"Is it really that simple?"
Yang Yuan asked, "The Dark Heart is a Marvel, right? There’s always a price to pay when using Marvels."
Lu i’s expression didn’t change, but she couldn’t help but ask, "What is the price?"
"The price..."
The Shadow Demon pondered for a mont and then said, "The price is that you beco a proxy of the Abyss, just like . From then on, you will be a person without a Shadow; you beco the Shadow yourself, forever living in darkness. I, too, was not like this before. This Dark Heart is a Celestial Marvel, but at the sa ti, it is also a magical Marvel, produced by ’Abyss,’ a creature you cannot imagine."
Abyss?
A combination of Celestial Marvel and magical Marvel?
Everyone present felt amazed.
"What is the Abyss?" Lu i asked with a frown, very cautious about the term.
"The Abyss..."
The Shadow Demon smiled, with an expression full of aning: "In very ancient records, it was similar to your Creation Continent, but the Ga Governnt went too far, the entire world fiercely resisted, more than 90% of the beings willingly sacrificed themselves, rging into the world’s will, turning the entire world into a living entity. If it weren’t for this incident, your world might have reached that point too. It’s... such a pity."
Yang Yuan and the others exchanged glances, seeing shock and disbelief in each other’s eyes.
"Such a grand play originally; it got disrupted by a beam of light. Truly a pity. The crash of the Ga Governnt’s temporary authority structure is a huge loss for the Ga Governnt, but for the Creation Continent, it’s an enormous opportunity."
The Shadow Demon sighed and smiled, continuing, "The Dark Heart is also called the ’Heart of Freedom,’ it can make you complete. Yes, truly complete, even if your soul has been taken, even if you’ve been forcibly enslaved, you can beco whole through it, no longer bound, but the price is becoming a part of the Abyss."
"And then? Will the Abyss have do sothing?" Lu i asked.
She would never be restricted by anyone; otherwise, she would have agreed to Yang Yuan’s plan earlier.
The Shadow Demon replied with a slight smile, "If they ask you to oppose the Ga Governnt, would you agree?"
Lu i’s eyes flashed with determination: "I would!"
She said it very firmly.
The Shadow Demon’s eyes brightened, "So you’re a fellow traveler; then you don’t need to worry. As long as you stand against the Ga Governnt, the Abyss will do you no harm; it might even go out of its way to help you."
Zhao Jiayan couldn’t help but ask, "This is the Mountain God Temple; won’t the Ga Governnt hear what you’re saying?"
"Do you think the Ga Governnt has that much free ti? And even if they do hear it, so what? Words like mine are spoken by countless beings every day, but after endless ages, things remain unchanged."
The Shadow Demon was indifferent. He looked at Lu i again, "I’ve said all I needed to say. Whether to choose or not is up to you. I just happened to co here, heard what you were saying, and extended a hand to help... By the way, this Dark Heart needs to be purchased. I can extend you credit, but in the future, you will need to pay a Cosmic Crystal."
"What is a Cosmic Crystal?" Lu i asked.
"It’s a currency that you won’t need to use now. Just rember it."
The Shadow Demon tossed the Dark Heart over.
Lu i instinctively caught it, "No need for a contract? Aren’t you afraid I might go back on our deal?"
"Ha, no life dares to owe money."
The Shadow Demon laughed coldly, and then smiled, "Of course, since you’re a fellow traveler, I can allow you to defer paynt unless you lose your mind and decide to side with the Ga Governnt."
With that, his figure slowly faded away, just like when he ca.
"Wait, how do I use it?" Lu i asked hastily.
"Swallow it."
The Shadow Demon completely vanished.
"It’s gone," Jiang Yiyi said softly.
Yang Yuan nodded, looking at Lu i, "Are you really going to use the Dark Heart?"
"Or does Mr. Yang have a better thod?" Lu i asked back.
Yang Yuan was silent; at least for now, he had no good way to help Lu i break free from the Mountain God Temple’s constraints.
"Then wish luck."
There was a hint of a crazed smile in Lu i’s lifeless eyes, "At worst, it’s just death."
With that, she swallowed the black stone directly.
In the next mont, under the watchful eyes of Yang Yuan and the others, her entire being turned pitch black, and the shadow beneath her feet vanished... No, to be precise, the shadow retracted and rged with her.
This process was very brief, lasting only seconds.
"How is it?" Zhao Jiayan asked.
"I can feel it."
Transford into a black humanoid figure, Lu i turned around, looking at her own Divine Statue. With a wave of her hand, a beam of light flew out from the statue and entered her body.
"Boom—"
The Mountain God Statue crumbled instantly, turned to dust, and scattered with the wind.
At the sa ti, a Divine Format flew out.
"Rumble—"
A blood-red lightning suddenly appeared in the sky above Mountain God Mountain, but whether it was because Lu i wasn’t truly dead or so other reason, the blood-red lightning was very small.
Everyone on Mountain God Mountain was shocked, looking at the suddenly appearing blood-red lightning.
Chang Xinrou, who was helping so ordinary people plow the fields, transford into a stream of light and rushed towards the summit.
Inside the Mountain God Temple.
Lu i’s entire aura changed, not becoming stronger, but becoming more elusive.
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