597: Chapter 595 Are you going to betray my friendship?

"Ah? So I have already been resurrected once in your dream?"

Phantom Demon shouted: "That must have been a false version of me, a derivation from your dream. All of this is because of your misunderstanding of me. The real me doesn't even have time to worship you enough, how could I possibly offend you?"

"Please forgive my sins. I sincerely repent to you and beg you to forgive my humble existence. I am willing to be your most loyal lamb." Phantom Demon pleaded bitterly.

"Alright, since you are sincerely repenting, I will believe you this once." Chu Xuan's lips curled slightly, and the Fire of Nirvana in his palm slowly dissipated.

The Phantom Demon's screams stopped, and a look of astonishment appeared on its face. It looked at Chu Xuan cautiously, somewhat incredulous, and tentatively asked: "You... are you really willing to let me go?"

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, his voice incomparably gentle: "Of course, after all, we are the best of friends. The friendship between us will last forever."

The Phantom Demon looked happy and immediately said respectfully: "I dare not, I dare not. How could a humble existence like me be worthy of being your friend? I will always be your humblest servant, your most loyal lamb, your most devout subject."

"Then... my subject, can you tell me, when you first resurrected, why didn't you try to retaliate against me immediately? Was it because you were afraid of the Fire of Nirvana I was emitting, or because of the subsequent Lightning Tribulation?"

"No, I would never dare to retaliate..." The Phantom Demon didn't finish its sentence before stopping immediately. Seeing the smile on Chu Xuan's face deepen, it shuddered and quickly changed its words:

"Both reasons! When I first woke up, I found you staring at the mirror-like wall. The power of that Fire of Nirvana made me tremble, and your subsequent feat of withstanding the Lightning Tribulation with your Divine Might made me feel even more admiration."

"But what made me dare not act rashly the most was that I faintly sensed a terrifying presence in your spirit world. I could only grovel; how would I dare to act presumptuously?"

Hearing this, Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes.

He caught a detail from the Phantom Demon's words.

The Phantom Demon had sensed that consciousness and was very afraid, yet the other party had not appeared to destroy the Phantom Demon.

"Is it because it was killed by me once before and cannot yet manifest a physical form in my spirit world?" Chu Xuan muttered to himself, feeling that things might not be as simple as he thought.

At this moment, the Phantom Demon suddenly said in horror: "I sense the attention of the world will, and I am about to be forcibly erased! With my current level, even without a physical form, I cannot exist in this world for long. My Dominator, please help me find a suitable vessel quickly!"

Hearing this, Chu Xuan immediately understood.

Although the world is being suppressed more and more deeply by the darkness rules, only Specters below Grade B can enter without a vessel.

The higher the level of existence, the more restrictions it faces.

Either it must hide in the Place of Gloomy Convergence, or it needs a vessel to truly exist in this world.

And the Phantom Demon's life level has already reached level 12, so it obviously faces more restrictions.

In a flash of thought, Chu Xuan grabbed the Phantom Demon and stuffed it directly into his own head.

"No... I don't want to go in there! Even if you give me a cat or a dog as a vessel, that would be fine! If that doesn't work, an inanimate object is fine too, even a pile of mud would do!" The Phantom Demon struggled, but was still shoved directly into Chu Xuan's head.

It was terrified and wanted to crawl out.

Chu Xuan suddenly said: "If you don't listen, you die."

The Phantom Demon immediately stopped making a sound.

With a thought, Chu Xuan used the AI-assisted System to manipulate the white emperor fighter to continue flying toward the location of another Specter Domain.

As for his own consciousness, it condensed into a physical form within the spirit world once again.

It was still a vast, white space, but unlike before, some areas bore complex colors, like a blurred, dreamlike zone.

Within this, an illusory figure was curled up and trembling. When it saw Chu Xuan's figure manifest, it immediately knelt and kowtowed:

"My great Dominator, it's too dangerous here! I sense the killing intent of that presence toward me, it's incredibly strong. He will definitely kill me!"

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed: "How do you know that presence isn't me?"

The Phantom Demon quickly replied: "I can sense a trace of complex, ancient darkness aura from that presence. There can be no mistake."

A darkness aura?

It seems that's correct...

Just as Yang Yu said, the consciousness within his body is an aggregate of the remnants of past Purifiers affected by The Gloom.

"You just stay here." Chu Xuan said calmly, "If the other party appears, notify me immediately, and I will come to save you."

"I..."

"Are you unwilling?" Chu Xuan suddenly grinned, revealing a sinister smile: "Whether in the past or now, I have always regarded you as my best friend. Are you going to betray our friendship?"

"No, no, no! I am willing!" The Phantom Demon quickly changed its tune again.

Chu Xuan nodded slightly, then his eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked: "When I upgraded Myriad Forms from level 5 to level 7, why were there no restrictions? I didn't need a extraordinary skill promotion scroll, it just upgraded directly. Did you play a role in that?"