Above the ground, a dark, black light flickered in and out of sight amidst the swirling yellow sand.
It seemed unusually cautious, always appearing amidst the sandstorms whipped up by the gale.
Suddenly, a crimson streak burst forth from the surface sand, brazenly plunging into a swirling wave of sand.
It sped along, carving a long scratch across the wall-like surface of the sand.
Just then, that dark, black light suddenly appeared in the sand.
'Bang!'
The crimson hue immediately changed direction, accelerating in an instant and smashing the dark black light into the sand waves.
The dark, black light tumbled and rolled awkwardly in mid-air.
The crimson hue chased after it, suddenly expanding several times its original size, swallowing the dark speck of light that hadn't even had a chance to react.
Dark black light...
No, it should be the Dimension Heart the Evil Spirit Dimension dimension.
When the Dimension Heart came to its senses, it found itself in a crimson world.
It immediately crashed into the edge of the crimson world.
'Bang!'
The spatial membrane of this crimson world was unusually tough, and it bounced back like a piece of highly elastic cowhide.
After regaining his footing, the somewhat disheveled Dimension Heart attempted to launch another attack using the same tactic.
But the next second, thin, crimson threads shot out from the spatial membranes in all directions, directly piercing the Dimension Heart.
Upon seeing this, the Dimension Heart no longer cared about its previous plans and began desperately dodging left and right.
But those crimson threads seemed endless; the Dimension Heart held out for half a minute, but was still completely surrounded by them.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
Then, a swarm of more crimson threads pierced the Dimension Heart, turning it into a hedgehog.
" The Dimension Heart of Evil Spirit Dimension?"
Richard's voice resounded within the Dimension Heart the Evil Spirit Dimension dimension.
The Dimension Heart remained silent, seemingly displaying a stubborn resistance.
Seeing this, Richard didn't waste any words.
"You won't cooperate, huh? Fine, you just wait..."
He directly connected with the Dimension Heart of the Crimson Dimension, transmitting the aura of the Dimension Heart the Evil Spirit Dimension to it.
"Ah?!!!"
Sensing the unfamiliar presence of its kind, the Dimension Heart of the Crimson Dimension instantly sprang to life.
"Eat... eat... evolve... evolve!"
As it jumped, it eagerly conveyed its desire to Richard, the one who made the agreement.
"!!!"
The Evil Spirit Dimension Heart, sensing the unfamiliar aura of its kind, instantly went berserk!
It screamed in terror, "Don't eat me! I'll cooperate! I'll cooperate!!!"
"Hmph~" Richard snorted coldly, and said sarcastically, "I quite liked the way you refused to cooperate just now..."
The Dimension Heart the Evil Spirit Dimension trembled, repeatedly shouting, "Don't eat me! Don't eat me!"
Richard softly comforted the Crimson Dimension's Dimension Heart before cutting off the transmission of energy.
He asked again, "Are you the Dimension Heart of the Evil Spirit Dimension?"
The dark light hurriedly replied, "I am! I am!"
Richard asked again, "Why didn't your predecessor place you in some hidden place?"
The dark light hesitated for a moment before replying softly, "I like being free."
"Huh?!" Richard was somewhat surprised. This Dimension Heart heart was quite different from the one in the Hell Dimension. One was an ultimate homebody, like someone who stayed in one place and didn't want to go anywhere; the other was free-spirited and liked to wander around and roam.
"Isn't your former partner afraid that you'll be snatched away by some other lucky person?"
The dark light suddenly fell silent again.
Seeing this, Richard sneered, "Not going to answer? Very well..."
He reconnected with the Dimension Heart the Crimson Dimension.
"Eat! Eat! Evolve! Evolve!"
Sensing the presence and intense excitement of that unfamiliar kindred spirit, the dark light dared not linger any longer.
It quickly replied, " Vesis is a native of this place! She is the one I specially chose as the facilitator, and she cannot refuse any of my requests!"
"Oh?!" Richard instantly realized that this Dimension Heart was probably the rarest of its kind, the type that actively chooses its creator.
"So, you deliberately set up this living environment in this space like this?"
The dark, black light replied, "Yes."
Richard chuckled, "You've certainly gone to great lengths to enjoy your freedom."
Then, he changed the subject and said, " Vesis can't come back. Are you planning to choose a new Contractor, or should I help you find one?"
The dark light hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said, "I'll find it myself..."
Hehehe~
With a soft laugh, the countless thin, crimson threads that had plunged into the dark black light all vanished.
