Immortal God of War-Chapter 677 - 644: Battle with the Heart Demon_1

Soon after.

Qin Zhong returned, landed in front of Qin Feiyang, and shook his head. "Your Highness, the two people you were asking about do not exist."

Qin Feiyang said, "Then never mind. Let’s go back to the Imperial Capital!"

By this time, he had completely forgotten Yan Nanshan and Jiang Zhengyi. Even his memory of people like Lo Qingzhu was starting to blur. He was worried that if they did not return to the Imperial Capital, he would soon forget everyone.

Qin Zhong nodded. "Alright, let’s go to the state office to find a teleportation altar."

"There’s no need." Qin Feiyang shook his head. If everything here was a manifestation of his obsession, then going anywhere was just a matter of a single thought.

SWOOSH!

With a slight shift in his thoughts, the scenery before his eyes indeed changed rapidly.

The next moment, he and Qin Zhong appeared in the garden outside the sleeping palace.

"HUH!"

Both Qin Zhong and Qin Feiyang were greatly surprised. What had just happened?

Just as Qin Zhong was about to ask Qin Feiyang how he did it, Qin Feiyang spoke first, "Uncles, could you help me call Mother and Father Emperor over?"

"Huh?"

The two men were slightly stunned, not understanding.

"Go quickly!" Qin Feiyang did not explain, his tone laced with an undeniable authority.

"Alright, alright."

They nodded repeatedly, then turned and dashed off into the sky.

Qin Feiyang stood alone in the garden, his eyes full of confusion. Even though everything here was fake, he still wanted to do something for his parents before the end. But what could be done in an hour?

SWOOSH!

But as he was deep in thought, a dark figure appeared above his head.

The person’s appearance was identical to Qin Feiyang in the real world! His thick, dark hair cascaded to his shoulders. His black attire accentuated his tall, imposing figure, and his jet-black eyes, like two bottomless abysses, seemed capable of ensnaring souls! But the difference was, an intense murderous aura radiated from this Qin Feiyang.

Furthermore, the moment this black-clothed Qin Feiyang appeared, time in this world seemed to stop. The stream ceased to flow. The flowers and plants no longer swayed. The palace maids and guards in the distance remained motionless in their current postures. Everything came to a halt.

He looked down at Qin Feiyang and said angrily, "All of this is what you wanted. Do you truly intend to destroy it?"

"Huh?" Qin Feiyang was startled. He looked up at the black-clothed Qin Feiyang, his pupils suddenly contracting as he asked in astonishment, "Who are you?"

The black-clothed Qin Feiyang said, "I am you, and you are me. We are both Qin Feiyang."

Qin Feiyang’s gaze flickered. "Impossible! There is only one Qin Feiyang, and that is me!"

The black-clothed Qin Feiyang laughed coldly. "Then tell me, why do I exist? And why am I able to appear in your illusion?"

"How would I know?" Qin Feiyang demanded angrily. "Quickly, tell me who you really are! What is your purpose in impersonating me?"

"We are originally the same person, so how can it be impersonation?" the black-clothed Qin Feiyang stated. "And my appearance is to stop you from destroying this illusion."

"Why?" Qin Feiyang frowned.

"Because he is your obsession, and also your Heart Demon."

At this moment, the dark shadow appeared again.

"Heart Demon!" Qin Feiyang’s body trembled. He actually had a Heart Demon?

"When a person’s obsession runs too deep, it will gradually generate a Heart Demon," the dark shadow explained. "The Heart Demon hadn’t appeared before because it hadn’t yet taken concrete form. Now, you’ve entered the illusion and believed all of this, so the Heart Demon finally found its opportunity and was successfully born."

The black-clothed Qin Feiyang roared angrily, "Aren’t you annoying, Old Bastard? If it weren’t for you showing up three or four times, he wouldn’t have realized this was all fake."

The dark shadow ignored him and looked at Qin Feiyang. "You must defeat the Heart Demon yourself. I cannot help you, but I can give you a hint: hold fast to your beliefs."

The black-clothed Qin Feiyang roared, "This is between him and me! What right do you have to interfere? Scram!"

"I would leave even if you didn’t tell me to." The dark shadow cast a disdainful glance at the black-clothed Qin Feiyang, then turned to the real Qin Feiyang, urging, "Remember my words."

After saying that, the dark shadow disappeared without a trace.

Beliefs? Qin Feiyang muttered to himself, somewhat unclear about the meaning of this. He looked up at the black-clothed Qin Feiyang. "Since you are my obsession, you should understand that everything here must be destroyed."

"Not while I’m here! You can forget about it!" the black-clothed Qin Feiyang sneered.

"Is that so?" Qin Feiyang let out a cold chuckle. "You’re just my Heart Demon. What ability do you have to stop me?"

Not only must the illusion be destroyed, but the Heart Demon must also be eliminated. According to ancient records, a Heart Demon could not only affect a person’s state of mind but also their future cultivation. If it developed to a certain point, it could even destroy the host’s consciousness and take control. This meant that if the Heart Demon was allowed to grow, sooner or later, Qin Feiyang’s consciousness would be wiped out by the Heart Demon, and his body would fall under its control.

"HAHAHA..." However, hearing Qin Feiyang’s words, the Heart Demon didn’t panic. Instead, he threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"What are you laughing at?" Qin Feiyang frowned, a sense of unease stirring in his heart.

