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Chapter 355 The Demon's July Cries

Xue's Law couldn't answer this question at this moment. Would he be sad?

Perhaps not. He felt he should show some sadness in this situation, but no matter how hard he tried to control his facial muscles, he couldn't express genuine grief.

Only now does he understand what a hideous thing he will become when he is unable to empathize with others and unable to have intense emotions.

However, he still managed a forced smile: "Maybe."

Xue's Law states this.

The little witch seemed to know that Xue Lude was lying, but she didn't expose him. She just strained to bring her ear close to the phone and listened to the 49th episode of "Ultraman Planet" that was playing on the phone. She then told Xue Lude the coordinates of Hell.

Hell will be the final stop, and similarly, both of them tacitly understand that after Hell, it will be the time for Susu to completely reclaim all her power and thus ascend to become Margaret.

This was also the last time she lived as "Su Su".

……

Now, Xue Law feels that "Innovation Century" has been basically unsealed.

Although it is not the most complete version of the Innovation Century, it is already almost fully usable, and its range can now reach nearly 10,000 kilometers, enough to cover an entire continent.

Therefore, Xue Luding took out the dimensional sword and silently calculated the coordinates on the ground. Then, the dimensional sword once again cleaved open the spatial rift.

He carried Susu on his back, picked up the dimensional sword, and headed to hell.

In the sky, the blood-red setting sun soaked through the gray clouds, turning the entire hellish scorched earth into a sticky dark red. The cracked earth seeped out sulfurous mist, as if the entire land was covered with countless festering wounds, while twisted, withered trees abruptly pierced the sky, with dried skin hanging between their branches.

It was as if all terrors had come together; this was hell, the birthplace of demons, and also the place where demons gathered.

"Humans! There are actually unclaimed humans!" A sudden voice came from the dried-out skin on the withered tree.

The human skin demon is its name. In the past, many people feared human skin, so its power was not weak. However, with the birth of the "human demon", more of the fear of human skin was attributed to the human demon, and its power decreased sharply.

After the population shrank dramatically, its power became as weak as a roadside stall, and now it doesn't even have a single person living in captivity.

Demons are not truly immortal. Once the whole world loses its fear of you, the demon will naturally die. But the demon in human skin is still alive. It can only be thankful that some of the humans being raised still fear human skin.

Therefore, upon seeing Xue Dalu, this ownerless human, they immediately became as excited as a dog seeing something.

The dried human skin, clinging to the ground on its hands and feet, was about to strike at Xue's Law...

"Buzz!"

The dimensional blade pinned the human skin to the ground in an instant, but he didn't know how to use the power of the demon.

According to the information provided by Su Su's mother, his eyes now possess demonic power. In other words, whether it is the Divine Purification Demon Eye or the Ghost Eye, they are essentially just a partial application of demonic power.

So now, Xue Law is going to try to harness the power of the demon.

To create a demon that all demons fear?

"The power of the devil is the power of fear. You only need to imagine what the devil fears most."

The words of Su Su's mother are still fresh in my mind.

Can you imagine something that would terrify demons?

Xue's Law closed his eyes...

The next moment, ferocious armor grew on Xue Dinglu's body, and he completely fell into a half-demon state. In an instant, the dimensional blade in his hand unleashed countless blade lights.

The human-skinned demon looked at Xue Dinglu, who was now in a half-demon state, with horror and said, "You human, how can you use the power of a demon!"

Looking at Xue Luding, who had grown demonic armor, a sudden fear gripped its heart.

Beneath the demonic armor, Xue Dinglu did not answer its words. After brandishing his sword, he sheathed the dimensional blade in his hand.

In an instant, fear completely overwhelmed the few remaining thoughts in the human-skinned demon's mind, but as the dimensional sword was sheathed, the surging sword light transformed into terrifying delayed spatial rifts that exploded.

If it's just a simple spatial slash, even a dimensional blade capable of cutting through space wouldn't be able to kill the human-skin demon; it would simply be reborn in the present world.

However, once the human-skinned demon began to fear Schrödinger's Law, everything was already predetermined!
The delayed burst of sword light transformed into a sky full of silver, completely shredding the human-skinned demon.

At this moment, the demon did not rebirth into the present world, but disappeared completely, and its fear of human skin was completely devoured by the human demon.

This is the second way to kill a demon: concept devouring.

