Darkness.

A familiar darkness.

After the Title Skill was activated, Feng Bujue instantly arrived in a black space.

Time and space... were both frozen at this moment.

An invisible thing called "nihility" quietly seeped into Jue-Ge's bone marrow, trying to crush his consciousness.

But Feng Bujue was not affected at all...

"You... you've finally come." After an unknown amount of time, a cold voice entered Jue-Ge's ears.

At the instant the words sounded, light... appeared.

It was black light.

Black light appeared in the darkness, a kind of indescribable, abnormal sight.

This black and black, dark and dim woven together a strange sight, which ordinary people cannot distinguish clearly.

However, Jue-Ge activated his data perspective... and could see it clearly.

At this moment, he saw a black humanoid outline slowly approaching, and in the blink of an eye... it had already reached in front of him.

"How did you get in?" The next second, Jue-Ge asked a very strange question.

This question was of course very strange. Normally, he should have asked "How did I get in?", but his way of asking... made it seem as if the other party was the "visitor".

"What?" Dou Mo, shrouded in the black light, immediately stopped and responded, "Can you still recognize where this is?"

"Heh..." Feng Bujue chuckled lightly and replied in a matter-of-course tone, "Even if you've dyed this place black, this is still my Hall of Thoughts, after all, there's no reason why I wouldn't be able to sense it, right?"

"Hmm..." Dou Mo heard this and pondered, "Not bad..." It was unclear which aspect he was referring to with this evaluation, "You're very good..."

"Likewise." Jue-Ge replied, "You're also quite impressive... Even though you've lost nearly half of your 'power', you still have such might."

"I don't need your praise." Dou Mo continued, "I want you to fulfill your promise."

Now, Dou Mo's tone of speaking had become much more normal. During the time since he left the Gate of Emptiness, he (under the system's subtle influence) had gotten rid of words like "I".

"Hehe... rest assured." Feng Bujue said, "It's no coincidence that you and I have met here."

"I know." Dou Mo replied, "You used that so-called [Dou Mo Descent] again, didn't you?"

This sentence already revealed a very important piece of information...

"Oh?" Jue-Ge's tone immediately changed, "It seems... you have a relatively in-depth understanding of us 'travelers from another world'."

"It can't be considered in-depth." Dou Mo said, "In 'our universe', the ones who understand you the most are undoubtedly those guys called 'Derivatives'." He paused, "And everything I know... was all learned from Zhuanjie Zun and Dianhe Wang."

"Hmm?" Feng Bujue's expression became serious, "You..."

"Hmph... you can rest assured." Dou Mo continued in a very relaxed tone, "I didn't kill them." He seemed to see through Jue-Ge's thoughts and added, "Destruction is just a means, not an end... If your two accomplices died, I would also be very troubled."

"Accomplices, huh..." Jue-Ge muttered, "Heh... let's just say that." He smiled, changing the subject, "Alright, enough chatting, I still have things to do." As he spoke, he reached out a hand, and the black pearl [Nan Zhi Ru Yin] suddenly appeared on his palm, "As agreed... this is for you."

Dou Mo truly lived up to his reputation as the Demon of Demons.

When such a life-or-death object was placed before anyone's eyes, it would be difficult for them to remain calm. Even if they didn't immediately snatch it, their expression would still change somewhat.

However, Dou Mo... was unmoved.

He calmly looked at the pearl, which was his own third eye, and then unhurriedly said, "Aren't you afraid... that as soon as I get this, I'll immediately kill you?"

"I'm not afraid." Feng Bujue said, "You know very well that I'm just a projection, killing me would be a futile act."

"What if I said... I could bring you 'permanent loss'?" Dou Mo's next sentence undoubtedly put Jue-Ge in check.

"Ha! Hahahaha..." Jue-Ge laughed out loud upon hearing these words. While laughing, he grabbed one of Dou Mo's hands and placed the pearl into the latter's palm, "You're also not bad... very good."

After saying that, Feng Bujue took two steps back and opened his arms, posing as if he was saying "You can hit me however you want."

Seeing this, Dou Mo hesitated for a moment, then...

"Sigh..." He had to admit that in this exchange of probing, he had not gained the upper hand at all, "Perhaps... the times really are different." He stared intently into Jue-Ge's eyes, "Feng Bujue, in this new era... there are still many 'interesting guys' like you. You've shown me that besides pure 'chaos' and 'order'... there are infinite possibilities."

"Then... you, the strongest demon from the ancient era..." Feng Bujue asked, following the other party's words, "Which 'possibility' will you choose?"

"I am also searching for this answer." Dou Mo replied, "I still need..." As he said these words, he raised his hand... and embedded [Nan Zhi Ru Yin] into his forehead, "...time."

At that instant, Jue-Ge thought that some earth-shattering change would occur.

But... nothing happened.

The scene of Dou Mo implanting the eye... was like someone putting a golf ball in their mouth, and the person standing behind him might not even know what happened.

"You... you've already put the eye back in?" Feng Bujue asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Dou Mo replied.

"I thought you would suddenly become stronger or something..." Feng Bujue muttered.

"It won't." Dou Mo explained, "Putting the eye back is like plugging the hole in a dam, nothing more."

"Oh..." Jue-Ge nodded, "In other words... from this moment on, you still need to spend time slowly 'accumulating water'?"

"You could say that." Dou Mo replied.

"Then where did those powers you lost before go?" Jue-Ge asked further, "Where are they all?"

"They're all in the main universe..." Dou Mo replied, "Most of the demonic energy is concentrated in the Chaotic Scorched Earth, other places... have also been affected to varying degrees."

"Affected?" Hearing this, Feng Bujue had already sensed something, "What kind of effect?"

"You can go see for yourself in the future." Constantly answering questions quickly made Dou Mo lose patience, "As for now..." As he spoke, the third eye on his head suddenly flashed, "Take my power and go busy yourself with your 'business'."

Having said that, without allowing Jue-Ge to explain, a black light shot out from the eye on Dou Mo's forehead, directly attacking the former's heart.

The experience of the first "demonization" was repeated once again...

That pain, like hellfire refining the soul, far exceeding the system's limitations, once again completely engulfed Feng Bujue.

He clearly and distinctly felt every bit of that soul-devouring pain; the process was fleeting, yet it felt like an eternity...