In a daze, faint murmurs whispered in my ears.
It was a sound that was hard to describe in words.
It was a mixture of growls, wails, screams, and cries, all intertwined together, making people feel headache-inducing and irritable.
Wu Xian, who had just recovered from the state of ['Forgetfulness'], suddenly regained consciousness and was immediately surrounded by these sounds, as if his soul was being eroded and taken over by something indescribable. Compared to the pain caused by the ['Erasing'] force before, it was merely a small fry.
Is he about to be possessed by the "Forgotten Ones"?
No, this isn't its aura. Instead, there's a strange familiar yet unfamiliar feeling...
In the confusion, a bright light suddenly flashed through Wu Xian's mind, and he suddenly understood the source of these murmuring whispers and the indescribable entities.
According to the setting of Yuanzu Wuyin, when a reborn reaches the fourth stage, although their power will undergo a revolutionary upgrade and leap, they will also face tremendous risks, that is, the so-called heart demons.
There is no doubt that anyone who has watched or read fantasy cultivation novels would be familiar with the term "heart demon." In fact, it can be said that this has become a necessary threshold to cross in many cultivation systems.
However, unlike the cultivation systems that often take years, the unique advancement of the Genetic Lock lies in the word "fast."
Individuals who unlock their genetic lock don't require long-term refinement and practice. There's no special requirement for temperament either. All that's needed is enough talent and a strong desire to survive or some kind of intense obsession, which allows them to gain immense power in a short period of time.
However, due to this, those who reach the fourth stage by means of the genetic lock often have very serious defects in their mental state.
At first, it was bearable, but once long-term fourth-stage genetic lock state is maintained, a powerful chaotic consciousness will automatically generate without one's control.
If it cannot be controlled, it will become a monster that only knows destruction. And as the chaos is suppressed, the reincarnator will encounter a heart demon. Only after overcoming the heart demon can they reach the intermediate stage of the fourth level and awaken their own spiritual light.
Otherwise, the reincarnator will die in a state of madness, or become a soulless zombie wandering aimlessly.
At this moment, Wu Xian is facing his heart demon.
The reason for this sudden turn of events is because the 'Forgotten Ones' had previously cast the ['Forgetfulness'] power, causing him to lose all his memories in a short period of time.
Coincidentally, at that time, Wu Xian was exposed to the sunlight, his steel-like body involuntarily absorbing the energy of the star, which also caused the gene lock he had just broken through to operate at full power, leading to the birth of the chaotic consciousness.
Then, because of the ['Forgetfulness'] power, the chaotic consciousness was unconsciously suppressed, which led to the appearance of the heart demon and forced him to face this difficult test that most people at the beginning of level four cannot pass.
"What the hell is happening here!"
After understanding the key to all these events, Wu Xian couldn't help but feel speechless. Looking around, he realized that this place was similar to a mysterious space - both were white and vast, and it seemed to be an illusory space created by his own mind.
At that moment, he felt a strong sense of murderous intent from behind him.
Turning around, he saw a black figure standing across from him. Both in appearance and stature, they were identical; it would be no exaggeration to say they were a clone or a copy.
However, the lower half of his neck was completely black like ink, as if he had put on a black tight-fitting garment, and there was a sense of madness and chaos in his demeanor, which made Wu Xian feel a bit strange.
"Cackle, cackle, cackle... Hello, my original self."
The corner of his mouth raised a mocking arc, "Since this is our first meeting, there's nothing to be served. Why don't you accept my enthusiasm instead?"
Speaking, his eyes burst with two intense red beams, which was Kryptonite's most commonly used energy attack skill - heat vision.
Wu Xian sidestepped, feeling the scorching heat, guessing that this spiritual world could simulate abilities from the real world.
So he didn't waste time on small talk and directly accelerated a punch towards the man, who was clearly the physical manifestation of his own heart demon. He tried to defeat him with brute force and temporarily escape from this mental illusion.
As for completely destroying the heart demon and directly reaching the intermediate stage of the fourth level...
Well, let's just go to bed and forget about it. Not to mention that he had just entered the fourth stage and wasn't yet familiar with the abilities of the gene lock at this level. Rushing into advancement would only bring endless problems.
Even if he had such intentions and abilities, the heart demon across from him would not be willing to cooperate. It was highly likely that it would play hide-and-seek with him, making it impossible for him to easily enter the decisive battle stage unless he spent at least a year and a half.
Bang！！Bang！！Bang！！Boom——————————！
The fierce battle accompanied by terrifying power surges roared continuously, stirring the air into continuous expansion and exploding into white clouds.
The powerful speed, power, and explosive force made it impossible for the two figures to be captured. Every collision of their bodies formed an imposing impact wave.
If this were to happen in reality, it would likely turn into a scene of apocalyptic destruction.
However, in this pure white spiritual world, the void was incredibly stable, and there was no noticeable tremor at all.
Soon, it seemed to be discovered that their physical strength was evenly matched, Wu Xian finally stopped focusing on close-range combat and began energy attacks.
In addition to Kryptonite's heat vision and ice breath, there were various elemental type speech spirits from the dragon world, as well as all sorts of arcane skills and techniques from the Black Horse gang. In the end, all these were countered by the same moves from the heart demon opposite him, dealing with them directly and forcefully.
Buzz buzz buzz —- x2
Four heat vision beams collided in mid-air, forming a large red ball. Eventually, because of the uncontrolled energy, it turned into a boil-like cloud that rose up in a hurry.
The blazing fireburst out of a hundred thousand square meters in an instant, dyeing a large area of the pure white space red. It then disappeared in the blink of an eye, revealing the two floating figures staring at each other.
"Cackle, cackle, cackle! Stop struggling. I know everything you do, and I don't know what you don't. But with every attack we make, we are consuming your mental strength. Once it's consumed too much, your soul will become extremely weak, and that will be the time for me to occupy your nest."
Heart Demon Wu Xian confidently declared.
"Haha! Mental power? There's as much of it as I want. Believe it or not, I can sustain this battle for an entire year."
Wu Xian replied with a cold smile, but he also knew that the other party was not bluffing.
At this moment, it was a battle of mental consciousness. There were no physical bodies between them, but the opponent was his heart demon, so whether it was close-range combat or various energy attacks, the consumption of mental power was his own.
It's truly free-riding to the end, and now wants to turn the guest into the host... Simply shameless!
Thinking about this, Wu Xian couldn't help but clench his teeth, but at this moment, he seemed to have thought of something. He asked the heart demon tentatively, "By the way, do you know what classical martial arts and fiction is?"
"Hmm?"
Wu Xian, the heart demon, frowned when he heard this, confusedly asking, "Are you talking about Uncle Emperor? What's the point of mentioning this out of the blue? Are you wondering if I've inherited all your memories?"
Very good, it seems he indeed doesn't know... In that case, I might as well not waste words on martial ethics!
Taking a deep breath, Wu Xian looked up at the pure white sky above and loudly shouted, "Guangzhi... Ahh! Wu Xian, save me!"
