Chapter 562 The Impact of Evil Thoughts, Li An's Small Dream

Li An was enveloped by evil thoughts, intense pain assaulting his mind.Each wisp of evil thought was like a gaping, black maw, lunging to devour him.After swallowing him, a memory would surge into his mind, or rather, the former owner of the evil thoughts would show Li An what true cruelty was.A thousand cuts, a thousand needles piercing his heart.To digest the evil thoughts, he had to endure their attacks.Before being digested, the evil thoughts would inflict the most cruel punishments on Li An.He was subjected to slow slicing 32 times, dismembered 17 times, seduced 29 times, and turned into a human pig 45 times—these were just the tip of the icebergs. There were other indescribable things as well.Disgusting.Extremely disgusting.Compared to slow slicing, those things caused less physical damage, but the mental damage was off the charts. Several times, Li An was truly on the verge of madness.The ugliness of humanity far exceeded Li An's imagination.Just as he was about to break down, a malevolent thought suddenly struck him.But the other party did not torture him.A memory flooded his mind.An old man with a shriveled body lay on an experimental bed, his body bound to a dense array of instruments.The laboratory was silent, save for the sound of footsteps.A lab technician, dressed in scrubs and a gas mask, walked beside him, rapidly operating various sophisticated instruments with practiced ease.Li An knew this person all too well.Li Wuce.The person bound to the experimental bed, Li An had seen in textbooks before. He was a general who died a few years after the coronation war, named Ke Yan, a descendant of the second generation Ke Shengguo, and also a dark-elemental talent.Although Ke Yan had two sons, both died in the coronation war.Therefore, the second generation's lineage became extinct three thousand years ago.Ke Yan was the last one to die.He was bound to the experimental bed by Li Wuce, offering no resistance, his eyes showing no pain, only a faint worry."Little Li, can this experiment really bring victory?"Li Wuce moved without pause, like an emotionless machine.He didn't answer immediately, finishing several things before suddenly saying, "There will be hope.""Yes, then I can go on my way in peace." Ke Yan slowly closed his eyes.The instrument started.A living person eventually turned into a tiny speck of black matter.The final scene was viewed from the perspective of this black matter.Li Wuce lowered his head and collected this speck of black matter in a clean container, his eyes dim."Father, we will win, won't we?""We killed so many of our compatriots, committed endless sins, just to extract this tiny speck of black matter.""If we fail in the end, we won't even leave behind a reputation.""It would be better to die a heroic death on the city wall, under the enemy's blade.""That's much easier than being a wandering ghost here."Finally, the scene disappeared as Li Wuce's face was filled with bitterness. Li Wuce, not yet a hundred years old that year, still retained a faint glimmer of light in his eyes, a stark contrast to the ruthless, venomous figure of three thousand years later.This scene had an unprecedented impact on Li An.The harsh white light of the laboratory illuminated Li Wuce's weary face. He gripped the instrument in his hands blankly, as if all strength had vanished. He sat hunched over in his chair, his eyes filled with bitterness and a touch of sadness, as if saying, "The books I read as a child were all lies."They said heroes should be spirited, majestic, commanding armies, upright and honorable. A hero could easily kill enemies with a mere sword, and effortlessly defeat opponents with casual troop deployments, becoming a legend for all time!They were all lying!Living in darkness, yet treading on light.Li An believed there were many such people in the human world, yet he couldn't accept that this person was Li Wuce!How disgusting!This is true malice! Compared to the disgusting deeds of those villains, the good deed done by this good person caused Li An even greater inner pain.Although he had anticipated it, had already considered some of it.But just thinking of Li Wuce's sinister, venomous eyes made him feel indifferent.It was as if as long as his eyes shone with evil, whatever he did, he had reason to continue hating him.But he had revealed such a face, alone, sitting in the darkness, his expression bitter.Later, a torrent of evil thoughts surged into Li An's heart, tormenting him.But he felt nothing, numbed by the scene with Li Wuce, his mind filled with that image, until finally, the supreme will completely merged with him, and he didn't even realize it."What are you thinking about?"Li Huofei appeared before Li An.Li An silently shook his head.He was only thinking about that uncle he once wished he could tear to pieces—no, if you count by seniority, he should be considered an ancestor."Fine, I'll just call him Uncle."The person he wanted to tear to pieces was actually someone who had given up his entire life and dreams, even his reputation, his life, his future.Everything.He gave up everything, just for a sliver of hope.How could Li Wuce be this kind of person?How could he be so noble?Then what am I?Using the power you left me, standing in the light you brought, mocking those who fight against the darkness, and even a little self-righteous.What is this if not a clown?Suddenly, Li Huofei spoke again: "Time stands still here, don't worry about what's happening outside.""Tell me, what is your dream?"Li An was startled, coming back to his senses.Dream.He had always known it in his heart, but had never said it.After hesitating for a few seconds, he lowered his head and said, "My childhood was filled with the constant loss of loved ones.""Everyone says I must be a loveless, pessimistic, and unloving person.""Logically, that's true.""But from childhood to adulthood, I've always had the ability to see through people's thoughts.""Later, I gained slow-motion vision, and many things became clearer to me.""In this society, everyone wears a mask, and I can see the true face beneath.""Their masks smile, but the faces beneath are crying.""Almost everyone is unhappy, each with their own suffering, the two biggest problems being economic and survival issues.""Daoshi City is on the border, and more than half of the people living here are families of border soldiers. My experiences in this city..." "There's nothing special about it, so I'm not in pain.""I saw their pain, and I wanted to make them a little happier.""I know a life without pain doesn't exist.""So my dream is to make this society a little better, to give everyone a little more money and a little more security.""Just a little.""Or rather, to use my talent to fulfill people's wishes.""I've always felt that this is just a very, very small dream." Ang Lee smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "But I heard Mr. Tianming say that if the Celestial Realm continues to act recklessly, this world will enter eternal night, and everyone will die.""That's the problem of survival for humanity, right?""To solve this problem, one must become the strongest person and solve the Celestial Realm." One must become the strongest person and solve the Celestial Realm.