206: Chapter 206 Inner Demons? (Part 2)

A bolt of thunder drilled a tiny crack in the Void Realm, clearing the path ahead.

Chen Moxuan felt as if he had transformed into a wisp of breeze, lightly merging into the wind, weaving wantonly through the spatial cracks.

By the time he regained his senses, he was already in the suburbs.

"Is this... outside the barrier?"

Before him was an empty wilderness, and behind him was the barrier boundary that enveloped the entire C City like a giant dome.

"Why was I sent here..."

Chen Moxuan pondered for a moment, and his expression immediately turned gloomy.

The strike that Lei Wanjun had blocked for Chen Moxuan had caused damage that was definitely not as light as it appeared on the surface.

What's more, before that, Lei Wanjun had consecutively executed two Heaven-grade Martial Techniques.

Even with his extraordinary strength, in this world where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was thin and scarce, he must have consumed a significant amount.

At this moment, apart from facing the mysterious powerhouse who had suddenly appeared, even Andre, who had been heavily injured by Lei Wanjun earlier, had recovered, and his Aura was even more tyrannical.

In a one-versus-two situation, Lei Wanjun no longer had any certainty of victory.

Therefore, with this push, he had spared no effort to use his Divine Ability to send Chen Moxuan away.

It made him cross the boundaries of space, spanning over a hundred kilometers directly, arriving in this world outside the barrier.

Chen Moxuan had already understood the deep meaning behind Lei Wanjun's action.

Why send him outside the barrier?

It was because Lei Wanjun had already prepared for the worst in his heart; even if he were defeated in the end, Chen Moxuan could escape this area alone.

And why send him exactly to the boundary?

It was because Lei Wanjun knew deeply that he needed to preserve his strength as much as possible while ensuring Chen Moxuan's safety, to increase his own chances of winning.

Furthermore, recalling the look in Lei Wanjun's eyes before sending him away, Chen Moxuan, who had repeatedly jumped on the edge of life and death, understood it very well.

That was a look of determination to risk his life.

"Please, don't die... Don't let me owe a favor that I can never repay."

Chen Moxuan was also clear that if it weren't for him, Lei Wanjun could have escaped on his own.

If it weren't for him, Lei Wanjun would not have taken a hit for him and been injured.

Even from the beginning, if it weren't to act as his protector, Lei Wanjun would not have come to this world where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was scarce.

And for Chen Moxuan, if there had been no Lei Wanjun this time, even if he had a way to deal with Andre, he would most likely have had no power to resist the person who arrived subsequently.

If Lei Wanjun were to die here, the favor he owed would be too great.

Chen Moxuan's eyes sharpened, and he subconsciously wanted to walk back into the barrier.

"Buzz—"

A sharp, ear-piercing ringing exploded in Chen Moxuan's ears like a surging tide, accompanied by auditory hallucinations like the whispers of demons.

Chen Moxuan's figure couldn't help but pause.

This feeling was very familiar and also long-lost.

Back then, because his Mental Energy was insufficient to control the operation of [All-Things Calculation] well, he was lacking in Mental Energy and lived in a daze every day; these auditory hallucinations often appeared.

When in this state, he was also extremely prone to impulsiveness, losing his reason, and acting purely on instinct.

But ever since his Martial Dao cultivation had climbed steadily like a bamboo shoot and his Soul strength had soared day by day, this feeling had never appeared again.

"Hey, with your current strength, if you walk into this barrier, you won't be able to get out."

"Think clearly, even if you go back, what can you do?"

A strange and vague voice exploded in Chen Moxuan's mind without warning.

"Who?"

Chen Moxuan was shocked and couldn't help but shout.

But just at this moment, the scene before his eyes changed again.

All the scenery disappeared without a trace.

Between heaven and earth, there remained only a pure whiteness like snow, and the threads of gold flashing with mysterious light drifting in the air.

On the ground around him, there were more than a dozen runes of different colors, jumping slowly like lively elves.

"This is... my Heart-Phase World?"

Such a familiar scene made Chen Moxuan instantly realize that this was his unique Heart-Phase World.

But he hadn't actively performed introspection, so how did his consciousness suddenly arrive here?

Chen Moxuan's gaze swept across his surroundings, and he quickly understood that all of this might have to do with the white figure sitting leisurely with legs spread before him.

The movements and demeanor of this white figure were very blurry, as if shrouded in a layer of thick mist, making it difficult to see its true face.

It was exactly the Heart-Phase Dao Seed he had condensed using himself as a template when he first opened this Heart-Phase World.

