In a flash, the desire to kill in Wang Chong’s heart multiplied by more than ten thousand times, like a volcano that was about to erupt.
“Killkillkill!”
Wang Chong felt a heat spreading through his body, and he heard tens of thousands of voices joining with him in shouting and bellowing.
This frenzied desire for blood and murder overcame all rationality, suppressed all.
This madness caused everything before Wang Chong to go dark. He could see nothing except crimson blood.
“Not good!”
Wang Chong paled. He had lost complete control over his body, and even worse was that he could hear a rumbling at his ear. At this moment, ‘he’ was driven purely by desire, charging around like an irrational beast.
Wang Chong was anxious and worried, but there was nothing he could do.
“Ah!”
A few moments later, Wang Chong heard a scream, but he could see nothing nor do anything. He didn’t even know where he was.
“Save me! Save me!”
“Grandfather, no!”
“Run! Murderer!”
Panicked screams rang out all around him.
“Where is this? What happened?”
This sudden development left Wang Chong with unprecedented consternation, and he tried his utmost to control his body.
The screaming continued to ring out around him, and after what seemed like an eternity, Wang Chong finally managed to regain control of his body.
Buzz!
When Wang Chong opened his eyes, the thickly concentrated scent of blood assailed his nostrils, and when he saw left him utterly stunned.
“This… how…” Wang Chong muttered, completely unable to believe his eyes.
At this time, he was standing in front of the gates of the Imperial Palace, and the bodies of countless people were scattered around him. There were men and women, old and young, and amongst the corpses were fireworks, paper umbrellas, and paper lanterns. It seemed like they had been holding some celebration.
“How could it be like this?”
Wang Chong instantly understood what had happened, his heart turning cold.
“A demon! He’s a demon!”
“The King of Foreign Lands! The King of Foreign Lands is a murderer!”
Around him, countless people stared at Wang Chong in fear and panic.
A moment later, all of them took to their heels.
This sudden movement once more drew out the murderous desire within Wang Chong.
Wang Chong felt his vision grow dark, everything becoming blurry and indistinct.
Bang!
In this haze, Wang Chong saw himself jump into the air and charge into the packed crowd. Boom! Boom! Boom! Stellar Energy exploded within the crowd, blasting away countless people.
“No! No!”
For the first time, Wang Chong felt a deep fear, and though he tried his utmost to stop it, he was powerless.
Buzz!
Suddenly, Wang Chong’s vision cleared up, and he saw that he had his hand around an Imperial Army Marshal’s throat, his grip so strong that it had already deformed the Marshal’s armor.
At some point, the Imperial Army had entered the fray.
“Y-Your Highness… what are you doing…”
The Imperial Army Marshal’s eyes were filled with fear and confusion.
But all he heard was a crack as ‘Wang Chong’ twisted, easily snapping his neck. The grip loosened, and the body dropped to the ground with a clatter.
At that moment, Wang Chong’s heart froze.
“Kill!”
Furious roars came from all around him as the Imperial Army charged, and Wang Chong’s vision was once more obscured by blood.
The screams of the dying rang out all around him, and in his blurry vision, he could see one person after another being cut down like they were nothing but weeds.
Wang Chong’s mind moved in and out of clarity, and he constantly struggled and tried to stop it all, but upon each awakening, all he saw was an endless field of corpses watered by rivers of blood.
“Chong-er, what are you doing?!” A pained and infuriated voice rang out in his ear, and in a rush of cold wind, Wang Chong opened his eyes and saw that he was standing in a field of corpses, and only a few people were still standing.
Standing in front of him was his master, the Demonic Emperor Old Man, staring at him in disbelief.
Master!
Wang Chong wanted to call out to his master, but all that came out was an inhuman roar that could make one’s hair stand on end.
“Killkillkill!
Wang Chong heard himself let out a frenzied and brutal shout, and a moment later, a dark golden Halo of Spacetime erupted from ‘his’ hand and swept toward the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief.
There was an enormous boom, and Wang Chong could clearly see the Demonic Emperor Old Man and Wushang Village Chief being blasted away by spacetime energy. At this point, Wang Chong’s vision turned red and blurry once more.
Plush! Wang Chong heard the sound of a sword stabbing through flesh, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that he was hugging the Demonic Emperor Old Man, and a golden sword protruded out of his back, blood gushing out from the wound.
“No, no!”
Wang Chong realized what he had done, and he let out a grief-stricken roar. But he was the only one who could hear it.
“Wang Chong, what have you done?!”
The Wushang Village Chief’s eyes were wide in disbelief.
Wang Chong had used Genesis Supreme’s Sword of God to kill the Demonic Emperor Old Man!
But all that came in response was the clang of a sword, and a moment later, his white-haired head spun into the air.
Endless pain swept over Wang Chong like a million arrows stabbing into his heart, but none of this could stop the intense desire to kill in Wang Chong’s heart.
The massacre continued!
His big uncle, big brother, second brother, little sister… Wang Chong saw countless people fall under his sword just as his master had.
