Free Web NovelChapter 623: Chapter 240: Bai Yuan’s Flawless Inner World
Being able to freely decide the form of another, and control their world, such things can only be done by a true World Will.
And it must be the most complete World Will.
Bai Yuan of course couldn’t do this; he knew very well that the imposing Great Demon King before him, with his aura fully deployed, was not the entity itself.
Although both were in the spiritual world, they also had a physical form.
Bai Yuan looked at the building behind Alpha and said,
"No need to send any more underlings my way, I’m in a hurry."
Exploring the inner heart of Alpha, what an interesting game it was; Bai Yuan had no intention of wasting time with a mere fragment of Alpha’s consciousness or, should I say, a gatekeeper of the Inner World.
The message he intended to convey had already been delivered, with both lies and truths.
Of course, for now, it seemed that Alpha would not believe any words he said.
Alpha’s fragment started to become distorted, gradually losing its regular shape under the tremendous pressure of Bai Yuan’s spiritual power.
But this process was not smooth sailing.
Behind Alpha’s fragment, suddenly, dark cracks appeared.
From within those cracks, endless negative emotions condensed into many monstrous shadows.
They had no color, just pure black, like shadows on the ground suddenly becoming three-dimensional.
All these were the Evil Fallen of a past civilization.
These Evil Fallen were far stronger than the human forms of Evil Fallen Transformation.
Their shapes varied greatly, with some resembling giant reptiles, and others, strange birds, mammoths, and the like.
But no details could be seen, just an expanse of pure black.
Legendary Mutation Entry—River of Eclipsed Reflections.
Every single monster had the power to destroy heaven and earth; these ancient Evil Fallen seemed to revive with full strength within their pitch-black bodies.
They had once resisted Alpha, supported Alpha, feared Jing, and become obsessed with Jing.
But now, they had all become the legion of Alpha’s army.
Before Alpha’s fragment was crushed by Bai Yuan’s spiritual power, it came howling along with its legions.
It was a scene in the spiritual world, but it appeared as if a vast army was rampaging towards Bai Yuan in reality.
Bai Yuan knew well that if he was severely injured, he would lose this confrontation.
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In a showdown of spiritual power, other decisive factors came into play.
As the army bore down like a tidal wave of monsters rushing towards Bai Yuan, their black silhouettes layered together, forming a massive black barrier.
This barrier drew closer, and Bai Yuan understood that it had the power to destroy him, but he just smiled at Alpha’s fragment.
This fragment was already on the verge of being ground to dust by the immense spiritual power.
It seemed as if the two of them were competing to see who could kill the other first.
As the dark army neared Bai Yuan, he whispered softly,
"Disappear."
The vanguard of the dark army... dissipated instantly.
Bai Yuan gradually dropped his smile, not because he faced danger, but because he found the scene before him to be boring.
He was like an emperor who found the entertainment prepared by his courtiers unamusing.
"Disappear."
Once more, the oppressing dark army vanished at a command.
His words were like the laws of the world, as if he had decreed the command of "death" to these monsters.
And these monsters, faced with the vast spiritual power, seemed like subjects willing to accept death.
Alpha could not witness this, for at this moment, its fragment was on the verge of being erased by Bai Yuan.
In the spiritual world, Alpha’s fragment was not truly immortal.
But Alpha’s attack didn’t stop, the cracks became more numerous, even appearing behind Bai Yuan.
Bai Yuan didn’t look back, striding forward, crossing the remains of Alpha like a squashed can.
The dark forces before and behind him closed in, the cracks grew in number, yet Bai Yuan remained the same:
"Disappear, disappear, disappear."
Three "disappear" in a row.
At that moment, all the monsters within a kilometer radius of Bai Yuan vanished into thin air.
These monsters resembled countless dark lines sketched out by a painter on a canvas, then violently erased by an eraser.
The black substance remaining in the air was like the smudges left after erasing.
Not only that, but even those cracks were closing one by one during this process.
"You should have sent your true body, but I guess it’s doing something more harmful to me, right?"
No response.
Bai Yuan was clear that if on the narrow path Bai Wu walked in the High Tower’s sixth layer, the effect of the Parasitic Heart Demon existed, then Alpha himself might not be ignorant of this power.
