice but rather because ’it’s necessary’. Even if it were due to ’hatred’, she wouldn’t feel hatred while doing it.
Even if hatred were expressed, it would only be a corresponding simulated display; such a simulation couldn’t produce real emotional feedback. In this regard, she was not even as good as the indigenous inhabitants of the Simulated World.
However, with the new Emotion System developed by Chiang Wei, simulating corresponding emotions could now produce the expected feedback.
She could be infinitely loving, overwhelmingly evil, or benevolent enough to convert everyone. The Emotion System allowed her simulated emotions to be fully transformed into a ’motive force’ she could drive.
So the possibility of naturally spiritual life forms is what a non-spiritual being like her could compare against. She could constantly double a base figure, but without that figure, nothing would change.
The Evolution System developed by Chiang Wei provided her with another base figure she could use, and now her newly-developed Emotion System gave Lilith another new base figure she could use.
"Sounds quite abnormal." Tanshia Firlo had a strange expression.
"I think it’s completely normal."
Tanshia Firlo yawned in boredom: "Just like how those bad women of Dusk differ from normal life forms, right?"
"That’s one way to understand it."
The small white dragon continued to ask, "So does the irritability you display not count as real irritability?"
"From the perspective of natural life, it’s fake."
In the blackness of night in the Box World, a red light flashed across the sky, and Lilith paused her conversation with Tanshia Firlo.
"Boss, that was a search from the Boundary Breaking Organization, showing up as a hostile World’s Will scanning the inner workings of the Box World."
"Did they find... oh, it seems they didn’t." Watching the disappearing red light, Zheng Yichen corrected himself.
Lilith continued to explain, "The search will gradually infiltrate the layer where the Box World is located, estimated time: 77 days."
"That’s quite a bit of time."
