Chapter 2010 - 80: The Truth (Part 2)

Zhang Xiaoman knew, indeed it was true, perhaps to ordinary people, feelings are the most unreliable thing, completely fabricated products of metaphysics.

But upon reaching the Extraordinary Level and above, especially in their realm, since the Dark Spiritual Power they control already belongs to the power of rules, their feelings are no longer rootless drifting metaphysics, but rather a form of deduction.

Especially for a being like the Demon Princess, whose strength has already reached the Upper Transcendent Level, calling her feelings merely "feelings" is no longer appropriate in a strict sense; using the word "truth" seems more fitting.

Zhang Xiaoman secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, he was still himself, he and the Demon Lord only bore a resemblance.

Although saying it like this is somewhat inappropriate, he was still very happy, he did not wish to be anyone’s reincarnation, he just wanted to be himself.

With doubts about his identity dispelled, more questions started to emerge.

Why did the Demon Lord die?

What exactly are these monsters sealed in the Chaotic Void? Why do they possess such terrifying power?

What is the relationship between the Demon Princess and the Demon Lord? How long has she guarded here?

Also, the most important question was, why was she able to observe him when he initially destroyed the Demon God Statue, even though he clearly possessed the North Star Ring and had used it to block her, was he blocking the wrong person?

Zhang Xiaoman scratched his head, feeling that this line of thought wasn’t entirely impossible either.

He initially wanted to block the Demon Lord, but in reality, the Demon Lord was already gone, and the Demon God Statue actually represented the Demon Princess, so did he block the wrong one?

He was now a bit uncertain, if this was really the case, it would be fine, but if the ring was unable to block the other party, then the system’s absolute attribute might be shaken.

"I can sense your confusion and concerns, don’t worry, those people have already been scared away by you, they probably won’t return for a while, we still have time."

The Demon Princess appeared to be quite patient.

Indeed, being locked away alone for who knows how long, patience is certainly something one wouldn’t be lacking.

Zhang Xiaoman’s cultivation was already at the Middle Extraordinary Level, but he was still far inferior to the Demon Princess; his emotional fluctuations were easily sensed by her, there was no way around it.

Immediately following the Demon Princess’s opening words, Zhang Xiaoman was shocked.

"I know you have a very special ability, you’ve always relied on it, right?"

Zhang Xiaoman felt a lurch in his heart.

What does she mean by this? Why would she say this, could it be that she saw through his system?

He couldn’t help but feel nervous, after all, it was his greatest secret, something he couldn’t allow others to know.

The Demon Princess continued:

"I know you’re worried, but don’t worry, I’m not interested in your capabilities, and besides, they’ve long become inseparable from you, even forcibly taking them would be of no use to others."

As she spoke, she flipped her right hand, and a familiar object appeared in her palm.

"Destruction Ring!?"

Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes widened, how could he have known this ring was in her hands?

"Apologies, Little Yan took this ring from you to strengthen the formation; now that the crisis is temporarily averted, it’s time to return it to its rightful owner."

Ni Yang quickly took the ring, his face full of disbelief.

"Zizi, the ring is with you! What do you mean by Little Yan? What does strengthening the formation mean?"

Little Yan, it’s not hard to understand, should be the Nightmare outside.

But Zhang Xiaoman and Ni Yang initially thought the Nightmare was the Demon Lord, the biggest boss, now it seems, not only isn’t the Nightmare a big boss, but it’s also the Demon Princess’s companion?

"Little Yan... humph!"

Ni Yang pouted, looking quite unhappy.

Zhang Xiaoman then examined the ring in his hand, finding it undamaged, though its appearance seemed a bit dim, but he could clearly sense it rapidly absorbing Spiritual Power, it should recover soon.

"So, you used the ring’s power to strengthen the formation, is it the formation beneath your feet?"

With a nod, the Demon Princess replied:

"That’s right, the formation I’m in now is called the Eternal Dream Soul-locking Array, it was created by the Demon Lord to specifically seal those people."

"Little Yan, you must have seen its Divine Country, it’s the Demon Lord’s Spiritual Beast, and this formation was established through its Dream Realm. Once the Dream Realm is locked, the entire formation will collapse; then we might truly be unable to stop those individuals."

"So, while outside, I stopped you from further destroying the Divine Country, your actions would cause strong fluctuations in Little Yan’s Dream Realm, easily leading to a Dream Realm collapse."

While saying this, she pointed to the ring in Zhang Xiaoman’s hand.

"As for this ring, I understand you don’t have just one piece of equipment with similar characteristics to it, but their characteristics aren’t as you imagine, possessing absolute irresistible attributes, but are actually a condensed form of the Supreme Sequence."

"In other words, these rings are all powerful Dark Spiritual Artifacts, each representing a different Supreme Sequence."

"Each representing a different sequence...?"

Zhang Xiaoman heard this statement for the first time, but wasn’t too surprised, already prepared in his mind.

Earlier, during his interactions with the Observer, he had noticed some clues, the abilities of his several rings seemed to correspond with attributes from the Supreme Series; calling it coincidence didn’t seem right, so it appeared they shared a common origin, which explained why his Shadow Lord passive was ineffective against the Demon Princess.

Given the Demon Princess’s strength, she probably mastered the Radiant Series long ago; in a collision between the Silent Sequence and the Radiant Series, naturally, the more powerful Demon Princess would gain the upper hand.

"So, according to this, the seven rings on my hand should all correspond to a form of the Supreme Sequence... but how much does the Demon Princess know, does she know the source of these rings is actually from the system?"

Following that, the Demon Princess’s next sentence extinguished Zhang Xiaoman’s newly risen hope.

"I know, your powers come from your unique talent, which you seem to prefer calling ’System’...?"

Zhang Xiaoman gasped in shock, she really... said it? She truly knows about the system!

"Yes, I indeed understand, and in some aspects, more thoroughly than you. Perhaps you’ve always believed this ’System’ is an external force, but I’d like to tell you here, it’s not an external force, but a form of your talent."

"Talent?"

This time Zhang Xiaoman was even more surprised.

How could the system be connected to talent? If someone else said so, he wouldn’t believe a word, but in front of him was the Demon Princess, such a being wouldn’t waste time joking like this.

"Indeed, the system you thought is essentially your talent, and also that person’s talent, they are not external objects, but a part of your own strength!"

A part of my own strength? Could it be... the Demon Lord also had a system!?

With a light chuckle, the Demon Princess said:

"Don’t let your thoughts be confined to the things you see in front of you; since it’s a form of talent, it naturally isn’t as simple as the external objects you see."