What Is the True Body Doing?!

Sometimes, danger doesn't come from the front.

The greatest danger is being Backstab by someone you deeply trust.

[What are you doing, Main Body?!]

The evil god's consciousness clone was completely dumbfounded. It had considered that it might run out of energy and be pulled back by the main body to be taught a lesson, and then it would show off its achievements today to impress the main body. However, what it had never expected was—

How did the main body cut its own "safety rope"?

In this way, even if the main body can still "see" what's happening here, it can no longer quickly pull itself back. In this unknown and unpredictable Zane Dungeon, isn't this tantamount to giving it away?

Abandoned?

No!

In that instant, Gong Qiying's Spirit Power storage suddenly jumped up significantly, all thanks to his consciousness clone.

Why, why did you do this, my true self?

The consciousness clone wanted an answer, but now that the invisible threads had been severed, the main body could only hear its voice, and it could no longer receive any information from the main body.

Its extraordinary wisdom told it that the entity was doing this perhaps because it wanted it dead.

How could it abandon me so easily? Could it be that the Zane Dungeon also possesses some kind of corruption ability similar to mine, corrupting me without my awareness, which is why the original body doesn't want me anymore?

So it means it made me and Sion explode?

At this moment, Mensis Brain once again released a light that was so bright it was insane to look at directly. This time, the consciousness clone, which had lost the ability to transfer the damage, had nowhere to escape. Its body was still being tormented by several mixed "dirty bombs," and there was no new body nearby for it to seize.

It had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it, directly bathing itself in that warm yellow light that didn't feel warm at all, placing all its hopes on the fact that it was a consciousness clone of an evil god and should have strong mental resistance.

However, he was still a little unsure, so he reduced his control over the erosion of the Zane Dungeon and instead focused most of his efforts on protecting himself.

This was a terrible move. It would have been better to unleash all our power and launch a massive attack on the entire Zane Dungeon, forcing Gong Qiying to step down.

On the other side, Gong Qiying noticed that the rate at which his Spirit Power was being consumed suddenly slowed down at a certain point.

Although he didn't know what was going on, he devoted all the Spirit Power he had saved to strengthening Mensis Brain.

In an instant, the light emanating from Mensis Brain was more dazzling than ten or even nine Frenzy Flame Lighthouse!

"How come this guy is still perfectly fine? No wonder he's someone connected to an evil god?"

Gong Qiying was also quite confused. He wondered if he was using the wrong method and whether he should try a different approach.

Then he saw his consciousness clone, which had remained motionless like a marble statue under Sain's relentless torture, finally begin to tremble, just like the Twin Towers welcoming their destined plane.

[Oh oh oh oh——]

The consciousness clone emitted a high-pitched voice it had never uttered since birth, and its mutated body, which had been Frenzied Flame by madness, abyss, and corruption to the point that only a tiny bit remained, was now trembling wildly.

This was the first time it had experienced what the parasites that had died before felt, and the result was not good at all, very bad!

There are no mysterious or complicated feelings. When being watched by the Mensis Brain, one's mind will only generate hysterical and frantic consciousness for no reason, which will smash all clear consciousness to pieces!

If we were to represent each creature's resistance to madness as a visible strip, an ordinary person's strip would be about the length of a fingernail, while a consciousness clone might be as long as dozens of adults combined. But no matter how long it is, it will eventually reach its limit, and now it has finally reached its peak.

"How come it suddenly started working?"

Gong Qiying felt even more strange. Logically speaking, if it was effective, it should be a good thing. But suddenly this guy went from completely resisting the frenzy to completely not resisting, which only made people feel that something was wrong. So he silently mobilized more Spirit Power for the defense of the dungeon, preparing for a rainy day.

As it turns out, he made the right move.

The consciousness clone, who had never experienced pain since birth, was immediately unable to bear the pain of madness. Although his invisible body was not affected by the massive bleeding, the mental anguish became even more intense.

Having lost the protection of its original owner, it is now nothing more than a mere dependent.

But will it resent abandoning its own Hidden Dim Star form because of this?

[My true self, I understand your meaning.]

Despite enduring excruciating mental pain, the consciousness clone remained fiercely loyal to the main body of the evil god. If even the clone was not loyal to the main body, then what was the point of creating it?

As you've seen, what's hidden deep within this underground city is truly astonishing.

It seemed to have made a firm decision, its tenacious spirit resisting the madness that tormented it at all times, gathering all the power, whether for defense or erosion, and concentrating it within itself.

It is an avatar originating from the original body, so how could it not know what the original body is thinking right now?