"Have you forgotten?" the Heart Demon mocked. "You are just a Nine-Star martial master now; you don’t even have Battle Intent or Battle Arts. Now look at me. I possess the cultivation of the real world. Killing you now would be as easy as flipping my hand. Yet you still think about eliminating me? Aren’t you naive?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feiyang looked at the Heart Demon with shock and suspicion. The Heart Demon’s cultivation was indeed that of a one-star War Ancestor!

The Heart Demon looked down at Qin Feiyang from his lofty position. "I’ll give you a chance now. As long as you don’t destroy this place, I won’t kill you."

Qin Feiyang replied, "If the illusion is not destroyed, both of us will end up dead."

The Heart Demon retorted, "So what if we die?

"Tell me, haven’t you grown weary of your life all these years?

"To return to the Imperial Capital and take revenge, how much effort have you put forth? Yet now, where is the Imperial Capital? Where are your enemies?

"Even if you see that enemy, what can you do?

"But things here are different; don’t you see how beautiful everything is before your eyes?

"Those things that used to cause you pain have not happened here.

"So, I would rather stay here and enjoy this final hour of beautiful moments than go out and continue to suffer."

Qin Feiyang fell silent. He couldn’t argue. Because the Heart Demon originated from his obsession, its words naturally reflected his own inner thoughts.

A few moments later, Qin Feiyang sighed. "I’ve thought that way too. But we must face reality. I don’t want my mother in the real world to be heartbroken by the news of my death."

The Heart Demon frowned. "So, you are determined to destroy this place?"

Qin Feiyang nodded.

"In that case, don’t blame me for being impolite!" The Heart Demon’s malevolence surged, and an enormous power, like an unstoppable tidal wave, surged towards Qin Feiyang.

Qin Feiyang immediately felt a deathly aura enveloping him. In front of a one-star War Ancestor, a Nine-Star martial master had no power to resist.

Am I going to die just like this? He asked himself, Would death truly be a release?

No! This isn’t release; it’s a display of weakness!

But how can I break free from this deadly predicament?

Before the dark shadow left, it specifically told me to hold onto my beliefs. But what exactly *are* my beliefs?

The overwhelming might was pressing down, and Qin Feiyang was hanging by a thread!

But right at that moment, his eyes suddenly blazed with a brilliant light, like two dazzling moons!

He understood!

Returning to the Imperial Capital, seeing Mother, and avenging myself—these are my beliefs! As long as these beliefs endure, hope remains!

BANG!

The next moment, an immense aura burst forth from Qin Feiyang’s body. His cultivation, like an erupting volcano, surged madly upwards!

Martial Ancestor.

War King.

War Emperor.

War Ancestor!

And his slender body also grew taller.

"I will hold fast to my beliefs, cherish my original aspirations! Nothing and no one can stop my path!"

Finally, Qin Feiyang returned to his true form. Carrying an overwhelming aura, he broke through the Heart Demon’s oppressive power, soared into the sky, and stood opposite the Heart Demon.

His body, as straight and resilient as a pine!

His long hair, dancing wildly in the wind!

At this moment, he seemed like a War God returned,霸气无双 (unmatched in his domineering presence).

"You actually regained your cultivation." The Heart Demon’s pupils contracted.

Qin Feiyang looked coldly at the Heart Demon. "Will you dissipate on your own, or must I personally erase you? Make your choice."

"HAHAHA..." The Heart Demon threw his head back and laughed, his black hair flying wildly, his black robe flapping in the wind, as if a Demon God had descended upon the world.

Qin Feiyang said, "It seems I’ll have to erase you myself!"

"Erase me?" The Heart Demon’s eyes flared with dark light as he raised his hand and pointed into the air. "Are you joking? Although you’ve regained your cultivation, I know every Battle Art you do. What makes you think you can kill me?

—Return-to-the-Ruin Art!"

An invisible force, like a tidal wave, instantly surged towards Qin Feiyang.

"Is that so?" Qin Feiyang said expressionlessly, also raising his arm and executing the Return-to-the-Ruin Art. "Then I might as well find out just how strong I, Qin Feiyang, truly am."

RUMBLE!

The two invisible forces violently clashed, instantly reducing the palace and gardens below to ashes.

At the same time, the two figures in the sky were each forced back several dozen feet, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

"Not bad!" The Heart Demon grinned. "Return-to-the-Origin Sword Art!"

Red Sword Qi surged forth as thirty sword phantoms materialized in the sky, carrying a world-ending sharpness as they slashed towards Qin Feiyang.

"You’re not bad either," Qin Feiyang responded. With a wave of his hand, he too conjured thirty sword phantoms, which slashed down from the sky. It was another exchange resulting in mutual injury.

"I told you, you can’t kill me," the Heart Demon cackled. The Nine-Leaf Flame Lotus, the red sword soul, and the purple-gold Dragon Soul—these three Battle Souls—simultaneously soared into the heavens.

That terrifying aura, that world-ending sharpness, that vast dragon’s power, rolled out in all directions.

At this moment, the heavens and the earth trembled, and the void itself twisted! The clouds in the sky churned like furious waves in a raging ocean.

So, this is my true strength? Qin Feiyang mused. The Heart Demon was born from him, so fighting it was like fighting himself. He had never truly realized he was this formidable before.

BANG!!!

His body shook as his three Battle Souls also erupted skyward, their incredible power piercing through the clouds.