The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1643 465: Mouse and Butterfly

At the top of the Tower of Great Sage, Dousuke, who was meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened them, revealing a look of surprise in his clouded pupils.

What surprised him was not the "Angel Descent," but the fact that the "Eternal Hunger Claw," which had descended upon the mortal realm, retreated so effortlessly.

What on earth happened?

Dousuke could not comprehend the dramatic change that unfolded before him.

And the entity hiding in his shadow couldn't understand the hint of regret and timidity that "Eternal Hunger Claw" showed before leaving either.

A misty black serpent crawled out from Dousuke's wrist, slithering toward the Crystal Ball before him, gently flicking its faintly visible tongue.

A whisper from the void appeared in his mind, carrying a nonchalant arrogance mingled with a barely noticeable vigilance.

"This is unusual."

"That entity had been preparing for this ritual for a long time, even using the expedition of the Flame of Destruction, so it makes no sense to retreat just like that."

"Unless..."

"Unless?" Dousuke slightly raised his eyebrows, casting an inquiring glance at the voice that seemed hesitant to speak.

The voice in the void contemplated for a moment, not directly answering his question, but left an enigmatic riddle instead.

"You are like ants traversing the material world, where only past events and ongoing ones exist in your world."

"But we, existing in the void, are different; we are like fish outside the fishbowl, ghosts outside the bottle, shadows reflected on the wall."

"From our perspective, only destined events and... events that may not happen exist."

If this was Novel's past, it would make sense for Urgos to choose to retreat.

In His view, this universe's future is already determined.

Exerting even a little more Strength here is redundant.

However, Avallo holds a different viewpoint and doesn't believe that what "Urgos" has comprehended is necessarily the Truth.

That guy is the Evil Spirit furthest from the Truth, whose Strength often resonates with fools; making mistakes is quite normal.

Thus, there's another possibility—

He was simply deceived by Novel's "Madman."

Considering Colin's acting skills, this possibility is very high.

The shadow coiling around the Great Sage's wrist emitted a shriveled laugh, like a shadow reflected on the wall, mocking another embarrassed shadow.

Dousuke fell into contemplation and spoke after a moment.

"Could there be a third situation?"

The voice in the void paused for a moment.

"...A third situation?"

Dousuke slowly nodded, speaking in a contemplative tone.

"He is neither the 'Madman' nor Novel's past, but... something else entirely."

"What is it, Saint Sis's Chosen One? Or the Demon God's?" The voice in the void spoke with a hint of mockery.

"I don't know."

Dousuke gently shook his head.

"It's just a conjecture."

Extreme light inevitably breeds an equivalent shadow; they are like two sides of a coin, complementing each other, yet natural enemies.

The opposite of Saint Sis is the Demon God.

He couldn't help but ponder if Chaos also has its own "natural enemy?"

Of course.

This is all merely his conjecture.

After all, even if such an entity does exist, the Crown of Pride would never tell him...

...

The dark clouds hovering above Twilight City vanished completely, along with an inconspicuous butterfly.

The first thing that entered Luo Yan's sight was a dazzling white light, followed closely by a scarlet desolation.

It felt like he passed through a barrier, then was thrown out by a tremendous force... along with those returning Evil Spirits.

"I'm Grove! Let me meet the parents—I have performed deeds for him! Let me see him one more time! I beg of you!" A pitch-black shadow screamed desolately.

It had finally returned!

Left that damned place!

Luo Yan didn't recognize the Evil Spirit, but he guessed it was a Chosen Rat he had just encountered. Along with the collapse of the Nest City outside Twilight City, Urgos had taken away their Souls.

It was forced onto an abandoned infant by an invisible large hand, like a sardine pressed into a can.

"No—" It shrieked in terror, wanting to escape, yet had no choice in the matter.

That poor little one lay there, neither crying nor fussing, originally devoid of breath, with its Soul elsewhere, or perhaps it never came here to suffer, leaving only an empty shell on the ground.

Yet the moment the Evil Spirit possessed it, it suddenly opened its hazy eyes wide, letting out a wailing cry.

The crying sounded like more than a biological instinct; it seemed to be venting the unexplained sorrow from the past life, along with the pain of this life.

Poor child.

Luo Yan mourned for it for a second but found he couldn't help, so he turned his gaze elsewhere, surveying this new yet desolate world.

The sky here was a solidified blood-red, the ground cracked red soil; there was not a trace of wind, only the silent caress of death.

Is this...?

Another universe?

The Divine Thought attached to the "Butterfly of All Things" emitted waves of surprise, and Luo Yan's curiosity at this moment was no less than when he was drawn into the 440th Void Realm.

This place very much resembled the Kao Planet, yet there were fundamental differences. The only thing left on Kao Planet was "fungus," but here, there were traces of Human activity.