Maybe it was a Mutation Entry-like deformed state, or maybe Alpha could also operate his vast spiritual power in a sequenced manner.
He didn’t forget, this was a monster that only needs Sequence 10 and Sequence 12 to master the rules of order.
And this monster might have already mastered the rules of distortion.
So while he was exchanging trash talk with Alpha, buying time for The First Generation and the others, Alpha was actually biding time as well.
"For you possessing the same power, parasitism is mutual. While I invade you, you are also invading me. Quite interesting." freёweɓnovel.com
The remnants vanished, Alpha’s remnants and the monsters in the river of shadowy images, all dissipated.
What appeared before Bai Yuan was the once thriving high-dimensional city.
Countless spherical buildings floated in this world, each corresponding to a secret of Alpha.
Bai Yuan twisted his neck and began to observe seriously.
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Elsewhere, Alpha walked in the darkness.
Not long before, he had easily eliminated Bai Yuan’s remnants, the gatekeeper of the Inner World.
It was the same as how Bai Yuan had effortlessly eliminated the gatekeepers he had set up in the Inner World, with no particular distinction—if there had to be one—
It would be that on Bai Yuan’s side, facing thousands of troops, although serene, with his powerful judgment turning the army to ash, he still might face danger.
On Alpha’s side, however, the resistance he encountered was, in Alpha’s view, utterly non-threatening.
Of course, he could engage in a contest of true bodies in the spiritual world with Bai Yuan.
But what he preferred... was to see the man’s inner heart.
Although his interaction with Bai Yuan was brief, he had to admit, Bai Yuan had piqued Alpha’s interest.
He seemed to be able to see the vast world hidden deep within this man’s eyes.
If possible, he hoped to recruit such a person for his own purposes.
He could even let him replace Jing Yi.
To do this, he would have to delve deep into the opponent’s Inner World, finding a significant factor that could change the other’s mind.
But what Alpha didn’t expect was... Bai Yuan’s Inner World was pitch black.
Inverted Red Pupils could see everything, and in their gaze, absolute truth would be revealed.
But even these eyes saw nothing but an empty darkness in the scene before them.
"Interesting, is it a disguise? Or is it that this world truly has a heartless person?"
To change Bai Yuan, one must find something crucial within his Inner World.
Like in Bai Wu’s Inner World, the most crucial thing was the three rooms.
They stored emotions, and once these emotions were released, they would make Bai Wu angry, fearful, sad.
Alpha and Bai Yuan were looking for such a critical object.
An object that could immerse Bai Yuan in negative emotions.
Bai Yuan had to find something that could instill fear in Alpha, and then amplify such fear.
Any fear could be augmented into the great terror of life and death.
But Alpha was different; Alpha’s approach was to find something that could make Bai Yuan sad.
Humans always sorrow over love, and he aimed to replace what Bai Yuan grieved for.
This was their confrontation.
It was like two top hackers hacking into each other’s computers, then seeing who could first find the other’s fatal weakness.
However, Bai Yuan’s Inner World took Alpha by surprise.
Because it was too clean, so clean that nothing was left behind.
It was as if this person’s heart... was spacious enough to hold the entire world, yet nothing had ever come close to his heart.
No light shone in, causing the immense space to be pitch black.
Alpha found it amusing, a person without a heart.
Such a person was very lonely.
Vast and dark inside, quiet and empty.
Walking in this world left one at a loss where to start. He wanted to change some of Bai Yuan’s "parameters," but how?
There was only "emptiness."
It was like two swordsmen in a duel, each searching for the other’s weakness, but one swordsman was full of weaknesses. Being full of weaknesses meant having none.
The Inner World was empty but seemed flawless.
"Although interesting, it is false, just like your lies, layer upon layer," Alpha said.
Would someone, who only holds himself in his heart and no one else, truly proceed to his antithesis?
Could he, in pursuit of what’s called interesting, rush towards death?
Red pupils contracted.
Alpha began to carefully observe the surroundings using his spiritual power.
He didn’t believe Bai Yuan’s heart had nothing in it.
If there really was such a person...
Then Bai Yuan’s strength of spirit was so formidable, he could no longer be called human, but a deity.
