I Am the Demon Lord, the Demonic Nature Can No Longer Be Suppressed — A Tragic Self-Sacrifice Play Begins
I Am the Demon Lord, the Demonic Nature Can No Longer Be Suppressed — A Tragic Self-Sacrifice Play Begins
Gu Changge’s father stood outside the Ancestral Hall, his expression deep and calm, yet carrying a faint trace of worry.
From time to time, he looked toward the Nirvana Pool deep within, sensing the aura there.
Even he couldn’t make sense of Gu Changge’s cultivation — at times it revealed the True Enlightened Realm, at times the Enlightened Noble Realm, and even the Quasi-Sacred Realm... This was the first time he had ever seen such fluctuations, and he didn’t even know what to say.
Gu Xianer sat cross-legged there, immortal Dao aura spreading around her. Within her newly reborn Celestial Bone, it was as if a female immortal sat in meditation, chanting scriptures for the dead.
Her aura was also growing stronger, but unlike Gu Changge’s, it wasn’t so unfathomable.
As for the other three, they could be completely ignored.
“Changge has his own fortunes. As his father, I shouldn’t pry too much, but I must find a way to conceal the existence of his Demonic Heart...”
Gu Changge’s father murmured softly, numerous strange phenomena appearing in his eyes.
Then he waved his hand, and a ripple spread out, sealing off the aura of this place — even the Ancestral Hall itself was locked down.
Unless one walked inside, even he himself would find it difficult to see what was happening within.
This was for the best; it could isolate the fluctuations within to the greatest extent.
Because at a time like this, they had to strictly guard against other clan members coming out of curiosity to the clan grounds to sneak a peek — especially those Ancestors with nothing better to do.
The Ancestor behind Gu Xianer, Gu Nanshan, seemed to have been quite idle lately. He was very concerned about Gu Xianer’s second Nirvana and wanted to know exactly what changes she had undergone.
“If that Ancestor comes here in a while, I’ll have to find a way to stall him.”
Thinking of this, Gu Changge’s father’s expression gradually grew solemn. With a wave of his sleeve, he sealed the hall’s gates shut, then stood guard outside himself, forbidding anyone else from approaching.
“To be absolutely safe, this is the only way. I believe in Changge’s willpower — nothing will go wrong.”
Gu Changge’s father said to himself. This was a father’s faith in his son.
Rumble rumble rumble!
At the same time, within the Ancestral Hall, thousands of auspicious rays streaked forth, divine light blazed in all directions like a great river surging, and there was even a faint immortal Dao radiance spreading.
The commotion at the Nirvana Pool was even more astonishing.
Gu Changge’s figure was radiant and motionless. His entire aura seemed as though it would devour and envelop everyone nearby, making hearts palpitate.
His consciousness was very calm, unaffected by the phenomena of the moment as the others were.
The Nirvana Pool was originally created specifically for the Gu Family’s bloodline, to provide later generations an opportunity for metamorphosis.
But his innate Talent was the Demonic Heart, and many of his other Talents were originally connected to the System.
Yet now, having more or less been tainted by the bloodline’s aura, they too were undergoing metamorphosis.
Weng!!
Around the Nirvana Pool, layers of radiance appeared, with different auras rising and falling — Reincarnation, Space, and many other supreme Talents all manifesting.
Beyond that, Gu Changge had devoured the powerful Talents of many Young Prodigies.
At this moment, they too were awakening — Geng Metal, Ascended Light Force, Ascended Dark Force... “One-Nine-Zero” — all kinds of Talents seemed to blend together, appearing even more profound and mysterious.
In the end, they manifested a feeling of splitting open the heavens from within chaos.
Even the Absolute Detachment bone exchanged from the System Shop now roared in unison, strands of Great Dao order bursting forth from within, cascading down like an Astral Waterfall.
Of course, Gu Changge didn’t really care much about any of this. The Nirvana Pool’s effects were not insignificant, but at most it would push his current cultivation to the mid-stage of the Sacred Realm.
