The Ordinary Man's Guide to Fast Travel

Chapter 436 Entering the Cultivation World 27

"system?"

Chao Yao called out softly in his heart, but the system did not respond.

"System? If you don't speak, I will treat you as if you don't exist."

Still no response.

Just when Chao Yao was about to give up, the faint fluctuation in the depths of his soul began to move again.

Now she saw clearly that it was the system.

The space that once existed was stripped away, and once her soul left, it all disappeared.

She was also surprised that the system was still there.

Just when Chao Yao was about to say something, the system suddenly grew larger and larger, instantly emitting a strange and frightening aura.

The breath seemed to come from an endless dark abyss, carrying with it a biting cold and oppressive feeling.

Immediately afterwards, dark rays of light shot out from the system, piercing Chao Yao's soul like sharp arrows.

"What's going on? System, why are you attacking me?"

Chao Yao was horrified and instinctively mobilized the power of his soul to resist while questioning angrily.

However, the system did not respond, and the attacks became more fierce.

The dark force seemed to be omnipresent, constantly attacking Chao Yao's soul defenses.

"Damn it!" Chao Yao gritted his teeth, "I won't be defeated by you like this."

At this critical moment, Chao Yao did not retreat at all.

She knew that once her soul was destroyed, she would disappear completely.

So she decided to resist with her body.

She injected the power of her soul into her body, causing it to emit a faint glow.

When the system's attack hit Chao Yao's body, she felt a huge impact.

The pain came like a tide, making Chao Yao almost faint, but she bit her lips tightly and held on with her strong will.

The system's attack became more and more violent, and the dark light continued to hit Chao Yao's body like a storm.

Cracks began to appear on Chao Yao's body, and the cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

She could clearly feel her vitality rapidly ebbing away, yet her eyes still burned with an unyielding fire.

"I can't just fall down like this!" Chao Yao roared in his heart.

As the attack continued, Chao Yao's body finally couldn't bear the strain.

With a loud bang, her body was completely shattered and turned into countless fragments that dissipated into the void.

The moment his body was shattered, Chao Yao seemed to fall into an endless dark abyss.

But there was time to grieve and fear, for her soul was still under attack from the system.

At this critical moment, Chao Yao suddenly remembered the merits he had accumulated in twelve lifetimes.

She mobilized the merits of six of her past lives without hesitation.

Instantly, a warm and powerful force surged from the depths of her soul.

The golden light shone, as if it was the light from a sacred place, enveloping Chao Yao's soul.

The power of six lifetimes of merit turned into an indestructible barrier, blocking the dark light of the system.

The system's attacks continuously hit the barrier formed by the power of merit, but were unable to break through.

Every collision was accompanied by strong energy fluctuations, as if two powerful forces were engaged in a fierce confrontation.

After a fierce struggle, the system's attack gradually weakened.

Chao Yao finally saved her soul. Although she was extremely weak, her heart was full of hope.

"I have brought you through so many worlds, and helped you grow from an orphan girl living in a basement to someone who can hope to become an immortal. Why can't I give you your soul so that I can no longer be a system?"

The system finally spoke, but its voice was as hoarse as an old bellows being pulled with difficulty.

Every word seemed to carry sand and gravel, rubbing against people's eardrums, causing an inexplicable irritation in their hearts.

Completely different from the calm, mechanical voice of the past, this voice now carries a hint of evil, as if it came from the abyss of darkness.

When I listened carefully, I could actually hear the smell of Fu Feng's inner demon.

That dark and oppressive feeling hung over Chao Yao's heart like a heavy dark cloud.

Chao Yao's eyes widened, her face full of shock and anger. She shouted: "You are not the system, you are the inner demon!"

"Oh! What if it is, what if it isn't?"

The inner demon's voice was full of disdain and arrogance.

The tone seemed to mock Chao Yao's powerlessness and struggle, with a sense of superiority.

It seemed that it didn't care at all about being discovered by Chao Yao, as if everything was under its control.

The inner demon's voice echoed in the void, with a chilling coldness.

The voice was like a sharp ice cone, piercing Chao Yao's soul and making her feel an unprecedented crisis.

"Where did the system go?" Chao Yao glared at his inner demon and asked.

The inner demon laughed coldly, and the sound seemed to echo from hell. "Humph, you are still thinking about that useless system? I devoured it long ago after you experienced the life of the lightning-struck tree. From then on, it no longer existed."

"And all your emotions in every life have been devoured by me. Do you think that all the love, hate, and vengeance you have experienced are real? They are just illusions I created to control you. Once I disappear, you will become a heartless person and will no longer be able to feel any emotional waves."

A huge shock and fear surged in Chao Yao's heart.

She never thought that the system had already been devoured by the inner demon, and that her emotional ball had been under the control of the inner demon since she took it out.

She tried hard to recall her past experiences. Were those moments that made her laugh and cry really fake?

"No, this is impossible!" Chao Yao roared, "Everything I experienced is real, and my emotions are my own. You can't take them away."

The inner demon just sneered, and that laughter was full of mockery.

"You are too naive. Do you think you can escape my control? From the moment you were bound to the system, you were destined to become my prey. Now, your soul will belong to me, and you will lose your emotions forever and become a hollow shell."

Chao Yao bit her lips tightly, feeling full of unwillingness.

She would never allow herself to become a heartless person, nor would she let her inner demons succeed.

She must find a way to break free from the control of her inner demons and gain freedom.

"I won't let you succeed!" Chao Yao said firmly, "I will definitely find a way to make you disappear completely."

The inner demon laughed nonchalantly. "Haha, do you think you have that ability? You are just a weak soul now, and you can't compete with me at all. Give up, accept your fate, and become a part of me."