The heart demon blinked, not particularly surprised.
Although the Nightmare Lord was a nightmare born from the hearts of all sentient beings throughout the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, with a mind inherently chaotic and evil, that did not mean his mental state was weak.
In truth, a Hunyuan might weigh the pros and cons, but would never fear death or retreat upon seeing the Dao.
The Nightmare Lord's intention to retreat was naturally one of his methods.
Unfortunately, though he had risen along with Gu Shaoshang's advancement, he was still incapable of manipulating or influencing a Wuji, even one like the Nightmare Lord, who had died once and returned from tribulation without recovering to his peak.
"Heart demon?!"
The Nightmare Lord focused his gaze and swept across his sea of consciousness. When he saw the twisted, chaotic, eerie existence that had somehow been born in the shadowy depths of his mind, his face twitched and his expression turned savage.
"Since when did a mere heart demon dare attack me?"
The Nightmare Lord was both shocked and furious.
Heart demons were born from all dark and murky energies. Every cultivator would inevitably encounter such strange things, but to beings above the Great Luo realm, heart demons were nothing.
Every Great Luo was possessed of an unyielding will. A Hunyuan had even severed all delusional selves and touched upon the True Self of essence and origin.
Yet this heart demon could actually affect his thoughts. It was simply unbelievable!
One had to know that before he became a Wuji, he had resisted the temptations of the Supreme Great Freedom Heart Demon Lord beneath Demon Ancestor Luohu for tens of millions of years.
What right did this tiny heart demon have?
With a thought from the Nightmare Lord, an immeasurably vast and majestic