I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 891 472: Fate Plague, the Maddened God Demon

"What the hell? A God Demon from the Demon Race has gone mad?" Gu Shanhai's expression was laced with confusion.

How did this happen?

If a cultivator goes mad, Gu Shanhai can understand, but God Demons, by nature, exist in a transcendent realm, even directly facing Gu Shanhai's true form could have a small chance of not driving them mad.

Yet this matter seems not to have triggered any investigation or wariness from other God Demons; it's as if they've become accustomed to it.

"Found it, secretive curse?"

Gu Shanhai quickly uncovered the truth behind the God Demon's madness.

This incident was a secret among God Demons, so Zhao Xuanti didn't inform Gu Shanhai; even if Gu Shanhai were to ask, the other party wouldn't answer; Gu Shanhai wasn't a God Demon, so they couldn't reveal this flaw to him.

So Gu Shanhai could only investigate on his own.

The origin of the curse is unknown, but the timing of its emergence is known; it appeared silently after the war between the two God Demon races hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Later, the God Demons' apathy towards life had a large part to do with the secretive curse.

To this day, the curse is the major cause of God Demons' fall.

"Specific causes are hidden; forcibly viewing it could lead to issues." Through prophetic divination, Gu Shanhai gathered some information about the curse, but to get more details would attract the world's attention.

Gu Shanhai knows that he cannot freely explore the world's secrets; in the past, he might just get struck by lightning, but now if his identity gets exposed, he'd have to go against the world relentlessly.

It's not that he can't fight this world; it's just not necessary to go to war with the world yet when its value hasn't been fully exhausted; it would be a waste to act rashly.

"But based on current analysis, the curse seems somewhat like a genetic disease for cultivators evolving into God Demons."

"The highest incidence is during the transitional stages of Lower Position God Demon and Middle-level God Demon; although it also affects Higher God Demons, the probability is significantly lower."

Using comparative data, Gu Shanhai arrived at this speculation.

"That's odd, why didn't the God Demons before have the secretive curse?" Gu Shanhai pondered this question.

Before the curse, conflicts between humans and the Demon Race were fierce, involving not only this world but beyond; at that time, the fall of God Demons mostly stemmed from mutual enmity and strife.

"What if today's God Demons are all of the new generation?"

Gu Shanhai quickly thought of an idea, that the current God Demons' transformation is unlike before, namely becoming God Demons with the defect of having the curse.

"Unfortunately, the secret of cultivators breaking through to become God Demons is monopolized." Gu Shanhai sighed.

If there were a complete process, how could all those cultivators peak at the Heavenly Human Unity Realm be stuck here?

Of course, Gu Shanhai has a rough version; it's about carving out one's own path.

As for what the path is, it's just relying on personal enlightenment, after all, it's a relatively idealistic breakthrough method.

If God Demons are willing to deeply guide a cultivator at the Heavenly Human Unity Realm peak, the success rate of breakthrough would be slightly higher, but God Demons seem to have a tacit agreement.

Because Gu Shanhai is not part of the God Demon circle, he doesn't know much.

"If it truly is a genetic disease, does it mean the flaw preventing God Demons from progressing further originates from this?" At that moment, Gu Shanhai thought about the limits of God Demons.

"Then the God Demon bloodline seems problematic."

"This feeling gives me an illusion of a small biscuit."

Gu Shanhai had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

God Demons are small biscuits, while humans are biscuit crumbs, and the forces formed by God Demon offspring are slightly larger biscuits.

"If it really is like this, doesn't it mean something is competing with me for food!" Gu Shanhai's expression shook; this cannot be tolerated.

He's already considered this world his own; how could he possibly hand it over?

Even if the other party got here first, Gu Shanhai shamelessly wants to intercept.

"Heavenly treasures should be owned by the virtuous; as Taoist Wude, I surely have more virtue than the other party." Gu Shanhai felt the ancestors spoke correctly.

"Next, it's crucial to figure out exactly what the curse is."

Figuring it out is simple, just capture a God Demon to dissect.

"Damn it, can't there be more God Demons? With so few numbers, I don't dare to conduct grandiose research." Gu Shanhai was somewhat exasperated.

"I wonder if methods like hypnosis, brainwashing, memory alteration, and personality modification will work?" Gu Shanhai thought of the issue of idealism; if he directly transformed someone to match idealistic thoughts and personality, could they become God Demons?

"Seems unlikely."

Gu Shanhai quickly dismissed the idea; transformation might succeed, but it's not certain it could lead to God Demon breakthrough; like Emperor Xuan, doesn't he fit? He does fit, but the results are still stuck; whether breakthroughs succeed is debatable.

"Forget about man-made God Demons; it's somewhat unrealistic."

Not everything can be man-made; of course, God Demons likely can be, but Gu Shanhai's technology isn't up to par.

"Let me see where this mad God Demon from the Demon Race is." Gu Shanhai planned to strike first, getting hold of the manic God Demon from the Demon Race.

"Found it; these God Demons act with true brutality."

This manic God Demon from the Demon Race is currently rampaging on earth, situated in the southern Demon Domain, where numerous cities and demon kinds have been obliterated due to the manic God Demon from the Demon Race.