Countless green-glowing spikes shot out from the giant wood's body, whistling as they hurtled towards Lin Yun.
Although Lin Yun's fortune and destiny were not comparable to those veteran Fate Demon prodigies, his strength was inherited from Lin Yu, making him incredibly powerful.
He let out a cold snort and charged forward.
Boom!
With a single punch, space collapsed, and the sky filled with green spikes turned to dust.
"Impossible! You're clearly young, and your destiny isn't strong, so how can you possess such immense power?"
The giant wood was shocked.
He had thought he found a soft target to crush and avenge past grievances, only to encounter an even tougher adversary.
Lin Yu chuckled coldly, "Enough nonsense, kill!"
A stranger's voice emanated from Lin Yun's mouth, causing the giant wood to look bewildered.
The next moment, Lin Yun unleashed a punch...
"Ah~"
"Die!"
Boom!
In an instant, ten thousand punches were thrown.
"Ding, you have killed the Cang Mu Demon (Great Luo Golden Immortal)..."
"He's dead, devour him," Lin Yu said.
Lin Yun nodded and used his Devouring power to consume the giant wood.
The giant wood's strength was immense, equivalent to the peak of Great Luo Golden Immortal, making him a formidable figure in this demon world.
Unfortunately, he had encountered Lin Yun.
"Boom!"
After devouring Cang Mu, Lin Yun's destiny surged threefold, and he gained a new skill.
"Big Brother, I've acquired a new ability from Cang Mu!"
"What ability?"
"Root Poison Spike!" Lin Yun exclaimed excitedly, "It's the skill that attacked me just now. I didn't expect it to be so potent; anyone struck by it is certain to die. Even I couldn't withstand it."
"Activate synchronization!"
The next moment, Lin Yu also learned this skill.
This skill was Cang Mu's innate ability, a talent he was born with, which had evolved over countless years to its current form.
The venom of the Root Poison Spike required the user's origin to be manufactured.
Even Cang Mu had only produced enough for three uses over countless years, but it was shattered by Lin Yun's punch.
"Big Brother, the origin power can be recovered, it's fine!"
"This ability is most suitable for a clone."
As he spoke, Lin Yu said, "Continue exploring!"
They continued their journey, traversing continent after continent, slaughtering countless demons.
One day, they stopped before a stone monument.
The aura of Lin Yun, a Fate Demon, caused all nearby demons to turn ashen.
"How can a Fate Demon appear?"
"Haven't they gone into hiding?"
"Damn it, if they're here, we should just hide. Everyone knows Fate Demons are the most ferocious."
"..."
Lin Yun's appearance instantly ignited the scene, and all the demons scattered.
Faced with a Fate Demon, they dared not reveal themselves, fearing their destiny would be plundered.
This was not merely due to the strict hierarchical order among demons but also the Fate Demons' heaven-defying destiny protection, their unreasonably persistent nature, and their unparalleled ability to seize fortune.
No one wanted to provoke these beings who could influence destiny.
Lin Yun listened to the surrounding discussions, his brow furrowed.
He now understood how unwelcome Fate Demons were.
Since you don't welcome me, don't blame me for showing no mercy.
"Scram!"
The next moment, all the demons fled.
Lin Yu said, "Don't mind them for now, let's see what the stone monument says?"
Lin Yun nodded and looked towards the stone monument.
The monument was entirely black, covered in moss, bearing the marks of time.
Lin Yun wiped away the moss, and small characters carved into the monument came into view.
Lin Yu glanced at it, and with a single sweep, he memorized the entire content.
After reading the words on the stone monument, both of them fell silent.
After a long pause, Lin Yun said, "Big Brother, the stone monument states that demons are born from the evil thoughts of sentient beings. As long as sentient beings' evil thoughts persist, demons will be immortal. Even if they die, they will be resurrected in the near future. If that's the case, demons are too difficult to deal with."
Although Lin Yun was a demon clone, he did not know the origin of demons.
Lin Yu's heart was also greatly shaken.
The origin of demons had always been a mystery.
In the past, the demons of the Nine Rings and the Outer Rings were enemies, warring with each other for countless years. But who would have thought that the relationship between demons and sentient beings was like this?
He could not fathom that the demons capable of destroying the Nine Rings were actually born from the evil thoughts of sentient beings.
But, that didn't make sense. If sentient beings were destroyed, and there were no more evil thoughts from sentient beings, then demons would disappear too.
Then why the great war back then?
It would be like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own men. That wasn't logical!
At this moment, Lin Yun suddenly pulled out the stone monument.
Rumble!
The stone monument was uprooted. It had been buried several meters deep in the ground, and upon closer inspection, it was evident that the part of the monument buried underground was identical to the part exposed above.
Lin Yu's heart stirred, and he said, "Turn the stone monument upside down!"
Rumble!
Thud!
The stone monument was inverted.
"Clear away the dirt on it."
"Alright!"
After clearing the dirt, the buried portion of the monument's body was revealed.
Hum~
Golden light emanated from this section of the monument, casting rays of light.
The light shone for a moment and then quickly extinguished.
Lines of small golden characters appeared on the stone monument.
The two of them quickly read them. After finishing, they fell silent again.
Lin Yu said, "The content written on this side of the stone monument is the complete opposite of the content on the upper portion!"
Indeed, the part of the monument buried in the earth was diametrically opposed to the content above.
This side of the monument stated that sentient beings were born from the good thoughts of demons. Once demons completely descended into evil, sentient beings would dissipate.
Furthermore, the inscription mentioned that demons were once full of good thoughts, which is why sentient beings were born. The newly born sentient beings were very weak, and they learned from the demons.
As sentient beings grew stronger, evil thoughts began to arise.
With evil thoughts, sentient beings turned against the demons. The demons, viewing sentient beings as their children, did not unleash their full power and were caught off guard, severely wounded by sentient beings.
In the end, sentient beings drove away the demons and established the Nine Rings to defend against them.
The demons, filled with rage, then spawned countless evil thoughts, vowing to annihilate sentient beings.
However, sentient beings had learned from the demons, and even their good thoughts had manifested. As long as the demons still harbored a sliver of good thought, sentient beings would not perish completely.
After reading this, Lin Yu found it hard to believe.
Sentient beings born from the good thoughts of demons?
What a joke!
"This must be fake!" Lin Yu shook his head. "Demons are filled with evil thoughts, and their environment is extremely harsh. How could there be so much good thought to sustain sentient beings?"
Lin Yun rubbed his chin and said, "Big Brother, I also feel the information on this stone monument is inaccurate. It's just a stone monument placed randomly; anyone can see it. Perhaps it's meant to mislead people deliberately."
"Hmm, fake!"
"Big Brother, what do we do now?"
"Destroy the stone monument." Lin Yu paused, then changed his mind, "Never mind, let's take the stone monument. Regardless of whether it's true or false, it shouldn't exist in this world!"