Following the birth of human demons, demons based on human concepts, such as the uncanny valley demon and the pseudo-human demon, were all devoured by the concept. At this moment, the concept of the human skin demon will probably also be devoured by human demons.

Xue also felt the power that the fear of the human-skinned demon provided him.

He reverted to his demon form, picked up the little witch again, and, with his newfound senses, was able to roughly pinpoint the direction of the human settlement.

"Hmm... Brother, I think I've brought back the soul of a demon..." the little witch in his arms suddenly said, curling up even more as if she were enduring some pain again.

Xue Dinglu stopped in his tracks for a moment, and then he understood that the final form of this power from 'Margaret' was to bring demons under the jurisdiction of the Pure Land as well.

Even after the demon dies, it remains a force in the world.

In other words, hell no longer interferes with the human world, and the six realms begin to cycle again, taking control of the order.

The concept of this human-skinned demon will not be devoured by other demons, but by the Pure Land.

Therefore, Hell is Susu's final destination, where she can absorb enough demons to truly form a cocoon and be reborn as the true god "Margaret" through the concept of this pure land.

This was Su Su's final journey.

Therefore, every time Xue Law kills a demon, it brings Su Su one step closer to "death".

"Brother, let's continue. We've finally found a way to completely kill the demon. If only we had come sooner, six months earlier, a year earlier... If you had come sooner, we could have killed the demon completely and saved the world..."

The little witch spoke, but after saying these words, she fell into a deep breath, as if she were an asthma patient having an attack.

"Stop talking, get some rest... or listen carefully to the ending of the last story on your phone," Xue Dinglu said.

The phone is now automatically playing episode 49, with only 3 episodes left until the finale.

I don't know how much she actually listened to, but right now, she seems to treat the phone around her neck as her most precious treasure.

"Hmm..." The little witch curled up again, silently listening to the story in her hands, the story called Ultraman.

"Humans! There are humans!" a frog-faced demon roared excitedly.

This time, Xue's Law did not kill the demon directly, but instead began his experiment.

The colossus of destruction rose from the ground, and in an instant, the fist of divine wrath annihilated it.

However, at this moment, Xue Dinglu discovered that the demon was not truly dead, and even the little witch had not guided its soul.

Even the giant god, representing anger and destruction, could not completely kill the demon?

Where did those demons come from? How did they achieve immortality?
Is it really based on human fear? In other words, as long as no one fears the concept it represents, the demon will die out completely.

So, what was the origin of this hell?

Countless questions flooded Xue Lude's mind, but a few minutes later, the frog demon reappeared in hell. This time, however, what awaited him was not the fist of the Destruction Giant, but the demonized Xue Lude!
The next instant, what awaited it was the eight-part light wheel slashed out by the dimensional blade. The delayed spatial slash instantly cut it into fragments, and the concept of the demon was then devoured by the little witch.

More miscellaneous demons seemed to have also discovered Xue's Law; they were all kinds of beings such as mosquito demons, cockroach demons, garbage demons, and disappointment demons.

These concepts were inherently flawed, and with only humans left in the world, kept by other demons, and all other humans wiped out, their power became even weaker, reduced to nothing more than a roadside nuisance.

It can only be said that they are only a hair's breadth away from being completely eliminated from human fear and thus becoming extinct.

Therefore, their power was extremely weak, and they were easily killed by Xue Lude, who had transformed into a demon.

After killing countless demons along the way, the entire hell seemed to come alive.

It was no longer Xue's illusion, but the entire hell had truly come to life. The moment Xue sensed the human presence, he also felt an extremely strong sense of oppression staring at him.

He took the priestess and headed in that direction.

Soon, he indeed saw a settlement that appeared to be human, but it was filled with machines covered in flesh and blood. The sharp gears and saw blades were covered in blood and grime. There were only a few dozen people there, their faces numb.

"Ah!" Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream rang out. Xue Luding looked over and saw that a person's thumb had been completely torn to pieces by a machine. He was gripping his thumb tightly, his face covered in cold sweat.

Xue Lude looked at the village and found that the people there had more or less disabilities and countless horrific injuries caused by machining.

He probably understands who the demon here really is.

Mechanical Demons are beings born out of humanity's fear of all kinds of machines. They can be considered superior alternatives to various demons such as airplane demons and tank demons. If their power is positioned according to Xue's Law, they are considered to be quasi-Tier 5 beings in the perception of the Innovation Century.