“Rather, it’s this faint feeling transmitted from the Demonic Heart — it feels strangely familiar, like the feeling of the Eight Barren Demon Halberd back then.”
“I am the Demon Lord?”
Gu Changge frowned slightly. He had a feeling that the trouble brought by the other self within the Demonic Heart was definitely not as simple as just Gu Xianer and Yue Mingkong.
Although the System had now eliminated the hidden dangers of the Demonic Heart.
Whether it was the Demonic Energy or his current true nature, they were the same — they were all him.
He didn’t believe there was much difference between his own actions and those of the Demonic Energy.
Speaking of which, this Demonic Energy was the root cause of Yue Mingkong being killed by him in her previous life, and also the root cause of Gu Xianer’s Great Dao Bone being dug out.
These things were indeed done by his own hands — Gu Changge couldn’t deny it even if he wanted to. Of course, he still had to pin the blame on the Demonic Energy.
“But judging from this aura, the origins of the Demonic Heart are quite ominous... The Nirvana Pool can reflect one’s past life. Wasn’t I a Transmigrator in my past life? Could there be some great origin behind it all?”
Gu Changge frowned slightly, feeling there was something deliberately mystifying about it.
In his view, this seemed related to a test of one’s true heart.
Soon, he stopped paying it any mind.
After all, whether it was the Demon Lord identity the Demonic Heart told him of, or anything else, it had nothing to do with who he was now.
Secondly, to him, the Demonic Energy was merely a colder, more emotionless state... Gu Changge could now let the Demonic Energy cover his heart at any time, thereby reaching the State of Total Indifference.
In such a state, his actions would be absolutely cold and ruthless; he would no longer consider personal feelings as he did now.
When the Demonic Energy took control, to what degree would his emotions fade? In his eyes, there would be no one but himself.
This was something Gu Changge was certainly unwilling to accept.
What was his purpose in cultivating the Dao?
Naturally, it was to become powerful — not to be betrayed and abandoned by all.
If he let the Demonic Energy take control of him, then he would be no different from the version of himself in the timeline Yue Mingkong had experienced.
Gu Changge didn’t consider himself a good person, but neither did he think he was indifferent to emotion to that extent.
More or less, Yue Mingkong and the others were different to him.
“The Demonic Heart cannot influence me. My consciousness being suppressed by the Demonic Energy at the start was merely because it had been pent up for too long...”
Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Changge’s mind.
Bang bang bang!!
At this moment, he heard the sound of the Demonic Heart beating.
The sound was like a supreme drum beating between heaven and earth, emitting a heart-trembling noise.
Boundless Demonic Energy began to reveal itself from his heart.
Within the Arsenal, the Eight Barren Demon Halberd let out a joyful cheer, as if delighted that its master had comprehended his true heart.
Weng!!
Hazy black light, containing an aura that could make all worlds tremble, burst forth from his blood vessels!
As Gu Changge saw through his own true heart, he suddenly sensed a surging, ancient, supreme aura revealing itself within the Demonic Heart.
Faintly, the sound of strange scriptures rang out, and countless voices of worship and chanting echoed in his ears.
If one looked closely, they would find it was a supreme Demon Lord overlooking the Nine Heavens and Ten Domains, and all the worlds of the heavens.
Behind him, demonic shadows towered to the sky; amidst surging grey mist, he held a Demon Halberd whose murderous might intimidated the universe, standing indifferently at the zenith of the heavens.
Boom!!
The Demon Halberd swept across and struck down.
In an instant, time and space collapsed, and reincarnation sank into ruin.
The entire universe seemed to be split open — beneath it, True Immortals fell, and Immortal Kings were executed!
Although these scenes were indescribable, enough to drive one mad and into demonic insanity.
And even though the face of that world-shaking Demon Lord was very blurry, Gu Changge could be certain — that was himself.
“Is this the so-called past life? In my past life, I was the Demon Lord?”
“Or is it a scene of the future?”
The next instant, Gu Changge suddenly came to an epiphany, and the scene vanished without a trace.
