Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo -
Chapter 602 - 564 VS Catastrophe Demon 3
Chapter 602: 564 VS Catastrophe Demon 3
In the world of demon hunters, there are some wonderful methods that are said to awaken a person’s past life memories.
Although it doesn’t seem to be very popular nowadays, in magical stories of old, "past lives" was quite a popular concept. What kind of role and life one had in a past life inevitably evokes imagination. Perhaps one had some impressive knowledge or other talents in a past life, and if awakened to those memories, one might acquire those skills in this life — surely, many have had similar thoughts.
Even in Luo Mountain, "past lives" is a mysterious concept. Although Luo Mountain once presided over the post-mortem world, it never found evidence that souls reincarnate. Souls are considered to come from nothing and, after death, settle into the air and soil of the post-mortem world. Reincarnation is generally believed to be something only legendary land Immortals like Shan Liangyi can achieve.
Nevertheless, certain spells and rituals to awaken past life memories can still be effective. Users can often "remember" some dubious "past life experiences" to some extent and gain skills and knowledge from them. Considering that the "Reincarnation" attained by Shan Liangyi is also one of the "legendary realms," it is uncertain if the mystery of reincarnation is related to the legendary Great True Spirit. In any case, there are historical examples of characters growing stronger and evolving through this.
My current experience might be similar to this.
With the mutual devouring of flames, the consciousness of the Catastrophe Demon is flowing into me.
Within this, I find no perceptible memories or any rational thoughts. The Catastrophe Demon is truly a monster, its thoughts extremely chaotic, full of a desire for destruction and a will to kill. I can infer how my future self mastered the Crown Form, but it is hard to understand how I then fell into becoming a Great Demon. And that might be the least important part, as the ultimate explanation lies with the Naraku Gospel responsible for simulating the existence of the Catastrophe Demon.
However, the consciousness of the Catastrophe Demon is not completely void of substance. Quite the contrary, I am gradually sharing its perspective on the use of power and its view on power. Just like certain people in history who grew stronger by awakening "memories of their past life," I am continuously absorbing "another version of myself’s experiences."
The difference is that the Catastrophe Demon is not my past self, but rather my future self. Considering falling into becoming a Great Demon can be regarded as a kind of transformation, to explain it as "my future self" does not seem implausible either. Even though there might be people who learn from their past selves, there should be very few like me who learn from their future selves in history.
The devouring between the Catastrophe Demon and I was initially balanced, however, once I applied the new experiences I learned to the present battle, the Catastrophe Demon gradually fell into a disadvantage. This is a matter of course, as I am growing stronger, yet the other side is almost stagnant, so it is equivalent to rowing upstream; if it doesn’t progress, it regresses.
Through the consciousness conveyed by the flames, I seem to sense a trace of shock and a curious impulse emerging in the chaotic and violent mind of the Catastrophe Demon, as it bursts out with 120% of its strength, intending to overtake my growth.
Although the Catastrophe Demon reaching its current level is a kind of "proving its path by force," at the end of this erroneous evolution route, the black flame had indeed achieved qualitative change. No longer merely simply and crudely compressed, it became the force with the proper density of true Impermanence. There might have been the later assistance of the "gravity of the earth," but regardless of the problem-solving process, it mastered the correct solution and even reconstructed its body and soul using this solution.
Currently, it is in a state of great insight, and if it could retrace its steps, it would not be impossible to reverse engineer the correct evolutionary path of the Vermilion Bird Fire. Unfortunately, its nature had long since been distorted, no longer a pure flame power.
However, the conditions it lacks, I possess.
A high-level and high-density flame power, what form it should take, the experience of the Catastrophe Demon pointed me in the right direction. It is not just the density at the material level, but also spiritual, abstract, and other mysterious levels as well. Matters that cannot be seen clearly from the foot of the mountain can be overlooked clearly from the mountaintop.
Even if an old and seasoned Impermanence were to spiritually synchronize with me, it would not allow me to achieve such growth. Each of us has different objective conditions, and the ways we view the world and ourselves also differ. These differences would mean that even if empathy is achieved through spells, many incompatible aspects are destined. Much like how two people who grow up in different linguistic environments, even if they later learn each other’s language, still have too many subtle parts that cannot resonate.
