Chapter 13 What He Wants

As soon as Feng Bujue spoke, Zhuanjiezun and Dianhe Wang exclaimed in unison, "You've been through the Door of Emptiness?"

"Ah... I've been there once," Brother Jue replied calmly, "But... I didn't stay there long, and at the time, I didn't know where I was, let alone that the voice communicating with me in the darkness was actually Doumo."

"You even talked to Doumo?" Dianhe Wang's surprise was understandable. As it had just said, under normal circumstances... once a life form like a human enters the environment of "Nothingness," its consciousness will collapse and dissipate instantly. Even if there's some freak with a special talent (like Brother Jue) who can stand inside the Door of Emptiness without dying, it's impossible to have any "communication" with Doumo. Because Doumo's favorite way of communicating is—destruction. It will unhesitatingly destroy all creatures other than the demon race, without any reason... Compared to it, the Lord of All Demons, the God of the New Era, is practically a gentleman.

"Yeah, but unfortunately we didn't get anywhere with our chat," Feng Bujue replied, "But... now that I think about it, a lot of things are clear..." As he recalled the scene when he first used [Doumo Descends], he muttered, "First of all, the time flow inside the Door of Emptiness... is obviously different from the outside. My consciousness stayed inside for several minutes, but only a moment passed outside. That is to say... the actual time Doumo has been imprisoned is much longer than you think. One day outside may be several months or even a year for it." He turned to look at the two deities, "Can you two imagine? It has experienced tens or even millions of years in 'Nothingness'..."

"I can't..." Zhuanjiezun continued, "And I don't want to think about it..."

"Heh... I feel the same way," Feng Bujue laughed, he paused slightly, and then continued his previous thought, "Secondly, Doumo has forgotten who it is, and also forgotten who its enemies are... In fact, it doesn't even remember where it's being held or why it was imprisoned."

"Well... if it has really been in 'Nothingness' for more than a hundred thousand years, that's not surprising..." Dianhe Wang muttered, sweating coldly.

"Perhaps it was because it had been imprisoned for too long (lonely), when I visited, that ancient Demon King showed me a lot of pity and patience," Feng Bujue then said, "It answered all the questions I asked as much as possible... although it really didn't remember much... In addition, it also actively persuaded my 'consciousness' to leave quickly, lest it be swallowed by it unconsciously." Speaking to this point, he spread his hands, "And when I stated that I was here to accept 'demonization,' it also very readily helped me—blew a breath on my 'consciousness.'"

"And you didn't lose your soul?" Dianhe Wang asked strangely.

"The fact that I'm standing here proves everything," Feng Bujue tilted his head and smiled, "Of course... the experience of the first 'demonization' wasn't pleasant. That kind of extreme physical sensation... surpassed the dual limitations of the body and spirit, and even made me feel like I had broken free from the shackles of time. Compared to that torture... sticking your hand into a lawnmower is as pleasant as playing."

"Feng Bujue... you do have something special about you," Dianhe Wang looked at Brother Jue and said in a deep voice, "As a human being, being able to maintain your sanity in the Door of Emptiness is already a miracle. I didn't expect... you could survive the demonization baptism personally delivered by Doumo. It seems... your soul strength has far exceeded the limits of your race."

"Ah... probably," Brother Jue replied, and then changed the subject, "Let's talk about my one-sided relationship with Doumo up to this point... It's not very relevant to what we're here to discuss." He took a few steps forward and looked at Dianhe Wang, "Let's talk about you..." He paused and quickly continued, "Although you've also said something about your situation, I don't think you've explained it clearly..."

"Hmph... you really are a master strategist..." Dianhe Wang's tone was slightly sarcastic.

Feng Bujue didn't care and continued, "You can be considered a person who's quite good at scheming, and it's impossible for you to fight unprepared. Besides... being trapped in a seal, what you don't lack is time to think. Therefore, before breaking the seal, you must have already thought about a plan for what to do after escaping." He supported his right elbow with his left hand, pinched his right index and middle fingers together, gently stroked down his nose, and then slightly raised his chin, pondering, "Over the years, you've accumulated a lot of power by absorbing the demonic energy that seeped out from the 'crack in the door.' But you know very well that it's not enough to just have the power to break the seal; you must leave some strength to protect yourself... Otherwise, even if you escape the seal, this 'freedom' won't last long."

