Within the space of an inch, he fell into a demon's lair.
It happened in an instant. Su Che met the Black Emperor's gaze, and it was as though he had fallen into eternity.
A bone-deep chill rose from the soles of his feet, and a voice seemed to sound beside him.
"You damned thing! You fraud who stole another's name!"
"What right have you to call yourself Su?"
"You evil spirit, bound for Avici Hell! How dare you throw your weight around amid this immortal splendor?"
"You stole my body! Give it back, give it back! Give me back my life!"
The former owner's wraith seemed to shriek and howl in his ear without cease, while his own body gradually stopped obeying him.
It was as though someone else had awakened inside him and begun fighting him for control of his body.
A Heart Demon.
Su Che had never imagined that a single glance could draw out his Heart Demon.
What a formidable Heavenly Demon.
A Heart Demon arose from the dark places of the human heart, appearing and vanishing with one's thoughts. As long as thought remained, a Heart Demon could arise alongside it.
Ordinarily, cultivators practiced diligently, ceaselessly looking inward while advancing their cultivation. As their path waxed, their demons waned, and they could remain safe. But at an extraordinary moment, a Heart Demon became a weapon that struck at one's very foundation.
For now, Su Che could only acknowledge how formidable it was.
He did not know where this "Black Emperor" had come from, but the merest trace of his surging Demonic Thought had strengthened Su Che's Heart Demon to this degree. For a moment, it had nearly turned guest into master.
Though Inner Demons and External Demons were not one and the same, they could