Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1209 - 1229: An Indestructible Obsession_1

Chapter 1209: Chapter 1229: An Indestructible Obsession_1

A hundred miles west of Shengge City, there stands a mountain as upright as a Ten Thousand Meter Sword, towering into the clouds.

Underneath an ancient pine, a small tea table holds several dishes, a bottle of wine, and two wine glasses.

Lin Chen is sitting on a chair, quietly waiting.

Si Defa and Yuan Ji stand behind him, like loyal protectors, standing quietly.

Originally, Lin Chen had considerable reservations about meeting with the Demon Emperor. Now that he has received two half immortal servants, his safety is guaranteed and he no longer hesitates.

He let Si Defa go to Shengge City and randomly caught a Shape Transformation demon race with suitable strength. He gave him a Jade Slip, told him to take it to the Demon Emperor’s Palace, and personally handed it over to the Demon Emperor.

Lin Chen invited the Demon Emperor for a drink.

Three figures appear in the distance. The leader is none other than the Demon Emperor, Lin Yuan, who is accompanied by two old men.

At the first sight of Lin Chen, sitting under an ancient pine on a mountain platform, the Demon Emperor’s eyes flash with surprise, which then cools into an icy stare.

The Demon Emperor lands across from Lin Chen, his gaze sweeping across Si Defa and Yuan Ji. When he spots the scales on Yuan Ji’s forehead, he frowns.

A demon race is serving as a guard for Lin Chen?

Lin Chen looks at the eyes of the man before him, sighs after a long while, "You are the Demon Emperor, not Lin Yuan."

The Demon Emperor sits down across from Lin Chen, smiling and saying, "If you prefer, you can call me father, I will accept."

Lin Chen laughs and says, "The dazzling Demon Emperor, do you also like to take these cheap verbal victories?"

The Demon Emperor replies, "Your father and I have fused our wills. We were originally one person."

Lin Chen sighs, "Yes, you have fused, like a great river and a small one converging. The water from the small river still exists, but what people see is the great river, not the small one."

The Demon Emperor replies with a laugh, "Your comparison is quite good, simple and easy to understand. The actual situation is indeed so. All your father’s memories remain, but now, I am the one in control. His emotions are no longer important."

Lin Chen, frowning, replied, "In other words, he is effectively dead, isn’t he?"

The Demon Emperor replied, "Yes, however, if I wanted to, he could come forward and have a deep father-and-son interaction with you."

Lin Chen frowned, "Since you’ve completely fused, where does ’he’ come from? Are you saying you have not fully fused?"

The Demon Emperor hummed coldly, "Although we have already shared memories and emotions, and have deeply fused, he still refuses to fully fuse, sealing away a piece of his determined thought. I can’t fuse this lingering thought, and because we have already fused, I can’t completely kill him either. So, I imprisoned this recurring thought in the deepest part of my mind. Unless I am willing, he can never come out."

A persistent thought!

Lin Chen immediately understood, it seemed likely that during the fusion, his father realized he was more like the small river being swallowed in the fusion. Even though his memories and emotions remained after the fusion, they would be dominated by the will of the Demon Emperor. He would completely lose his ego and his control. This, he resisted.

He sealed a persistent thought, which surely represented his soul’s defiance. He did not wish to be controlled, disappear, or to be completely fused. Even if only a single thought remained, he wanted it to be his own.

This persistent thought, however weak, was pure.

A purely devoted husband.

A sincerely affectionate father.

His only desire was simple: to spend peaceful days with his family, not to dominate over all beings under the heavens.

Lin Chen laughed and said, "So, if I kill you and release that persistent thought, wouldn’t that suffice?"

The Demon Emperor calmly replied, "That might work, although I am not sure if it would be ultimately successful. And, this plan also presumes that you could kill me."

Lin Chen was left deep in thought.

Should he ask Xuanji Fairy or Qi to help him directly capture and take him away?

If they seal his strength, can they suppress his subjective will?

Lin Chen thought of this possibility but soon decided against it as well.

Even if they captured him, Lin Chen would not dare to return him to his mother’s side. Or else, there’s no telling whether his mother would become his hostage instead.

Until the Demon Emperor’s will was completely resolved, it would be best not to let him get close to his family and friends. Who knows what he would do?

If so, there was no need to rush to confront him, not until he had dealt with Xuanji Fairy.

For now, as long as he could resolve the imminent crisis of the impending war, that would be enough.

Once Lin Chen had settled his thoughts, his mood immediately lightened.

This meeting carried disappointment, but also a surprise.

Once he was stronger, he could perhaps allow his father’s will to resurface. After all, it had never died or been completely fused.

If possible, he could ask Fairy Xuanji to help later on.

Having decided this, Lin Chen no longer dwelled on the issue of the fusion of the Demon Emperor and his father’s will. He shifted the topic and said: "I invited you here for two reasons. First, to see your status, and second, to ask you to cancel the Thousand Cities Plan, to stop your war plans. What do you think?"

The Demon Emperor stared at Lin Chen and sneered, "Why should I stop?"

Lin Chen met his gaze and asked straightaway, "What is your ultimate goal in initiating this war? To annihilate the living forces of the Human Clan and enslave them to the Demon Clan?"