Wang Chong had completely lost control over his body.
It was only after seeing this sight that he understood why this hereditary illness of the Wang Clan was called the Berserker Syndrome, why the clan regarded it as a fiend, a venomous scorpion.
The flare-up of the illness around four years ago might have only been a little bud. This endless, wicked desire to destroy everything in the world was its true form.
Blood, bodies, and endless slaughter were its nutrients, constantly feeding Wang Chong’s frenzied desire to destroy.
Wang Chong’s consciousness grew weaker and weaker, his moments of clarity shorter and shorter. At most times, he only saw red, like he was imprisoned in a cell of blood. He could see nothing else, and all he could hear were the fearful wails of tens of thousands.
He had no idea how long this state lasted, or how many people he had killed. One hundred thousand? Several hundred thousand? One million?
A Grotto Heaven realm expert fallen into madness had unbelievable killing efficiency.
“Chong, Chong, my love…”
After what seemed like an eternity, he heard the voice of a woman at his ear. It created countless ripples, and Wang Chong felt a tiny point of light appearing amidst the endless blood.
The familiar face of that woman appeared before him, and Wang Chong could finally sense the outside world.
He was in a strange room, and Xu Qiqin was in front of him, still wearing that snow-white gown, her arms spread out as she blocked his path. Behind her were countless fearful eyes.
“Chong, my love, if you want to kill someone, kill me! Let them go!”
His lover was weeping, her face brimming with despair.
“Qiqin!”
Wang Chong’s heart trembled, but before he could say anything, that thick mist of blood once more swept forward, and Wang Chong felt that murderous desire erupting like a volcano.
“Killkillkill!”
In the haze, Wang Chong could see the Sword of God in his hand thrusting at Xu Qiqin. She had a look of sorrow and despair on her face, but she did not retreat. Her back straight and her arms open, she rushed to welcome the tip of Wang Chong’s sword.
Just when Xu Qiqin was about to fall to his sword just like the Demonic Emperor Old Man and so many others, a powerful psychic ripple erupted from Wang Chong’s mind.
“Whoever you are, get out of my mind right now!”
There was an explosion so loud that it hearkened back to the beginning of the universe, and just when the Sword of God was about to stab through Xu Qiqin, everything, including that terrifying desire to kill, shattered like a mirror.
Boom!
At that moment, the area for tens of thousands of feet around the Wang Family Residence quaked, an enormous Psychic Energy sweeping out.
“Heaven-Earth Net! Get out!”
Wang Chong’s concentrated Psychic Energy took the form of a giant net that descended over the entire region.
No matter who this person was, even if they could hold him in an illusion for a moment, they couldn’t hold him there forever.
While this foe might have been strong, they were underestimating him too much.
Chapter 2286 - Information on Heaven!
Chapter 2286: Information on Heaven!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Rumble! Wang Chong’s formidable Psychic Energy instantly engulfed the region, throwing the air into turmoil. But to his surprise, Wang Chong was not able to find anything suspicious.
However, with this formidable Psychic Energy, after a few moments, he was finally able to notice something. Around eighty thousand feet away from the estate, there was an extremely furtive mental pulse, but a moment later, it disappeared.
“Hahaha, it seems that I really did underestimate you. But if you believed that all of this was an illusion, then you’re too naive!
“There’s no definite line between illusion and reality. Perhaps one day, what you think is an illusion will become reality.” A voice rang out in Wang Chong’s mind, leaving behind lingering echoes, but the will behind it utterly vanished, as if it had never existed.
Wang Chong thoroughly scanned the surrounding area, but he was not able to find any trace.
Wang Chong knew that his foe had gone.
Buzz!
Wang Chong’s Psychic Energy retracted back into his study, upon which Wang Chong stood up from his desk, slowly opening his eyes.
All was quiet in the study.
Everything maintained its original appearance. Even the report on the desk was still on the page he had just turned to.
It was like nothing had happened, and it had all been an illusion.
But Wang Chong knew that it wasn’t that simple.
Whew…
He once more scanned the area with Psychic Energy, and after ensuring that there were no hidden foes in the vicinity, he exhaled. His ruddy complexion instantly turned paper-white, and sweat erupted from his forehead, from behind his ears, and from his face and neck. It was like he had been accumulating sweat for a long time and was unleashing it all at the same moment.
Wang Chong appeared drained of mental and physical energy, and he no longer seemed so composed.
His foe’s strength was far more frightening than imagined!
That nightmarish illusion, that frenzied massacre from Berserker Syndrome, though it had not been real, was no mere illusion.
Only Wang Chong knew how great the burden on his mind and body had been. If Wang Chong had not noticed something off, he would have walked into his foe’s trap.
“Who was that? How could they have such high cultivation?”
Wang Chong narrowed his eyes, deep apprehension in his heart.
Wang Chong was no ordinary person. He had a firm resolve, and his Psychic Energy could manifest the Stellar Universe. He had even been able to defeat the High Priest of Arabia, and when it came to Psychic Energy, even someone as strong as Genesis Supreme could not gain any advantage.