At this point, Brother Jue's tone changed slightly, and he continued, "However, things didn't develop as you planned... In the process of you escaping the Door of Emptiness, there must have been some kind of accident that caused the 'remaining strength' on your body to be far lower than you expected."

"Well... reasonable and logical," Zhuanjiezun in the distance stroked his beard and muttered.

"Alright, alright... I'll tell you then." Now that things had reached this point, there was nothing for Dianhe Wang to deny, so it simply confessed, "Let's put it this way... for example, I originally prepared ten units of strength, four of which were used to break the seal, and six were left for self-protection. In my calculations, with those six units of strength, even if I encountered the Four Pillar Gods, I would have a way to retreat completely." It shook its head, "But... the seal set by 'Dushen' has a special secret... He had already considered the possibility of the seal being broken, so he left an insurance on it. Fortunately, I was prepared enough, and I finally broke the seal, but... those ten units of strength had already used up eight..."

"I see..." Hearing this, Zhuanjiezun also understood, "With only two units of strength left, you knew that you didn't have the strength to resist the strong people who came to hunt you down, so... you came up with a plan to hide in a place where no one could find you in a short time..." He pointed to his temple with his finger, "...my mental world."

"If everything goes smoothly, you can hide here until the seal completely fails. By then... Doumo will have already been born, and it will be meaningless to take you back, then you'll be free," Feng Bujue continued Zhuanjiezun's words, "In addition... you can also use your unique 'parasitic' ability to complete the 'seizure' of Venerable Brother and obtain all of his power."

"Hmph... objectively speaking, your plan is indeed a high-level strategy with two birds with one stone," Zhuanjiezun sneered, "Being able to do this with the remaining two units of strength after the 'accident'... is truly admirable." Speaking to this point, he changed the subject, "However... as the person involved, I can only comment... this is a 'poisonous plan.'"

"For me, there's no such thing as poisonous or not," Dianhe Wang replied, "The weak are prey to the strong, and the fittest survive. In this matter... I'm not targeting you or anyone else. I'm just doing what I have to do in order to regain my freedom and survive. There's no element of 'like or dislike' or 'grudges.' Even if I succeed, I won't have feelings of 'guilt' or 'satisfaction.'" As it spoke, it glanced at Venerable Brother, "In fact... those emotional things are generally possessed by the creatures in your 'New Era.' From the perspective of the Truth Sequence, our generation of creatures is much simpler than you."

"Simple, pure, powerful, is this the original version..." At this time, Feng Bujue muttered in his heart, "Well... it can be considered to have its advantages and disadvantages... Of course, I personally prefer this more complex and humane new version."

[Current quest completed, all main quests completed]

The sudden system notification brought Brother Jue's thoughts back.

"Well... pretty fast," Feng Bujue opened the game menu and glanced at it. The quest [Solve the mystery of the juniper tree curse without killing "me"] had been checked off, and the team bar showed that all five of his teammates had survived.

Then, it was the sentence: [You have completed this scenario, 180 seconds later... later... *static*...]

This system voice couldn't even finish speaking...

"I've canceled your automatic teleportation limit, you shouldn't mind, right?" Venerable Brother immediately said to Feng Bujue.

"Ah, it's okay, I was just about to ask you to do that," Feng Bujue replied with a normal expression, "I've already thought about the content of the transaction, three minutes really isn't enough to say it all..."

"What do you want?" Dianhe Wang asked.

"That's right... Feng Bujue," Zhuanjiezun also said, "I'm also very curious, what are you up to?"

"Hehehe... don't be nervous," Brother Jue grinned, revealing a creepy smile, "I just want to... reshuffle the cards for the major forces in this universe..."