Hu Tao stared in shock at Chen Luo, who had just punched himself hard. But looking at Chen Luo now, Hu Tao, with her sharp sixth sense, could feel it.
The Chen Luo she knew had returned.
But seeing the blood dripping from Chen Luo's face, Hu Tao, disregarding her exposed top, rushed forward. The white light emanating from her hands reached for Chen Luo's face.
[You have received healing from player "Hu Tao", your HP has been restored by 5 points]
Looking at Hu Tao's anxious expression, Chen Luo reached out and patted her head, saying softly,
"My exclusive healer, your healing is really weak."
Hu Tao, who was concentrating on healing, felt a pang in her heart at his words and instinctively retorted, "You saw it! It's not weak at all!!"
Chen Luo smiled and rubbed Hu Tao's little head, thinking that crying really didn't suit this girl:
"Mhm, it's definitely not small in that regard. Alright, give me some time, let your boss handle the problem."
After saying that, under Hu Tao's confused gaze, Chen Luo closed his eyes.
Hu Tao didn't understand Chen Luo's meaning, but looking at Chen Luo at this moment, the familiar sense of security quietly dissolved her unease and sorrow.
...
In the sea of consciousness,
Golden dragon eyes transformed into a blazing sun, hanging high in the sky above the sea of consciousness. The originally golden sea of consciousness was now quietly covered with a layer of scarlet.
Light began to gather in the sea of consciousness, and after a moment, the light coalesced into Chen Luo's appearance.
When the light had fully formed, Chen Luo suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at the scarlet below with fury,
"Get out! You bastard!!!"
A terrifying fluctuation emanated from Chen Luo, violently shaking the entire sea of consciousness.
The blazing sun in the sky also cast a majestic gaze upon this scarlet ocean.
But the scarlet hue on the golden ocean remained unmoved, even attempting to delve deeper.
However, once Chen Luo's consciousness truly cleared, the entire sea of consciousness seemed to come alive.
A powerful repulsive force emanated from the entire golden ocean, and finally, with the combined strength of the sea and sky, the scarlet power began to converge towards the center.
Chen Luo stared at the converging scarlet power with a furious expression, everything that had just happened flashing through his mind.
It had started with a fleeting lust, but under the surge of emotions, this power had quietly infiltrated his sea of consciousness, subtly influencing him and constantly amplifying the dark emotions within his heart.
At that time, he not only wanted to possess Hu Tao and lay his hands on others, but in his shame and anger after being rejected, he had even wanted to beat Hu Tao directly.
The punch he landed on himself at the end was Chen Luo's anger at his own words after he had regained his senses.
I, Chen Luo, am lustful! But I am not trash! What kind of person hits the girl he likes!
And after that punch, Chen Luo, who had completely regained his senses, also realized where the problem originated.
His mind had been silently influenced by some kind of power.
If he hadn't regained his senses at the last moment and had instead tormented Hu Tao, not only might Hu Tao have perished, but he himself might have completely transformed into someone else.
He would no longer pursue greater strength, nor would he have the courage to wield his blade against stronger opponents.
Instead, he would cower within this safe zone, relying on his current strength to bully the weak and become an ignorant local tyrant.
Thinking of this, Chen Luo's heart burned with rage:
"Damn you, what do you think human emotions are? Are they playthings you can manipulate at will?!"
Under his rage, the sea of consciousness began to roar madly, and the scarlet energy completely condensed into a perfect sphere.
Hearing Chen Luo's words, a giant scarlet eye suddenly opened on the sphere floating in the sea of consciousness. It gazed at Chen Luo and said,
"You are the favored one of this world? Heh heh, why not follow your desires? Resistance is futile. As long as you are willing, this world is merely your backyard."
"Even when the final chapter descends, with your potential, you will be qualified to live on as a servant with your race, just like that foolish white wolf."
"And these weak humans, since they are alive because of you, why shouldn't they serve you?"
Chen Luo heard this and laughed in anger:
"Who are you looking down on?! I have desires, but I am not defined solely by them!! Desire is something I control, I am not a slave to desire!"
"The revival of the Wolf King was also your doing, wasn't it, you bastard? Are you insulting my fight with it?!"
The scarlet eyes stared intently at Chen Luo, confirming that his consciousness had no more exploitable loopholes. A sneer came from the giant eye:
"Foolish human, you know nothing of power and despair."
"Just you wait! When you see my true form, don't come crying and begging..."
BOOM!!!
A golden beam of light descended from the heavens and directly struck the scarlet eyeball that was about to spout more nonsense. Before it could even finish speaking, it was reduced to ashes by the power of the sea of consciousness!
"Shut up, threats are useless. If you want to kill me, just come! No matter how many of you come, I will slaughter you one by one!"
[You have destroyed the mental avatar of "Great Demon Lord". As no substantial damage was inflicted upon the main body, you cannot obtain the "Great Demon Lord's" origin and cannot gain experience points.]
Chen Luo, floating in the golden sea of consciousness, saw the system prompt that suddenly appeared and gained some clarity:
"So, when I killed monsters before, what I truly obtained was the so-called origin?"
"No wonder I gained the same amount of experience points from level 0 to level 10 when killing monsters. So, origin is the fundamental reason for leveling up?"
Vaguely, Chen Luo felt as if he had grasped something.
....
In reality, Hu Tao carefully used a wet towel to wipe the blood from Chen Luo's face. The wound had healed after the treatment.
But looking at the large patches of blood on his face, it was clear how hard Chen Luo had hit himself.
Thinking of this, Hu Tao felt a pang in her heart. While wiping Chen Luo, she muttered to herself,
"Actually, I like boss too, but the way boss was was too scary, he looked so unfamiliar, I was a little scared."
"And, Mom said that girls should cherish themselves and only give themselves to the one they love after getting married."
"Emmm, so should I marry boss? Emm, it's not impossible."
"But Hu Tao is only 18, and I can't get married for another two years. Can boss wait?"
"For the wedding, should I wear a white wedding dress or a bright red traditional wedding outfit?"
"Emmm, getting married also means having babies. How do you have them? Never mind, Hu Tao likes babies, I'll have a lot with boss then."
Wiping the blood, Hu Tao's thoughts seemed to have completely gone astray. She cupped her face, completely lost in a strange fantasy.