86: Internal strife?

Bull Demon King was forcibly locked into another cage, and as soon as he was put in, he immediately felt drowsy, as if he had taken a sleeping pill, his head growing heavier and heavier.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes in a daze, seeming to have sobered up a bit, but the moment he opened his eyes, he saw birds singing and flowers blooming across the world, Immortals flying everywhere; on the peak of Cuiyun Mountain, he and Princess Iron Fan were holding hands, gazing at the endless beautiful scenery, while his son, Red Boy, stood on a nearby treetop, catching birds to play with—truly a human paradise.

However, just as he showed a hint of infatuation, the scene before his eyes instantly transformed into a landscape like Hell.

Flames filled the sky, countless charred corpses piled up like mountains; among these corpses, there were humans, beasts, demons, ghosts, Immortals, Buddhas... Bull Demon King could discern almost all living beings within them.

The scorching flames swept past him, and Bull Demon King felt as if his bullhead was about to be roasted!

When he looked closely, Bull Demon King was startled, for the perpetrator of all this was none other than his own son, Red Boy!

The child-like figure floated in mid-air, like an even hotter sun emitting intense heat and light.

The sky was entirely blood-red, with no sun, moon, or stars visible, only red clouds covering everything, and black charcoal ash drifting everywhere, as if this world had been completely burned to ashes by Red Boy's flames.

Immediately after, Bull Demon King witnessed an even more horrifying scene.

He saw Princess Iron Fan staggering out of a pile of dead bodies, holding in her hands... his own charred bullhead!

Bull Demon King even smelled the aroma of roasted beef.

Princess Iron Fan's face was covered in tears as she flew up into the sky, embracing the enormous bullhead, and charged towards Red Boy, murmuring, "Evil beast, evil beast, just kill your mother too; once you kill me, you'll be completely free, ha ha ha, your father is my everything, my everything! I should have... really let that monkey kill you back then..."

Red Boy's eyes were devoid of any human emotion, like a robot, as he turned his head towards Princess Iron Fan, then opened his mouth and fiercely shot a pillar of fire towards his mother.

"No... don't..."

Bull Demon King suddenly lunged forward, wanting to stop it all, but it was too late; Princess Iron Fan's delicate body was burned to ashes in an instant, leaving not even a trace of her existence.

In mid-air, a skull resembling a bullhead fell, shattering into pieces.

The old bull wept uncontrollably, kneeling on the ground and wailing; he so desperately wanted to tell Princess Iron Fan that it was all fake, but he was like an observer, unable to interfere with anything there.

Suddenly, the scene before him changed again, just as when he first entered the dream, instantly falling from harmonious peace into Hell, and then witnessing Red Boy killing his mother again.

It repeated, and then repeated again, this tragedy repeating over and over, and Bull Demon King, a fine man, cried heartbreakingly, while Red Boy's indifferent gaze and Princess Iron Fan's despairing expression were like carving knives, cruelly gouging out the flesh from his heart.

...

Outside the iron cage, Darwin stood with his hands behind his back, looking at a light screen displayed in mid-air; this screen showed the nightmarish scene, repeating over and over, pushing Bull Demon King into the abyss.

"Professor, what's the point of all this?"

A voice sounded from behind Darwin, with a hint of mockery.

"Oh, has the Inspector arrived?" Darwin didn't even turn around, but waved his hand and said, "Come, come, look here, this Hell-like scene, will it make him completely collapse, or will it break the shackles and directly connect his dream with Princess Iron Fan's?"

The person behind him wore a metal battle armor, adorned with black, profound runes; if Tang Ku were here, he would surely recognize that this was Miso, the soldier leader he had encountered when he subdued Shi Jingmo.

Both his aura and strength were identical to Miso.

But they were not the same person; the Miso from back then had been reduced to dust under Shi Jingmo's furious attack, so who was this Miso before him now?

The Inspector couldn't help but frown slightly: "The Master is very displeased with your actions. How much longer until your so-called experiment can be activated? If you delay the plan's progress, the Master will not let you off lightly!"

"The Master is displeased with me? I don't think so!" Darwin still didn't turn around. He looked at Bull Demon King's tearful collapse and showed a relieved smile, saying, "Have you seen the Master recently? Or spoken with him? Are you sure you have the Master's permission to make such a big accusation?"

"Hmph, so what if I haven't spoken with him? As an Inspector, I have the right to supervise and restrain the actions of every Great Leader!" The Inspector sneered, "Don't forget, no matter how strong you are, you can't defeat the Master with a single finger, and I... am that finger!"

"Heh heh, even if you are!" Darwin was not bothered by his sarcasm; instead, he seriously turned and looked at him, smiling slightly, "You haven't spoken with the Master recently, but I just saw the Master two hours ago!"

The Inspector couldn't help but stiffen; he didn't doubt Darwin's words, because on such matters, he wouldn't dare to lie.

"You saw the Master? What did the Master tell you?" The Inspector coughed lightly.

"The Master said..."

Darwin chuckled coldly, "From today onwards, all Great Leaders no longer need to be restrained; we can direct and fight according to our own will. The Master has given us a high degree of freedom, allowing us to do whatever we want, as long as it doesn't deviate from the basic strategy set by the Master... I think, smart as you are, you should understand the meaning of this sentence!"

The Inspector's face was covered in cold sweat: "Impossible, the Master couldn't abandon me so quickly! He wouldn't strip me of all my power!"

"Heh heh, there's nothing bad about having your power stripped; at least you won't have the chance to extort any Great Leader anymore... Oh, I forgot to tell you, I've already reported everything you've done this past year to the Master. As for whether you'll still have a chance to live... that depends on the Master's attitude towards you!"

The Inspector stumbled back two steps in despair, then frantically blurted out, "You... you old man are ruthless. Now I'm completely finished, utterly finished... Hmph, just you wait. Since you dared to slander me, don't blame me for retaliating against you in the future. We'll see..."

Saying this, the fellow strode out. However, before he had gone a few steps, countless crimson beams of light suddenly descended from mid-air, piercing through the Inspector's body like lasers.

The Inspector's figure swayed violently, he spat out a mouthful of blood, turned back to glare resentfully at Darwin, and then transformed into a rainbow light and vanished.

"Cardia, don't pursue him!" Darwin called out to the golden figure who wanted to chase the Inspector, and said indifferently, "That was just a clown; we are about to welcome another group of guests!"

The golden figure slowly looked up, his brows slightly furrowed, because he felt a terrifying aura in mid-air, constantly pressing down, as if it wanted to completely crush the mountain.