Chapter 367: Chapter 4: The “Infant” within the Demon King’s Spirit Origin (Day 13)
The range of a provincial capital was no great distance for Wang Sheng, given his speed.
After obtaining the specific location from Zhu Xiao, he began his search. The Green Lion Demon King, having devoured the populace of two cities, had still not left Snow State. By the time Wang Sheng found it, it seemed to be looking for its next target.
Initially, he did not intend to speak, wishing to kill it directly, but as his Divine Thought swept over, he noticed something awry.
The mental state of the Green Lion King was abnormal, constantly muttering to itself.
Faced with this, he did not act immediately but instead stopped and followed the Green Lion Demon King.
Most of the time, the Demon King was just babbling incoherently.
Until Wang Sheng heard a phrase.
“Almost there, another few tens of thousands consumed and I will fully recover, just need another hundred thousand to obtain the blessing of the gods!”
The blessing of the gods?
He didn’t hesitate and struck immediately, using his Divine Thought to immobilize the Green Lion King, who was searching for a target.
The powerful Divine Thought left the Green Lion Demon King unable to move.
The intellect of Demon Kings was high, no weaker than that of humans, which meant that, faced with a stronger being, Demon Kings could feel fear and panic.
But the immobilized Green Lion Demon King showed no fear, instead still delirious.
“Blood flesh, delicious blood flesh, eating you will definitely bring great benefits!” The eyes of the Green Lion Demon King appeared chaotic, seemingly normal but actually in mental disarray, wanting to attack even those who could easily control it.
Wang Sheng frowned.
“Is this manipulation or enchantment?”
There was no doubt something was wrong with the state of the Green Lion Demon King, evident both in its mental condition under the Divine Thought and its behavior.
Clearly, the Green Lion Demon King would not respond, and without hesitation, he let his Divine Thought pierce into the Green Lion Demon King’s mind, searching for its Spirit Origin.
This was an ability naturally formed as his power increased, especially after his Divine Thought had undergone a qualitative transformation; it could detect abnormalities in the Spirit Origin of sentient beings.
His current power had far surpassed that of the Green Lion Demon King; its innate resistance was futile, and his Divine Thought easily breached the Demon King’s defenses, invading the most fundamental Spirit Origin.
Because the Spirit Origin is the most essential aspect of sentient beings, once flawed, it affects their actions and could lead to madness or manic conditions, ultimately leading to self-destruction.
Generally speaking, whether human or demon beast, the Spirit Origin should be pure and flawless, even if evil.
Of course, this purity is not guaranteed.
If influenced by external forces, the Spirit Origin could undergo various changes.
Such as the current state of the Spirit Origin Ocean of the Green Lion Demon King.
Being a Spirit Origin of Grandmaster strength, it was mighty, like an ocean.
Under Wang Sheng’s observation through Divine Thought, the Spirit Origin Ocean of the Green Lion Demon King was not pure, but instead blood-red.
This further confirmed his suspicions; the Green Lion King’s Spirit Origin was clearly influenced by external forces.
“A red Spirit Origin Ocean, representing anger, brutality… quite aligning with the emotions of the Green Lion King.”
He wasn’t concerned with these matters; the fate of the Demon King wasn’t of much importance to him.
Rather than that, he was more eager to discover the cause behind all this.
“I wonder if there are any clues left inside the Spirit Origin of the Green Lion Demon King.”
Wang Sheng’s Divine Thought ventured deeper.
The Spirit Origin Ocean was not small, but it was not beyond reason for Wang Sheng to explore.
Before long, he found an anomaly.
“Why would something resembling a human Nascent Soul from a cultivation novel appear here? And it’s even in human form!”
At the center of the Green Lion Demon King’s Spirit Origin Ocean, Wang Sheng saw a “little person,” resembling a baby with limbs curled and eyes tightly closed, just like a newborn baby.
Seeing this, Wang Sheng immediately thought of the “Nascent Soul” from the cultivation novels he had read.
Most crucially, despite being a Demon King, this “baby” was in the form of a human infant.
Initially, he thought this was what controlled the Green Lion Demon King, but after further investigation, he discovered that the spiritual fluctuations emanating from this “infant” were those of the Green Lion Demon King.
This meant that this “infant” was in fact the manifestation of the Green Lion Demon King’s spirit.
“The Nascent Soul is definitely not a Nascent Soul, so what is it?”
The appearance of something within the Spirit Origin of a Demon King perplexed Wang Sheng himself.
He had also attempted to enter the Spirit Origin of humans and could confirm that there was no such thing in human Spirit Origin.
“There’s no such thing in human Spirit Origin, but it exists in that of a demon beast…”
He thought a lot, and eventually, he made a decision.
“Regardless, let’s seal this thing up first and study it slowly later.”
He tried to use the sealing method of the Heavenly Father to seal the “infant.”
Since he couldn’t understand it now, he would study it slowly over time, and if possible, he might even capture more of these things.
However, just as his sealing was about to be completed, a loud shout came: “Who dares to seal the power of this seat!”
After entering the Spirit Origin Ocean, he was in human form, and hearing this voice, his face changed, and he instantly prepared himself.
Immediately after, a powerful spiritual force appeared, the likes of which Wang Sheng had never felt before.