From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"will not."

That being said, Abaddon still walked toward the Holy Lord, "but I've had enough of this frail body."

But the explanation from the mercury clock surprised the demons!

The Mercury Clock, a symbol of the will nurtured by Earth, is indeed much more peaceful than it was back then. It's no longer as frenzied, and has even become friends with humanity. Truly—

Depravity!

As Abaddon walked toward the Holy Lord, Da Yu tried to stop him, but Jiang Liu stopped her.

"Thanks, brother."

Abaddon, true to his word, called Jiang Liu "Big Brother".

"As a will born from this planet, I have no right to stop you, but are you really sure? To give up being human and become a demon?"

How to be a person?

For the devil?

Jiang Liu didn't know what the eight immortal gods who sealed the Mercury Bell into the body of a dead boy along with these eight demons were thinking, but there was one thing he was certain of right now.

That is, as time goes by, the soul of the mercury clock has gradually merged with the human body, and its will has gradually changed from the original chaos and madness to rationality and peace. It has even established emotional connections with others in the present day.

"Becoming human might not be a seal, a constraint, or a shackle for you. Does losing the ability to connect with the spirit and soul of all living things mean you can no longer connect with them?"

Abaddon gazed at the river, then turned his attention to Esther, Benny, and Catherine, ultimately choosing to seek power.

"Abaddon! Are you going to abandon our friendship in order to regain your strength?"

Esther couldn’t help but shout.

"Regaining our strength will not affect our friendship," Abaddon said, then walked to the Holy Lord without looking back.

With a sinister grin, the Holy Lord poured all the demonic energy of the seven demons into Abaddon's body, while Zhou Lan also threw the demonic energy bearing the lotus bud mark at Abaddon.

In an instant.

Abaddon's nine orifices resonated with each other. Apart from the central orifice, the other eight orifices each held a demonic energy, arranged in the form of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, vibrating and resonating with each other. The eight natural energies of the moon, mountain, wind, thunder, water, fire, earth, and heaven combined to transform his physical energy. In addition, the demonic energy of the eight great demons influenced Abaddon's form, causing it to gradually move closer to the direction of the eight great demons.

He was seen:

Its head is covered with earth-dragon horns, its hair is like a basha's whiskers, its cheeks bulge like howling winds, its body is larger than Bo Gang, its back has two western wood wings, its tail is covered with the scales of the Holy Lord Dragon, it is covered with the Central Armor, and its waist is tied with a spell-blue skirt.

They looked completely inhuman, like a demon that resembled nothing else!

# Chapter 899 The Essence of the Eight Great Demonic Auras

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"Demon Brothers!"

Seeing that Abaddon's body had been completely transformed into a demon under the influence of the eight demonic energies, Shendu was overjoyed and joined the other seven demons in offering them compliments.

Boom!

However, the Mercury Bell slapped the Holy Lord directly on the head.

Its nearly three-zhang-tall body crashed down hundreds of meters away, breaking countless trees and plowing out a clearing.

"Now, the time for revenge has come!"

Mercury Bell sneered, spread its wings, and the wind and clouds surged, stirring up the surrounding air currents and dyeing the sky a layer of blood red. It also blew up eight whirlwinds, carrying the eight great demons and taking them to the western desert and wasteland. It seemed that it was afraid of harming Esther, Benedict, and others, and did not want to use this place as a battlefield.

"Abaddon!"

Esther shouted towards the sky, where not a single demon was to be seen, hoping to call Abaddon back, but to no avail.

He's gone; he can't hear you anymore.

Jiang Liudao said, "Losing humanity and being influenced by the eight demonic energies will transform the Mercury Bell into a demon, gradually causing its consciousness to revert to its initial chaotic and frenzied state. Once it completely loses control, it will indiscriminately link itself with all living beings..."

In Australia's past, before the Mercury Clock was sealed, the form of rule established by the other side was to link all sentient beings with will on the entire continent together, and to use the cyclical energy of the heavens to link the spiritual will of all living beings in the world together, forming a whole.

If it were established in a form like the internet, that would be fine too.

But it is precisely by unifying the will of all beings and taking the will of the mercury clock itself as the guide, that a completely new consciousness is constructed!

If it really happens—

The Earth itself might very well become sentient! Take human form! And then face destruction!

Why destruction?

This is because this is not a world with a flat earth and a round sky. If the Earth were to take on a different shape and break away from its normal orbit around the sun, not to mention the extinction of life on Earth, its enormous size would likely cause it to collapse under the influence of gravity if it were to actually construct a shape different from a sphere.

"...But there's no need to worry too much."

Seeing Esther's anxiety, Jiang Liu comforted her, "Because of his obsession, he was once sealed by eight immortal gods and eight great demons. The immortal gods have left Earth and Mercury Bell can't be found, but the eight great demons exist in reality. Mercury Bell's anger won't subside unless we beat them up first."