But at this moment, he could not feel any connection with this Heart-Phase Dao Seed at all.

"Heart Demon? Actually at a time like this..."

"Does this mean that my Dao Heart has shaken to the point of producing a Heart Demon?"

A classic text Chen Moxuan had studied in the Library Pavilion previously recorded that when a Martial Artist in the Spirit Ascension Realm was on the long road of Cultivation, if their Dao Heart wavered, a Heart Demon would be produced.

The Heart Demon faced by every Martial Artist was strange and different, but as long as they could successfully overcome it, their Dao Heart would become more stable, their Heart-Phase World would further evolve, and their cultivation would naturally rise.

Conversely, if the Dao Heart was unstable, the Heart-Phase World would collapse like a crumbling skyscraper, damaging the Foundation of cultivation, and possibly never recovering.

But things like Heart Demons usually only happened to Martial Artists who had truly stepped into the Spirit Ascension Realm.

For a Tiangang Realm Martial Artist like him who had only planted the Heart-Phase Dao Seed in advance and whose Heart-Phase World was still in its initial stage, it shouldn't have produced a Heart Demon by logic.

But now, the facts were before him, leaving no room for doubt.

Regardless, he had no time to waste.

Chen Moxuan secretly wanted to mobilize his Spiritual Sense to break free from the inner scene.

However, his Spiritual Sense, which used to be as compliant as an arm, seemed to have completely cut off contact with him at this moment; no matter how hard he tried, he could not feel the slightest existence of his Spiritual Sense.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave; this is the world of consciousness. Although time is not completely static, it is much slower than the outside."

"Besides, you haven't answered my question yet?"

The white figure's voice was also vague, seemingly laughing faintly.

"What can you do if you go back?"

Chen Moxuan's gaze was like a torch, staring fixedly at the white figure.

He understood in his heart that if he couldn't win an argument with his own Heart Demon, he couldn't leave this place.

He tilted his head slightly, took a deep breath, and then answered in a deep voice:

"Save people."

"Save people? With what are you going to save them?"

The white figure seemed to laugh even more wantonly, mocking Chen Moxuan's overestimation of his own abilities.

"You clearly know in your heart that no matter which of those two you face, you are far from being an opponent."

"If you rashly go over, apart from becoming a burden, what else can you do?"

"That person risked their life to save you; you going back to die in vain is truly extremely stupid!"

The word 'burden' was particularly harsh; Chen Moxuan's voice involuntarily raised a notch:

"That is only for now!"

"I still have the 150 newly acquired Special Abilities. Although time is tight, as long as I desperately increase the consumption and carefully select a portion to accelerate analysis."

"I can always find a few Special Abilities that can be combined to significantly increase my strength in a short time and find a way to break the situation."

"Analyze Special Abilities?" The white figure let out a scornful sneer, cold and sharp.

"Let alone how many times of overclocking you need to open to accelerate analysis, and how much Mental Energy it will consume."

"With such a huge gap in Soul strength, how much effect can those Special Abilities of yours have on those two?"

"Or are you saying you think that as long as you finish accelerating the analysis of [Heart Source Resonance] obtained from that Wan Chaoren... perhaps relying on those Powers Of Faith originating from the Mo Sect, you can have a great increase in your strength?"

"Hmph, stop deceiving yourself."

"The Power Of Faith that Wan Chaoren spent decades accumulating will only be far more than yours."

"Even if this Power Of Faith can give you some increase, it will never exceed the degree of increase Wan Chaoren has for himself."

"It is simply not enough to make up for the gap in strength between you and those two."

"Your best choice now is to obediently find a place to hide."

"Wait for the time balance between the two worlds, then you can go to the other world again, improve your strength, and come back for revenge."

Chen Moxuan listened quietly to the white figure's words, which were as piercing as ice picks, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

This white figure was indeed his Heart Demon.

Only his own Heart Demon could know his situation so well.

Admittedly, what the white figure said was also a fact that Chen Moxuan knew deep in his heart.

If he rushed over now, the chances of winning were slim; instead, he would block the path of survival Lei Wanjun had opened for him, which was extremely stupid.

It was no different from throwing his life away.

He had already mastered Song Xin's [Otherworld Walker], but he could not go to the Martial Arts World before the time between the two worlds was balanced.

He had already experimented with this point after mastering the Special Ability.

Although the time difference between the two worlds could be used to borrow an extra three days, he had already used this loan during his last Transmigration, and before the time reached a balance to pay off the loan, he could not overdraw again.

He could not use the method he used last time to improve his strength by taking advantage of the time difference between the two worlds to kill the Explosive Flame King this time.