Richard's figure suddenly appeared in the crimson world, reaching out to grab the dark black light in his hand.
What if I don't agree?
"I..." The dark light paused for a moment before stiffly replying, "... It's up to you."
"At my beck and call?" Richard repeated, then suddenly his smile vanished, replaced by a calm expression. "I've encountered several Dimension Heart before, and your intelligence... seems to far surpass theirs."
The dark light flickered violently twice, and a hoarse voice replied, "I... I don't know either..."
"Hehehe~" Richard suddenly laughed.
He reached into his Storage Ring and pulled out the clay sculpture, saying with a smile, "Should I call you Vesis, or should I address you Evil Spirit Dimension Heart?"
The dark black light trembled violently, then suddenly shone with a blinding white light, shooting out from Richard's palm with a 'whoosh' and rushing towards the spatial membrane of the Crimson World as fast as lightning.
'boom!'
The immense impact instantly caused the entire Crimson Space to tremble violently.
The dark black light pushed against the spatial membrane and flew outwards, quickly creating a long, sharp corner in the membrane.
'Buzz! Buzz!'
It strained with all its might, watching as the membrane at the very tip of the sharp corner became increasingly transparent, about to break open.
A soft shout suddenly rang out.
"Return."
A strange green light flashed, and the dark black light watched helplessly as the spatial membrane thickened again, bit by bit.
"No!!!"
It roared in despair and followed the green light back the way it came.
Now that it had been exposed, the dark light no longer bothered to conceal itself. It directly questioned the Lord of Evil Spirits in the voice of him, "I thought I had hidden myself very well. How did you find out?"
Richard smiled and said, "You hid it very well, it's just a pity..."
He casually placed the clay sculpture next to the dark, black light.
"You care about it too much."
Dark black light:...
Richard continued, "Furthermore, a Dimensional Space that has only been formed for less than ten thousand years possesses such a mature Dimension Heart..."
Don't you think it's too incongruous?
Dark Light said regretfully, "Damn it, I was too careless!"
"Careless? Tsk tsk~" Richard then shook his head and laughed, "Then you've been careless in far too many ways."
"I searched the entire space, but I couldn't find the Lord of Dimension's usual residence. Is that reasonable?"
Dark black light:...
"Two arms... Four-Armed... six arms... but there's no sign of eight arms. Does that make sense?"
Dark black light:...
"I just personally examined a Lord of Six Arms. His memories were normal, but something was hidden deep within his soul..."
"Besides..."
The dark light could no longer contain itself and interrupted, "Enough!"
"You couldn't hold back anymore?" Richard said disappointedly. "Too shallow, too thin-skinned..."
The dark, gloomy light, barely containing its anger, demanded, "Speak, Lord of Crimson, what exactly do you want?!"
"What are you planning to do..." Richard chuckled knowingly. "I originally intended to take over this Dimensional Space and find it a new Master..."
"But now, I have a better idea!"
Dark Light felt a jolt in his heart, a sudden sense of foreboding rising within him.
It felt familiar with this feeling, whether it was when its Clone was captured or when its Main Body was sealed!
"What... what do you want to do to me?!"
Richard put away the clay sculpture, then pinched up the dark, black light and brought it to his eyes.
"I don't know if you stumbled upon this by accident or did it intentionally..."
"Your current state is very similar to the Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit I remember!"
"A... Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit?" The dark light exclaimed in astonishment, "What is that?!"
Richard ignored it, instead saying to himself, "If the Dimension Heart becomes the Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit, it seems I can bypass the limitation that a Dimension Heart can only have one creator..."
"Once I acknowledge a master, it's like possessing a super magical artifact as large as Dimensional Space!"
Recognize... recognize a master?!
Upon hearing this word, Dark Light felt a chill run down its spine.
It immediately roared, "You... bastard! Don't even think about messing with me!"
Richard ignored it; his mind was racing, constantly refining and supplementing his previous idea.
He had a strong premonition!
If this idea comes to fruition, he will likely be able to transcend the Multiverse and become an omnipotent being!
"Etc!"
Richard abruptly closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing his excited heart.
"Sigh~"
He took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
"Phew~~~"
"I haven't yet determined whether this Dimension Heart has transformed into Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit."
"First, let's confirm whether it can recognize an owner!"
Richard opened his eyes, decisively separated a True Spirit, and, ignoring the screams and obstructions of the dark light, plunged directly into it.
'Buzz!'
The dark, black light suddenly trembled violently.
Immediately afterwards, it rapidly expanded from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a fist.
