Chapter 88: The flame never dies

"Now!" A voice, filled with resentment and greed, pierced the infant's mouth. The next second, the infant's body transformed into a beam of pure, utterly malevolent black light. With speed beyond reaction, it slammed into Chu Yun's already crumbling body! This evil will, determined to seize this perfect body while Chu Yun was at his weakest! "Chu Yun!" Li Ge, Mo Li, and Leng Mei cried out in terror! Without a second thought, they transformed into three streams of light and rushed to the precariously teetering Chu Yun in mid-air, attempting to stop the black light's invasion. But it was too late. The black light, upon contact with Chu Yun's body, instantly melted into him like water into a sponge. Chu Yun's body stiffened. His dimmed golden eyes lit up again. But this time, the light was no longer sacred and majestic, but filled with evil and chaos. "Hahaha! Success! I succeeded!" A voice, brimming with ecstasy, belonging to Xuan Tianji, erupted from Chu Yun's mouth. "This body, this power, this world... all belong to me!" He controlled Chu Yun's body, greedily feeling the boundless creative force within him, an intoxicated yet morbid smile on his face. "No... you're not Chu Yun! Give Chu Yun back to us!" Mo Li shouted in a trembling voice, looking at the "Chu Yun" before him, who seemed both familiar and unfamiliar. "Chu Yun?" "Xuan Tianji" scoffed, glancing at them with a look that looked like trash. "That naive fool has been completely devoured by me. Now, standing before you is this world's new... God!" He slowly raised Chu Yun's right hand, ready to utterly annihilate the three annoying "ants." However, just as he was about to swing, his right hand suddenly paused, stopping in mid-air. "Hmm?" "Xuan Tianji"'s face showed a look of surprise and uncertainty. He had discovered that he couldn't completely control this body! In his spiritual world, a silent, yet more ferocious, battle than any outside battle erupted! It was a pitch-black, boundless void. Chu Yun's consciousness quietly suspended within it. Across from him, the infant, transformed by Xuan Tianji's final malice, gazed upon him with a smug expression. "Give up, Chu Yun," the infant-like inner demon said in Xuan Tianji's voice. "You can no longer control this body. Your beliefs are too naive, too weak. My beliefs are truly tyrannical! Those who follow me prosper, those who defy me perish! This...

“Now!”

A voice full of resentment and greed came out sharply from the baby's mouth!

The next second, the baby's body turned into a pure black light filled with extreme malice, and slammed into Chu Yun's body, which was already on the verge of collapse, at a speed so fast that it was impossible to react!

This evil will wants to seize this perfect body while Chu Yun is at his weakest!

"Chu Yun!"

Li Ge, Mo Li, and Leng Mei all cried out in terror at the same time! Without a second thought, they transformed into three streams of light and rushed towards Chu Yun, who was teetering in mid-air, trying to stop the invasion of the black light.

But it was too late.

As soon as the black light touched Chu Yun's body, it instantly melted into it like water seeping into a sponge.

Chu Yun's body suddenly stiffened.

His golden eyes, which had dimmed, lit up again. But this time, the light was no longer sacred and majestic, but filled with evil and chaos.

"Hahaha! Success! I succeeded!" A voice belonging to Xuan Tianji, full of ecstasy, came out from Chu Yun's mouth, "This body, this power, this world... all belong to me!"

He controlled Chu Yun's body, greedily feeling the vast and boundless creative power in his body, with an intoxicated and morbid smile on his face.

"No...you are not Chu Yun! Give Chu Yun back to us!" Mo Li looked at the "Chu Yun" in front of him who was both familiar and unfamiliar, and shouted in a trembling voice.

"Chu Yun?" "Xuan Tianji" sneered, glancing at them with a look that was like looking at trash. "That naive fool has been completely devoured by me. Now, standing before you is this world's new... God!"

As he spoke, he slowly raised Chu Yun's right hand, ready to completely wipe out the three annoying "ants" in front of him.

However, at this moment, his right hand, which was about to swing down, suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"Hmm?" A look of surprise and doubt appeared on Xuan Tianji's face. He found that he couldn't completely control this body!

In his spiritual world, a silent battle, more ferocious than any battle in the outside world, has broken out!

It was a pitch-black, boundless void.

Chu Yun's consciousness quietly floated in it. Opposite him, the baby transformed by Xuan Tianji's final malice was looking at him with a smug look on his face.

"Give up, Chu Yun." The inner demon in the form of a baby said in Xuan Tianji's voice, "You can no longer control this body. Your beliefs are too naive and too weak. My beliefs are truly domineering! Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish! This is what a 'God' should be like!"

"Really?" Chu Yun's consciousness looked at him calmly. "Your so-called faith is nothing but a tyranny built on fear and destruction. You don't even dare to show your true face and can only disguise yourself as a baby. This in itself shows your inner weakness."

"What do you know!" The inner demon was hit in a sore spot and immediately flew into a rage. "Power is everything! When I completely control this body, the whole world will crawl at my feet! And you, and your ridiculous 'protection', will be completely devoured by me!"

As it spoke, the baby's form began to expand rapidly, transforming into a huge and hideous demonic shadow made of pure malice, and pounced towards Chu Yun's consciousness!

…

outside world.