Wang Chong was even so bold as to venture that he was number one in this field.
Upsetting his senses and infiltrating his mind, even creating such a realistic illusion, were not things an ordinary person could do.
No!
Across the world, no one should have been capable of this feat.
But with the flick of a finger, this mysterious assailant had succeeded, and done so without alarming a single person.
“Was it Essence Supreme?”
Wang Chong’s mind was in turmoil, and his mind instinctively turned to Essence Supreme.
One had to be at least at the level of a Supreme to pull off this feat, and amongst the Supremes of the Celestial God Organization, Essence Supreme was one he had yet to encounter.
But Wang Chong quickly shook his head and rejected the idea.
“No, it can’t be him! He wouldn’t have this level of cultivation!”
The Celestial God Organization had twelve Supremes, and each had their domain, their field of expertise. While there were undoubtedly differences between them, these wouldn’t be too significant.
Wang Chong had defeated Genesis Supreme and had clashed with Grand Supreme and Radiance Supreme. These people were strong, but they weren’t so strong that they could infiltrate his mind without being noticed and pull him into an illusion.
Moreover, if Essence Supreme really had this ability, then he would have been facing three Supremes on his northern expedition, not two.
Wang Chong paced back and forth in his quiet study. Unwittingly, he walked up to the open window of his study as countless thoughts ran through his mind.
The number of people who could control his mind like this could be counted with his fingers. If it wasn’t Grand Supreme or Radiance Supreme, and if it wasn’t that Essence Supreme he had yet to meet, then there was only one other person.
“Heaven!”
As Wang Chong said this word, his expression turned grave.
Bang!
As he spoke that word, the air in the study became turbulent, space trembling as if it was unable to bear the weight of that word.
Wang Chong’s heart turned heavy.
After he had worn himself out to no avail, the one he was seeking had come right to his door. If there was someone in the world that could infiltrate his mind without any warning and take control of it, then one of these people would be Heaven, the highest leader of the Celestial God Organization.
As a powerful existence that had existed for countless epochs yet did not exist on any historical record, Heaven was probably far more powerful than anyone could imagine. Even the Sage Emperor had been extremely wary of Heaven.
Wang Chong had never imagined that when he was searching the whole world for traces of Heaven, Heaven would come to find him for this ‘meeting’.
Wang Chong’s mind continued to ponder what had happened.
He had finally found some trace of his foe, but he couldn’t bring himself to celebrate.
Just what is going on here?
Wang Chong recalled everything that had happened and Heaven’s parting words.
It was too real!
He couldn’t tell the difference between reality and illusion!
Though that brazen massacre had been nothing but a dream in the end, Wang Chong couldn’t help but feel that things weren’t that simple.
Moreover, Wang Chong’s intuition told him that Heaven was implying something in those parting words.
He seemed to know a secret about the Berserker Syndrome!
Why did Heaven know about it?
What was going on with the Berserker Syndrome?
Everything in the illusion had not been real, but would there be one day in which the Berserker Syndrome reached its apex and recreated that scene?
Wang Chong had many things to think about.
Bang!
As he was lost in thought, the study door opened and two
people rushed in.
“Your Highness, what happened? Are you okay?”
“Your Highness, what happened?”
Old Eagle and the faceless man had returned, and looked concernedly at Wang Chong.
“I’m fine!”
Wang Chong had his back to them, not turning his head as he waved his hand.
“What time is it? How long was it since I had you leave?”
Old Eagle bowed and said, “It is the third quarter of the Si Period (9-11am). Master only just had us leave. It has only been a few seconds.” He and the faceless man exchanged surprised glances.
“I see.”
Wang Chong slightly frowned and said no more.
Old Eagle and the faceless man quickly departed, leaving Wang Chong with his thoughts.
He had believed that at least half a day had passed, not the several days that had seemingly passed in the illusion. But to his surprise, it had only been a few seconds, far shorter than he had imagined.
Heaven was far more frightening than he had imagined!
Did he manage to find a weakness while I was lost in thought? Wang Chong said to himself.
But Wang Chong quickly got ahold of himself.
Heaven’s strength was beyond compare, and no one at present could match him. But he also had an enormous weakness that could not be repaired, which the Sage Emperor had mentioned. His physical body was imprisoned, and he could not truly walk the world.
That Heaven that had entrapped him was probably only an avatar.
Moreover, even if it was an avatar, it was probably extremely valuable and had many restrictions. Perhaps it could even influence his actual body.
Wang Chong believed this because Heaven was being far too cautious!
If Heaven’s avatar had been powerful enough, there would have been no need to attack him mentally while Wang Chong was absentminded. He simply could have attacked him directly. And there would have been no need for him to flee upon being discovered.
Clearly, there was something going on here that he didn’t know about.
At the very least, Heaven still wasn’t confident about his ability to kill him!
In addition, just as the Sage Emperor had said in his letter, when ‘Heaven’ was apprehensive and still sealed, that would be the best chance to find him and deal with him.
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