Chu Tian's past self continuously emitted grey-black mist.
Forming chains.
Wrapping around Chu Tian.
His true form, with disdain, calmly watched all this.
Those chains carried various negative emotions.
Drilling into Chu Tian's body.
But Chu Tian was unmoved.
As those chains touched Chu Tian's body.
They were repelled, time and time again.
The two Chus seemed to be fighting across time and space.
One attacking, one defending, one as calm as water.
The other, filled with disbelief.
The entire Heart Demon space was silent.
There was no sound, though outwardly Chu Tian appeared calm.
Inwardly, he felt worry and anxiety.
He sensed time ticking away.
Those chains formed from negative emotions.
Though they couldn't do much to him for now.
He was also growing weaker.
The negative emotions emanating from the chains began to infiltrate his body, little by little.
Seeing this, Chu Tian's past self's expression gradually shifted from a monstrous one to a sinister smile.
Chu Tian regretted; he truly had no ability to resist now.
He also discovered that the Heart Demon seemed to have no other means of attack.
It could only refine him using these negative emotions.
If he hadn't used up his divine soul power earlier.
Perhaps he could have used his divine soul power to refine these negative emotions.
But then he thought, if he hadn't blown up the divine gate with one strike.
This guy might have escaped.
That would have been even more troublesome; if his physical body was controlled, who knew what would have happened.
Time passed second by second.
Chu Tian's normal skin slowly began to show faint traces of black.
Like bulging veins, forming a grid.
The divine soul's body trembled continuously.
This was truly a battle without smoke.
Seeing Chu Tian's changes, the Heart Demon continued to cackle sinisterly.
"Heh heh... How much longer can you last!"
"Heh heh... Give up, you can't defeat me even at your strongest!"
"You are me, I am you, we are ultimately one!"
"Give up, let us become one!"
"Hahaha..."
Chu Tian's past self was like a chatterbox, constantly babbling.
It annoyed Chu Tian.
But suddenly, when he heard: You are me, I am you, we are ultimately one!
At that moment.
Chu Tian suddenly looked up.
He stared at the other with eyes that had a hint of blood in them.
"You say we are one? You want to merge with me?"
After so much time had passed, Chu Tian had remained silent.
His sudden speech surprised the Heart Demon.
"Yes, heh heh... This time I'll be the main consciousness! What, have you made up your mind?"
The Heart Demon cackled, looking at Chu Tian, assuming Chu Tian's main consciousness was about to submit.
"Yes, I've made up my mind!"
Chu Tian replied with a solemn expression.
"Hahaha... Good, good, then let me merge with you. You're quite smart, though I'll be the main thought, you don't have to perish. When I'm in a good mood, I'll let you out for some air!
Heh heh..."
The guy cackled and slowly approached Chu Tian.
Even though Chu Tian said he had made up his mind.
He remained vigilant.
Chu Tian, who had been looking down all along.
At this moment, slowly looked up.
The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"Merge... I'll merge your grandfather!"
The first two words were spoken with a smile.
By the time the remaining words were uttered.
Chu Tian's expression had turned fierce and resolute!
The Heart Demon, only a few steps away, saw Chu Tian's sudden change in expression.
He stopped abruptly.
"You..." he was about to speak.
When he saw Chu Tian suddenly raise his hand.
His palm traced a graceful arc.
This movement startled the Heart Demon, who immediately retreated a step.
However, Chu Tian, who was sitting on the ground, didn't get up.
*Slap...*
A crisp sound.
"Ah..."
The Heart Demon suddenly clutched his face, letting out a howl.
He disbelievingly covered his right cheek.
"You... you..."
Pointing at Chu Tian with his left finger.
Chu Tian, whose face was tilted, slowly raised his head.
He grinned at the Heart Demon.
"Me? What about me? Didn't you want me to become a demon?
Heh heh... Then I'll become one for you to see!"
As Chu Tian spoke, the whites of his eyes rapidly turned red.
Then, with blood-red eyes, he slowly stood up.
A wisp of aura, similar to the Heart Demon's, emanated from him.
However, the aura he emitted was blood-red.
"What are you doing?"
The Heart Demon frowned, seeing Chu Tian's appearance.
Chu Tian's appearance indeed seemed demonic.
And his blood-red aura was even more frenzied than his own.
But how could he sense that... he wasn't truly insane?
And he was actively repelling himself.
Logically, if the main body were to become demonic, it wouldn't repel him.
Upon becoming demonic, there would be no consciousness.
He could then refine and absorb it, completely controlling the body.
The earlier talk about releasing him for air when in a good mood was all a deception.
The relationship between the Heart Demon and the main body was one of mutual exclusion.
Only one could leave this space.
He had indeed opened the divine gate earlier.
But he couldn't truly escape. He had set a trap for Chu Tian.
He merely wanted to deplete Chu Tian's divine soul power.
He hadn't expected Chu Tian to be so resolute.
And directly blow up the divine gate.
Now, even if he assimilated the main body and gained complete control.
Repairing the divine gate and leaving the spatial control of the body would still take time.
However, none of this was proceeding according to his wishes.
Chu Tian's true form had indeed become demonic.
But it wasn't his demon.
The blood-red mist swirling around him.
Was actually... the aura of slaughter.
"Impossible, impossible!"
Chu Tian's past self stumbled back two steps, gazing at Chu Tian's true form, his words filled with disbelief.
"There's nothing impossible. You thought you were my Heart Demon, but actually..."
Chu Tian's true form's blood-red eyes began to burn at the corners of his eyes.
Like blood-colored flames, they spewed outward.
"Actually what?"
The past self asked.
"Actually... you are just my obsession!"
Chu Tian grinned mockingly.
Upon hearing the word "obsession," Chu Tian's past self staggered back another two steps.
"Obsession... obsession... Heart Demon... past self... I... what am I?"
With each word, he stumbled back a step.
When he finished speaking his entire sentence.
He suddenly looked up, a hint of madness showing, and questioned Chu Tian.
Chu Tian, enveloped in blood-red aura, smiled faintly.
"Obsession or Heart Demon, your past self!
It's time to cut you loose!"
After saying this, Chu Tian took a step forward.
"Cut me loose? You, heh heh... you dream, you can't kill me!"
The other figure's eyes widened.
Chu Tian's true form shook his head with a wry smile.
"Was my past self this stupid?
Sigh... Let me ask you, did your face hurt just now?"
As he spoke, Chu Tian slowly raised his hand.
"What do you mean?"
The past self asked, completely bewildered.
"Huh, I thought you could read minds. Why can't you now?"
Chu Tian didn't answer him, instead questioning.
The figure opposite him also realized it belatedly.
Clearly, he paused again.
However, Chu Tian didn't intend to get an answer.
Under the shocked gaze of his past self, he formed his hand into a blade and swung it.