Zhou Bai chuckled as he watched the scene unfold: "So this is the god who has ruled the heavens and earth for so many years? How amusing." Beidou Heavenly Monarch laughed and said: "As long as we can survive, we demons can accept any kind of change. This adaptability is rooted in our bloodline from the moment of our birth and has allowed us to endure countless changes in the world over the years. So if obeying you wholeheartedly is the only way to survive, then we will obey you wholeheartedly. This is the terrifying aspect of infinite adaptation and infinite evolution!" Zhou Bai rolled his eyes and continued: "It's not impossible for me to spare your lives, but I want to see if you still have any sense of morality left, and whether there's a possibility of you causing trouble again." Looking at the wolf, the ape, and the bull before him, he asked solemnly: "Do you know why you lost to me?" Seeing the confused expressions of the three, Zhou Bai explained: "I, Zhou Bai, have a dream, and that is world peace, so there will be no more wars or strife among the various forces in the world and the heavens." Liu He True Monarch, Deng True Monarch, Beidou Heavenly Monarch: "???" Christina rolled her eyes: "Here we go again." "This is not just my dream, it's the dream of all the people in the world. Even the Human Sovereign Sword has recognized this." "All the enemies who obstruct me from realizing this dream are enemies of the billions of people in the world, enemies of all living beings in the heavens and the earth." "Today, you didn't lose to me, but lost to the billions of beings in the world, lost to the will of heaven, lost to the people's hearts, lost to the righteousness of mankind." Liu He True Monarch, Deng True Monarch, Beidou Heavenly Monarch: "..." "Wait a minute…" The more Christina listened, the more she felt something was off. Why did this sound so similar to what Zhou Bai said when his wisdom was at 0%? And why did he seem so serious and solemn about it? Christina couldn't help but ask: "Zhou Bai? Are you tricking them?" The source of this content ɪs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Why would I trick them?" Zhou Bai said oddly: "I'm just discussing our ideals with them to see if they have any chance to reform." 'Damn it!' Christina clutched her cat head, her scalp tingling: "Zhou Bai used to have similar thoughts, but it wasn't this severe! What's going on now... could it be the aftereffects of the Catastrophe? The Time Reverse hasn't completely eliminated these aftereffects?" Christina's mind raced, and it seemed like the entire cat's body temperature had risen slightly: "In this situation, I can't directly provoke him. Let me think this over first." Images of Zhou Bai's past constantly flashed in Christina's mind, mainly of Zhou Bai's ever-changing statements and thoughts. 'Zhou Bai seems... indeed becoming stranger... no, this kid seems to be going crazier.' 'Moreover, the more he understands the secrets of the Heavenly Demon, demon, celestial beings, and humans, the stranger he becomes as the nine disasters of the celestial beings continuously enhance.' 'Could it be...' Countless thoughts flashed through Christina's mind, and her gaze suddenly sharpened: "Ordinary people cultivate dao techniques, reference the Daoist Canon, and experience changes in mind, even having the possibility of going mad. This cultivation technique of the nine disasters of the celestial beings is countless times more powerful, which means its influence is even greater." "When Zhou Bai was confronting the dark side of the nine disasters of the celestial beings, was it possible that since the nine disasters of the celestial beings were too overwhelming, he developed some kind of obsession in his heart to successfully counter it? Some change in his mentality? Then as the secrets of the celestial, demonic, and demonic beings were revealed, they served as a catalyst that deepened this mental change?" The more Christina thought, the more reasonable it seemed: "Zhou Bai has gone overboard in countering the negative influence of the nine disasters of the celestial beings... and constantly gets provoked by reality... and then the person goes crazy?" Zhou Bai gently asked: "What's wrong, Tina? Do you have any other questions?" Listening to Zhou Bai's gentle voice, Christina felt more frightened than when he was fierce before, and she hurriedly replied: "Nothing, nothing." Zhou Bai looked at the three monsters in front of him and continued: "Are you willing to work with me to achieve the dream of world peace?" The three monsters exchanged glances, their expressions strange. "Willing, willing, willing!" Looking at the wolf, bull, and ape prostrate on the ground, Zhou Bai smiled contentedly, flicking his index finger as three seeds of madness formed from the Gui Hai Black Fiend flew toward them. "This is the Longevity Dao Fruit. Once you eat it, everyone is committed as comrades fighting for world peace." Looking at the three swirling, blob-like seeds of madness that twisted and turned like black mud, the three monsters all cursed inwardly: "Damn Longevity Dao Fruit, this thing obviously isn't good stuff." But the situation was more powerful than them, and under Zhou Bai's gaze, the three great monsters soon chose to swallow the seeds of madness, becoming Zhou Bai's