"Get out! Get out of here right now!"
The Lord of Evil Spirits roared desperately to stop him.
However, the wisp of True Spirit that Richard separated from it drove straight in with an incomparably arrogant attitude, successfully reaching the very core of the Dimension Heart.
"Hmm~"
Richard gazed at the Dimension Heart, as clear as black glass, with countless slender roots spreading out from it, and murmured softly, "This guy seems to have merged with the Dimension Heart through parasitism..."
"The existence of these soul roots disrupted the structure of the Dimension Heart Dimension Heart, but did not harm it!"
"That's pretty impressive!"
"Hmm, wait! Although the internal structure of the Dimension Heart has changed, it is still too loose and does not yet meet the conditions for recognizing a master."
" The Lord of Evil Spirits really did stumble into this situation by accident..."
Feeling that his underwear had been exposed, the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits burst into tears of grievance.
"Waaaaah~ You bastard~ Robber~ Waaaaah~ That's too much~ Waaaaah~"
Richard frowned at the sound of crying.
"Shut up!"
He snapped impatiently, flicking his finger to release a Crimson Mana that sealed the voice of the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits.
Next, he began to devote himself to studying the internal structure of the Dimension Heart the Evil Spirit Dimension.
"They say the beginning is always the hardest, but the Lord of Evil Spirits's accidental stumble has actually saved me a lot of trouble..."
"First adjust the internal structure, then engrave the Secret Rune..."
"Uh, right, I don't think I know what the legendary Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit is structured like..."
"Forget it, I won't dwell on it!"
"At worst, we can just work backwards from the effects and combine them one by one..."
Richard frowned slightly and murmured, "Let's first determine the core function of the Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit."
"Able to recognize its master, possessing Spirituality, its power is greatly amplified..."
"What else was there?"
He scratched his head and continued, "Hmm, autonomous growth! Although it's called a magic weapon, it's essentially still Dimensional Space, so it must retain the ability to grow and evolve autonomously!"
"Oh, and you also need to be in sync with your Master's mind!"
"Only in this way can it be used as easily as an arm..."
"Uh, so in that case..."
Richard glanced at one of the unfortunate souls who was locked up in solitary confinement.
'call!'
A crimson hand appeared, grabbing the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits and roughly pulling it out of the Dimension Heart.
'Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!'
The roots snapped one by one, and the intense pain caused the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits to scream in agony.
However, Richard's Silence Secret Art continued to work, ensuring that only the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits could hear the screams.
The next second, it was thrown into a Sealing Spirit Orb.
Richard watched as numerous cracks began to appear inside the Dimension Heart due to the extraction of the remnant soul of the Lord of Evil Spirits, causing the Dimension Heart to begin to collapse.
Instead of panicking, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "A great opportunity!"
With a thought, the True Spirit within the Dimension Heart instantly transformed into crimson smoke, scattering and drifting into the structural fracture.
With the replenishment of these crimson clouds, the Dimension Heart was originally in a state of collapse, quickly stabilized.
In an instant, a long-lost sense of clarity and comfort was felt in Richard's soul by his True Spirit power.
"Mmm~~~"
He couldn't help but let out a soft moan.
"So comfortable~"
"It felt almost exactly the same as when I became the Lord of Crimson..."
However, this feeling of comfort lasted only a few seconds before disappearing.
Richard began attempting to control the entire Evil Spirit Dimension through the Dimension Heart.
'Whoosh!'
The entire evil Dimensional Space was clearly visible to him.
"Hmm? There's a chance?!"
He immediately focused his gaze on a wall of sand that had been lifted from the ground and shouted, "Fall!"
However, the sand wall only paused for a moment before continuing to surge forward.
"No! This feels like it's being controlled from a distance of tens of thousands of miles; I can't control it at all."
Richard decisively abandoned the idea and instead began designing the internal structure and Secret Rune Pattern of the Dimension Heart based on the previously envisioned effects of the Dharmic Treasure Primordial Spirit.
"First and foremost, one must be able to recognize one's master..."
"Hmm, although my True Spirit and the Dimension Heart have initially merged, to ensure absolute safety, I must add another layer of protection!"
"Let me think about what to use..."
" Equality Contract? Natal Contract? Or Master-Servant Contract?!"
"Wait a minute, my True Spirit is the 'soul' of the Dimension Heart. Using these contracts means I'm enslaving myself?!"
"Pass! Pass! Pass them all!!!"
"I'll use the Secret Rune that can promote and deepen the fusion between my True Spirit and the Dimension Heart..."