In the unseen realm, he felt his Demonic Heart undergo a metamorphosis, producing an ineffable and subtle essence.
Perhaps it could be called the Immovable Demonic Heart.
As for what benefits it actually brought, he would have to explore that himself.
Soon, Gu Changge opened his eyes. He voluntarily withdrew from the state of absorbing the profound fortune within the Nirvana Pool.
After all... his simple goal in entering the Nirvana Pool had been achieved. Next, it was time to make his move against Gu Xianer!
A tragic, bitter drama — how else could it be staged!
Weng!!
The next moment, the aura around Gu Changge suddenly changed.
Wisps of demonic intent began to emerge from his body.
His face abruptly turned utterly cold, all his emotions seemingly returning to nothingness, leaving only a heart-palpitating, trembling indifference.
If the Great Dao was emotionless, then Gu Changge’s current state was akin to the Great Dao.
The State of Total Indifference!
“Young Master!”
“What’s going on? This is...”
This sudden change was instantly noticed by the three young prodigies of the Gu Family who were cultivating and transforming their bloodlines by the Nirvana Pool.
They opened their eyes and saw this scene.
They simply couldn’t believe it.
Their faces instantly turned deathly pale.
Then, they hurriedly withdrew from their cultivation state, feeling a terrifying killing intent completely enveloping them.
Their entire bodies felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, chilled to the bone, not daring to move an inch.
It was as if they had become the lowliest ants beneath the Heavenly Path — a single thought could crush them to death.
They completely couldn’t understand why Gu Changge, who had been cultivating perfectly fine, would suddenly become like this.
This version of Gu Changge made them tremble, their bodies turning cold, their very souls seemingly about to freeze and crack!
It was as if with a single thought from Gu Changge, the three of them would explode right there by the Nirvana Pool, body and soul annihilated.
“Young Master, we are your clansmen...”
“Young Master, wake up quickly!”
They spoke with trembling voices, trying to communicate with Gu Changge, attempting to ask him the reason.
After all, this had come too suddenly, without any preparation at all.
Who knew Gu Changge would suddenly become like this?
Pfft!
Gu Changge looked at them coldly, unmoved, as if watching a group of tiny ants at his feet.
He seemed not to care about their lives or deaths, but the three of them could still clearly see a very obvious trace of struggle on his face.
It seemed... Gu Changge was very unwilling to become like this.
“Could the Young Master have suffered Qi Deviation, something gone wrong in his cultivation?”
One person’s voice trembled as he suddenly made this guess. After all, the current Gu Changge looked far too much like the so-called demonic possession.
“How could he fall into demonic possession out of nowhere? Quickly, go find the Family Head and the clan elders...”
Another said as he headed toward the hall’s exit, intending to call for help. They certainly wouldn’t be Gu Changge’s match — they couldn’t even resist.
But no one answered them.
Seeing them about to flee, Gu Changge’s expression shifted slightly, still cold, and then with a wave of his hand, surging five-colored divine light erupted.
Pfft!
With a cry, the three spat blood and were sent flying, crashing into the wall behind them, falling unconscious — their fates unknown.
“Gu Changge...”
This disturbance also startled Gu Xianer, who was in a cultivation state beside the Nirvana Pool.
She had been in deeper meditation than the others, so she hadn’t sensed the change immediately.
Now she awoke and saw this scene, her face instantly filled with astonishment, shock, confusion, and bewilderment — completely at a loss.
She didn’t know whether the three were dead or alive, nor did she have time to check.
However, her reaction was quick.
She could tell that Gu Changge’s current state seemed very wrong. Although he looked quite normal, showing nothing strange.
That cold expression reminded her of her childhood, when he had dug out her Great Dao Bone.
Back then, Gu Changge had looked at her with this same coldness, unmoved.
This scene was so similar that a shocking chill ran down Gu Xianer’s back.
“Gu Changge, what’s wrong with you?”Gu Xianer demanded, secretly on guard in her heart.
