The Demonic World I designed
Chapter 1259 - 1257: Countdown to Apocalypse (Part 1)

Chapter 1259: Chapter 1257: Countdown to Apocalypse (Part 1)

"What is the Buddha Lord doing in seclusion?"

"Calculating..." The Victorious Fighting Buddha, responsible for guarding the door, said calmly.

"Calculating?" The Buddhas were all puzzled; fortune-telling used to be the job of the Future Buddha. The Buddha Lord suddenly acted against the Future Buddha unexpectedly, leaving many unable to respond for a while.

Indeed, they possess the Dao Fruit of future space-time; the Lord can predict the future.

"It’s a real grievance for someone of your stature to guard as a protector." Several Buddhas flattered with smiles.

"If you think I’m unfit for the task, you can guard it together." The Victorious Fighting Buddha responded coldly.

"No, no, no!" All the Buddhas waved their hands repeatedly.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha did not bother to deal with them.

He recalled the conversation with the Buddha Lord yesterday.

"My Lord, news has come from the other side that the Fearful Heavenly Demon has been captured. It seems Chen Qing didn’t disappoint you."

"That’s good news..." Old Liu forced a smile at the time.

Having spent a long time with Old Liu, even though he is not a sensitive person, he noticed Old Liu’s absent-minded demeanor.

As one of the top Heavenly Demons among the Demon Statue clan, now captured by Chen Qing, it means Chen Qing can confront the so-called Prophet. Why then, is Old Liu still showing such an absent-minded expression?

Seemingly sensing his puzzlement, Old Liu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Back then, in order to combat the potential appearance of top Heavenly Demons, Pu YunChuan set a trap, betraying the former Chen Qing, and then used gene duplication to create a more perfect Chen Qing. However..."

"This method, though unethical, is evidently effective. Why do you look so frightened, Old Liu?"

"You felt it too?"

"Old Liu?"

"Infected by the Fearful Heavenly Demon, my Dao Heart is now somewhat unstable."

"Wasn’t that thing destroyed?"

"But the fear it left behind remains. Whether it disappears depends entirely on the mindset of the original host. Originally, no matter what, I would not easily be tainted by fear. Yet this time, the adversary used something I least wanted to face."

"What?"

"The future!"

"The future?"

Old Liu nodded: "The lingering fear keeps questioning me, since you have so much faith in Chen Qing, why not dare to divinate the future? You have absorbed the powers of the Future Buddha, theoretically you can, like the Prophet, see if there are flaws in the future you are scheming. Why not go?"

Old Liu was rendered speechless at the time.

"Because perhaps you dare not, right? When you killed the Future Buddha, did he say anything at all?"

Old Liu: "....."

Indeed, he should have thought of it long ago.

The former leader was also a dreamer, having worked with him for many years, how could he have become someone entirely scheming for his eternal life for himself?

Only one reason, no hope!

The old leader could travel through time; one day he saw the tragic future, this is why he chose another path, pursuing extreme space-time travel, at least he could always hide in the past instead of facing the painful future. Initially, I thought it was the ambition of longevity, wanting to change the past; actually, it wasn’t, the old leader was afraid of the future.

In the final moment, when he died, he entrusted a Buddhist secret phrase to Chen Qing for me, which I translated later, only then did I see it. The original leader did not change; his mindset collapsed.

This result silenced him for many days, hence allowing the Fearful Heavenly Demon to exploit the vulnerability.

Now the residual poison of fear has only intensified, rather than dissipating after being captured by Chen Qing. If I do not confront it, I fear I will become a puppet of fear.

Thus, ultimately he confessed everything to the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Upon hearing the whole truth, the Victorious Fighting Buddha did not know what to say for a while.

The Buddha Lord’s slaying of the Future Buddha turned out to be a mistake...

Moreover, he fell into the same trap as the Future Buddha.

He doesn’t understand why the ever-bold and courageous Old Liu is also afraid, but thinking about it, the result of that future was probably not very good.

Old Liu ultimately decided to face everything, but after seeing the future, he would be able to truly face it, or would he fall into utter despair?

A completely despairing Future Buddha twisted into another person; if Old Liu were to become utterly despairing, what would he transform into?

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, who feared nothing now even seemed lost, not knowing what to say. He just felt that if even Old Liu collapsed, the future must be terrifyingly despairing.

He wished, hoped it wouldn’t turn out this way...

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"Old Liu in seclusion?"

Chen Qing was momentarily stunned upon hearing the news, but soon realized. Back when the Future Buddha died, he entrusted him with a secret phrase for Old Liu. It seems related to this matter. Old Liu has always feared using the Future Buddha’s divine skills, which perhaps is related to that secret phrase.

He looked at the sealed Fearful Heavenly Demon and asked in a low voice, "When did you strike?"

"I didn’t particularly strike." That Xing Tian, after being captured, was very agitated but later became exceptionally calm.

"The primary target at the time was the Destiny’s Child of the Human Race, namely that Siao Family Emperor. Your Buddha Lord forcibly broke into the Capital, persuading Siao Family’s member to self-isolate, preventing my complete disruption there, and thus coming to Jiangnan."

"But since he approached me, of course he would be impacted, though I came to Jiangnan immediately, leaving little poison on him. The reason he remained scared till now is for one reason only, there was already fear deeply rooted within him." Xing Tian smiled, "The future, right? Seems indeed this way, you cleverly schemed against the Prophet, but it’s of no use, you have no idea about the gap between our powers, no matter what you do, you cannot win."

"That future is overly despairing, that’s why the Future Buddha was so terrified, hence the Prophet Buddha Lord is also so afraid!"

"There’s no unchangeable future!" Chen Qing stood up, "Your powers, however intimidating, have weaknesses. Even if I cannot be the Prophet, as long as it is a designed monster, it’s meant to be conquered by players..."

"What if it’s a fundamental ability?"

Chen Qing: "......"

"Your so-called abilities refer to Demon powers, like mine, indeed always having weaknesses, but what of sheer strength?" Xing Tian chuckled, "You’ve always believed everything is within calculations, but have you considered that Heavenly Demons are a universe, such an enormous world, wouldn’t it give birth to something beyond your calculations?"

"Beyond calculations?" Chen Qing’s heart shuddered, even knowing it’s a deliberate tactic of fear mongering by the opponent, he couldn’t help but ask, "What is it?"

"From the start of design, humans and us have a never-ending war, to win, our universe can make any sacrifice. After the sacrifice, the monsters cultivated are absolutely beyond what you can imagine!"

Chen Qing: "!!"