The Birth of the Consciousness Demon
The second Rift no longer revealed the ambiguous pink mist of before, but a pure golden light, dazzlingly bright.
Although Bai Li's Immortal Power was also golden, and his every move was filled with golden light, the golden light of the First Immortal Emperor gave people a feeling of holiness and majesty, while this golden light, just by looking at it, exuded an air of luxury.
As the golden light shone in all directions, the Lesser Consciousness Demon that had gathered were swept by this golden light, and their bodies quickly underwent mutations.
This time, however, they didn't transform into handsome men and beautiful women; instead, they became some rather deformed humanoid Ghosts.
These humanoid Ghosts had greedy faces and sharp ears, clearly demonic. Their upper bodies were thin, with skin and bones visible at a glance, but their bellies were bulging high, making them look very fat.
Each of these Ghosts carried a golden bag on its back, filled with gold and silver jewels. After transforming and landing, their Ghosts immediately fell on the golden bags on each other's shoulders, and they saw the gold and silver jewels inside.
Their eyes immediately gleamed with greed, and then they screamed, brandishing their sacks, and began to fight amongst themselves.
These Ghosts may appear weak and incapable of fighting, but when they do fight, their strength surpasses that of the world's most powerful fighters, many of whom are at the Qi Refining Stage. Perhaps only a small number of peak Qi Refining Stage warriors can match them.
Their attacks were accompanied by a whooshing sound, and they quickly fought until everyone was bleeding and the ground was littered with broken limbs.
After killing their opponents, they showed no interest in the corpses, but immediately picked up their golden bags and poured the gold and silver treasures inside into their own bags.
Strangely, their bags, though seemingly filled with gold and silver, could never be filled to the brim. Even when they poured the gold and silver from the bags of other Ghosts into their own, the bags did not increase in volume by the slightest.
However, some of the Ghosts successfully plundered most of the gold and silver from the Ghosts underwent evolution. They began to awaken some Superpower, such as spitting out golden light, telekinesis, and transformation. Their forms also became much larger.
The corpses of the dead Ghosts on the ground transformed into pure Consciousness, which was absorbed by the pink giant egg.
Soon, these Consciousness Demons carrying golden cloth bags fought each other until only one remained, and this Consciousness Demon had already evolved to the point of being unrecognizable.
His body was no longer thin and deformed, but instead became full of muscles, and his face became ferocious. His height increased to about five meters. Five horns and three eyes grew on his head, and his arms became eight. Golden patterns appeared on his chest and abdominal muscles.
However, the greed in its eyes remained unchanged, even intensified, and one of its hands still gripped the golden cloth bag tightly, which contained the gold and silver treasures of all the Ghosts that had once been its kin.
This time, the pink giant egg did nothing to it, and the completely evolved Consciousness Demon walked to the left side of the giant egg, knelt down on one knee, seemingly protecting it.
During this time, Bai Qiuran and the Red Dust Immortal Elder began to record the changes in the pink giant egg and the group of Consciousness Demon. Seeing this strange phenomenon, Li Jinyao and Tang Ruowei also put aside their shyness and took out various tools to help record the changes in the energy readings of the pink giant egg.
Not long after, the "banquet" in the Material World reached a new climax. After a long period of noise, the ministers, the emperor, and the empress all felt that their stomachs were empty. So the emperor clapped his hands and summoned the eunuch to ask the head chef of the imperial kitchen to serve the dishes.
Soon, a dazzling array of delicacies were served on the table by the imperial chefs, and then presented one by one by the eunuchs into the palace and placed on the long table in front of the palace.
Abalone and sea cucumber from the south, bear paws and tiger penis from the north, ginseng and fresh mushrooms from the east, and fine wines and spirits from the west.
Each and every dish is a delicacy that ordinary people rarely get to enjoy, but now it is laid out on the long table for you to choose from and pick as you please.
The emperor and his ministers began to eat and drink, and the beautiful concubines who had come to accompany them also had the opportunity to feast.
Meanwhile, within the Consciousness Domain, a third crack appeared on the pink giant egg that was also affected by the same sensation. A wisp of white steam drifted out from the Rift, just like the Master released when a steamer opens the lid of a steamer after the buns have come out of the steamer.
As the steam spread, all the Lesser Consciousness Demon, except for the evolved Gold-and-Silver Consciousness Demon, underwent another transformation. This time, they became robust creatures with huge mouths and fangs, and full of muscles.
These creatures had enormous mouths that stretched from the lower half of their faces to their chests, but their skin was like roasted meat, emitting a mouthwatering aroma.
Upon landing, these monsters immediately began killing each other and devouring their own kind. Their stomachs were like bottomless pits; no matter how much raw meat they swallowed, they were never satisfied.
Like the Gold-and-Silver Consciousness Demon, these BBQ-style Consciousness Demon quickly devoured each other. The last remaining Consciousness Demon had transformed into a monster eight meters tall, covered in bone armor spikes, with a gaping maw in its abdomen.
It also walked to the right side of the pink giant egg, knelt down on one knee, and together with the Gold-and-Silver Consciousness Demon, protected the giant egg.
The Rift on the giant egg grew larger and larger, and pink light emanated from within. Inside the egg, the pulsation of that being became clearer and clearer.
As the Consciousness Domain and the Material World resonated and influenced each other, and life within the giant egg became more active, the "banquet" in the Imperial Capital of the Material World also became increasingly frenzied.
Finally, the emperor was no longer satisfied with the delicacies he was used to eating. He summoned the eunuchs and gave them some instructions.
The eunuch received the order and left. Immediately afterwards, the chefs from the imperial kitchen arrived in person, followed by a prison cart containing several pairs of naked young boys and girls who had been washed clean.
Seeing this scene, Bai Qiuran felt a little dazed. It was as if he was seeing the banquet in the Divine Age, when he and Jiang Lan had just Wedding and were invited to heaven by Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
That time, it was a similar scene, except that the cage contained not young boys and girls, but dragons and phoenixes, beings of a higher level.
"What a sight this is..."
Tang Ruowei groaned, covering her forehead.
"Those beasts."
Even the Little Demoness glared at them angrily, gripping the hilt of her sword tightly. Heavenly Demon Phantom appeared behind her, and the sword energy almost pierced through her body.
The Red Dust Immortal Elder glanced at Bai Qiuran and frowned slightly.
"Grandmaster."
"Yes, although I've seen a lot and experienced many battles, I have to say once again, the human heart, when it turns evil, is more terrifying than any demon or monster."
Bai Qiuran sighed, "Although I don't want to disrupt the birth process of the Consciousness Demon,... prepare for divine retribution."
He raised his hand, ready to attack the organizers of this "banquet".
However, at that very moment, the pink giant egg within the Consciousness Domain suddenly emitted a dazzling light from the Rift.
As this light appeared, the Consciousness Domain trembled continuously, the cracks on the pink giant egg opened, the eggshell shattered, and the Consciousness Demon gestating inside finally broke free.