CHAPTER 480: THE POWER OF CUSTOMISATION (4)

Thud!Thud!

The fight between Earth Demon and the fake Earth Demon was progressing with one side having a clear advantage.

Without using the power of the Heavenly Killing Star, the purely basic martial arts of the customized Earth Demon were much stronger.

Smack! Thud!

Earth Demon’s face, repeatedly battered, had become a pulp.

His eyes were so swollen that he couldn’t see ahead, having been brutally beaten.

“Hey. Why don’t you lift the restrictions now? Anyway, if we keep fighting like this, you won’t be able to kill me.”

The opponent wanted the release of Heavenly Killing Star.

In some ways, it was an incomprehensible action. Heavenly Killing Star comes at the cost of death.

Burning one’s life, it could indeed unleash transcendent power.

However, the opponent would also have to activate the Heavenly Killing Star, preparing to sacrifice their life.

“If you unleash the Heavenly Killing Star… then you’ll die too.”

Earth Demon warned, his face looking miserable.

“That’s what I want.”

The fake Earth Demon replied, curling his lips into a grin.

Hearing that, Earth Demon’s mind became even more complicated.

That’s what he wants? Why?

‘That guy, he doesn’t understand death at all.’

Lacking self-awareness. That means he does not fear death itself.

Even with the same face and thoughts as himself, that alone was distinctly different.

“Hey. If you don’t use that, you might end up dying in vain… huh?”

It was when the fake Earth Demon turned his head. Slightly surprised, he asked upon encountering someone casually walking into the room.

“Oh, you’re here already?”

“Indeed.”

“…….”

At the calm response, the fake Earth Demon showed a momentarily subtle expression.

Then he spoke again.

“You… you’re not, are you?”

“Well, who could I be?”

For a moment, the fake Earth Demon furrowed his brow.

Realizing that it was not the friend who had come with him.

“……How did you do it? More importantly, how did you get here so quickly?”

“Well, I finished it in one go.”

“You? That guy?”

“Yes.”

“Ha…….”

The guy looked dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, his eyes were darting quickly.

He seemed to be contemplating how to act in this situation.

Seol-Hwi asked.

“What do you think? Want to leave that aside and try with me?”

“Hahaha!”

For some reason, the guy suddenly burst into laughter.

The artificially made laughter felt…… like something awkward.

“Yes, indeed interesting. It’s stimulating to have such an amusing guy.”

“……Whether it’s amusing, we’ll have to fight to know.”

“No. Your existence itself is enough. According to what is programmed in my mind…… you should have been dead. But if you’re alive……”

The fake Earth Demon started pressing his body’s vital points.

Seol-Hwi’s eyes darted quickly at the sight.

He had instantly undone the Celestial Kill Star’s Seal.

‘Damn!’

Seol-Hwi hurriedly ran toward Earth Demon. At that moment, a fire demon surged before his eyes.

Boom————!

The massive heat swept away everything around.

It was a more powerful destructive force than typical extreme yang divine power, albeit weaker than the primordial qi emitted by the fake Seol-Hwi, but with a much wider range.

It engulfed not only the village but also the masters fighting in the mountains.

“Ah!”

“Get away!”

“Run!”

And the fire demon incinerated everything within range.

It swept away most of the customized figures who were fighting as superhumans.

‘Ah!’

Earth Demon realized a little belatedly that he was still alive.

And when he lifted his head, he could see two men floating in the air.

“As expected… the power of annihilation, which is said to be the highest among the energies that ignite in nature, doesn’t kill.”

The fake Earth Demon looked at Seol-Hwi, who seemed unharmed.

He raised one index finger towards his opponent.

“One minute.”

“……One minute?”

“We call the time divided into fifteen parts of a duration like that. Within exactly that time……”

“…….”

“Not only everything here but you as well will be torn apart.”

Though his words exuded excessive confidence, Seol-Hwi did not dismiss them.

He knew the extent of his opponent’s power source.

‘That guy also uses the power of chaos.’

The same as himself… but strictly speaking, it was an energy of the same nature but in a different form.

The ‘primordial power’ from before the beginning was the same, but differences arose in the way that power was wielded.

If he was the chaos of disorder, then Seol-Hwi was the chaos where light and darkness were bound in a Taiji.

Therefore, which was stronger was unknown at this point.

Unless they directly clashed…

“Oh right. I just remembered. Do you know how things will proceed once this fight is over?”

“……What are you trying to say?”

“Of course, you’ll die at my hands in this fight, but I was thinking that if by some miracle you survive, you might consider my defeat.”

In the face of this life-and-death moment, the one speaking casually caught Seol-Hwi’s attention, and he listened quietly.

“If you think that, you’re mistaken. You will feel even greater pain. According to the information in my head, this trial is just the second breaker. Do you know what the third breaker is? Hehehe.”

He laughed while speaking and continued his explanation.

“When I die, countless figures will be created in the Central Plains. They will massacre everyone in the Central Plains. Can you really protect everyone in the Central Plains by yourself?”

