Having good aptitude is truly great!
This time, cultivating the "True Demon Secret Record" went exceptionally smoothly. In less than an hour, Hao Ren sensed the chaotic primal energy. A wisp of his true spirit escaped into the void, entering the incredibly profound and mysterious chaotic space.
Vast and indistinct, a realm of chaos.
In the boundless void, there was no sky, no earth; turbid and clear energies intertwined, a complete mess.
Hao Ren's wisp of true spirit felt like it was traversing a muddy swamp.
Immensely difficult, incredibly arduous!
He struggled forward, and in the hazy distance, something seemed to be beckoning him.
Push forward, push forward, the further the better!
Fueled by this conviction, Hao Ren desperately forged ahead.
After an unknown period, he felt utterly exhausted, the boundless clear and turbid energies engulfing him, impeding his progress.
Perhaps I should give up?
Hao Ren thought to himself.
No, I will never give up.
"My fate is mine to control, not heaven's!"
As these seven words were spoken, thunderclap exploded in the void.
An unexpected event occurred. A bolt of purple lightning, imbued with the immense power of creation, descended with a roar.
The purple lightning was like a dragon, like a deity, supremely powerful, supremely domineering.
The clear and turbid energies before him were swept away.
The cosmos was purified!
Hao Ren rejoiced. His wisp of true spirit seized the opportunity to swim forward.
This time, without the obstruction of clear and turbid energies, his movement was incredibly swift.
Soon, the scenery ahead changed. An ancient Heavenly Staircase floated in the void.
The Heavenly Staircase plunged into the depths of the void, its destination unknown!
On the first step, Hao Ren saw seventy-two True Demon manifestations.
Those beings were all terrifying and hideous in appearance.
Hao Ren observed them, and they also noticed him.
"Cackles, another little brat has finally arrived!"
"It's been hundreds of years, the demonic path is in decline. Not a single brat could come here to receive our demonic power. They find some stray demons outside the void to receive impure demonic power, trash!"
"Come, come, little brat, hurry over. Let this ancestor take a good look at you!"
...
These True Demons spoke in "ancient demonic tongues," yet for some reason, Hao Ren understood them all.
He knew he had found the right place. As long as he chose one of these True Demon manifestations and received its demonic power, he could successfully cultivate the "True Demon Secret Record."
But honestly, Hao Ren felt a slight resistance.
The reason was, the True Demons were all too ugly.
Some had green faces and fangs, others had human bodies and dog heads. Even though this chaotic void was dark, must you all be so carelessly designed!
After all, you are True Demons, patriarchs of the demonic path. Pay attention to your image, great ones!
Hao Ren grumbled inwardly.
However, he forgot, he was in a "true spirit" state.
In the "true spirit" state, thoughts were projected outwards.
Whatever Hao Ren thought would be directly revealed.
True Demon One: ...
True Demon Two: ...
True Demon Three: ...
...
The worst thing is the sudden silence!
All seventy-two True Demons fell silent, staring at each other, the atmosphere becoming rather peculiar.
We're ugly?
We were designed carelessly?
You are courting death!
They were enraged!
The seventy-two True Demons were furious!
"Little brat, in millions of years, you are the first to dare call us ugly to our faces!"
"Everyone, don't stop me, I'm going to kill him!"
"I didn't notice it before, but this kid has lightning spiritual roots. Damn it, a lightning spiritual root cultivating the 'True Demon Secret Record'! Is he deliberately trying to humiliate us!"
"Kill him!"
...
Hao Ren.
o( (⊙﹏⊙) )o
G-g-g-g-great lords, please calm your anger, I didn't mean it!
Hao Ren felt utterly helpless. He hadn't expected to encounter danger while cultivating a technique.
What is this?
The demonic path techniques are truly dangerous!
Mom, I want to go home. I don't want to cultivate demonic path techniques anymore!
Help!
There's no medicine for regret in this world. It was too late for Hao Ren to regret now. The seventy-two True Demon manifestations lunged forward as one, their expressions ferocious, shouting loudly.
"Swallow his true spirit!"
"Lightning spiritual roots deserve to die!"
"Kill!"
...
Facing the ferocious seventy-two True Demons, Hao Ren was utterly defenseless. He could only despairingly close his eyes and await death.
At this moment, a chuunibyou-esque line suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Let all the gods and buddhas in this heaven and earth vanish into smoke!"
Chuunibyou or not, it perfectly suited Hao Ren's current needs!
Rumble!
Following Hao Ren's thought, the void trembled, and streaks of purple lightning descended from the heavens.
The lightning was like dragons, carrying the power of creation, sweeping across the void!
The seventy-two True Demons were all stunned by the sight of the purple lightning.
"Holy crap, what is that? Primordial Purple Lightning?"
"Little brat, are you insane? Why are you making grand vows in the chaotic void? You'll get people killed, pfft, demons killed!"
"Damn it, everyone be careful, this kid is a congenital lightning seed. By making grand vows in the chaotic void, he can get the recognition of the void's will, thus triggering the Nine Primordial Purple Lightning..."
"You're talking too much. Do you think you're the narrator? Explaining so much, run!"
...
The seventy-two True Demons bickered and chattered, then, like ducks, they scattered.
Run, run, run!
Quick, escape!
However, a tragic scene unfolded.
The seventy-two True Demons fled into the depths of the chaotic void. After fleeing less than a thousand feet, the Heavenly Staircase violently shook. A magnificent and vast power activated, directly dragging all seventy-two True Demons back.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The seventy-two True Demons lost control of their bodies. In the next second, all their manifestations appeared on the first step of the Heavenly Staircase.
"Damn it!"
"Damn demonic gods, release the restrictions, let us go!"
"Mom, I'm going to die!"
"Everyone, as True Demons, I will absolutely not be scared into peeing myself. If I said the wet patches below are from my cold sweat, would you believe me?"
...
The seventy-two True Demons, like a flock of ducks, chirped and chattered noisily.
Rumble!
Nine bolts of purple lightning fiercely struck them.
Primordial Purple Lightning!
Slaying the heavens and earth, suppress!
The pitiful seventy-two True Demons were instantly shattered into dust and turned into a pile of ashes.
These ashes contained strands of profound restrictions, the other ends of which were connected to the Heavenly Staircase.
Rumble!
Another torrent of Primordial Purple Lightning struck down, shattering all the restrictions.
All the ashes, as if possessing life, floated towards Hao Ren's true spirit and were absorbed by him.
When Hao Ren's true spirit finished absorbing all the ashes, the Heavenly Staircase trembled violently. A terrifying void eye opened at the end of the staircase, and a majestic voice echoed throughout the entire chaotic void.
"Who moved my little pet?"
The terrifying pressure surged like a tide, and Hao Ren's true spirit could barely maintain itself, threatening to dissipate.
The next second, Primordial Purple Lightning split open the chaotic void, and Hao Ren's true spirit left the place, returning to his physical body.
Roar, roar, roar!
Endless roars echoed in the chaotic void.