Abyss Summoner

Various thoughts swirled in Chen Feng’s mind. He had no idea how much time had passed in this illusory space when he suddenly heard some faint, indistinct voices.

Initially, the voices were very light and small, but after a while, they grew louder and more chaotic. There were both male and female voices, interspersed with the roars of various monsters, all combining into ghostly voices that struck directly at Chen Feng’s soul.

A perfect haunted house requires two elements: a terrifying environment and frightening decorations, along with background music.

Obviously, Chen Feng’s indifferent walking triggered Vicna’s Dharma Eye’s resistance. It realized that it needed to intensify its efforts to instill fear in this uninvited guest, thereby locating and exploiting his weaknesses to defeat him!

"Those ghostly voices seem to come from characters I’ve killed before!"

With curiosity, Chen Feng listened to the surrounding wails, able to identify some keywords amid the chaotic tones. Coincidentally, most were related to him.

"Vengeful ghosts seeking revenge?"

Upon hearing these sounds, Chen Feng wasn’t very surprised.

He was well aware of such fear-inducing methods: resurrecting the wrongful dead he had killed to impact his soul and find vulnerabilities, allowing his soul to be corroded.

However, Chen Feng considered these methods quite childish.

Those vengeful spirits couldn’t fight him while alive and were suppressed by him due to various grievances. Did death enable them to run amok and seek revenge on him?

It’s simply laughable!

The piercing, chaotic sounds echoed overhead, but Chen Feng wasn’t afraid; instead, he closed his eyes, listening carefully to the cries of those vengeful spirits.

Vicna’s Dharma Eye had glimpsed some of his memories, amplifying the deathbed grievances buried deep in his memory within this space.

Some were complete, while others were fragmented, indicating that those eyes had only peered into parts of his memory, unable to sift through all of it.

However, this was a space created by the other party, and every second he spent here, they attempted to invade his consciousness to access more memories!

Before long, a previously unheard voice appeared in Chen Feng’s mind.

"Brother... have you missed me?"

Had they finally glimpsed some valuable information?

Chen Feng looked up to see a white light suddenly brightening ahead, followed by an incredibly familiar figure appearing before him.

The familiarity arose because, even when looking in the mirror every day, he saw himself, for that was his own visage!

However, compared to his perpetually stoic expression, this face appeared much more exaggerated. It wore the same clothes as him, but its features were twisted, as if enduring some form of pleasure, pain, and anticipation.

Countless emotions intertwined, making it look like a madman, a pure madman. Perhaps another form of stoic expression, as its face bore too many emotions for anyone to discern its thoughts.

This grotesque life was nurtured by his evil thoughts. Chen Feng had consumed countless Soul Stones to suppress it, and for a long time, it hadn’t reappeared. But today, driven by Vicna’s Dharma Eye, it seemed to have been resurrected.

This was bad news, but for another self, perhaps good news!

It looked at Chen Feng, its expression turning into one of delight, as if meeting a long-lost twin, smiling with innate joy. Yet, its eyes seemed abnormal, its dark pupils filled with resentment, the whites encircled with bloodshot streaks.

Those eyes were fierce, resentful, and furious!

It was like a corpse turned into a puppet, its face painted with colorful hues, yet its vacant gaze couldn’t deceive the surrounding spectators.

Joy and resentment intertwined, forming another Chen Feng. It seemed incredulous and cautiously stepped forward, confirming that it truly was Chen Feng, before saying hoarsely, "I told you I would return, see, I did it!"

Chen Feng didn’t speak, but scrutinized the other with an assessment gaze.

"Do you think I’m an Illusion created by Vicna’s Dharma Eye?" it shook its head, smiling even more broadly.

This twisted version of himself spoke while casually waving its hand, making the surrounding sounds vanish in an instant, bringing the environment back to its previous dead silence.

It feigned surprise, saying, "How would I know about Vicna’s Dharma Eye? Brother, I said we are one, I never disappeared; I’m always within your body, precisely in your soul, sharing your vision. Sometimes, I even partake in your decisions."

Chen Feng didn’t reply, so this self-continued, "Ah, you may still think I’m an Illusion created by the other side. That’s a normal thought, but I have returned, an undeniable fact. My strength has been restored to perfection, thanks to you; legendary beings possess self-repair capabilities, not just of flesh but of those broken souls too!"

This indeed was crucial information!

According to its explanation, it leveraged the repair abilities of legends to be resurrected, breaking free from the suppression of the Soul Stones, thus appearing before him.

"Are you really me?" Chen Feng showed little expression but asked aloud.

"Genuine and unforgeable!" It seemed slightly deranged, finally asked a question it was eager to answer.

"I didn’t vanish; I have always been in your mind, watching every event unfold clearly. Can you know what that feels like? It’s like trying a VR game, with a hundred percent real experience!"

"I can sense your fear of the Devil in Dengshi City; I can also feel the joy of summoning the Elder Eye and Chimera. I’ve seen it all, felt it all!"

"So..."

It stepped forward again, only three or four steps from Chen Feng, its gaze still fierce but turned from joy to pleading, "Brother, could you please not kill me? I am a part of you, just share a little time with me daily, one hour, no, half an hour, no, no, five minutes..."

It began denying its own suggestions, facing Chen Feng; it seemed inherently fearful, perhaps because the Soul Stones cast a long shadow over it. Compared to its previous arrogance, it now resembled a whimpering stray dog.

Importuning the owner for some food, not much, just a leftover bone would suffice.

"Truly a clever exploitation of weakness. If I agreed, it would mean a form of compromise, like a bank card’s PIN; the other claimed to withdraw only one hundred, but once knowing the PIN, who could control the withdrawal limit?"

Chen Feng silently organized his thoughts, completely ignoring its pleas, finishing his contemplation amid its continuous begging.

Before it could come closer, Chen Feng suddenly took a step forward, wearing a long-hidden smile, "Do you really want to share this body with me?"

It paused, surprised, "Is it possible?"

Chen Feng’s smile widened, "Of course... it’s not possible!"

"Whether you’re an Illusion created by Vicna’s Dharma Eye or a real second personality, none of it matters!"

Chen Feng moved completely in front of it, less than ten centimeters apart, gazing silently into its increasingly hateful eyes and distorted face, and affirmed, "What matters is, there can only be one consciousness occupying this body; you had no chance before, nor do you now or ever in the future!"

As the words fell, a terrifying mental storm began to sweep across this world, instantly obliterating everything like an eighteen-level hurricane!

The space began to disintegrate, and when Chen Feng opened his eyes again, he had returned to the previous room!

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