Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 345 Inner Demons and the Flood

Bai Yang currently only has a general sense of time and is unaware that the qualifying battle will begin in a month.

Although I knew this was coming, there was nothing I could do about it.

At his current pace, it would be quite good if he could resolve the potential health issues.

On that very day, he completed the construction of the 333-layer abyss.

With the successful setup of the last abyssal rift in this layer, the black oocyte in his mind resonated slightly.

His original soul power continued to condense and increase, and the degree of mental pollution finally began to slowly decrease.

Star Guardian noticed the change in time and informed everyone.

Ai Chen, Luo Feng, and the others were overjoyed, but they also hoped that he could make it to the battle and personally defeat Moro.

But from that day on, as the level of consciousness construction deepened...

Bai Yang began to hear low murmurs, and various black shadows began to appear before his eyes.

This was an obvious hallucination, an experience he had never had before.

He was secretly on guard, but he couldn't find the reason, even though the level of mental pollution had clearly decreased.

"What kind of invisible erosion did Professor Luo encounter?"

He quickly used his [Light Body] to perform a self-examination, but couldn't find any trace of contamination.

Three days later, Bai Yang continued to construct the abyss.

In the space of his mind, a dark figure that looked exactly like him suddenly appeared in front of Bai Yang's spiritual body, smiling at him with ill intent.

Two white suns, one black and one white, began to confront each other.

His vigilance immediately rose to its peak.

That terrible pollution has finally materialized!

Bai Yang asked warily.

"Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, the black-haired Baiyang chuckled softly, a playful look on his face.

"Me? Of course, it's you."

Bai Yang neither confirmed nor denied the answer. He secretly activated his mental power and scanned his surroundings.

The dark figure in front of me doesn't exist at all; it's something only I can see.

He assumed he was under some kind of hallucination attack and continued:

"Oh? What do you need me for?"

Seeing that he didn't believe him at all, Black Sun chuckled:

"As a time traveler, I face the unknown in the story."

It's inevitable to feel nervous.

Now that I've said this, you should believe it's you, right?

Bai Yang felt a tremor in his heart; this secret was indeed impossible for anyone else to know.

Judging from his expression, Hei Baiyang knew that he had already believed him to some extent.

He then continued speaking to himself:

"According to what we say about Earth in our past lives, I am your inner demon."

It was inspired by the unique environment here.

"You want to replace me?"

"We do have that plan."

But isn't that pointless?

Black Sun looked cunning and winked at him.

Bai Yang calmed himself down and asked:

"So what are you planning to do?"

How about you just disappear obediently like this?

Upon hearing this suggestion, Black White Sun actually nodded with a serious expression:

"Great idea! That's just like me, I like things to be straightforward."

That's why I took the initiative to come out and find you.

How about we settle this with one decisive battle?

Bai Yang's spiritual body remained expressionless, but inwardly he became even more cautious:

"What's the battle strategy?"

Seemingly knowing that Bai Yang would agree, Black Bai Yang said without hesitation:

"I have a question for you."

If you can answer that, I'll obediently disappear completely.

If you can't, then give me your body.

Bai Yang suddenly laughed:

"Aren't you afraid that if I lose, I'll deny it?"

A bet with only disadvantages and no advantages—I'm losing out big time.

Black Sun looked sincere, as if he had already thought it through.

"How could that be? We are one, and no one can break the promise we made."

You can sense this too.

At worst, I'll suffer a loss too.

"If I lose, I'll help you completely control the Abyss clone before I disappear, how about that?"

The other party's intentions are clearly hostile; they must have come prepared.

But Bai Yang's will is now incredibly firm, so there's no reason for him to be cowardly and afraid to fight.

It's a deal.

It's a deal.

Two white yangs, one black and one white, simultaneously extended their right palms and clapped three times in their minds, thus establishing the bet.

Bai Yang retreated to his original position, waiting for his inner demons to strike.

"Go ahead and ask."

The inner demon was overjoyed, seemingly convinced that he had Bai Yang completely under his control.

He gave him a ferocious smile, and then slowly said a sentence.

"Why didn't you kill Hong?"

Bai Yang was taken aback and shouted:

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

The dark figure cackled eerily:

"I am also you, and you can't hide your thoughts from me."

When you first came into this world, did you not have this thought in your subconscious?

Hong's actions for a woman exposed the unique nature of Earth.

You've caused such a huge problem, don't you feel any resentment at all?

Although you changed the course of his life and arranged for a star guardian to watch over him and prevent him from venturing into the Illusionary Sea.

But is that really enough?

If one day the truth comes out, the Earth will be in trouble.

Can you guarantee with absolute certainty that you had already acquired the power to absolutely guarantee the safety of the Earth before this?

"Wouldn't that be your responsibility?"

The evil words of the inner demon continued to be uttered.

His size began to increase without him realizing it, while Bai Yang's size began to shrink; this was a natural distribution of soul power.

Clearly, Bai Yang had genuinely considered these words and thought about the issue at hand.

The inner demon wasn't finished yet; it continued to bewitch in a low, seductive voice:

"We are different from Luo Feng."

We are time travelers, so we don't need to care about the plot or anything like that.

We don't owe Hong anything; in fact, he owes us more.

"What's wrong with solving the problem once and for all?"

Bai Yang listened to him silently, without saying a word for the time being.

But judging from the difference in their physiques, he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

The inner demon was secretly pleased and intensified its efforts.

"Really? This must be tiring."

As time travelers, we know so many secrets.

But for the sake of the plot, they couldn't take away Luo Feng's opportunity, which took a lot of extra effort.

He's the main character in the story, so it's alright.

But is it worth taking such a big risk for Hong, an ordinary NPC?

What benefits can he possibly offer you?

So, give up.

After returning, he ordered Star Guardian to send robots to kill him.

This way, both we and the Earth will be safe. If Hong knew what had happened, he would definitely forgive you for the sake of the Earth.

The inner demon's words, spoken in increasingly softer voices, were like the whispers of a devil, relentlessly crushing the human will.

At this moment, the size of Bai Yang's spiritual body had shrunk to only one-third the size of the inner demon's body.

He was also torn between his conscience and his own will.

Bai Yang had to admit that he had indeed had such a thought at the time.

"Hong's characteristics are too obvious."

He has been cultivating in the virtual universe to improve himself, and one day other important figures will discover the uniqueness of his will.

One self, one Luo Feng, one Hong.

Once the truth is revealed, humanity may begin searching for Earth with an intensity far exceeding that of the original story.

At that point, they might not even be able to protect Luo Feng's "Nine Tribulations Secret Manual"!

(End of this chapter)