It's not just these fears; there's the fear of an artificial intelligence crisis, the fear that machines will enslave humanity, and even the fear that machines will maim or injure them...

These concepts were concretized into mechanical demons.

Xue Dinglu immediately went to the man and, without a word, healed him with his cursed blood. However, when the man saw his thumb stop bleeding instantly and begin to slowly grow back, he didn't feel happy or grateful. Instead, he looked at Xue Dinglu with horror, collapsed to the ground, and said in terror.

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer! Demon, demon, don't come any closer!" Then he scrambled away from there without even saying thank you, as if he had seen the monster he feared most in his life.

Xue Lude silently looked at the terrified humans. He didn't know what these people living in hell had gone through to cause such a reaction.

They were like animals completely domesticated, subjected to all sorts of terrifying stimuli every day, making them suffer from fear and torment like frightened birds. Even when they encountered a kind person, their first reaction was that it was some new form of torture from a demon.

However, Xue's law had no complaints. Most of the humans living in this hell had long since gone mad. They were probably no longer "human" but merely livestock to provide fear for the demons.

The people around him were terrified and kept their distance, as if they had seen a brand new demon and dared not approach.

Some people have returned in terror to the dilapidated cabins, locked the doors, and seem to be trembling behind them.

Is this what it means for humans to live under the rule of demons?

Xue's Law wouldn't criticize these people, because just from these reactions, he understood what kind of torment humans living in hell were experiencing.

But as Xue was walking slowly among these people, he suddenly noticed a little girl who didn't seem afraid of him at all, but was silently holding a yellowed poster in her hand.

She looked to be less than eight years old, covered in filth as if she hadn't bathed in a long time. How could people living in this area possibly take a bath?

"Are you the superhero who came to save us?" the little girl said, picking up the poster in her hand.

It was a movie poster, a promotional image for the movie "Super Heroes Squad," but the poster had long since yellowed and faded, as if someone had been repeatedly handling and rubbing it every day.

"Idiot, run! Get inside a room!" Suddenly, a voice came from a house not far away.

However, when Xue looked over, the door slammed shut.

The little girl in front of him seemed not to hear what he said. She really did seem like the "fool" these people were talking about, and continued talking to herself.

“My mom said that superheroes will kill all the demons and rescue us.”

"And what about your parents?" Xue asked the child.

The little girl didn't speak, but silently looked at a sewing machine covered in blood and flesh beside her.

“It ate my mom and dad.” She silently pointed to the sewing machine.

"Boom!" At this moment, the mechanical demon with two long, fleshy legs that had grown out of the distance discovered Xue Luding's appearance here. The long legs began to move towards this side, and every movement of the demon seemed to cause a major earthquake.

Xue Dinglu once again felt the fear of everyone hiding inside the house. At this moment, all of this fear converged on the mechanical demon in the distance, and the steel gears covered with flesh and blood on its chest emitted a piercing sound.

"Why do you think I'm a superhero?" Xue Dinglu ignored the mechanical demon not far away and looked seriously at the little girl.

"Because demons fear superheroes! Because superheroes will always fight evil and defeat demons, just like in this movie, where Fireman descended from the sky and killed the demon!" The little girl held up the movie poster in her hand.

At this moment, Xue Dinglu did not control his muscles, but couldn't help but show a relieved smile.

"Thank you, because soon, the superheroes will be here." Xue Luding smiled and patted the girl's head, then looked at the mechanical demon in the distance.

The colossal machine, 80 meters tall and covered in flesh and blood, was only at the near-5th tier in strength. Yet, the demon was indeed immortal. The twisted and ferocious appearance of this near-5th tier immortal demon, along with the earth-shaking tremors with every step it took, instilled even greater fear in the people of this village.

However, all they could do was pray, and they didn't even know what to pray for. After the disaster broke out, they were captured and brought here. They prayed to the World Government's army, to the gods, and to the heroes.

However, all they were given was endless despair and fear.

This prayer is simply a plea that it is someone else, not myself, who is suffering this time.

But this time...

"boom!"

A fiery figure carrying terrifying waves of fire descended from the sky, and the mechanical demon that had terrified them day and night was utterly obliterated.

Xue's Law did not stop; he immediately began to move towards areas where more humans were gathered.

This hellish place is still home to hundreds of thousands of human survivors.