It seems I've really messed up this time. I don't know where things went wrong, but even the main body won't let me go back, leaving it to explode here with the Zane Dungeon and make a final contribution.

Having withdrawn all defensive power, the mental influence of Mensis Brain on it grew stronger.

I haven't even thought about my last words yet.

The frenzied influence on Mensis Brain had already altered its psyche; it was no longer willing to waste time and, while it still had the ability to suppress its frenzied state, resolutely launched its attack—

[Great Self-Destruction]!

What is created by an intangible entity cannot possibly explode like a tangible life form.

A ripple suddenly appeared in the air of the Zane Dungeon, followed by visible spatial fluctuations. The distorted space spread in all directions, tearing apart everything in its path.

Even Mensis Brain was affected. His enormous body was constantly bursting with wounds due to the fluctuations in space, and in the blink of an eye, it became a bloody mess, but it still retained its shape and could still emit light.

If it could become like this given its strength, then if a human were here, they would probably die on the spot, without any chance of treatment.

Gong Qiying frowned. The spatial fluctuations collided with the equally invisible underground city defenses. Almost instantly, the previously erected defenses shattered. He immediately poured his Spirit Power into them without stopping, and the numbers plummeted.

If we hadn't set up our defenses beforehand, we probably would have consumed even more Spirit Power.

The consciousness clone self-destructed without hesitation, just like when it possessed Iliphis and then Hidden Dim Star. The relationship between the two might be even closer than he imagined.

The opponent self-destructed, which seemed like a victory for Sion and weakened the power of the evil god.

However, having expended so much Spirit Power without gaining any useful information, it seems like all my efforts were in vain, making me appear to be the loser.

If we're talking about weakening the Zane Dungeon, then the consciousness clone has indeed succeeded, effectively cutting off Gong Qiying's revenue for a long time!

"No, it seems like there's something left behind by that guy."

The place where the consciousness clone had been standing seemed to have left behind something that was twinkling like stars. Although the light was very faint, it was still enough to be noticed.

After taking protective measures, Gong Qiying sent the underground city to make contact with the thing. The moment they made contact, something flashed before his eyes like a series of images. Some were simple words, and some were several images that were not connected to each other and appeared very chaotic.

He saw demons of various shapes and dark skin kneeling on the ground, praying to a towering tree. The tree's rough bark glowed with an eerie light, which shone into the body of the strongest demon, making him even stronger and more terrifying, far surpassing Iliphis power.

That demon later became the Demon King, the first Demon King.

Later, the first Demon King died by the First Hero's sword, and his body was buried under the Great Demon Tree. After countless years, purple starlight appeared on the surface of the Great Demon Tree, and the second Demon King emerged from the ground!

The scene flashes, and the second-generation Demon King is defeated. Because his power far surpasses that of the first-generation Demon King, he cannot be killed and is imprisoned in a dark and sunless prison where he has no idea what the outside world looks like. Until one day, a crack appears in the prison.

The scene jumps again, now appearing beneath a starry sky filled with shimmering purple light. Hundreds of people dressed in ways that are out of place in the present day are performing some kind of ritual. These people are all rare masters, and through the ritual, they unleash all their power into the sky. The purple starlight that comes into contact with this attack dims for a fleeting moment!

Immediately afterwards, Gong Qiying came to her senses from these jumbled memories.

What did I just see?

Without a doubt, what he had just come into contact with were the various memories left behind by his consciousness clone.

Due to the frenzied influence of Mensis Brain, the consciousness clone failed to completely obliterate itself, leaving behind only fragments containing traces of memories.

These memories are enough for Gong Qiying to ponder.

What is that giant tree? Is the purple starlight related to the giant tree?

Was it sealed in an underground city? And what was the meaning of the final scene—that a large group of people could harm an evil god through a ritual?

What was that ceremony?

Meanwhile, the purple nebula above the universe rolled over contentedly. It had spent some effort suppressing the disgusting things coming from the consciousness clone, and now it could finally return to a sweet slumber.

The fact that it learned through its consciousness clone that there was flesh and blood of Great One in the Zane Dungeon did not surprise it much; it seemed that it would be surprising if there were no beings of that level in Sien.

Unfortunately, after going through this ordeal, it lost some of the strength it had painstakingly accumulated over the years.

That underground city is interesting.

Both sides learned some of each other's secrets today.

"If there's an opportunity, I need to learn more about the demon race."

Gong Qiying made a copy of his memory so that he wouldn't forget what he had just seen.

The crisis was temporarily averted, but before he could restore the dungeon to its original state, he noticed changes in the outside world.

A large horde of Cronenberg-style twisted monsters are chasing Fan En and his companions, leaping and bounding about.