"M-Master?" Ye Tianfan asked, uncertain after seeing this figure.

Although this was clearly the figure of Tian Chu Zhenren, Ye Tianfan was sure of this, but the aura around Tian Chu Zhenren was something Ye Tianfan couldn't recognize. It was an aura unlike any ordinary spiritual power, one filled with rage, revenge, and slaughter, surging like a torrent from within. Strangely, it was perfectly controlled as if guided by some force.

Ye Tianfan also noticed that Tian Chu Zhenren's hair had completely turned bone white, and the intensity of his spiritual power had increased several levels. Both the quantity and quality surpassed what it was before.

Clearly, some kind of change was happening to Tian Chu Zhenren, a change that Ye Tianfan couldn't say was good or bad.

"Kid, I'm not your master—or maybe I am, or perhaps I'm half your master, to be precise!" Tian Chu Zhenren turned his head, scratching his hair as he spoke.

Upon hearing this and noticing the bloodshot red eyes of the current Tian Chu Zhenren, Ye Tianfan became alert and cautiously asked, "Who exactly are you? You're not my master!"

It was very clear that Tian Chu Zhenren was now in a demonized state, though his hair had turned white instead of the previous black.

Moreover, with the ominous aura exuding from Tian Chu Zhenren, Ye Tianfan could see that the person before him was not his master.

"How should I put this? I can also be considered your master; just... I'm not sure how to explain it. Why not let your master explain it to you!" "Tian Chu Zhenren" scratched his head, trying to explain but unable to find the words, so he began to speak instead.

"Tian Chu Zhenren" continued, with one of his eyes reverting to a normal color, and said, "Little Qi, I'm your master. After I was demonized, another consciousness emerged within me, filled with rage, revenge, and slaughter. I've been struggling against it in the Sea of Consciousness to prevent it from taking over my body.

But it seems there were some complications, and the Sea of Consciousness collapsed. To save it from collapsing, we had no choice but to cooperate and maintain it together. This resulted in our fusion, with one half of my consciousness being normal and the other filled with rage, revenge, and slaughter.

Even though my body was comatose, I remained conscious. My Divine Sense monitored the surroundings, and upon discovering the situation here, my other half—the demonized consciousness—told me that if I let it take control of my body, I could come to help. Otherwise, with my current normal consciousness, I wouldn't be able to control my body.

So, I let it take control of my body to come and assist."

After Tian Chu Zhenren finished, he smiled at Ye Tianfan's worried yet touched expression, "Don't worry. Now that I've fused halfway with the demonized consciousness, I can revoke its control at any time. Of course, it can't revoke my control at will, so we've made an agreement to let it out once in a while, which is why it is controlling my body now."

"Master!" Ye Tianfan gazed at his master, filled with emotion. He was deeply moved, never imagining that his master, who'd been paralyzed in bed, would make a deal with the demonized consciousness just for his sake.

"Though I thoroughly despise Demonic Qi, I must admit that being demonized truly has made me much stronger." After Tian Chu Zhenren finished, his normal eye began to slowly turn red.

"So, in a way, I'm half your master too, right? Merging halfway with your master! Rest assured, I'll look out for you; I pride myself on loyalty." After transforming back to "Tian Chu Zhenren," he told Ye Tianfan.

Then "Tian Chu Zhenren" turned around and looked at the three demons from the Demon Sect ahead, "Now let's settle the score for bullying my disciple, shall we?"

The Scholar and his companions were on guard from the moment Tian Chu Zhenren arrived. But after watching him chat with Ye Tianfan, they also overheard their conversation.

Upon hearing this, the Scholar and his group were stunned. What was this? Could such a thing really happen? In the history of cultivation, nothing like this—where one could control demonized consciousness—had ever been recorded.

Historically, people either suppressed or eradicated demonized consciousness with external items, or if too poor, they would wait for others to eliminate them. Who would have thought that one could actually control demonized consciousness? What exactly did Tian Chu Zhenren achieve here—this was unprecedented in cultivation history!

What the Scholar didn't know was that Tian Chu Zhenren had not used external items to suppress his demonized consciousness. Instead, he did so with his own determination. If the Scholar knew this, he would probably want to flee. What kind of monster has the ability to suppress and control its own demonized consciousness?

And now it seems, he's enhancing his own power through the demonized consciousness, which truly boggles the mind. The Scholar could easily imagine the frenzy this revelation would cause if shared within the Demon Sect. Everyone would rush to emulate it, leading to presumably heavy casualties.

Thus, the Scholar and his companions exchanged looks, filled with one pressing question: Should they divulge this information? Should they discuss it with the Sect Leader—should they tell anyone else?

But they couldn't come to an answer. If one failed, of course, they would die, as demonized beings show no mercy and can only be eradicated. Still, what if they succeeded?

They knew of Tian Chu Zhenren's previous power, especially Motolo, who had just fought him a few days ago and was aware of his exact strength. Unexpectedly, after being demonized, his strength increased by at least forty percent—this was absolutely despairing.

They hadn't anticipated trying to kill him before and failing, only to meet him again and see his power increased by forty percent because of them. Right now, Motolo wanted to curse—what kind of logic was this? He wanted an increase in power too! He had been weak for over a hundred years, slowly healing. If suffering critical injury and near-death could increase his power by forty percent, he'd definitely do it.

Meanwhile, over at Ye Tianfan's side, he was utterly bewildered after hearing his master Tian Chu Zhenren speak. How could such a thing exist? And the method of enhancing strength seemed somewhat familiar to something he knew of?

Except the one he knew was from an anime, not something he expected to witness in real life, and there was no mask, nor any holes opening in someone's body.

Nonetheless, Ye Tianfan was slightly worried about what consequences the demonization might bring.

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