Chen Tian looked at Tian Wuzi before him. Tian Wuzi was completely different from before, with large black wings sprouting from his back, two black horns on his head that seemed like dragon horns but felt different, and his hands transformed into extremely sharp claws. However, these claws were formed from sword hilts.
His entire hands and claws were composed of sword hilts, his legs bent, not like human legs at all. His legs were bent, and at his feet were a pair of scythes, curved scythes. His wings were spread out behind him, and below the wings, two pairs of scythes were connected to his back.
Chen Tian looked at Tian Wuzi at this moment and couldn't help but think that he could no longer be called Tian Wuzi. Tian Wuzi had vanished. The person before him was an evil spirit. Chen Tian was puzzled; he had not found any evil spirits with this appearance in the information he had about them. Chen Tian spoke softly, "An evil spirit?"
"Kid, I didn't expect you to know information about our race. Indeed, this small world is fortunate to have a prodigy like You Ni."
The masked youth landed slowly, his scythe-like legs touching the ground without any issue. His scythe-legs were like normal human legs, except they were embedded in the ground, allowing him to stand firm.
"No, you are not an evil spirit. You are different from other evil spirits."
Chen Tian instantly recognized the anomaly. The opponent had the aura of an evil spirit, yet his appearance was different. Evil spirits did not look like this. Chen Tian was certain he was not an evil spirit. His aura was indeed that of an evil spirit, but what was going on?
He had never heard of evil spirits evolving or mutating. Those who were assimilated maintained a unified and fixed appearance. Strange, strange!
"Kid, don't think about it. I am an evil spirit, and yet I am not. I am merely someone who has been cast out by the evil spirits."
The youth looked up at the sky, his expression full of sorrow. Chen Tian could tell his emotions were genuine. He continued to ask, "So what? I don't care about you. I only know that your race is the public enemy of humanity. How many worlds have been destroyed because of you, how many beings have been turned into neither human nor ghost because of you."
"Today, I will leave you here."
As Chen Tian spoke, he prepared to attack. His hatred for evil spirits was no less than anyone else's. When the evil spirits invaded the Divine Realm, the deaths of his brothers, loved ones, and friends – Chen Tian would never forget these grudges.
The young man, Xie Yang, said, "I don't want to fight you. To put it plainly, I am different from other evil spirits. Could you listen to a story first? It's not too late to attack me after you've heard it. I won't resist anyway."
The youth looked at Chen Tian, his eyes holding a peculiar gaze and emotion.
Chen Tian's scalp tingled. The gaze made him feel a sense of familiarity. Why was that?
Chen Tian could feel the familiarity of the gaze but couldn't recall who it belonged to.
Chen Tian lowered his guard and nodded. He would listen to what the other party had to say first. If the other party had no intention of harming this world, Chen Tian did not want to kill innocents. No one knew if there were any good people among the evil spirits.
He couldn't make a decision based on a single judgment. Chen Tian would not be blinded by hatred.
"Call me Lin Huang. I don't even know my original name anymore. After countless years, this world has become like this. It seems the former imperial capital has shattered."
Lin Huang looked in a distant direction, his eyes seeming to see something as an aura of sadness enveloped him.
"What I need to tell you is from ten thousand years ago. Ten thousand years ago, the Northern Yuan Continent was not called the Northern Yuan Continent. All parts of the Northern Yuan Continent were called the Northern Yuan Imperial Capital. The entire continent was part of the Imperial Capital, and I was the emperor of that Imperial Capital. Ten thousand years ago, I unified the Northern Yuan Imperial Capital, with no conflict, no discrimination, no nobility, everyone was equal."
"But I never imagined that my eldest son would send a peculiar aura into my body at a critical moment of my breakthrough. It was my fault then; I trusted him and let him guard me. That aura entered my body, causing my entire being to change, turning me into this appearance. My eldest son, the Crown Prince, rallied the guards of the entire Imperial Capital to kill me. I broke through the encirclement, heavily wounded, and coupled with the infection from that aura, I could only choose to slumber with this aura until that little fellow brought me here. During my slumber, I gradually fused the aura with my own skeletal structure, thus transforming me into this state. This was something I willingly did."
"Do I need to say more?"
Lin Huang looked at Chen Tian with a knowing expression. Chen Tian instantly understood. The Lin Huang before him was not an evil spirit but a human. He had merely transformed into an evil spirit due to the resources he acquired. The resources fused the evil spirit's aura with his own, allowing him to control the evil spirit's aura. The assimilation and erosion of the evil spirit's aura were not something an ordinary person could resist. One had to admire Lin Huang's resolute will.
Even under the assimilation and influence of the evil spirit's aura, he could maintain his consciousness and gradually gain control of it.
Even beings in the Divine Realm could not achieve this. When the evil spirit's aura assimilated someone, it would cause them to fall into depravity, becoming more deeply immersed in that powerful force until they were completely assimilated.
"Alright, I understand what you mean. I will not attack you. I believe you will not do anything to harm this world."
Chen Tian believed Lin Huang. After all, ten thousand years ago, he had cherished his people and was an emperor who ruled a continent.
Chen Tian had not witnessed the scene Lin Huang described. The other party's words and gaze did not lie. Eyes could sometimes deceive, but sometimes they represented a person's emotions.
"Rest assured, I still care for my people, even after ten thousand years. However, there are still debts to settle. My good son has become the bishop of a holy land, and under his leadership, the entire continent is in constant conflict."
Lin Huang looked to the north, the core area of the Central Region.
Chen Tian did not want to interfere and watched silently. Suddenly, space shattered, and a vortex appeared in the sky. A figure identical to Chen Tian emerged.
Lin Huang faced a formidable enemy, becoming vigilant and ready to strike at any moment.
Seeing two Chen Tians, Lin Huang blinked. He wasn't mistaken; there were two. Were they twins?
"The main body is here."
"Yes! I have something to do here. Go back and cultivate well. The trial has two more days. You have one month in the Northern Yuan Continent. You must cultivate to the ninth level of Gathering Origin."
"Understood."
Chen Tian and Chen Tian communicated. One was the main body, and the other was a clone. Chen Tian's clone sprinted towards his residence at Lingyun Academy.
Chen Tian's main body and Lin Huang looked at each other. Chen Tian said calmly, "Chen Tian, the one just now was my main body."
"So that's how it is. However, you are incredibly powerful. Your clone possesses independent consciousness and can cultivate. Its origin is different. It's more than just a clone; I feel like he's a native inhabitant of this land."
Lin Huang praised him. If Chen Tian's main body hadn't revealed itself, Lin Huang might have continued to believe this.
Chen Tian shook his head modestly and said, "It's just a minor skill, not worth mentioning. Now, let's discuss important matters."
As Chen Tian spoke, his expression and gaze turned serious. Lin Huang entered a state of concentration.