The whole world began to collapse.
The twinkling stars in the distance seemed to have turned into dim, frosted light bulbs, and the deep universe revealed a rough black material. They no longer felt like they were in a boundless sea of stars, but more like they were trapped in a small cave, and this cave was still shaking violently. Glittering cracks appeared on the cave walls in all directions, and it seemed like it would completely collapse at any time.
Without the enhancement of the black star, the core of Lu Qingchen's soul was like a rotten earthworm, with bloody bubbles all over his body. As every bubble burst, a stream of black gas would spread out and flee in a hurry, only to be pushed back by the mental devil time and time again.
Lu Qingchen's head was slowly dispersing like a cluster of ink that was dripping into clear water. His facial organs and his face were more and more distorted, disintegrating and melting, while he moaned in the most regretful and regretful voice.
The mental devil, on the other hand, could not have been more satisfied. Waving its arms and legs, it cackled. "You didn't see it coming, did you? You've been fooled, haven't you? This is what they call 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind'. No matter how many schemes you have, cough, cough, cough, cough, I will still be the winner in the end!
"You want to melt with me? Not a problem. I will certainly melt with the two of you well. Hehehehe. I will swallow your abundant tenebrum energy, suppress the split personality of 'Li Yao II', and seize the control of the body. Then, I will govern the Federation as' Vulture Li Yao, dominator of three Sectors'. Who at the edge of the cosmos will be a match for me … Huh?"
The mental devil's weird laughter came to an abrupt halt. It jumped abruptly as if it were having a cramp and looked behind itself, dumbfounded.
Behind it, the red giant whose limbs had been broken, whose abdomen had been ripped apart, and whose body was riddled with holes, had risen again at some point.
Although his body had shrunk significantly, and his flames of spiritual energy were lackluster, the core of Li Yao's soul at the center of his chest was still glittering, retaining the last bit of firm strength!
"Why — why are you up again? Wasn't your soul so heavily wounded that it was impossible for you to condense it?"
The mental devil was gnashing its teeth in fury.
"Yeah, but after resting for a while, I seem to have recovered a little."
Li Yao struggled to catch his breath. Glancing at the mental devil that was heavily wounded after the battle with Lu Qingchen, he continued, "You haven't recovered much. You are only slightly stronger than you are right now."
"You, you tricked me, you actually held back your strength!"
The mental devil burst into a fury.
"We're the same. Weren't you holding back when you were dealing with Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan?"
Li Yao curled his lips.
"You, you actually guessed it?"
The mental devil couldn't have been more wronged. "How is that the same? I am the mental devil. Such shameless and sordid approaches are exactly my style! But you are the supreme master of the three realms, a hero of the Federation in broad daylight. You are actually holding back your strength at the most critical moment of the final battle against the Great Demon King? This was too much! How did you know that I would certainly take the opportunity to ambush you? What if I didn't hold back my strength, and I was really dispersed by Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan and could not be condensed in the Spiriters' Realm? What would you do then? "
"Brother …"
Li Yao sighed and said helplessly, "I didn't want to guess it right, either. But look at what you did in the fierce battle against 'Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan'. You said yourself that your style was' sordid, shameless, and sordid '. But in the battle, you were so righteous, blood-boiling, and passionate that you charged even faster than me. Do you have to be so valiant? Other than the fact that you were putting on an act and taking the initiative to 'court death' by pretending to be dead to preserve a little bit of your strength, is there a second possibility?
"This is not the first time that you have set your eyes on my body. When you were fighting Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan, the situation was not clear yet. It was obvious that the extraterrestrial devils had made arrangements on the Black Wind Fleet's side. So, even if you had successfully suppressed me and seized my body, it might not have been of any use. Chances were that it would have been blown up by the Black Wind Fleet before it was fresh. That was why you held back and pretended to be docile while you waited.
"But right now, the Black Wind Fleet has been crushed, and the last extraterrestrial devil has shown up. Now that you have been given a great opportunity for an ambush, and it is possible that you will swallow both Lu Qingchen's and my soul, will you not jump out and stir trouble?
"We are so familiar with each other. Do you think that I don't know what kind of person you are?"
The mental devil was so infuriated that crimson steam was popping up all over its body, like a boiler that was leaking air everywhere.
Rendered speechless, it narrowed its eyes and stared at Li Yao, rubbing its fists, as if it were about to lunge forward and bite him.
"If you want to lunge at me, you must think carefully."
Li Yao opened his hands and said, "Right now, the two of us are on par with each other. It is hard to say which one of us is better than the other. However, whoever completely seizes the control of the body will certainly suffer heavy wounds and be weakened to the minimum. It will be impossible for them to recover in a moment.
"In the meantime, Long Yangjun and Yan Liren are still coveting outside. You know very well how sensitive Long Yangjun's senses are about the soul. I don't need to tell you how fast Yan Liren's sword is, do I? Even if you luckily suppress me and control the body, do you think that they will give you a chance to explain yourself if they notice any loopholes?
