Above all spirits

Chapter 2 Demon

Back in his rented room, Gu Yun plopped heavily onto the slightly dusty bed. After all, he spent most of his time taking care of Yun Yin at the hospital and hadn't cleaned it in a long time; there probably wouldn't be any need to in the future.

Gu Yun took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and quietly stared at the ceiling.

He was saying goodbye to his peaceful life. If he had a choice, he would still prefer to live a life of triumph as a plagiarist and live happily with Yunyin in this world.

"I'm asking one last time, are you sure it wasn't you who did it?"

"Naturally, as a demon, what I value most is the spirit of the contract, and I would disdain using such despicable means."

"........."

"Hehehe, have you thought it through? If you have, then you're going to go all the way down the dark path."

"You're also an elder of the Soul Hall?"

"?"

"nothing."

"What can be done? The gods are high above, regarding mortals as ants. How can one obtain extraordinary power?"

Gu Yun stretched her hand out towards the ceiling and opened it.

"What right do I, a mortal with neither the old man in the ring nor the activation system to help me, have? I have no choice but to sell my soul and make a deal with the devil."

"Bullshit gods. Although I don't know what system you're talking about, do you think you can ask gods for power without paying a price? They'll only ask for more."

"Are there really gods? Did she really not die of natural causes? What kind of world is this?"

"Of course, I'm standing right in front of you, what do you say?"

The boy glanced to the side, re-examining the demon who had always lurked in his shadow.

A distorted shadow hung in the air like mist, and in the very center of the shadow hung a "big eye," which moved up, down, left, and right in response to the voice.

Like,

one,

Gastly?

However, Gastly has two large, bright eyes.

"Too."

"To be honest, I quite like that little girl. She's brave and has a strong will. If they hadn't intervened, she might have stayed in this world. The rules of this world have a strong restraining force. Without a powerful external force, this little girl wouldn't have given up. No, no, even with a powerful external force, it probably wouldn't have worked..."

"You demons can still have feelings of love?"

"Hehehe, demons also have joys and sorrows, okay? It's just that their way of life is different from yours humans. Oh, I shouldn't say you humans anymore, I should say we demons will soon be here, hehehe."

"You just said 'them'? Are you referring to gods?"

The boy paid no attention to the demon's large eyes talking to themselves. He just frowned thoughtfully, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

At first, he thought it was the work of this shadowy demon, who orchestrated the whole thing to get him to make some kind of deal with it. He had ignored it for a long time because of this, but now it seems to confirm that it was indeed man-made, just not by it.

Who could that be?

However, whoever it is, will pay the price for it.

"Who else could it be but them? Void creatures? A bunch of hypocritical superiors. At least we demons open the door and speak openly, with clear prices. As long as you are willing to give up a part of your soul, you will gain corresponding power. But those hypocrites not only ask you to offer your soul, some even ask you to provide sacrifices, and some, well, you give a lot, but what you get in return is only a tiny bit of reward. It's disgusting."

"False gods? Tell me about this world, or as you say, dimensions, and let me reshape my worldview."

Although the boy had always known of the demon's existence, from the moment they met, this shadowy figure, like a beggar selling the Tathagata Palm technique, had been relentlessly following him, claiming that he was a genius among geniuses, and that as long as they merged and joined forces, they could go to the heavens and the seas, be invincible and could defeat anyone in the universe.

If this thing didn't resemble a certain Pokémon and say something rather nonsensical...

He was so scared that he almost ran into the nearby police station to call the police, reenacting a classic scene from "The Little Mermaid".

During the period after meeting Him, the girl did not experience drowsiness, so Gu Yun still accepted the denial of the demon's existence.

But none of that mattered to him. He didn't want to get involved.

After that, Gu Yun basically used it as a 360° camera, occasionally asking about the parking space when reversing.

However, I generally don't listen to its nonsense, nor do I ask about strange terms that I've never heard of before, and we only talk about unimportant things.

For example, if you don't have a mouth and only one eye, why can you speak?

Will you evolve and develop two ghost claws or something?

He thought his life would continue in this mundane way until it grew tired of him and left.

But ever since the strange narcolepsy suddenly appeared in Yunyin, he had a premonition that what was coming was finally about to happen.

This was the first time he had asked a serious question.

"Hehehe, the world is much bigger than you imagined. You've finally figured it out. It seems you still need a bit more external stimulation."

Gu Yun glared at it, but the demon's large eyes instantly looked away, avoiding his gaze.

"It's all your fault for ignoring me before. Whose fault is it? I can't expect you to become an expert overnight. But since you're about to form a contract with me and do fusion experiments with me, I'll just tell you the basics."

"First of all, there are three known dimensions. You can think of it as building a card tower, layer upon layer. The dimension we are in is called the 'Alpha' dimension. There are eight worlds in the 'Alpha' dimension. The worlds are divided into upper and lower realms. The upper four realms are the Dragon Realm, the Demon Realm, the Titan Realm, and the Elf Realm. The lower four realms are the Human Realm, the Demon Realm, the Blood Realm, and the Spirit Realm."