Yet the experience of the Catastrophe Demon matches me extremely well, allowing me to sense directly that realm beyond description.
Perhaps, the reason the Catastrophe Demon decided to try to devour me isn’t just as a mimicry of me, but rather an instinctual choice—seeing in me a direction to grow stronger as well.
Fire can produce earth, with its Central Yellow Dragon attribute, once it completely devours me, the Vermilion Bird Inheritor, it could strengthen its Solar Eclipse Fire. Even directly claiming my Vermilion Bird Seed for its own is not impossible, possibly correcting its distorted essence in the process.
Strictly speaking, it is not without progress now either. Just as I could use the black flame as nourishment, the black flame also grows more intense as it devours my flames. However, the speed at which it gains strength far lags behind the speed at which I assimilate its experiences.
Originally, my comprehension was insufficient to digest so much experience in such a short time, much less reverse engineer the correct direction of power manipulation. Even if I could reverse engineer everything, without any practice, I couldn’t possibly apply my newfound insights in real combat so quickly.
It was Little Bowl’s blessing that continuously provided inspiration during the assimilation process, enabling my understanding of power to surge at a terrifying speed, and even allowing those theoretical matters to be vividly and vividly expressed first-time.
What one learns from paper always feels shallow—such problems are almost non-existent for me in this blessed state.
Ideas that could be thought of are inevitably thought of—what can be thought of can be immediately executed... Right now, I feel as if I have borrowed the mind of a genius, with wisdom pouring forth like a fountain.
My flames are getting brighter and brighter, the terrifying destructive fluctuations they emanate are gradually rising to more profound realms.
At the same time, the black flames covering this area are also decreasing. Originally occupying half, now they quickly dropped to 30%, and continue to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The scales of victory are undoubtedly tilting towards me.
Perhaps realizing that continuing like this will only lead to being devoured cleanly, the Catastrophe Demon decisively abandoned the contest on the plane of "mutual devouring." All the remaining black flames broke away from the ground, forming a vortex in the air and rapidly converging, finally reverting to a shape resembling the Black Flame Demon God.
But it was already too late. I had almost learned everything I could from it.
I also returned to human form in an instant, and then slashed with my hand in the direction of the Catastrophe Demon from afar. Accompanied by the violent exploding sound, an extremely condensed massive flame Sword Qi shot forth. Its speed and power vastly surpassed all previous moves. The Catastrophe Demon had no time to dodge and could only reflexively raise its arm made of black flames.
The flame Sword Qi mercilessly severed its arm, slicing it from the shoulder to the abdomen, splitting its upper body with unstoppable force. What previously felt like an impenetrable defense was now breakable with one strike.
Immediately after, the shocking wound closed up in an instant. This level of damage was not enough to kill it completely, but I could feel its momentum had fallen by more than one layer. My attack had indeed inflicted deep injuries on it.
Even though I could learn new things during the mutual devouring process, the Catastrophe Demon couldn’t accomplish the same because the foundational establishment of "Crown Form" and "Eclipse Form" are fundamentally different.
The Catastrophe Demon relied purely on its accumulated skills, which I could learn, while I relied on the Furnace Slag Straight Sword, or rather the Furnace Slag Impermanence Divine Sword, external things that cannot be obtained through learning.
Because the Catastrophe Demon did not use the Vermilion Bird Fire, it probably no longer possesses the ability to refine furnace slag, and it certainly could not suddenly produce a high-intensity ash weapon like me at this juncture.
I am now different from before. Just by relying on Little Bowl’s blessing and continuing to settle a little longer, I can reach the level of the Catastrophe Demon, Great Demon Xuanwu, as well as Huang Quan and Ming Zhuo. By then, even without the Furnace Slag Straight Sword, I can stand toe to toe with them. And right now, with the Crown Form boost, I undoubtedly completely surpass the Catastrophe Demon.
——It’s over, another me.
This is what I thought to myself in my heart.
Then, the flames in my hand changed into the form of a straight sword, infused with the Power of Divine Seal Fragments, a mysterious undulation spreading.
The Catastrophe Demon seemed to sense something, but had no intention of fleeing, instead letting out a roar like an ancient beast, charging at me with reckless abandon.
I raised the sword in my hand high and unleashed the final strike.
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