What's more, even if he could travel back, could he really possess the strength to help a Martial Dao Profound Saint in just a few days?

Once one stepped into the Spirit Ascension Realm, the promotion of cultivation was no longer limited to the tempering of the physique and the honing of skills, but required a large amount of actual combat experience and spiritual enlightenment.

No matter how Genius and talented one was before, there were many who were trapped in the Spirit Ascension Realm for life, unable to break through the shackles.

However...

"However, if you shrink back here, you don't know when you will be able to repay this debt of hatred, that's what you are thinking, right?"

The white figure's voice sounded again, as if it had seen through the most secret corner of Chen Moxuan's heart, and continued to say coldly.

"Please, do you not even have this much confidence in yourself?"

"If it were more than ten days ago, [All-Things Calculation] was just a heavy burden to you, and you decided to fight for a breath of air in a fit of impulse, I could still understand..."

"But now, your Soul strength is already sufficient to support the smooth operation of [All-Things Calculation], possessing such a powerful ability, you will only have smooth sailing in your future Cultivation."

"Besides, you have now become a Proud Sun Grade Human Race Prodigy, even a Martial Dao Profound Saint is specifically protecting your path, regarding you as the hope for the future."

"Going back this time, cultivation resources will surely surge towards you like a tide, you will have everything, and your future prospects will be limitless."

"As long as you endure this moment, why must you ruin the possibilities of the future at this critical juncture and engage in suicidal behavior?"

Hearing this, Chen Moxuan could no longer refute, and his clenched fists suddenly loosened.

He sighed deeply, as if he had made a decision:

"Possibilities... Yes, you are right, I cannot ruin the possibilities..."

"Heh, finally understood..."

Seeing Chen Moxuan's reaction, the white figure hooked the corner of its mouth in a mocking sneer, intending to send Chen Moxuan out of here and end this argument.

"At least you have experienced the consequences of an impulse once, and you were lucky enough to save your life, this time you might not have that luck."

"Now that you already possess infinite possibilities, as long as you are alive, you will sooner or later be able to transcend from the world, you should cherish your life doubly..."

Just in the next instant, the Aura around Chen Moxuan suddenly underwent a world-shaking change.

That originally somewhat dejected Aura was instantly replaced by a sharp Battle Intent like a sword.

"I know everything you said, and precisely because of that, I should go even more."

"If I retreat here now and run away with my tail between my legs, then I am the one who personally cut off the possibility of reaching the perfect ending I want, choosing the easiest route..."

"So what if the chances of winning are slim? Even if there is only a sliver of opportunity, I must fight for that perfect ending!"

He clenched his loosened fists and stepped forward abruptly.

"Even if it is completely impossible, I must personally open up a sliver of opportunity and then firmly grasp it!"

He craved power, not to do whatever he wanted after possessing it.

But so that he wouldn't have to do things he didn't want to do.

When facing unfair things, he wouldn't need to bow his head and admit fault in front of a Transcendent who viewed human life as ants.

When facing life-and-death choices, he wouldn't need to use various excuses to convince himself to abandon the protector who had risked his life to protect him.

"Therefore..."

Chen Moxuan swung a punch abruptly, carrying overwhelming power, and slammed it fiercely into the face of the white figure.

"You are too noisy!"

"Boom!"

The white world suddenly receded, and the colorful world returned.

In the real world, Chen Moxuan's punch smashed fiercely into the ground, creating a deep pit.

He slowly raised his head, only to see that his footsteps were only a step away from the barrier boundary.

Chen Moxuan's eyes sharpened; without any hesitation or doubt, he stepped into the barrier and returned to this cage.

...

In the pure white Heart-Phase World, in an area that had been shielded by special means and could not be touched by Chen Moxuan's Spiritual Sense.

The white figure rubbed its face, pulling out the part that had been dented by the heavy blow.

"You really hit hard."

It shook its head gently, as if stretching its muscles and bones, and then slowly stood up, shedding its disguise.

As its figure stood upright, six huge wings suddenly unfolded from its spine, like a butterfly breaking out of a cocoon.

These six wings were as white as snow on the left side, overflowing with a holy and peaceful Aura, while the right side was as black as night, emitting a heart-stopping, ominous black Qi.

"Striving for a perfect ending with one's own strength... although it is not the answer I wanted."

It whispered to itself, a flash of complex emotion in its eyes.

"But it is not an arrogant answer either."

"Whether you are just an arrogant fool or a spokesperson capable of carrying my Authority, it depends on just how much you can actually achieve..."