……

The demons of all hell seemed to have started to riot, surrounding and intercepting Xue Dinglu.

"It seems the human demons have begun to make their move." Xue Dinglu smiled, and the next moment, hundreds of demons of all kinds appeared around him.

These are the weakest of the demons: doctor demons, tree demons, eyeball demons, gun demons, and the like.

The demonized Xue Lu easily killed them.

However, more and more demons began to appear.

Gradually, it was no longer just those demons on the roadside; even stronger demons appeared.

Because this is hell, the origin of demons, and when this origin is taken away, those demon kings can naturally sense it easily.

More and more powerful demons began to surround Xue Lude and the little witch.

Claustrophobic Demon, Deep Sea Demon, Corpse Demon, Dense Demon, Stitching Demon...

And there's another old acquaintance of Xue's Law, Dragon Demon!
These are all beings of the level of great demons. Even with only a tiny number of humans remaining in Hell, kept in captivity, they can absorb an immense amount of fear.

Behind them was a polite human wearing a monocle.

Looking at the human surrounded by numerous enormous demons, Xue Dinglu immediately understood its identity.

Human demons!

He is the true culprit behind the destruction of the entire world, one of the demon kings who controlled the world government and spread demonic terror, plunging the entire world into apocalypse.

The girl in his arms was getting hotter and hotter. In Xue's perception, she was probably close to her limit. At this moment, Su Su, the caterpillar of this world, was in the cocooning stage.

She is spinning a cocoon, preparing to emerge as a butterfly and become the real "Margaret".

At this moment, the phone had reached episode 50, titled "Flying Higher," but now, Su Su seemed completely unable to communicate with the outside world. Her body was trembling, and the pain seemed to be transmitted to Xue Luding through this trembling.

"He is the last product created by those insects among humans, and also humanity's last trump card. As long as we kill them, we can completely occupy this world, and then the humans we have raised will be able to survive in a world more adapted to their reproduction."

"At that time, one hundred million humans? One billion humans? The whole world will be our pasture, and will become our paradise."

In that instant, the demons rioted. These monsters, formed from the embodiment of the concept of fear, seemed to see a future where countless humans were kept in captivity by them, and they charged toward Xue's Law like madmen.

"Brother, let me do it... I think I can directly assimilate hell into my pure land..." she said with difficulty. In Xue Luding's arms, although she didn't need to face those demons directly, she suddenly realized that...

At this moment, all I could see were demons.

These entities, embodied in fear, now pounced on the enemy with frenzied fury.

The Destroyer God descended once more, and the shattering power of his divine fist easily crushed the group of lowly demons closest to Xue's Law. However, these demons did not die; they were reborn in the mortal world, and then immediately committed suicide to return to Hell, where they were reborn on this twisted earth.

Only the power of a demon can kill a demon, and even only something that frightens a demon can kill a demon!
What kind of concept is that all demons fear?
Death? No, there already is a Death Demon, and it's even one of the three demon kings of Hell.

Light? Hope? Dream?
What is something that the devil is destined to fear, and also something that is destined to kill the devil?

Xue's Law danced tirelessly among the demons, each strike of his dimensional blade taking the life of a demon.

The concept that demons fear most...

"Because superheroes will always defeat evil."

That's what the little girl living in hell said.

"Su Su, hang in there. Now it's my turn." Xue Dinglu, in his demon form, smiled.

He suddenly understood how to use those demonic eyes.

A crocodile demon charged forward, its body less than a meter long, wielding a sharp blade with a ferocious expression. It even seemed as if it could see the victory it would achieve when its blade pierced the gap under Xue Luding's armor.

However, the next moment, the Devilman disappeared, and in his place appeared a warrior wearing green armor and holding a shotgun.

He held the little witch in one arm, and with the other hand, he shoved the shotgun into the crocodile demon's mouth. The next moment, the shotgun exploded, and the crocodile demon's head burst open in terror. Its headless body sprayed blood like a fountain, and it was completely dead.

"Brother, what is this..." The little witch stared blankly at Xue Dinglu.

"Doom, a monster who lives by killing demons, his name is Doom, and now, the demons' doom has come."

"This is the true way to use demonic power, and I now know what kind of demon I should become!"

"This is not born from human fear, but from the fear of demons..."

"Hero and Demon!"

　I forgot to upload it because of overload, and only realized it when I got up to go to work that I hadn't set the timer.
　　
　
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