"Above this dimension is the 'Omega' dimension, but there is nothing there except a vast amount of soul fragments, or lost souls, and... you don't need to know for now, it's too far away for you."

Riddler, get out of Gotham!

Gu Yun silently raised the middle finger in his mind.

But this did not interrupt the demon's words.

"All you need to know is that when a being in the 'Alpha' dimension dies, its soul naturally ascends to the 'Omega' dimension. Because these souls no longer have a compatible physical body, they can no longer return to the 'Alpha' dimension. Instead, they wander in the 'Omega' dimension for a long time, gradually becoming lost and turning into fragments of their souls. Even the souls of powerful beings will lose their impurities over time, or in your words, their memories, and become walking corpses."

"Therefore, the 'Omega' dimension is also known as the 'Other Shore,' the final destination of all living beings."

the other side……

Omega...

It represents the end of a shared journey.

Alpha is the starting point of everything.

Is this also related to my original world?

After all, these terms have all appeared before.

"And the highest dimension is the 'Gamma' dimension where we demons reside. This dimension and race are very strange. Although there are no souls, they need to use the soul matter that makes up souls to maintain themselves."

"Some describe the 'Omega' dimension as a burning bonfire, while the 'Gamma' dimension as a boiling kettle. The water in the kettle needs the heat generated by the fire to maintain its boiling state, but the fire itself cannot enter the water. Water and fire are incompatible, but heat can travel between the two. The same is true for soul matter."

"Therefore, all races living in the 'Gamma' dimension need to maintain their survival with soul matter, otherwise they will fall into slumber. This includes the demons, gods, Asuras, and void creatures I mentioned. Although beings in lower dimensions cannot observe beings in higher dimensions, beings in higher dimensions can observe beings in lower dimensions."

"Even so, we cannot enter the other side or cross the other side to enter the 'Alpha' dimension, just as fire cannot exist in water, water cannot exist in fire."

"According to you, these three dimensions are basically independent of each other, so you..."

"That's how it should be, but as I said, beings in higher dimensions can observe those in lower dimensions. Although they could honestly be 'miners,' collecting soul matter at the boundary closest to the other side, they're not satisfied. That soul matter can only sustain basic survival. Greedy beings are always thinking of entering the fire, or, as a second choice, entering the 'Alpha Dimension' to absorb soul matter. You should know that they see you as you see fish in a fish tank, understand?"

"Finally, they discovered a way to cross the other side and reach the 'Alpha' dimension. Because, in the end, the distinction between dimensions is the distinction between life forms and positions. No matter how they change their life forms, those of higher positions cannot remain in the other side, because only souls can exist there. They do not have souls, but only the means of using soul matter."

"But the 'Alpha' dimension is different. It has strong compatibility. They discovered that when they split off clones and use some kind of power to lower their own status—incidentally, power is inherent to beings in the 'Gamma' dimension—they can enter the 'Alpha' dimension and catch fish at will, making it compatible with their life forms."

"Of course, due to the suppression of their rank, they will not be excessively strong in the Alpha Dimension. Once they exceed a certain limit, they will be kicked out of the dimension and marked, and will be unable to descend for a long time."

"Demons use their clones to make contracts with life forms in the Alpha Dimension, exchanging their souls for the right to use their exclusive demonic powers. The souls exchanged are broken down into soul matter through the contract and fed back to the demons who made the contract. This is how demons catch fish. Isn't it very legitimate and fair?"

Gu Yun rolled her eyes.

What happens when the soul loses a part of itself or disappears completely?

"Losing a part won't be a big deal, just like you're missing a kidney. You often can't see the difference. But if you don't have a soul, it's really nothing. You'll just become an empty shell. Just think of it as someone who has lost the ability to store memories. For example, if you traded your entire soul to the devil when you were 25, then your memory will be frozen at age 25. You'll only remember things that happened before you were 25. No matter how many years have passed, you'll only remember one to seven days or even less of the future."

"Would anyone really exchange their entire soul?"

Gu Yun asked curiously, because she couldn't imagine how a person could continue to live after having no future.

"Of course there are. It's not just humans; other races are the same. Family ties, love, friendship—the bonds that bind you are simply too many. Each one can make people willing to give everything. I ask you, if your Yunyin were imprisoned by an existence you can't even reach, and with your current power, trying to save her is just wishful thinking, but suddenly a high-ranking demon lord appears and tells you that if you make a deal to offer him your entire soul, you will gain power comparable to his. Would you make the trade?"

Gu Yun fell silent.

Will he?

He will.

The demon circled around Gu Yun once and then knew his answer.

"Hehehe, especially you humans, you are too weak. Even if you are strong, a human can give up the next 50 years to achieve a long-cherished wish, but an elf or a dragon would rarely be willing to give up the next thousands of years to make a deal with a demon. The longer you live, the more afraid you are of death, hehehe."

"Can't demons die?"

"High-ranking life forms can be killed, but they will not die naturally; at most, they will fall into a deep sleep."

Gu Yun clicked his tongue.

Damn it, it tricked me again.