But Long Chen waited for a long time without any sign of movement. He wasn't in a hurry, just waited patiently.
Long Chen sat cross-legged there, as if in meditation. In the endless darkness, for some reason, he felt a special sense of security.
Time passed bit by bit—one day, two days, three days. Long Chen sat there motionless, as if in meditation, showing no reaction at all.
Inside the palace, in front of a mirror, Yu Xiaoyun, Jiang Huixin, and Xu Lanxin exchanged glances. Could this little dark room have failed to work on Long Chen?
That little black room is a place that ignores realm and cultivation. No matter how powerful someone is, if they have weaknesses, they will be magnified infinitely. Negative emotions surge, and people can only struggle to endure it to get through the deadline.
Inside the dark room, life truly feels like a year. Every breath is torture—loneliness, solitude, fear, anxiety, despair, and other emotions are like demons lurking deep within the body and soul, relentlessly eroding you. You cannot fight back, only passively defend.
Even the three of them would be in a sorry state when entering the little dark room. Every time they came out, they were exhausted and had to recover for several days.
However, unlike those princes and princesses who made mistakes, they entered voluntarily to forge a stronger spiritual will.
But even for them, the first day might be fine, but by the second day they start feeling uncomfortable, and by the third day, they reach their limit, and at that point, they will push themselves through the limit.
They could last up to two more days, five days was their longest record, while the Blackroom's longest ever was six days.
Now, Long Chen sat in the small dark room. Three days had passed, yet he seemed completely unresponsive. He sat cross-legged there, his expression peaceful, showing no sign of discomfort, which left all three of them stunned.
"Only ten days in total. Three days have passed. Aren't you planning to come out and meet again?" Long Chen muttered to himself.
But still, no voice responded to him. His voice was drowned out in endless darkness, to the point that even he couldn't hear himself.
But Long Chen remained calm and unhurried, not responding, just sitting quietly and waiting.
Four days, five days, six days—Yu Xiaoyun and the other two grew increasingly shocked. What on earth was going on? This has never happened before, has it?
It wasn't until the seventh day, when a dark shadow appeared before Long Chen, that Yu Xiaoyun and the others instantly perked up.
"Whoosh."
Suddenly, a hand reached out from within the dark shadow. The mirror in front of Yu Xiaoyun and the other two instantly lost its light, turning into pitch black, unable to see anything.
"That's Long Chen's inner demon."
"It found us."
The three were startled. They finally understood what Long Chen had been waiting for—he was about to confront his inner demons.
"What should we do? Should we open the little black room? Xu Lanxin asked.
Jiang Huixin pondered for a moment and said, "No need. Long Chen is trying to use our little dark room to lure out his inner demons. He must have his own ideas. He's a smart kid and wouldn't gamble with his own life." "
Buzz"
At this moment, Yu Xiaoyun unlocked the seals with both hands. The mirror kept glowing, but inside it was still pitch black, and nothing could be seen.
"It's useless. Long Chen's inner demon seems to have been waiting until now, just not wanting us to see it. Moreover, it can use the power of the little black room to prevent us from peeking in." Jiang Huixin advised.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaoyun could only give up. But looking at the pitch-black mirror, he felt a bit unwilling, yet helpless.
...
In the endless darkness, a cold voice said, "All that talk about 'human nature is good' is nonsense. People are born evil."
When you are still naive, when you see a beautiful flower, your nature naturally wants to possess it and pick it in your hands.
When you see a pristine white wall, the first thing that comes to mind is to scribble on it with a pen, leaving a stain.
Your nature is inherently evil and dark, so in this dark world full of negative emotions, you can thrive like a fish in water.
Yet you choose to walk in the light, constantly restricting, suppressing, and denying your instincts. Tell me, isn't life exhausting? That
voice was none other than Long Chen, his inner demon. Long Chen knew that here, it would become lively, able to hear his voice. Sure enough, he had finally arrived.
"Clap clap clap,"
Long Chen clapped, "You really have grown. Before you came out to see me, you didn't directly suppress me or violently fight for control like before."
Conquering the city comes first, winning hearts comes first. I was quite surprised by your appearance in this way. "
Whoosh"
The space trembled slightly. A person who looked exactly like Long Chen appeared before him. As soon as it appeared, the whole world was brought a glimmer of light. Long Chen and his inner demon could see each other's faces.
The only difference between Long Chen's inner demon and Long Chen lies in his eyes. Long Chen's eyes are black and white, while the inner demon's eyes are pitch black, like a black hole, as if they could swallow the entire universe's sky, evoking endless fear.
"Winning hearts is best?" Unfortunately, I understand you, but you do not understand me. You brought me out to fight me, hoping to ease your fear of me through a victory.
You just learned a few terrifying ultimate moves from that dragon clan expert. Now is the best time to deal with me.
But you didn't calculate that inside this little dark room is the core of the Dark World's star domain. Here, I possess endless power. If you fight me, you have no chance of winning.
Moreover, with your pride, I believe you won't use the Vermilion Bird Emperor to help you suppress me.
You have your pride, but I have my pride too. I have no interest in using the core of this star domain against you.
In terms of current strength, you are no match for me; in terms of growth speed, you are far behind me.
Right now, I'm not in a hurry at all. The more you suppress yourself, the faster I grow. If you release your true self, I'll take control of this body.
I have already seen the future, and from now on, the whole world will be mine. "Another Long Chen said confidently.
"Are you sure you are the true me?" Long Chen smiled slightly and asked in return.
"Of course, I am my nature, I am my instinct, so I am the true self. And you keep suppressing your desires, nature, instincts. What others can do, you can't do; others can kill recklessly, but you cannot."
Suppressing yourself so much, crafting a kind and radiant image for yourself, is just for show—it's fake and illusory. But I am the most authentic.
Heaven has its principles, and things have their nature. Since I can exist in this world, I am qualified to rule it.
What right and wrong, right and wrong, what does it have to do with me? What I want to do is that those who follow me live, those who oppose me perish. In the nine heavens and ten earths, I am the truth, I am the law. Another Long Chen said coldly.
"You mean people should act according to their nature, doing all kinds of despicable and sinister things. That's the true self, right?" Long Chen asked.
"That's right."
"You can use any dirty trick or underhand, no need to care about your face at all?"
"Of course."
"Then I have nothing to be embarrassed about!"
Suddenly, Long Chen formed hand seals with both hands, and the void shattered. A large bronze cauldron shot out from the air toward another Long Chen.