Chapter 161

In a trance, vague whispers and murmurs rang in his ears.

It was a sound difficult to describe in words.

Like roars, like laments, like wails, like screams... all sorts of things intertwined together, making one feel a splitting headache and extreme irritability.

Wu Xian, who had just recovered from the 【Oblivion】 state, had only just regained his senses when he was surrounded by these sounds, as if his soul was about to be eroded and seized by something indescribable. In comparison, the pain of being destroyed by the 【Annihilation】 power before was just a minor issue.

Was he about to be possessed by the "Forgotten One"?

No, this wasn't its aura; instead, there was a strange feeling that was both familiar and unfamiliar...

In his confusion, a flash of inspiration appeared in Wu Xian's mind, and he suddenly understood the source of these whispers and indescribable things.

According to the settings of the genetic lock system in the Original Infinite, when a reincarnator reaches the Fourth Stage, although their power will undergo a subversive upgrade and leap, they will also face huge risks, which is the so-called inner demon.

Undoubtedly, anyone who has read fantasy cultivation novels should not feel unfamiliar with the word "inner demon." It can even be said that this is a threshold that must be crossed in many cultivation systems.

But unlike those cultivation systems that move in units of years, the advancement characteristic of the genetic lock lies in the word "fast."

Those who open the genetic lock do not need long-term polishing and cultivation, nor do they have special requirements for temperament. As long as their aptitude is sufficient and they have a huge desire for survival or some kind of strong obsession, they can gain huge power in a short time.

However, because of this, those who reach the Fourth Stage through the genetic lock often have very serious flaws in their state of mind.

It was fine at first, but once the Fourth Stage genetic lock state is opened for a long time, a powerful violent consciousness will be generated involuntarily.

If it cannot be controlled, it will become a monster that only knows how to destroy. As the violent consciousness is suppressed, the reincarnator will develop an inner demon. Only after resolving the inner demon can they reach the Fourth Stage Intermediate and awaken their own Light of the Soul.

Otherwise, the reincarnator will die in madness or become a walking corpse without a soul.

And at this moment, Wu Xian was facing his inner demon.

The reason it was so sudden was that the "Forgotten One" had used the power of 【Oblivion】, causing him to lose all his memories in a short time.

It just so happened that at that time, Wu Xian was under the irradiation of the Sun, his steel body was absorbing stellar energy involuntarily, and the genetic lock that had just broken through the Fourth Stage was also running at full power, leading to the birth of the violent consciousness.

Then, because of the power of 【Oblivion】, the violent consciousness was suppressed invisibly, which caused the inner demon to appear, forcing him to face this difficulty that most Fourth Stage Initial cultivators could not pass in advance.

"What the hell is this!"

After figuring out the key to everything, Wu Xian felt speechless. Looking at the surrounding environment, he found that it was very similar to the mysterious space, all white, which should be the illusory space projected by his own mind.

Just then, he felt a strong killing intent coming from behind.

Turning around, he saw a black figure standing opposite him. Whether it was appearance or figure, it was exactly the same; it would be no exaggeration to call it a cloned replica.

It was just that the opponent was pitch black from the neck down, as if wearing a black bodysuit, and there was a sense of madness and riot in his temperament, which made Wu Xian feel a bit strange.

"Hehehehe... Hello, my main body."

The corners of the opponent's mouth curled into a mocking arc: "First meeting, nothing to treat you with, how about offering my enthusiasm."

After speaking, two scorching red lights burst from his eyes, which was the most commonly used energy attack skill of Kryptonians—Heat Vision.

Wu Xian dodged sideways, feeling the scorching temperature, and guessed that this mental world could simulate the abilities in reality.

So he was too lazy to talk nonsense, directly clenched his fist and accelerated, hitting the man who was clearly the materialized inner demon of himself, trying to defeat the opponent with violence and then temporarily escape from this mental illusion.

As for completely defeating the inner demon and directly reaching the Fourth Stage Intermediate...

Better wash up and sleep. Not to mention he had just entered the Fourth Stage and hadn't figured out the abilities of this stage of the genetic lock, rashly advancing would only lead to endless trouble.

Even if he really had this plan and ability, the inner demon opposite wouldn't cooperate obediently. Nine times out of ten, it would play hide-and-seek, and it would absolutely not easily launch the decisive battle stage without grinding him for a year or a half.

Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Boom-rumble————!!!

The fierce battle was accompanied by the continuous roaring of terrifying power impacts, stirring the air to expand continuously and explode into white clouds.

The powerful speed, strength, and explosive power made the figures of the two impossible to capture. Every collision of limbs would form a shocking shockwave.

If it were in reality, it would probably have become a scene of destruction by now.

However, in this pure white mental world, the void was extremely stable, and he didn't even feel any obvious vibration.

Soon, seemingly discovering that their physical strength was evenly matched, Wu Xian finally stopped obsessing over close-quarters combat and began energy attacks.

In addition to the Kryptonian's Heat Vision and Freeze Breath, there were various elemental spirit words from the Dragon Clan world, and even the various supernatural arts of the Black Horse were used together, but in the end, they were all resolved by the inner demon opposite with the same moves, head-on.

Buzz buzz buzz————x2

Four Heat Visions collided with each other, condensing into a huge red sphere in mid-air, and finally, because the energy could not be suppressed, it turned into a mushroom cloud and rose up.

The scorching firelight rushed out of a ten-thousand-meter radius in the blink of an eye, dyeing a large area of the pure white space red, and then disappeared without a trace in an instant, revealing the two figures confronting each other in mid-air.

"Hehehe! Don't struggle anymore. Everything you know, I know. Everything you don't know... I don't know either. But every attack you and I make consumes all your mental power. Once consumed too much, your soul will become extremely weak, and that will be the time for me to occupy the magpie's nest."

The inner demon Wu Xian said confidently.

"Heh! It's just mental power. There's as much of this stuff as you want. Believe it or not, I can spend a whole year with you."

Wu Xian replied with a cold laugh, but he also knew that the opponent was not bluffing.

This was a battle of mental consciousness, neither had a physical body, but the opponent was his own inner demon, so whether it was physical combat or various energy attacks, it consumed his own mental power.

Truly, after being freeloaded, it still wanted to take the initiative... simply shameless!

Thinking this, Wu Xian couldn't help but grit his teeth. But just then, he seemed to think of something and tentatively asked the inner demon: "By the way, do you know what classical Wu Xia is?"

"Hmm?"

The inner demon Wu Xian frowned upon hearing this, not understanding why: "Are you talking about the Imperial Uncle? Why bring this up for no reason? Do you want to know if I have inherited all your memories?"

Very good, it seems he really doesn't know... Since that's the case, then I don't need to talk about martial virtue!

Taking a deep breath, Wu Xian looked up at the pure white, unblemished sky above and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Guangzhi... ah, ptooey! Wu Xian, save me!!"

(End of chapter)