Chapter 914: 魔主，别装了，快跑啊！

The air instantly froze.

An invisible clash of aura seemed to turn the flowing air into a solid gel.

Flowers, grass, insects, fish, even a falling water cup, spilled clear water, and the grey smoke from a burning orange bonfire, all appeared encased in motionless glass.

"Law!"

"My heavens! It's a great enlightened one who has mastered cosmic laws!"

The entire street fell silent; no one dared move. To beings of such power, they seemed like pathetic ants by the roadside.

"You're interesting. What... are you?"

Di Qi showed a hint of surprise, looking at the other person with curiosity. "I've never seen a creature like you. Bizarre, absurd, and indescribable..."

How powerful was Di Qi?

He was naturally intelligent, with an extremely keen sensitivity in this regard. At this moment, he felt an indescribably eerie sensation.

The other's body clearly appeared to be made of flesh and blood cells, with internal organs, bones, and meridians, all exquisitely dense. But his intuition told him—

—that what stood before him was not a true living being.

It was as if the true soul wasn't in the body... a feeling of a soul from another dimension controlling its counterpart in this parallel universe.

He had literally never heard of such a system!

"You ask what I am? What, then, are you?" The other person naturally also saw that Di Qi was no ordinary individual... just standing there smiling gave him a chilling sense of immense terror.

As the Demon Lord of the multiverse, the most wanted demon in the martial world, he was naturally fearless. Having just arrived to spread his doctrine, he encountered this strange, mysterious being, and was merely curious.

The Demon Lord grew even more curious and said, "Do you come from a distant extraterrestrial civilization? You seem travel-worn; I sense countless particles from different regions clinging to you."

"Particles?"

Di Qi was increasingly surprised that the other's civilization could perceive this. It seemed they had an incredibly advanced understanding of the microscopic world.

"Your mere aura is unimaginably powerful. The so-called supreme gods of these worlds are like mere hopping grasshoppers before you. You must be from... a distant outer realm, aren't you?"

The Demon Lord looked at Di Qi, his voice soft and unconcerned, smiling, "This world is truly fascinating. It's my first time encountering a terrifying existence of such power.... Did you also come to this world, ravaged by war, to observe and research, having heard about the evil Pillar God Tathagata in this star system?"

"Pillar God?"

"You came to study because of this civilization's Pillar God?"

Di Qi's face darkened completely.

What in the world had his Heavenly Court's pillar—the Earth Mother Empress—been up to here?!

The Pillar God virus was spreading here, causing a huge stir and attracting other formidable civilizations to observe? And the combat power of these attracted civilizations was clearly no weaker than theirs...

"Excellent, absolutely excellent... This is a brilliant strategy to suppress and infuriate the Three Pillar Gods." Di Qi's mouth twitched slightly. It was indeed typical of Jianmu Empress, the fastest runner in his Heavenly Court, to dare provoke the Three Pillar Gods so boldly...

However, as the two continued their conversation, oblivious to their surroundings, all the powerful individuals on the street paled with shock, looking at them in terror.

Extraterrestrial!

These were two enlightened beings who had mastered cosmic laws, from an outer realm?

All the legendary and epic powerhouses had extremely grim expressions.

Their galaxy's civilization was on the verge of extinction.

The arrival of the evil, terrifying, and forbidden Pillar God civilization had not only drawn support from the "God-Demon Alchemist Mall" to help the local indigenous civilization resist...

But also attracted the descent of various highly advanced and mysterious cosmic civilizations, who came to observe this disaster?

Or did they have other objectives?

Everyone felt a sense of collapse, an inexplicable fear for themselves within their hearts. Their civilization was like a fragile doll, easily manipulated by others, yet utterly powerless to fight back.

And now, due to the infection and arrival of the Pillar God civilization, too many great beings from high-dimensional cosmic civilizations had descended...

"Impossible!"

"We won't lose!" someone cried out in horror, retreating repeatedly. "Our top geniuses have gone to the Cosmic Garden to train under masters! They've learned extremely terrifying supernatural techniques.... Princess Mansha, just a few days ago, raided their council and scared them witless!"

"Yes, we also possess great power..." someone else said, feeling encouraged.

"Learning the techniques of higher civilizations..."

Listening to these words, the Demon Lord merely wore an enigmatic smile on his face and said to that person, "Yes, you too can possess great power. Just by uttering my name, by perceiving my existence, you can also have my power, everything of mine..."