"The extraterrestrial devils are the masterminds behind the war. They are ten times more dreadful than the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium of True Human Beings. Do you think that they will carefully distinguish the difference between the 'extraterrestrial devils' and the 'mental devil'?"
The mental devil's face was gloomy as it glared at Li Yao.
Li Yao looked back at it calmly with clear and firm eyes.
Pondering for a long time, the mental devil took a deep breath. Morning glory suddenly blossomed on its hideous face, and it said in an extremely sweet voice, "Don't be silly. We are good brothers who share the same body. We are two sides of the same coin. Why would I fight against you in the same room? It's just a joke!
"I hid part of my capability because I wanted to ambush the enemy at the last moment and deal a fatal blow! As for why I didn't tell you in advance, it was because I had to deceive myself first if I wanted to deceive the enemy! You must've heard the saying before, haven't you? "
Li Yao couldn't help but laugh aloud. He nodded and said, "I have."
"That's good. Then, everything will go on as usual. Everything will be fine after the storm!"
The mental devil chuckled. Looking at the ripples of tenebrum energy that were spreading out in the void, it couldn't help but swallow. "Such intense negative emotions are almost a sumptuous meal that will last for years!"
"You can have the negative emotions, but I will take most of the pure energy after the negative emotions are separated."
Li Yao's eyes were glittering, too, with the nature of a training maniac. "Let's not be hasty. It's true that we should spend a few years refining and absorbing the energy so that we can make sure that the evil energy won't cause any more trouble!"
The two of them rubbed their fists and flew toward where Lu Qingchen's head had passed out.
"What … are you exactly?"
Lu Qingchen had kept the last bit of tenebrum energy. Like a haunted ghost, he was sighing gloomily.
"Haha. You didn't see it coming, did you? I am the unique, handsome, noble, and kind-hearted mental devil in the sea of stars!"
The mental devil put on the most handsome pose.
"No. I know what you are. You are nothing more than an extraterrestrial devil in a different form. I am not interested in you at all. What I'm asking is this."
Lu Qingchen ignored the mental devil. Instead, he turned the last bit of tenebrum energy into an unpredictable hand and extended it at Li Yao.
It was not an attack. He only wanted to touch Li Yao's soul. His voice was full of curiosity. "What are you exactly? Maybe next time …"
Without waiting for the second half of his sentence to finish, the Yin Soul Devil's Palm and his faint sigh disappeared into thin air, completely disappearing from this world.
Li Yao and the mental devil looked at each other in bewilderment and scratched their heads.
"What was the guy doing?" the mental devil asked. "He was simply ignoring me!"
Li Yao frowned. "What do you mean by 'maybe next time'? Is he not dead yet?"
The mental devil shook its head hard. "Most of his tenebrum energy must've been concentrated in this Spiriters' Realm. He has been completely killed by us. I'm afraid that part of his tenebrum energy is still left in other places. For example, he may have split a fourth 'tail'. But there's no need to worry. The fourth 'tail' must be extremely feeble right now. It will barely jump out and cause any trouble without a long period of training.
"Speaking of which, he was exaggerating about the 'soul virus' just now. He claimed that the soul of a human being, from an ordinary person to the Divinity Transformation Stage, would not be able to escape his' infection '. Why do you seem to have no reaction at all?"
"Indeed."
Li Yao felt all over his body. "It doesn't seem to work on me. Let me think. Maybe it's because I'm actually an earthling. The core structure of the soul of the earthlings is different from the core structure of the souls of the natives here."
The shaking and quaking of the black world grew more and more intense. Dazzling light darted in from the outside, so dazzling that Li Yao and the mental devil could not open their eyes. Voices seemed to be mixed in the dazzling light, too. Somebody was shouting nonstop, "Li Yao! Li Yao! Li Yao! "
Li Yao and the mental devil looked at each other and flew toward where the light was the most intense. When they were about to reach the gap that led to the real world, the two of them gradually melded.
…
"Hu!"
Li Yao took a long breath and returned to reality. After he passed the buffer period when his brain was almost emptied, he found that he was still lying in Little Black's warm arms under the heavy protection of the Tartarean Skeleton.
But he was surrounded by a burning sea of stars, glittering pillars of light, and roaring remnants. They had already left Black Swirl.
The Tartarean Skeleton had been dragged out by Long Yangjun's "Yin Yang" and Yan Liren's "Giant Sword".
Not far away behind them, the most violent and brilliant serial explosions took place on Black Swirl so far, completely disintegrating.
In a trance, Li Yao seemed to see a Crystal Suit that was as furious as a lotus lunging at him. The shoulder of the Crystal Suit was carved with the patterns of bells.
Streaks of light were dancing, and the bells seemed to be hitting each other softly, too.
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