Li Ge, Mo Li and Leng Mei were looking anxiously at Chu Yun who was floating in the air. His body kept switching between gold and black.

They could feel that an extremely dangerous battle was going on inside his body.

"What should we do? What should we do?" Mo Li was extremely anxious but he was helpless.

"His consciousness is trapped," Li Ge's expression was extremely solemn, "We must find a way to wake him up!"

"Wake him up?" Leng Mei smiled bitterly. "It's easier said than done. That's a clash of beliefs, the ultimate test of their wills. No outside force can interfere."

"No, there must be a way!" Mo Li gritted her teeth. She looked at the sometimes painful, sometimes ferocious "Chu Yun" and suddenly shouted:

"Chu Yun! You bastard! Wake up!"

"Have you forgotten who you are?! You are the last heir of the Evil Suppression Division! Have you forgotten your companions?!"

"Look at us! Look at Li Ge! Look at that silly girl who's still waiting for you to come back! Are you going to let all of us be buried with you?!"

Her voice was heartbreaking.

Li Ge also suppressed the grief in his heart, and used up his last bit of strength to call out softly:

"Chu Yun... come back... we... are all waiting for you."

Leng Mei looked at them, a complex emotion flashing in her charming eyes. She sighed and said:

"Hey, kid, don't die. You still owe me a favor. If you die, who can I ask for it?"

…

In the spiritual world.

The hideous demonic shadow was about to completely devour Chu Yun’s weak consciousness.

But at this moment, three voices filled with worry, expectation and "protection" penetrated the boundless darkness and reached his ears clearly.

"Mo Li... Li Ge... Leng Mei..."

Chu Yun's consciousness, which was about to collapse, suddenly shook.

The light in his golden eyes rekindled.

"See?" He looked at the huge demonic shadow before him and said calmly, "This is my belief."

"It may not be strong, and may even be a little naive. But it is not alone."

"It is constructed from countless wills of 'protection'."

"And you..." Chu Yun's consciousness began to emit an unprecedented bright light, "...you, only you."

"boom--!"

It was as if an invisible, heavy shackle that had bound him for thirteen years suddenly shattered from the depths of his soul at this moment!

His "heart of Tao", which had finally emerged from its cocoon and become a butterfly after experiencing all the pain, confusion, despair and betrayal, was perfectly integrated with the "protective" will of his companions at this moment!

"No--!"

The huge demonic shadow let out a scream of fear and disbelief under the brilliant light of "protection" and "bond" emitted by Chu Yun!

His body, made of pure malice, began to melt as quickly as ice and snow!

"It's over, Xuan Tianji."

Chu Yun stretched out his hand and gently pressed on the top of the demon shadow's head.

"Refine!"

There was no screaming, no struggling.

The "false god" who had entangled the world for countless years, his last and purest malice was completely refined and purified in front of Chu Yun's already perfect "guardian faith", and finally turned into a pure energy and merged into Chu Yun's body.

At the same time, Chu Yun also paid the price for his ultimate perfection.

His left arm, which was maintaining the "unity of all things", was finally unable to maintain its form after refining Xuan Tianji's final malice.

It turned into endless golden light spots, like the most gentle and tragic golden flower rain, sprinkling on the land that had just been reborn.

They have merged into every inch of glacier and every breath of air here, and also into the deepest part of the new "symbiotic seal", becoming the eternal cornerstone that maintains this new balance.

outside world.

Chu Yun's body stopped shaking. The evil black light in his eyes completely faded, returning to a deep black.

He slowly opened his eyes.

"Chu Yun!"

"You're awake!"

The three women looked at him, tears of joy on their faces at having survived the disaster.

"Well, I'm back." Chu Yun looked at them, with a heartfelt, warm and brilliant smile on his face. "I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Your hand..." Mo Li looked at his empty left shoulder, his voice choked.

"It doesn't matter," Chu Yun shook his head, without a trace of pain or unwillingness in his eyes, "This is my own choice."

As he spoke, he raised his only remaining right hand and pointed at the bright moon that had long since returned to its brightness, and the earth that was regaining its vitality.

"Look, this world, isn't it beautiful?"

At this moment, a voice came again from the other end of the colorful bridge.

"Very good," the ancient voice belonging to the Demon King said with a hint of appreciation, "As a thank you for fulfilling your promise, I give this to you."

The next second, an extremely vast and pure information about the origin of the world flowed directly into Chu Yun's mind along the bridge!

Chu Yun "saw" it in the message.

He saw that beyond this world, there was an even vaster and boundless sea of ​​stars.

He saw that "false gods" like the great Taoist priest Xuan Tianji were nothing more than plunderers that could be found everywhere in some higher worlds.

He also saw that "Dao Shu" like his father's was not a specialty of this world, but the "flame" seeds of an older and more powerful "Guardian Alliance" spread throughout the heavens and all worlds.

And he, as the new guardian of this world, has automatically gained the qualifications to join that alliance.

"Our journey..." Chu Yun digested the vast amount of information and slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced at the three companions around him whose fate had long been closely linked to his, and then looked at the evil-suppressing seal in his hand that was emitting a soft light.

The top of the Evil-Suppressing Seal was now faintly pointing towards the deep, infinitely unknown... starry sky above the head.

“…It’s just the beginning.”

(End of the book)