172: Chapter 172 The Threat of the Demon Soul!!!

Chapter 172: The Threat of the Demon Soul!!!

"I didn't expect to find such a good thing here. Although it's good, it isn't of much use to me, but it still has some value. At the very least, it can be refined, but refining it will take quite a while. I'll deal with it after I get out."

Zhao Changsheng said with a smile as he looked at the good items from the Ancient Cultivator Remains he had obtained.

As for who he was speaking to, it was unknown, but in any case, Zhao Changsheng was not talking to himself.

After putting away the spoils of war, Zhao Changsheng began his next move. This step was extremely critical and important, as it concerned his subsequent plans and arrangements.

If anything unexpected happened, it would not be a good thing.

Soon, Zhao Changsheng arrived at a very special underground passage.

The reason this underground passage was said to be very special was that it was not only incredibly dark but also damp everywhere. Most importantly, with his Divine Thought, he could only see for dozens of feet around him; one could imagine how special this place was. However, Zhao Changsheng knew very well what kind of place this was, because the place he was going next was even more special.

Soon, Zhao Changsheng reached one of his destinations. This was a cave, and the entire cave was—

Over a hundred meters wide. There were stalactites on the ceiling and floor of the cave, and the ones above were white, shimmering with a faint white fluorescence.

None of that mattered much; the most important thing was a water pond in the center. The water in the pond was not clear and transparent, but instead flickered with an emerald green color, making one feel curious and suspicious.

Looking at the pond, Zhao Changsheng took a deep breath. Then, he lightly struck out with his palm toward the pond. Instantly, a passage was directly opened in the pond; he had forcibly forced a path through it.

He completely relied on the force of his palm's Qi to tear through the pond.

He then entered the passage he had opened. The passage did not last long, but it was very deep, a full several hundred feet deep. For a pond, this was already quite deep.

Soon, he reached the bottom of the pond. The bottom was much larger than the area above, spanning dozens of meters.

That wasn't much either; the most important thing was that the bottom was paved with bluestone floor tiles, as if someone had come here beforehand and decorated it.

Seeing this, Zhao Changsheng's expression became even more solemn, and his previous smile vanished without a trace. He then took out a white Jade Pendant. Looking at the Jade Pendant in his hand, Zhao Changsheng sighed, for he knew what he was about to face.

He then tossed the Jade Pendant into the air and tapped it lightly with his finger. Immediately, a ray of spiritual light hit the Jade Pendant, and it burst forth with an incomparably brilliant white radiance. As this white radiance appeared, the scene before him underwent a world-shaking change.

The previous water curtain vanished, replaced by a stone door. The stone door flickered with an eerie and mysterious red blood-light. On the surface of the stone door, there was also a one-horned ghost head that occupied most of the door's area.

When the stone door appeared, the voice that disgusted him rang in Zhao Changsheng's ears.

"Finally here, finally here. You've finally made it here."

"You probably didn't want to come here, did you? What you wanted was to find the main body and take control of it in advance to kill this Demon Soul. That way, you could obtain everything from the original body and become a new Demon Realm being. That is what you truly wanted, rather than cheering here. In reality, you aren't happy at all; in fact, you hate me so much your teeth itch. I perfectly understand your feelings, but there's nothing to be done. Who told me to be someone who isn't very well-liked? If I were likable, I wouldn't have been forced to establish a Cultivation Empire and build a power where I am the only one who has a say."

"Since no one likes me, I can only make everyone shut their mouths. So, if you have anything to say, say it now. It's still not too late. If you wait until after I go in, it really will be too late. I think you should be very clear about this. I don't want to waste any more words, as that wouldn't be good for you. You should know this well."

Zhao Changsheng's words caused the voice to pause abruptly, not making another sound. However, a figure soon appeared before his eyes. It was the owner of the voice, but this figure no longer looked like the Scholar from before; instead, it was a rather terrifying ghost shadow.

Yet it was also thick with Devilish Qi, giving one a sense of dread, fear, and terror.

But this feeling meant nothing to Zhao Changsheng. He then smiled at the ghost shadow—or rather, the Demon Silhouette—and said, "Not bad, not bad. You've finally revealed your true face. I thought you would keep using that previous face to talk to me. It seems you have some self-awareness and knew that your previous appearance wasn't very pleasing to me, which is why you showed your true form. Alright, if you have anything else to say, we can be open and honest. If you still aren't honest, I think I don't need to tell you what you're about to face. You will be swallowed by this Demon Soul of yours. After all, you were originally just a Separate Soul it cast out, created for this very day."

"Because back then, Venerable Cang Kun could no longer help you. He was too heavily injured, and the Seal at the time was very powerful. So, you could only stay by his side and wait for an opportunity."

"Now it seems your opportunity hasn't arrived; instead, it has brought a crisis. So, you'd better honestly explain everything to me. If you do, perhaps I will be a bit merciful and might find you another body. If you hide anything, or if what you say is different from what I know, I will make you understand what it means to die without a place for burial, and what it means for death to be a mere luxury. Don't think I have no way to completely exterminate you. In fact, I know very well that you have been on my person all along, wanting me to help you revive. Or to put it more simply, it would be more appropriate to say you want me to help you regain your original body."

