Eternal Night.

Chapter 953 Transforming Demonic Thoughts
Wu Pifu would not underestimate this humanoid form of light formed from obsession.

Judging from the pressure emanating from it, even if it is not in the right state, and is completely out of its mind, with only its obsession acting up, its strength is probably the strongest Wu Pifu has ever seen in his life, far surpassing those sublimated bodies, origins, primordial evil beings, and even the Heavenly Dao of transcendent worlds that he has ever seen. In terms of total power, it is probably not even worthy of carrying its shoes.

However, its power is very dispersed. If its total amount is ten thousand, it probably cannot even exert the power of one. Its essence is not an intelligent life, but an obsession, that is, a kind of biased thinking. From this point of view, it is actually very similar to the Heavenly Dao, belonging to the category of general consciousness. In addition, this obsession comes from the Immortal Clan of the Multidimensional Universe. Its essence is from one to ten thousand, and from ten thousand to one, infecting and spreading to everything around it. As long as it is not infected by it, then what Wu Pifu is facing is only about one ten-thousandth of this obsession.

It's just a reaction after one's obsession with immortality has been disturbed.

Faced with the humanoid figure of light rushing towards him, Wu Pifu raised his Zanpakuto to meet it head-on. A violent explosion erupted between the blade and the light, and in the blink of an eye, the entire earth shattered and soared into the air. Wu Pifu was flung hundreds of miles away in the dust, and the spot where he had stood had been turned into a huge crater.

Logically speaking, everyone in that deep pit, except for him and the humanoid of light, should have been reduced to ashes. However, including Qing, the three leaders of the fifth generation were all unharmed. In fact, in the deep pit that affected almost one-fifth of the region, other members of the fifth generation minority were safe and sound, and even a few ordinary humans survived. This was very abnormal.

This strike wasn't Wu Pifu's full-force attack, but by using the power of the humanoid form of light to counteract it, the strike spread outwards, its power no less than that of hundreds of hydrogen bombs exploding simultaneously. Top-tier superhumans might be able to escape unscathed, and Qing's special properties with the butterfly could also be interpreted as fake damage, but ordinary mortals and weak superhumans simply could not survive.

They did indeed survive, because the power of Qi cultivators, wandering immortals, and even heavenly soldiers, generals, and officials surged within them.

The power emanating from the three fifth-generation leaders and Qing was even more immense and terrifying. Even though they had not yet undergone sublimation, their power far exceeded that of the second-stage sublimated bodies that Wu Pifu knew of.

In the moment when the humanoid of light changed the world with a single thought, their power had not completely disappeared?

"It's neither entirely real nor entirely fake, and it's far inferior to fish and butterflies, let alone the source of pollution... Is it the ultimate solution?" Wu Pifu murmured.

He didn't know what the ultimate level was, but based on his understanding after listening to the sutras in the Buddhist secrets, it was roughly the highest level of origin, the level of the zero-first level origin. However, the power system of the light humanoid was not the power system of the dream world, which came from the multidimensional universe civilization system, so there was no self-closed loop or infinite cycle achieved by imitating pollution...

But power is power (magnitude). You can play the ideal game with status, but power itself is real and undeniable. This humanoid of light is truly terrifying.

"Why are you blocking my way!?"

"The way of heaven and earth is like mortals climbing upwards, but there is no way to reach the heavens. Mortals will eventually fall to the mortal world and turn into mud. This is a great tragedy. Life is annihilated and disappears in this way. If all living beings were like this, it would be fine. But some people die young, some live long, and some can live forever like heaven and earth. This is the greatest injustice in the world, and it will inevitably accumulate endless sins that cannot be exonerated."

"Therefore, I established the Way of Man on the Mountain, which allows mortals to climb with the help of others, just like walking on a rugged mountain path. The brave are fearless, and the wise ponder deeply. They will find a way to climb this rugged mountain path. Although eternity is still far away, there is still a glimmer of hope. When they reach the top of the mountain, they are one step closer to eternity. Moreover, there are mountains beyond mountains. As long as they keep climbing upwards, they can eventually transform from mortals to immortals and become people on the mountain. This is the Way of Man on the Mountain that I established."

"With the help of many fellow Daoists, the Heavenly Court was established, and the Heavenly Rules and Regulations were set up. I sacrificed my own spirituality to protect all living beings from death and destruction. Although I may not achieve anything in this life, there is still a chance for reincarnation. My true spirit will not perish for the first time, then for the second, third, and so on, until countless lifetimes. Even the most foolish mortal in the world can be judged to ascend and become a person on the mountain."

"I also built the Immortal Transformation Pool, so that mortals who obtain the bloodline of my immortal race will have a source of protection. I also built the Immortal Execution Platform, which is specifically for those mountain people who commit crimes, violate heavenly rules and regulations, and bully the weak mortals. This will ensure that the weak have protection and the strong have rules, so that this world will not become a jungle where the strong prey on the weak."

"But the mountain is ultimately finite. I tried every means, even swallowing my pride, to discuss with my fellow cultivators and obtain several layers of dimensions, transforming them into the Nine Heavens, giving those who wish to climb another hope, so that you will finally have a path to follow..."

