Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao-Chapter 589 - 325 Gaze_2

Now that this legendary creature had appeared before their eyes, it was inevitable that everyone would become anxious, after all, this was a fearsome existence that could challenge the Divine Spirit in legend. Involuntarily, they all swallowed their saliva and gripped their weapons tighter.

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"You dare to appear before me so brazenly, aren't you afraid that the God of the Forest will get angry?" Arthur said softly.

The Demon simply smirked and said, "It's a pity that fool can't make a move now." The Demon chose not to reveal the actual situation of the God of the Forest and spoke to mislead.

However, Arthur frowned, knowing that the words of the Demon were completely untrustworthy. According to the Old Monk's saying, one must always prepare for the worst.

"Although I don't know what means you've used, don't think that you can kill me easily."

"Of course I won't kill you, someone like you is a godsend Treasure to me. Rest assured, I will let you exist in this world alongside me. Don't resist, open up your body and mind, we are one." The voice of the Demon echoed in Arthur's ear, carrying a terrifying temptation that made one want to relax their mind, and even altered their perception to believe that the Demon and Arthur were one and the same.

The Demon saw this and gently chuckled to himself, as only ordinary mortals. How could they resist the power of the Demon, enchanting the mind was not just mere words.

He emerged from Joy's shadow and slowly flew toward Arthur. By taking over the body of the Child of Destiny, he could further erode the world's foundation, and then his power would grow terrifyingly strong.

Thus, the ecstatic Demon let out a sinister laugh, and soon he made contact with Arthur's body, where a light shone from Arthur and formed a Protective Shield over him.

The Demon emitted a black aura that began to corrode the Protective Shield like sulfuric acid. The already fragile Protective Shield couldn't withstand such corrosive power and disappeared instantly, allowing the Demon to successfully make contact with Arthur's body.

At this moment, he slowly walked into Arthur's body, as if entering a house. As long as he could destroy Arthur's spirit and faith, he could completely occupy his body.

Even the will of the God of the Forest couldn't stop his invasion, let alone a mere mortal like Arthur. At this moment, the Demon saw the first light of victory, years of hardship would finally yield the richest rewards.

Passing through a hazy gray fog, which was Arthur's soul's self-protection, the Demon soon entered Arthur's inner world.

"Let me see what kind of world exists inside your mind." the Demon murmured to himself.

Soon, a small world appeared before his eyes, the Demon recognized it as their realm, and Arthur's spirit had now transformed into a seven-year-old child, playing carefree in a castle, surrounded by his family and friends.

At that moment, Arthur was innocent and carefree, frolicking all day under the bright blue sky and white clouds, the grass and trees exuded a fresh scent, and even the birds on the trees were singing wonderful songs, everything seemed like a fairy tale.

"Haha, I didn't expect such an innocent world. It seems this Child of Destiny deeply desires just these," the Demon said disdainfully, as such a world couldn't offer any resistance to him. It was the weakest, simplest world.

The Demon felt that it wouldn't take long to completely take over Arthur's mind, he snarled and started walking toward little Arthur.

The young Arthur saw the Demon and seemed surprised, asking, "Who are you, I haven't seen you before?"

"I am you, the future you," the Demon said in a tempting tone, softly, staring into young Arthur's eyes, making his image in Arthur's eyes morph into an older Arthur.

"You are me?" Young Arthur seemed a bit astounded.

"Yes, I am you, and I came to see you to save you."

"Save?" Arthur appeared confused, as his life was carefree and seemed to need no saving.

At that moment, the Demon unleashed its power, and the environment around them changed abruptly. Arthur watched helplessly as the blue skies and white clouds darkened, the green grass and trees turned to yellowish-brown, birds died, and his own familiar friends and relatives died tragically before his eyes, while he was powerless to do anything but watch them approach death.

"This is a vision of the future. To save them and change their fate, we must become one," the Demon's voice gently whispered in Arthur's ear.

Arthur stared dumbfounded at everything happening before him. His heart was continuously tormented by pain, for the scenes shown by the Demon were not entirely fictional. They were interspersed with truth and lies, which was its natural instinct for deceit, and also the best method to dominate someone's mind.

Because there were truths, the depths of his mind could empathize, and it was easier to complete the deception. After all, the Demon aimed to fully dominate Arthur's fate, and if it resorted to violently destroying the soul, it would not be feasible, and it could only proceed gradually.

Fortunately for the Demon, Arthur's mental state was quite fragile. Soon, Arthur was seduced by the Demon and began to believe that this person before him was indeed his older self, gradually letting down his guard.

The fusion began. The Demon gradually integrated into Arthur's psyche, and countless memories of Arthur started being accessed by it. It wouldn't be long before it completely occupied his body.

But right at that moment, the memories seemed to hit a critical node. Instantly, the Demon found itself within an ancient castle, its body involuntarily running forward, filled with joy and excitement. The Demon knew this must be an important memory for Arthur, and that was why it found itself assuming Arthur's identity.

Soon, a cyan figure appeared before the Demon, gently turning its head to look at itself.

At that moment, the deepest depths of the Demon's soul surged with profound fear, for it saw a young man's face, a tender man exuding a transcendent aura.

However, in the Demon's eyes, this man seemed like a ferocious beast choosing its prey, opening its large mouth to reveal sharp, pointed fangs.

The man's eyes fell on the Demon, and a slight smile suddenly formed on his lips. At that moment, the Demon felt as if the Mysterious Figure's gaze traversed time and space to land on him.

Feeling dread, the Demon tried to control Arthur's consciousness to escape this memory, but no matter how it mobilized its power, Arthur's consciousness remained immobile.

A tremendous force landed on the Demon, as if invisible flames were burning it. The Demon felt extreme pain, yearning to scream and escape but found itself powerless.

That gaze seemed to contain terrifying power, making it impossible for the Demon to escape. In just a short time, the Demon felt as if it had endured several centuries of endless agony, which numbed it.

Just then, it felt as if its consciousness could finally act. Without a second thought, the Demon immediately withdrew its consciousness from Arthur.

The crowd only felt a blink of an eye before they saw the Demon that had entered Arthur screaming and running out, crashing violently into the stone walls of the room.

Joy was stunned by the scene before him, having never seen the Demon in such agony since he knew it.

"Damn it, who exactly is that man!" the Demon roared, its voice unexpectedly filled with fear. The cyan figure was far too terrifying; the Demon swore it had never seen such a person in this world.

Arthur, however, remained silent. In that moment just now, he truly thought he was about to be replaced by the Demon, that feeling of utter helplessness, of being at the mercy of others, was simply too awful. Fortunately, there was Mr. Lu in his memories, and the uninformed Demon suffered a great loss, apparently not lightly wounded.