The aura Gu Changge was displaying at this moment had already reached the Quasi-Sacred Realm, not the True Enlightened Realm he usually revealed.
This shocked Gu Xianer even more, and made her increasingly wary.
Gu Changge was simply too powerful. A single Nirvana Pool could not possibly have caused his cultivation to suddenly skyrocket by so much.
This could only mean that Gu Changge’s cultivation had already reached this level all along.
He had merely been hiding it.
And now, he had finally exposed it.
“I’m still a bit short of breaking through to the Partial-Enlightened Realm. If Gu Changge wants to make a move against me, with my strength, there’s no way I can stop him.”Gu Xianer was very clear on this point.
So, a round, dark-golden Sword Pill surfaced in her palm.
Within it, the aura of the Sacred Realm permeated the air.
This was a secret treasure.
She figured she could use it to hold Gu Changge off for a while, then take the chance to rush out of the hall and call for the other clan members.
Otherwise, she would be in grave danger today. Gu Changge, for who knows what reason, had been perfectly fine in the middle of his bloodline metamorphosis, yet had suddenly turned into this state.
Had he forgotten the oath he swore back then in front of Skyward Ancient City, right before the Great Elder’s face?
Gu Xianer’s brows knitted tightly.
“Could it be... just like the secret of back then, that the Gu Changge of that time was also like this...”
Gu Xianer’s heart jolted as this thought struck her.
In an instant, the way she looked at Gu Changge changed.
Just moments ago, her eyes had been filled with intense wariness, confusion, bewilderment, and loss. Now they were filled with complexity, along with the dazed relief of someone who had found the truth.
“A twice-metamorphosed Celestial Bone. Sparing your life back then nearly became a calamity, yet I never expected you’d actually give this older brother of yours a pleasant surprise.”
At this moment, Gu Changge seemed to see through Gu Xianer’s intentions. With a flick of his finger, a terrifyingly sharp sword gleam tore through the air, and with a weng, it pierced straight through the Sword Pill in her hand.
At the same time, he walked toward Gu Xianer, his expression incomparably cold.
Gu Xianer had not expected Gu Changge’s reaction in this state to be so fast. The very instant she took out her Forbidden Weapon, he had noticed it and destroyed it.
Weng!!
With a wave of her small hand, she summoned a blue-black Heaven Encompassing Umbrella. Immensely vast, it unfurled between heaven and earth, hazy radiance cascading down as it moved to suppress Gu Changge.
This too was an extremely powerful secret treasure.
Chi!!
However, with a casual flick of Gu Changge’s finger, terrifying Divine Chains of Order pierced through the void, and this powerful secret treasure was instantly torn apart, utterly unable to resist for even a moment.
“How can this be? This guy’s true strength is actually at this level...”
“Destroying a Transcendent grade weapon with a casual flick.”
Gu Xianer’s small face paled. At her current strength, wielding a Transcendent grade weapon consumed a great deal of mana, and using two in succession was already no small drain.
Yet before Gu Changge, they couldn’t even stall him for an instant.
Thinking of this, Gu Xianer’s heart steeled with resolve.
At this point, for Gu Changge’s sake and for her own, she could no longer hesitate.
She intended to bring out the secret treasure bestowed upon her by one of her shifus from Peach Village.
That secret treasure’s power was absolutely peerless...
But it was as if he knew exactly what Gu Xianer was thinking.
Boom!!
Gu Changge moved even faster than she did. In that instant, the void itself seemed to collapse, a terrifying, paralyzing pressure descending.
It was as if a boulder weighing hundreds of millions of jun had come crashing down!
In an instant, she found herself unable to move at all.
She couldn’t even lift a finger.
Weng!!
The void trembled as Gu Changge walked over unhurriedly.
A palm rose swiftly, reaching out in a flash, seizing her by the throat and lifting her up.
“Gu Changge...”
Gu Xianer’s face began to turn white, her breathing growing strained.