"Looking down from above is not for bullying or humiliation; looking up from below is not for pleading or resignation. Heaven assists those of virtue, without making grand vows, wishing that all beings in this world may live long and prosper. This is the way of humanity, this is the path between immortals and mortals..."

"Why are you stopping me..."

"Why are you blocking my way?!"

Roars echoed from all six directions—east, west, south, north, up, and down—sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes old, sometimes young. In an instant, it seemed as if ten thousand people were roaring at him in unison. The power of the humanoid figure of light, which had been unified, began to surge from one ten-thousandth to at least one-tenth in a short time. This power was terrifying. Within its sight, everything around Wu Pifu began to annihilate, even space shattered and time became chaotic.

This is power, real and not false, unlike status which can be directly identified as fake.

Wu Pifu, however, was completely unharmed. Facing power of this magnitude and level, his reputation as a commoner remained intact, and he was almost completely immune to attacks from five steps away.

However, seeing the humanoid figure of light about to pounce again, he feared that within five steps, he would be reduced to ashes with a single blow. But Wu Pifu remained calm and said, "If you hadn't shouted 'All living beings kneel down,' I would have thought you were telling the truth."

With just this one sentence, the power on the humanoid of light suddenly froze, as if all the people had been deceived. Its power began to decline rapidly, and not only did it decline, but it also began to backfire. In the blink of an eye, not only did it lose one-tenth of its total power, but it also lost even one ten-thousandth of its original power, becoming more than 30% or 40% weaker than when they first clashed.

What's even more terrifying is that the state of being, which was gradually becoming one with everyone and about to solidify life and intellect, suddenly became extremely confused again. Hundreds of new obsessions even split off from the obsessions, and the obsession of self-doubt took the majority.

Seeing this scene, Wu Pifu was not surprised at all, because at the moment of the battle, he did indeed sense many fragments of past memories emitted by this obsession.

The method of acquiring the Zanpakuto's techniques was through Wu Pifu's True Spirit Infusion. He discovered that when using the Death-Seeking Zanpakuto in battle, he seemed to be in a process similar to True Spirit Infusion. As long as the opponent also exuded True Spirit aura, he could indeed perceive the past memory information during the battle.

Indeed, everything that the humanoid figure of light uttered was true.

He did indeed perceive those contents from the fragments of the light humanoid's memories.

The earliest immortals originated from a massive war in a multidimensional universe. In that war, countless beings perished. Because the multidimensional universe was so vast, the number of beings who died in this war, which affected the entire multidimensional universe, was far more than trillions. Although their souls and true spirits were absorbed by the underlying cyclical mechanism of the multidimensional universe, similar to the Netherworld or the reincarnation mechanism that Wu Pifu knew about, the sheer number of souls and true spirits in a short period of time overwhelmed even the underlying cyclical mechanism of the multidimensional universe. These accumulated souls and true spirits began to curse all living beings in the multidimensional universe.

The original immortal race was born from such super monsters or super curses.

Logically speaking, the Immortal Race should be incredibly terrifying and bizarre, but the world is full of wonders. Extreme yang was born from extreme yin, just like the yin-yang eyes in the Tai Chi diagram. The original Immortal Race was actually the antidote to this terrifying curse that affected the entire multidimensional universe.

At the same time, the immortal race, born with an innate understanding of the pain of life, especially the greatest pain, death.

The supreme immortal, the original immortal race, after gaining consciousness, developing a self, and understanding himself, made a great vow: to save all mortals in the world, to enable all short-lived sentient beings to live long, and to enable all beings destined to decay to achieve immortality. For this reason, just as he said, he truly established the Way of Man, the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Rules and Regulations, the Immortal Transformation Pool, and the Immortal Execution Platform.

He truly had a heart for saving the world, and he genuinely put it into practice, dedicating countless years to this cause.

He wasn't lying about what he just said!
But the only contradiction is that... the one who knelt down and roared those four words was no longer the original supreme immortal, but the one with the obsession of immortality!

A large part of this obsession is simply the desire for immortality, completely forgetting why one wants to achieve immortality in the first place, and how to help others achieve immortality as well. And once immortal, one becomes invincible, so naturally... all living beings kneel down.

That single sentence caused the humanoid power of light, formed from obsession, to almost completely dissipate. Furthermore, the newly born self-awareness based on that obsession crumbled at that moment, leaving only endless self-doubt and self-questioning, and then…

Wu Pifu raised his broadsword; he already knew what was coming next…

Since he couldn't maintain the facade, and since he had realized that he wasn't the perfect, righteous person he initially was, he was no longer surprised by what would happen next...

The light on this humanoid figure began to dim, becoming dimmer and dimmer, until in an instant it transformed from a humanoid figure of light into a humanoid figure of darkness. Moreover, its obsession was no longer the kind that unifies the general consciousness, but rather a single strongest thought that began to devour the other obsessions, evolving itself and then transforming into power.

Obsession... is beginning to turn into demonic thoughts!

Then, Wu Pifu drew a retreating trajectory with his slash, and just as the demonic thought was still transforming, he flashed and struck...

The blade, meant for death, pierced through the demonic thought completely!

(End of this chapter)