followers. Among them, Deng True Monarch and Liu He True Monarch both became fear followers and ignorant followers. Beidou Heavenly Monarch became a fear follower alone. Zhou Bai furrowed his brow: "Why are they all fear followers? As expected, demons are demons; their awareness is too low." Zhou Bai turned his head to look at the three demons: "Did you just say you can do anything?" The Beidou Heavenly Monarch hurriedly said: "Anything is possible!" "Hehe, don't be nervous, after all, I'm not a bad person." Zhou Bai: "But since we are all comrades striving for world peace, I won't be polite with you. Hand over your inner cores; all demons have inner cores, right?" The Beidou Heavenly Monarch, Deng Zhenjun, and Liu He True Monarch: "!" Deng Zhenjun hesitated and said: "The inner core is crucial to demons, gathering the essence of demon bloodline. Losing the inner core will severely damage our vitality..." Zhou Bai said coldly: "Are you going back on your word? Don't want world peace? Don't want to save the world? Do you intend to stand against all living beings of heaven and earth? Against the righteous spirits of the human race? You are defying heaven's will! You are going against the natural order!" With each word Zhou Bai spoke, the aura around him surged violently, layers of Primordial Spirit light pressed down upon the three demons. 'This madman.' The Beidou Heavenly Monarch gritted his teeth, opened his mouth, and spat out a crystalline, bizarrely red-glowing inner core. Deng Zhenjun and Liu He True Monarch sighed inwardly, and also spat out their inner cores, all were collected by Zhou Bai one by one. "The common people will remember you." Without further paying attention to the rapidly weakening aura of the three great demons, Zhou Bai took the three inner cores, intending to use them to enhance his Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor. This piece of Primordial Spirit equipment, ever since Zhou Bai created it, followed him across many battles, providing enormous support. Especially the armor's incredible defensive power and the augmentation of Primordial Spirit strength, along with the abilities of Deformed Shadow and Twisted Shadow, all of which were immensely effective. Moreover, after collecting various materials, it could continuously be enhanced, still playing a significant role in Zhou Bai's battles with immortals and deities. Zhou Bai had previously collected Mutated Essence Blood and dragon scales to enhance the armor a few times, and now these three inner cores could be used to forge the Void Spirit Furnace of the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, increasing the armor's might, particularly enhancing both Deformed Shadow and Twisted Shadow. Originally, the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor required nine inner cores of the ninth realm, but even though there were only three inner cores at hand now, they were all inner cores of demons of celestial and divine levels, one being of a Heavenly Monarch level, which Zhou Bai regarded as sufficient. He then opened his mouth and spat, and the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor detached from his Primordial Spirit, flying outwards. Next, he pointed a finger, directly activating the Genesis Star River Collapse. This swordsmanship technique, since Zhou Bai successfully cultivated it, had been constantly used and refined by him. Now, the numerous augmentations from increased Dao Transformation degree, along with the enhancement of his innate aptitude, allowed Zhou Bai to understand the Tianhe Star Explosion Sword even more deeply. Never had this sword move been wielded so effortlessly and freely as it was now. Flames like the burning sun lit up at his fingertips, confined within an inch, melting the armor bit by bit. Just as Zhou Bai upgraded the Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor and Deformed Shadow earned Lazy Point, the Twisted Shadow in the Heavenly Court was also pondering ways of escaping. At the gate of Ming Yue Manor, Zhou Bai gazed around, seemingly waiting for someone. Before long, he saw Wei He approaching: "Tomorrow? Is there something? Did Ming Yue call me over?" Looking at Wei He's pale face, slightly trembling body, seemingly very nervous, Zhou Bai said: "Brother Wei, I know who my sister is marrying this time." Zhou Bai: "It's Zhou Bai, that pure-blood human Zhou Bai." Wei He exclaimed in surprise and anger: "What? Zhou Bai? A mortal?" Zhou Bai: "Yes, him. The heavenly deity chose Zhou Bai to marry my sister to breed a new generation of pure-blood humans." Wei He anxiously said: "But we can't sacrifice Ming Yue's personal happiness! Where is Ming Yue? I want to talk to her. I've thought it over. We better not back out of the marriage at the ceremony, it's too difficult, too detrimental to the prestige of the God Emperor and heavenly deity. Why don't we leave early, go to a place where none can find us..." Zhou Bai interrupted Wei He: "Brother Wei, my sister said she's determined to marry Zhou Bai for the future of humans and the Heavenly Court, to propagate many new-generation humans. She also said... you shouldn't meet her anymore, or ever contact her again." After speaking, Zhou Bai hurriedly retreated to the manor, shutting the door. Staring at the closed door, Wei He's heart was filled with despair.