Chapter 2008 - 79: Demon Princess_2

Just like that, within just a few breaths, the edge of the previously trembling Chaotic Void had calmed down, and if it weren’t for the slight tremor of the formation beneath the Demon Princess, it would all seem as if nothing had ever happened.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoman was stunned, Ni Yang was stunned, both the human and the dragon were prepared to fight for their lives, but suddenly the battle ended without warning, just because those monsters glanced at him...

Silence, deathly silence.

Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang did not speak; they were pondering over the events that had just occurred.

They weren’t fools. The words those eerie beings uttered before leaving, though disordered, were all heard by them. A little analysis led them to an incredible conclusion, a conclusion they could hardly believe.

"Kid, what did they call you just now?"

Ni Yang looked at Zhang Xiaoman.

Zhang Xiaoman opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.

Was it a misunderstanding?

Perhaps it was.

But Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t a naive three-year-old; if it were a misunderstanding by just one creature, it would be fine. But so many monsters regarded him as the Demon Lord, which was intriguing.

After all, these monsters weren’t like the Phantom Observers he met earlier in the Aigus Divine Domain; these monsters were true Upper Gods, the top-tier beings of this world. Could they have misidentified Zhang Xiaoman? That was unlikely.

What’s more, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t use the power of the ring this time; he just stood there, doing nothing. Yet, those creatures fled like sons seeing their father for the first time.

Zhang Xiaoman didn’t know how to answer Ni Yang’s question because he knew very well that he was not the Demon Lord; he was just himself, just Zhang Xiaoman.

But the reality was in front of him; those monsters indeed ran away because of him, and that was indisputable.

"Could it be... the System!?"

Zhang Xiaoman suddenly thought of a possibility.

Speaking of what part of him might be related to the Demon Lord, it would likely only be the System.

The origin of the System was mysterious; even though it introduced itself as some kind of World-saving Plan.

But Zhang Xiaoman felt this explanation was not quite reliable. After all, the System’s power was immensely strong, capable of directly drawing out Ultimate Items, providing various conveniences in cultivation, and even opening up all Dark Spirit Series senses for him.

Such an existence, was it really just a simple World-saving Plan?

"Could it be... the creator of the System is actually the Demon Lord? Or perhaps... it somehow absorbed the breath of the Demon Lord, acquiring the Demon Lord’s power, which made those monsters sense it and scared them away..."

Zhang Xiaoman pondered silently.

However, no matter how much he analyzed, it was not as straightforward and quick as directly asking. He shook his head slightly, turning his gaze toward the Demon Princess still within the formation.

"Should I address you as... Demon Princess...?"

Upon hearing these words, the Demon Princess’s body trembled slightly, still maintaining her calm expression, and nodded:

"It’s fine."

Zhang Xiaoman searched for words, straightening his expression, and said:

"Demon Princess, do you... happen to know something about why they called me that just now..."

Ni Yang also looked over nervously, awaiting the explanation from Zizi.

The Demon Princess pondered for a moment and then sighed softly, looking at Zhang Xiaoman with an inexplicable trace of sadness and nostalgia in her eyes.

"You guessed right; the Demon Lord they referred to is indeed you."

One sentence, and Zhang Xiaoman was completely petrified.

The Demon Lord is me?

The Demon Lord is me?

The Demon Lord is me!?

How could it be...

How could it be!!

This thought continuously flashed through Zhang Xiaoman’s mind, and he felt like he was about to lose his ability to think.

How could it be, the Demon Lord, whom he has always regarded as an enemy, the greatest BOSS he always thought of, was not the outside menace, nor the woman in white before him, but himself!?

Absurd!

Too absurd!

He felt he had never heard anything so absurd in his life, it was even more shocking than when he first got the System, making it hard to believe.

However...

Zhang Xiaoman calmed down slightly.

But, what kind of identity and strength does the Demon Princess have, why would she lie to him? What reason would she have to deceive him?

"Could it be... past life and present life?"

Zhang Xiaoman suddenly thought of a possibility usually found only in TV dramas, after all, from the words of those monsters earlier, he also learned one thing, that the real Demon Lord, the one they feared, was actually dead, so maybe, could he be the reincarnation of that person?

"No... it can’t be..."

He shook his head internally, immediately denying this guess.

He’s been in this world for quite some years, and there is one thing he can be sure of, that this world has no such thing as reincarnation and past life, these things only exist in his Original Realm.

"But... if it’s not that, then what exactly is it?"

Zhang Xiaoman looked again at the Demon Princess.

Thinking it over is not as good as directly asking the person involved for the correct answer. The other party seemed to definitely know the Demon Lord, and from the slight expressions and actions of the Demon Princess, their relationship seemed to be far more than just acquaintances.

By now, the Demon Princess had completely recovered.

In fact, she hadn’t suffered any harm earlier; the monsters trapped within the Chaotic Void hadn’t been able to hurt her.

She had mostly just overexerted herself while controlling the formation and suffered some backlash from the formation.

While Zhang Xiaoman was self-doubting, the Demon Princess had already reinforced the Soul-locking Array, and looked at him, her usual cold and indifferent tone tinged with a hint of disappointment.

"There’s no need to be tense, you are still you, you are not him..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman not only wasn’t relieved but became more confused.

What does she mean, she just said I was the Demon Lord, and now she says I’m not? So am I or am I not?

He felt his head starting to hurt, this plot twist was so steep it left him not knowing whether to go up or down.

The Demon Princess gently lifted her hand, and somehow two identical flowers appeared in it.

"Look, these are the two closest flowers I could find, and even so, they have subtle differences on extremely fine levels..."

"Ji Xing, can you tell me, is there truly such a thing as two identical flowers in the world?"

The Demon Princess seemed to be going off topic, but Zhang Xiaoman suddenly had an epiphany at this moment.

"It seems you’ve also deduced something; yes, the reason they fear you is because you resemble the one who caused them endless pain so much that they mistakenly took you for him."

"I resemble that person...?"

Zhang Xiaoman looked down at his own hands.

"Could it be that we look exactly the same...?"

"But that shouldn’t be, if it were just physical resemblance, how could they not discern it?"

He found it hard to believe.

In this world, there are countless abilities to change one’s appearance, if it were simply a matter of looking alike, how could it deceive a group of Upper Transcendent level powerhouses?

However, at this moment, the gentle voice of the Demon Princess once again echoed in his mind.

"Yes, you are indeed identical in every way, whether in appearance or in aura, whether in Spiritual Power attributes or in your mastery of the Supreme Sequence, it is... identical."