"That is your goal, not seeing me come to this place. This place might cost you your life, right?"

Zhao Changsheng's somewhat long-winded speech made the Demon Soul's expression turn quite ugly—though it wasn't good-looking to begin with.

If it were outside, it could easily scare a child to tears, but for Zhao Changsheng, it was acceptable. At least it looked better than the previous disguise.

To Zhao Changsheng, the previous disguise was purely that of a con artist, and he absolutely disliked such people.

"To think that you, a Human Cultivator, would know so much. Is that why you want to establish a Cultivation Empire?"

"But do you think you can succeed by your strength alone? Do you think that if you want to establish a Cultivation Empire, you can do it with just this bit of strength?"

"Whether I can do it or not is none of your concern. For now, you should honestly tell me everything from the past, in full detail. You'd better tell me the things I don't know as well. If you don't, you will die a miserable death. I think you should be even clearer on this than I am, so I won't repeat it. If you think I don't have the ability to deal with you, then you don't have to tell me, but don't expect me to describe how miserable your death will be at that time."

"The reason I'm telling you this twice is to make you understand that I must know what I want to know. If you dare to have any concealment or deception, I will make you die a death so absolute it couldn't be more final. For me, this is not a difficult task; on the contrary, it is very easy. I hope you can understand, and I hope you understand completely without hiding anything. That way, we can talk. I will find you a suitable body. After all, as I told you before, if I cannot achieve Ascension to the Spirit Realm, I will find a way to achieve Ascension to the Demon Realm."

"Perhaps we will be colleagues then. Having a local around at that time might be better, don't you think? So, you should understand me and realize that everything I do is not just for the entire Mortal Realm, but also for myself, because I want to improve and Cultivate faster."

"If not for this reason, I would have already torn you into ten thousand pieces—no, I should say your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"After all, you are just a Separate Soul now, so your only path is Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. As for being torn into ten thousand pieces, you don't even have a body, so naturally, that's impossible. Therefore, you need to be honest and tell me everything from before. That way, I can let you live a better life."

"If you don't tell me everything, or if you hide something, I will make you die very quickly. This is something I can do."

Zhao Changsheng's threatening and somewhat wordy speech made the Demon Soul's face turn black—though it wasn't very fair-skinned to begin with.

"You should know the consequences of doing this. In any case, what this seat can tell you is that as long as you open this door, your end will definitely not be good. Don't blame this seat for not warning you; you could be said to be the best body for my original Demon Soul."

"With your strength, you will definitely be unable to escape his Possession, nor will you be able to resist. Once you enter, your fate will be to become his new body. You should know what that means, so it's best not to open this door. If you do, your end will be extremely miserable."

"I hope you can understand and realize this. If you can't, then so be it. Regardless, as long as you open this door, you will be his best body, and I will also be buried with you. You should be clear on this."

Zhao Changsheng laughed at the Demon Soul's words and then continued, "You mean to say that I can't even contend against the Demon Soul of a bodiless Demon Realm being? Is that what you mean?"

The Demon Soul also laughed at Zhao Changsheng's words. "Although you are different from other Human Cultivators and much stronger, the gap between you—especially the gap in Realm—is simply too large. This gap has definitely exceeded the range you can currently contend with. Within this range, you have no ability to resist at all. So you absolutely cannot open this door. Once you do, your fate will be to be directly swallowed by him."

"Your body will become his new body. If that happens, everything you've done before will just be making a wedding dress for him."

"You've said so much, but it's really just because you don't want me to open this door. That way, you'll have a chance to go back on your word or continue living. If I open this door, you will be completely swallowed by the Demon Soul inside, and the independent consciousness you worked so hard to gain will be wiped out."

"I can understand and realize this. That's why I'm very interested in what you've said, extremely interested. I hope you don't disappoint me and that everything you've said can come true. Because I must open this door. If I don't, wouldn't all my previous efforts have been for nothing? You should know very well that I'm not the type of person to do useless work. So, just watch the show."

"I'm not sure if what you said will happen, but there is one thing I am sure of: I won't encounter any accidents. Because I am the strongest Human Cultivator in this world, I naturally won't be defeated by such a small difficulty."

"I must enter this door. I also hope you can survive. If you can't, then I can only negotiate a partnership with the Demon Soul inside. I believe he won't disappoint me. After all, as long as he swallows you, he will know everything that happened before and all the memories you possess. That way, he will know how powerful and formidable I am, and what a perfect partner I would be."

"I'm sure he will choose to cooperate with me. If he doesn't want to, then I will also wipe him out. This is not a difficult task for me, as you should well know."

Zhao Changsheng's confident words panicked the Demon Soul, because what he had said before was not entirely true. He knew very well that once this portal was opened, he would be the first one to be destroyed.

That was why he had said such terrifying things—it was all to threaten Zhao Changsheng into not opening the portal. Once it opened, he would be the one to die.

"Don't be afraid. It's still not too late to regret. Before I open this door, tell me everything. That way, you might still be able to live. But if you don't tell me, I can only go in and have a good talk with the one inside. I believe he will tell me everything. After all, I would be considered his savior."