"Once the eight demonic energies merge into one, can they still be separated?" Dayu withdrew her Qi, transformed back into Xiaoyu, and asked curiously.

"Ordinary mages can't strip away the demonic energy, but I can..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry and find Abaddon and strip the eight demonic energies out of his body!"

Esther did not want Abaddon to become a complete demon.

"Let me finish what I have to say first."

Jiang Liu remained silent, gesturing to Esther Mo to be anxious, "The demonic energy is easy to remove, but the body can never be transformed back into the original little boy's appearance."

What is the essence of demonic energy?

The Yin Qi of the Eight Immortals, evil thoughts, the innate Bagua Qi formation, and information equal the Eight Great Demonic Qi.

The basic principle by which it acts on people, giving them the power of the eight demons, is to allow the information of the innate Bagua energy contained in the demonic energy to actively transform the energy of the human body.

Only in this way can those who obtain demonic energy, or other beings, connect with the surrounding celestial energy of this world, thus ensuring an inexhaustible source of their own demonic power.

The reason why people and beings who acquire demonic energy gradually lose their rationality and become extreme in personality is because they are influenced by the Yin Qi and evil thoughts of the Eight Immortals.

"So it's not enough to just extract the demonic energy?"

Xiaoyu was surprised: "But Sister Duanmu was affected by Xiaofeng's demonic energy. As long as the demonic energy was removed, her body returned to normal and she even gained benefits."

And Uncle Long was possessed by the Earth Demon's energy; just remove it in the end.

"Different."

What's going on with Duanmu Ying?

Firstly, she already possessed knowledge of internal cultivation techniques.

Secondly, he has Jiang Liu to look after him.

Thirdly, the demonic energy of howling wind did not completely change the energy pattern of the human body within him.

But what about Button?

The eight demonic energies entered his body together, drilling into his nine orifices and arranging themselves according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, returning to their proper positions. In an instant, they transformed Abaddon's human aura into a special aura influenced by the innate Eight Trigrams aura and the demonic yin energy, connecting him with heaven and earth and completely transforming his human body into a demon.

Once the demonic energy has completely transformed a person's aura, even if the demonic energy is stripped away, it is impossible to directly transform the demonic body back into a human body.

When demonic energy transforms the human body to this stage, the demon will indeed lose some of its power upon losing the demonic energy. However, even if it is not retrieved, it can be restored by sensing the corresponding power of heaven and earth, thereby replenishing the missing power.

For demons at this stage, demonic energy is essentially a medium that can spontaneously connect with heaven and earth.

To make an analogy:

Weekly Weather Bureau = Internet

Eight Great Demons = Computer

The eight demonic energies = network cable or router

To access the internet using a computer, you need to connect to the internet first; otherwise, the main function of a computer is just a large USB flash drive and a calculator.

Similarly, for the eight demons to unleash their magic, they need to connect with the "Internet" of heaven and earth through the "network" of the eight demonic energies.

But once the demonic energy is lost—

Demons can still "go online," that is, use their abilities, but they need to constantly cultivate themselves.

In other words, it is like a practitioner like Jiang Liu circulating Qi throughout the body, actively connecting the body's Qi with the surrounding Qi. Once this connection is relaxed, it will cause the "network cable" to disconnect or the "router" to lose its function.

Analyzing the reason why the Eight Immortals separated half of the demonic energy from the eight great demons from this perspective, Jiang Liu realized that the reason the Eight Immortals didn't completely close the gates of hell from the beginning might have been to give the eight great demons a chance, hoping they could reflect on their actions in hell...

After all, Jiang Liu had already determined that the Eight Great Demons originated from the Yin Qi of the Eight Immortals.

no doubt.

The idea was good, but the execution was too soft-hearted.

If we want the eight demons to reflect on their actions, why not strip them of all their demonic energy, forcing them to maintain their realm only through self-cultivation?

"And Abaddon's situation—"

Jiang Liu quickly regained his composure, "Even if the person's aura has been completely altered, and the demonic energy is removed, they will still be a demonic being. At most, they will no longer be affected by the yin energy and evil thoughts within the demonic energy afterward..."

Seeing Esther's renewed anxiety, Jiang Liu changed the subject again, "But it's not impossible to turn him back into a human."

"any solution?"

Esther asked hastily.

Boom!

Before Jiang Liu could answer, a bolt of lightning shot straight into the sky, illuminating the world in a white light, leaving most of the people who witnessed it stunned for a moment.

"We'll talk about that later. I have to get involved to prevent their fighting from sinking the whole of Australia."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Liu glanced at the little demon dragon who had seized the opportunity to dart into the jungle, but ignored him. He then grabbed Xiao Yu and instantly arrived in the western desert and wasteland area…

# Chapter 900 Opening the Eternal Mindscape—Success!

Outside the desert.

On the edge of wasteland.