"Believe you, silently recite your name, perceive your existence...?" The epic powerhouse murmured, a little confused, as if a strange aura was emerging.

His appearance, his very features, seemed to be undergoing subtle changes.

"His aura, how did it change?" The onlookers, seeing this bizarre scene, were utterly aghast, goosebumps rising all over them.

What kind of evil cosmic civilization technique was this?

It was actually...

"A name, it's a name! As long as we know his name, as long as we keep thinking about him, he will grow within our hearts and assimilate us..." Countless people covered their mouths in terror, their faces pale, feeling nauseated.

The many powerhouses, all intelligent individuals, immediately tried to force themselves to forget the words of this terrifying being, to forget his name, his voice, his appearance, his speech...

But they simply could not forget.

The more they tried to forget, the clearer it became.

This was a strange characteristic common to all living beings.

Just like an ordinary person who watches a horror movie and dares not go to the bathroom in the middle of the night—they tell themselves not to be afraid, but the more they fear, the deeper the impression becomes...

"Humans are such strange creatures..."

The Demon Lord stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the starry sky, and said lightly, "The more one tries not to be afraid, the more afraid one becomes. Even powerful individuals cannot avoid this.

"In fact, their resistance in this regard is even weaker than that of ordinary people.

"They call this fear a 'heart demon,' a 'shattering of the Dao heart,' or 'qi deviation'....

"And my martial art—the ‘Delusive Desire Demonic Split Technique’—could perhaps also be called the 'Dao Heart Demonic Seed Technique.' It plants me, as your fear, within your hearts, sowing demonic thoughts within your Dao hearts!"

The Demon Lord looked at all the powerhouses around him, who were now utterly pale.

They were terrified, pressing their lips tightly together. They clearly knew that this evil being was telling them all this now to reinforce his image in their minds! To deepen their fear!

But indeed, they grew increasingly fearful, and it became increasingly difficult to erase...

"Dao Heart Demonic Seed? He calls this bizarre thing, like an alternate self from a parallel dimension... a martial art?" Di Qi mused silently.

"It's no use."

The Demon Lord looked at everyone on the street and smiled, "I am known as the most evil and terrifying arch-demon. Countless righteous sects throughout the martial world pursue me precisely because of my terror... which cannot be erased."

He tilted his head back,

"When an area is polluted, righteous sects can only cleanse the memories of ordinary people in that area, making them forget me... But it's difficult for powerhouses to cleanse their memories, because to evade is to be incomplete; it's like severing one's own martial heart, becoming utterly crippled.... Therefore, the more powerful a person is, the deeper the influence, and once the demonic seed is planted, the harder it is to erase."

As soon as he finished speaking, an Eighth-rank Heavenly Emperor with weaker mental fortitude instantly vomited in fear, completely collapsing and feeling their future was destined for darkness.

"Yes, the more powerful a person is, the greater the impact," he said, turning his gaze to Di Qi, watching him with interest, hoping to see a look of panic.

To his surprise, Di Qi, while listening, his eyes gradually brightened, "So that's it. Attacking the mind to kill the spirit, what a sinister technique. All that talk of yours, the true intent isn't what's explicitly stated. You're not trying to control these weaklings, but to instill fear of you in me. Are you... planting a demonic seed in my Dao heart?"

"Tell me more; I'll listen carefully," Di Qi said.

In the distance.

The players were stunned, completely dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! How did Daddy Di Qi suddenly get here?"

"Akina Speed, you didn't even notify us... Oh! I almost forgot, you're inside his body, working 996 like crazy, completely disoriented, unable to tell day from night outside, so naturally you wouldn't know what's happening to Di Qi."

Akina Speed: "???"

What does that have to do with me?

He's inside Di Qi's body; he can't see outside, and Di Qi wouldn't tell him his whereabouts anyway.

Someone else said, "Holy crap, this Demon Lord of the multi-parallel universe must be here to mess up the entire martial world and build his demonic sect. And now they've suddenly collided?"

"Is this Demon Lord an idiot? (crying) Seriously explaining his cultivation concept to Di Qi, while calmly showing off..."

"Holy crap! He actually likes you like this!"

"Run!"

"Run! It'll be too late if you don't run now!" (screaming)

"He's still too young."

"Demon Lord, stop showing off and run!"

Countless players, hidden within eyeballs, screamed, feeling utterly distraught and roaring internally as they watched the two still confronting each other on the street.