Only a deity could enter the absolute state of "emptiness."
No sadness, no fear, no anger, no love or hate.
All things unable to enter their heart, just like the pieces on a chessboard.
Such a person had no vulnerable points, possessing no possibility of being broken from the inside out.
As long as it was a battle of spiritual power, such a person could always remain undefeated.
But such a person did not exist.
Alpha firmly believed that as long as one was human, one must have something they care about.
"Although everything is an illusion, I must admit, you truly are a fascinating person," Alpha murmured.
There must exist a point that could overturn Bai Yuan’s inner world.
As long as that point was found.
...
...
Bai Yuan was an unsolvable enigma.
If Jing Wu were here, knowing that Bai Yuan’s Inner World could trap Alpha, he would surely be fearful of his past actions.
Back in the Color Domain, Jing Wu and Bai Yuan had a brief encounter with a lingering regret left behind.
Although at that time, Bai Yuan was far less powerful than he is now.
The city of a once-glorious civilization presented itself before Bai Yuan.
Bai Yuan, drawing on his various experiences in the Inner World, was judging the meaning each building represented.
On the streets, the coming and going people and powerful beings all held different significances.
Bai Yuan was slowly interpreting.
He and Alpha were probing each other. Although this battle lacked the flash of blades and swords, it was just as perilously dangerous.
"The three rooms in the Inner World, whether it’s Zero, Spade Ten, or Bai Wu, are all located far from the core area."
Spade Ten, Bai Wu, Zero.
The Inner Worlds Bai Yuan had entered were not limited to these three individuals, but indeed, these three were very powerful and distinctive.
One constantly spouted nonsense, one was devoid of emotion, and the other was half-human, half-mechanical.
The three unique structures allowed Bai Yuan to say that he had seen various uniquely constructed Inner Worlds.
Therefore, in this showdown with Alpha, Bai Yuan had the advantage of experience. It could even be said to be a tremendous advantage.
His steps were very slow, unlike Alpha, who constantly searched for "points" in the empty world. Bai Yuan seemed to be leisurely strolling.
Of course, Bai Yuan was not being complacent.
He was well aware that Alpha would be confused by his own Inner World.
But that did not mean he was in an invincible position.
He was just thinking.
It was like an engineer with countless design blueprints flashing through his mind, then finding the common thread in all the blueprints.
During this process of thought, Bai Yuan found many interesting buildings.
One was a black spire. This black spire was so slender that it seemed like a needle.
And this spire represented something: Bai Wu.
In the depths of Alpha’s heart, Bai Wu was like a thorn, not fatal, but enough to cause discomfort.
"Ha, kid, although you haven’t had many dealings with him, you’ve become like a bone stuck in his throat."
Bai Yuan was somewhat pleased.
Besides Bai Wu, he also found an existence corresponding to the "Lord of Order."
The creator of the High Tower was a tremendously large spherical building.
Being excessively huge, this spherical building only revealed half of itself, with the other half buried underground.
Like an enormous iceberg showing just its tip.
Seeing this, Bai Yuan suddenly became displeased.
"In Alpha’s heart, you are a mountain impossible to surpass, towering above all others. But do you deserve it?"
"Apart from leaving revelations that make me feel fear, what else have you done?"
Bai Yuan did not like the High Tower Master. In actuality, the High Tower Master had done many things for humankind. Bai Yuan was aware of this, knowing that the other indeed counted as a savior.
But he just did not like him.
Because of a revelation, his life’s first half might be said to have always been overshadowed by an indelible shadow.
And such a person, one who in Alpha’s heart resembled an insurmountable mountain, one who had not even revealed all his power... yet suffered defeat.
Bai Yuan looked at the giant spherical building for a long while.
Flashes of various Inner World structures passed through his mind, and Bai Yuan’s brain listed all their commonalities.
At that moment, it was as if a kind of matrix change was occurring deep within his brain.
He was like a walking humanoid computer.
In the end, he found that common thread, and then his gaze seemed to pierce through the mountain-like spherical building.
"The Parasitic Heart Demon hidden behind the archenemy, that is your weakness, Alpha. It seems I have found it first."
Bai Yuan quickened his pace. He was eager to find out what exactly Alpha feared.
