Volume 8, Chapter 24 – A Bizarre Dream

Within the Inferno faction, the number of demons that existed could be said to be countless.

Even the creator of Inferno, the Abyssal Lord, the Dragon of the End, did not know exactly how many demons there were within Inferno.

Although the exact number of demons in Inferno was unclear, in the eyes of the Abyssal Lord, those demons were nothing more than dispensable ants.

After all, would a mortal ever care about how many ants there were?

And on this day, the Abyssal Lord, who was sleeping within the Kingdom-built “temporary palace”, received a report from her subordinates regarding the demon army that had attacked Dawn being completely wiped out.

Completely wiped out.

Although for an existence like the Abyssal Lord, no matter how many demons died it had nothing to do with her. However, the demon army she had originally placed her hopes in had actually been annihilated within a single day…

One had to know that army possessed more than a dozen Legendary-tier beings, as well as several million troops…

“Interesting. Hahahahahaha… interesting. A mere vessel actually managed to reach this level? Looks like I’ll have to personally step in!”

After receiving the news, the Abyssal Lord did not feel anger. She merely learned that the cause of the incident was Tianyin, and then made a declaration filled with interest.

“It seems father’s choice wasn’t wrong by much. But… even if you are the correct vessel, so what? I am the one who will become the End!”

“A vessel is merely an identity. Wasn’t I once a vessel myself? Hahahahahahahahaha…”

At this moment, the Abyssal Lord still maintained the appearance of a young girl.

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Dressed in exquisite clothing, she sat alone within a gloomy castle.

Although she looked extremely delicate, that beautiful face carried a morbid smile.

“A mere vessel can never become the End. And to become the End, relying solely on the power of Original Sin isn’t enough… a mere vessel, how could you possibly know of the Abyss power equal to Original Sin? Hahahahahaha…”

……

Tianyin had a dream.

A very clear, very clear dream.

It wasn’t a nightmare, nor was it a pleasant dream. If one had to describe it precisely, that dream should be called bizarre.

Yes, bizarre.

In the dream, Tianyin could not control her own body. Because she couldn’t control her body, she couldn’t even control her speech.

And it was precisely because of this that Tianyin felt an incomparably bizarre sensation.

Within the dream, although Tianyin couldn’t control herself, she was still able to observe the actions of her own body. And under Tianyin’s observation, her current self seemed to be staying within an extremely mysterious world.

Because her body could move on its own, Tianyin was essentially an outsider within the dream.

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Watching her body act on its own, while observing this mysterious world.

And at a certain moment within the dream, a gigantic dragon eye appeared before her. And because it was from a first-person perspective, the suddenly appearing massive dragon eye still gave Tianyin a huge fright.

“To think an existence with such a pure heart would appear… no… this mode of existence is somewhat bizarre…”

The enormous dragon eye stared motionlessly at Tianyin, while her body also remained completely still.

However, although her body did not move, Tianyin could still hear the voice emitted by the owner of the dragon eye, like muffled thunder.

“Your heart is abnormally pure, but correspondingly, it is precisely because of this purity that your heart brings you endless emptiness… however, because you are too pure, you lack any seven emotions and six desires…”

“Without seven emotions and six desires, yet able to feel endless emptiness. What kind of existence are you, exactly?”

The gigantic dragon eye muttered to itself. And within this mysterious world, the being that possessed this enormous dragon eye was also the first lifeform Tianyin had seen.

“For unknown reasons, your body seems to be immortal. And your soul… wait…”

At this point, the voice of the dragon eye’s owner became extraordinarily heavy.

“No soul… how is that possible… without a soul, it would merely be a shell. And yet a mere shell actually possesses autonomous consciousness.”

“Contradiction… far too contradictory. No seven emotions and six desires, yet able to feel endless emptiness. No soul, yet possessing autonomous consciousness. Not only that, even the body itself is immortal… you, what exactly are you? Why have you suddenly appeared in my world?”

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As an observer, Tianyin felt an exceptional curiosity toward the words of the dragon eye’s owner. However, after hearing so much lengthy discourse, Tianyin was also somewhat unable to grasp what exactly was happening.

Because she couldn’t control her body, Tianyin was unable to communicate with the owner of the gigantic dragon eye. However, this body of hers seemed to have its own thoughts.

“My existence is attached to this world.”

Her body answered the question of the gigantic dragon eye in an extremely calm voice.

“Attached to my world? Hahahahahaha… what an interesting answer. However, your existence is far too bizarre. Although the feeling you give me now suggests you pose no danger, if you wish to exist within my world, you will still need to be observed for a long time!”

The owner of the gigantic dragon eye let out a heavy voice, and then disappeared from Tianyin’s sight.

To be honest, these conversations made no sense to Tianyin at all. However, the words spoken by the owner of the gigantic dragon eye left a deep impression on her.

No seven emotions and six desires, yet able to feel endless emptiness.

No soul, yet possessing autonomous consciousness.

Although Tianyin was hearing these words for the first time within the dream, for some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had heard them somewhere before…

Just like…

Just like…

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As if she had truly communicated with the owner of the gigantic dragon eye before…

“Pff… how could that be… I’m clearly just a modern person who inexplicably turned into an NPC. How could I possibly have lived that kind of life? That’s completely impossible…”

After waking from her sleep, Tianyin recalled the events of the dream and laughed as she denied her own speculation.

「Xiaoyin, what are you secretly laughing about by yourself?」

Some thoughts were things Samael couldn’t perceive. But seeing Tianyin suddenly laugh out loud, Samael still asked curiously.

『Ah… nothing. I just suddenly thought of a stupid question and felt that the me who thought of it was pretty funny~』

「A question? Can you tell me, Xiaoyin?」

『Eh… well, it’s actually nothing that big. Samael, do you think someone who has no soul yet still possesses autonomous consciousness can exist?』

「Pff, how could that be? Although the soul is something very hard to describe, autonomous consciousness itself is one form of expression of the soul, right? How could someone exist who has consciousness without a soul?」

『Ehehe, that’s why I said I just thought of a really silly question~』

As she said this, Tianyin playfully stuck out her small tongue.