Her newly reborn Celestial Bone had already undergone a second metamorphosis, containing within it a terrifying power that made one’s heart palpitate.
This power was incomparably tyrannical, even somewhat resembling the legendary Power of the Flying Immortal—an ultimate offensive divine ability.
But now, under Gu Changge’s terrifying suppression, forget about her Celestial Bone awakening—
Even the slightest wisp of its aura that leaked out was casually erased by Gu Changge. It couldn’t possibly serve any purpose at all...
“How pitifully foolish. After all this time, did you think I wouldn’t know every trick you have up your sleeve?”
Gu Changge spoke coldly, carrying a dismissive mockery.
Gu Xianer’s face was pale as she recalled the despair and helplessness of her childhood.
Coldness and darkness swept over her consciousness.
In Gu Changge’s grasp, forget resisting—she didn’t even have the chance to speak.
The gap was simply too vast.
No matter how hard she had cultivated during this time, she could never catch up to Gu Changge.
He was too powerful—powerful to the degree that he could kill her with ease.
Especially since Gu Changge knew all her trump cards, knew every artifact and secret treasure bestowed upon her by her various shifus.
She didn’t even have the chance to use them.
“Am I going to die here today? Die at Gu Changge’s hands...”
In her daze, Gu Xianer’s consciousness grew cold, sinking into darkness as she murmured in her heart.
She suddenly remembered that tall, upright figure standing before her when Gu Changge appeared in front of Skyward Ancient City, within the Celestial Ancient Continent.
It was as if he could shield her from every enemy.
That feeling—she cherished it.
“No wonder he told me to cultivate diligently, so that one day I could become strong enough to defeat him...”
“Everything he did before was actually all for today... so that before him, I would have one more sliver of a chance to survive.”
Now, Gu Xianer had figured it all out.
Why Gu Changge had used every means to force her to cultivate, even going so far as to offend the Great Elder to compel him to teach her well.
It was because he had long known this day would come... the day he would raise his hand to kill her!
“This newly reborn Celestial Bone—this older brother of yours will gladly accept it.”
Gu Changge spoke indifferently, seemingly unmoved by Gu Xianer’s current state.
Gu Xianer looked at him, yet her expression was strangely calm.
She didn’t even resent Gu Changge. She knew he was currently in a very strange state—that Demonic Energy seeping out from the very depths of his bones made her tremble and her heart palpitate.
“This Celestial Bone—if you want it, then take it.”
She murmured to herself. Since she couldn’t break free anyway, dying at Gu Changge’s hands wasn’t entirely unacceptable.
It was just a bit of a pity... there were still so many things she wanted to do that she hadn’t done. The whereabouts of her father, mother, and grandfather were still unknown; she hadn’t found them yet.
Weng!!
Gu Changge raised his palm, his other hand becoming like a peerless immortal sword, a brilliant sword intent permeating the air, about to pierce through Gu Xianer’s body and dig out that Celestial Bone of hers.
But in the next instant.
A violent, savage aura abruptly surged across Gu Changge’s face, as if he were a matchless Demon Lord about to slaughter all the heavens!
“Get lost!”
He growled low, his voice deep, carrying struggle and coldness, manifesting upon his face.
The hand about to tear into Gu Xianer suddenly halted in midair, trembling incessantly.
As if fighting against another terrifying force from some unknown, unfathomable source.
His expression remained cold.
But now it carried additional emotions—rage, iciness, savagery.
“Gu Changge...”
“What on earth is happening to you?”
Gu Xianer was stunned as Gu Changge suddenly released her, and she tumbled to the ground.
Her eyes went wide. Just moments ago, she had truly thought she was going to die.
But she never expected that at the critical moment, Gu Changge would actually let her go? That he wouldn’t continue his attack on her.
What was going on?
Was another strand of Demonic Energy controlling his body and consciousness? While his original consciousness fought back, struggling to reclaim control of his body?
Quickly, Gu Xianer came to her senses.
How else could one explain Gu Changge’s astonishing Demonic Energy and everything he was doing now?