He smirked and continued.

“Annihilation. In the end, everyone connected to you will die completely. How does that sound? Doesn’t it make you want to kill?”

“…….”

As Seol-Hwi listened quietly, the fake Earth Demon kept babbling on excitedly.

“And those who die will come back to life as NPCs. With their memories of you erased. Cruel, isn’t it? Humans are social animals. And that’s not all, our stage expands to the entire Central Plains, not just the Demon Sect. The new Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation ver 2 will be completed.”

The fake Earth Demon added unknown words here and there as he explained.

As if to show what learned emotions are, his expression was filled with delight.

“The new Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation V2. You have to live in that world. The world you desire now will completely disappear. That is the grand plan of our Creator.”

‘Character creation…….’

What the Creator desires is a new world.

If his words are true, that is the reason for creating characters.

Perhaps the Creator started in this manner within the Demon Sect from the beginning.

Killing existing figures and turning them into NPCs.

“Then let me ask you just one thing. Why does the Creator, Jang Dal, fear Earth Demon?”

“The Creator fears Earth Demon?”

The fake Earth Demon tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

Then he continued.

“Are you sure you’re not mistaken? The Creator fears nothing. He created my existence, so why would he fear a mere creature like Earth Demon? Stop saying nonsense…”

“It’s because of actions like that. Seol-Hwi.”

It was then.

Earth Demon, who had approached close to Seol-Hwi, interrupted the conversation.

“Earth Demon, what do you mean?”

“Such irrational behavior. Instead of just doing what the Creator commands, it thinks and judges on its own, eventually revealing the plan. That’s what makes Jang Dal afraid.”

When Seol-Hwi turned his head back to the fake Earth Demon, he still had a puzzled expression.

“Think about it, Seol-Hwi. That guy’s head was surely filled with the purpose of killing me. But when we fought, he didn’t kill me right away. Even though he could have. He said he’d only face me when I used the Heavenly Killing Star.”

“…”

“Probably, the Creator implanted that in his head. But now he’s fighting you. Of course, he plans to kill both you and me, but the target has definitely changed. Not only that, but he’s even blabbering about future plans that don’t need to be mentioned.”

“…”

“Perhaps my guess is that the man is stronger than Jang Dal. In the end, he possessed endless strength but also developed a self that made arbitrary judgments due to being too strong. Jang Dal would have known this better than anyone. Moreover, unlike him, I have a proper sense of self, which must make me even more intimidating from Jang Dal’s perspective.”

‘Ah!’

Seol-Hwi finally understood everything.

Earth Demon. And the creation of them clearly posed a risk even to the Creator, Jang Dal.

Despite being able to create countless Heavenly Killing Star, he only sent one, which speaks volumes.

When I think about it, could the controllable entity have been the fake Seol-Hwi I fought earlier?

Or was it someone who had ascended to the level of a high master?

“If this is how it ends up…”

Seol-Hwi glared at him and spoke.

“I have no choice but to go into the Demonic Cult myself and kill Jang Dal.”

“You? A scoundrel like you dares to challenge the Creator?”

“Yes.”

“Hahaha. Sure. Think whatever you want. Hahaha!”

It started again.

The overly artificial laughter.

Perhaps it was more unsettling because it seemed like a learned emotion, similar to his own.

Seol-Hwi waited for his laughter to subside before asking again.

“By the way, it seems like the minute you mentioned has already passed?”

“That guy’s interference made it a bit longer… but it’s fine. I’m about to focus all my power now.”

Ssssss.

Seeing the qi flowing from his hand, Seol-Hwi tensed.

It was an qi infused with chaos and disorder.

The kind of power Earth Demon used, which nothing could resist.

Even the Creator, Jang Dal, would fear it…

Ssssss—

As Seol-Hwi generated energy through his upper dantian, a mixture of light and darkness emerged.

It was a contrast to him, where light and murky darkness revolved around a central point.

‘It must be due to the influence of the Taiji…’

Unlike the original chaotic disorder, he created order within that chaos.

As if observing the flow of nature, it took the form of yin and yang.

This was a clear distinction from him.

‘Here, one can see the difference between those who have ascended to a demon and those who have ascended to a Demon Immortal.’

If he gained the upper hand here, the fight would become meaningless.

With the opponent’s limits revealed, he intended not to leave him alone any longer.

Moreover, knowing that the superhumans he created couldn’t trouble him.

He planned to move directly and put an end to this battle.

‘Even if I can’t return to the past…’

It’s unfortunate, but now it was inevitable.

Knowing there is a despicable method of character creation through customization.

It was best for everyone to conclude this as quickly as possible.

“Haat!”

Pa——————at!

The chaos of disorder.

The fake Earth Demon, who completed the energy of that power, stretched out both hands.

Then Seol-Hwi also scattered the chaos of Taiji gathered in his hands.

Beyond the level of handling nature’s energy, transcendent beings clashed.