“Gu Changge, how are you? How can I help you?”
Gu Xianer couldn’t help but grow anxious, her concern and worry written all over her face.
At this moment, she wasn’t worried about her own safety at all. Instead, she felt that Gu Changge needed help—that something had gone terribly wrong with him.
After all, judging from his actions just now, all of this was involuntary, beyond his own control.
He had never wanted to do any of this at all.
“Get lost. I told you to get lost—do you not understand? Scram as far away as you can.”
Hearing this, Gu Changge abruptly lifted his eyes to look at her.
His eyes were filled with savage violence as he snarled low, seemingly struggling to control his body.
His other hand was gripping his right hand tightly. Countless Divine Chains of Order blazed brilliantly within it, so powerful that even the void was affected, on the verge of collapse, exuding a dangerous aura.
It looked as though that hand was about to strike at Gu Xianer, but was being held back in a death grip by the other hand, unable to move.
It was an eerie, discordant sight.
But Gu Xianer understood.
That hand was no longer under Gu Changge’s control. He seemed on the verge of being unable to suppress that terrifying Demonic Energy any longer.
“I’m not leaving. I can help you. What do I need to do? Is it that once this Celestial Bone is dug out, it will help you?”
Gu Xianer asked anxiously, extremely frantic. Her reasoning wasn’t without basis.
After all, judging from Gu Changge’s actions just now, he had been trying all along to dig out her Celestial Bone—which meant this Celestial Bone must be of great use to him.
“Get lost. You’re nothing but trash—what could you possibly help me with? I don’t need your Celestial Bone.”
“I don’t want to kill you, lest I dirty my hands. Gu Xianer, get lost—scram as far away as you can...”
Hearing this, Gu Changge looked at her coldly, appearing even more savage.
“Gu Changge, stop deceiving yourself, you arrogant egomaniac! Even at a time like this, you’re still so proud, still refusing to accept others’ kindness, refusing to accept others’ help...”
Gu Xianer’s voice trembled; at this point, she was nearly crying from anxiety.
Boom!
But Gu Changge seemed unable to hear her words at all.
Even more terrifying demonic qi instantly enveloped him, making him appear even more cold and heartless, the many emotions from before now gone.
“I gave you a path to live and you refused to take it, insisting on waiting for death. Utterly foolish.”His face grew calm as he spoke indifferently.
With that, his large hand reached out, moving to strike at Gu Xianer once more.
“Gu Changge, wake up! Don’t let the Demonic Energy take over your consciousness!”
Seeing this, Gu Xianer’s face paled as she shouted, trying to awaken Gu Changge’s original consciousness.
Clearly, Gu Changge’s consciousness had once again been seized by the Demonic Energy. This was no longer the him from moments ago.
“I am me. Why would I need to wake?”Gu Changge said indifferently.
Just as this palm was about to slam down onto Gu Xianer.
In the next instant, his expression changed once more, looking almost like a case of split personality.
His voice carried thick savagery and coldness. “You will not touch her.”
As the words fell, Gu Changge’s expression turned cold and resolute, and rune after rune suddenly sank into his arm.
Bang!
His entire arm suddenly exploded with a boom.
With this, Gu Changge’s state seemed to ease as well.
That terrifying aura stalled, and the Demonic Energy began to recede like a tide.
He closed his eyes, his expression returning to calm, standing quietly in place, motionless.
This scene left Gu Xianer utterly dumbfounded, and then tears silently slid down her face.
“Gu Changge...”
She sobbed. In her eyes, was this not Gu Changge fighting against the Demonic Energy within his body in order to protect her?
Otherwise, why would he resort to such a desperate measure?
What Gu Xianer also didn’t see was that the peach blossom petal hidden within her sleeve—the radiance upon it suddenly vanished, dimming away.
Within it was a blurry, indistinct phantom, impossible to see clearly.
If Gu Changge had truly intended to kill her, the phantom upon that peach blossom petal would absolutely have revived.
Of this, Gu Xianer herself was completely unaware.