Invincible Divine Destiny Selection System Chapter 2061: Mind and Heart Demon [4th Update]

A figure materialized out of thin air.

He drifted forward with a celestial grace, his lips moving in a silent, vacant murmur. Like a zealot who had lost his sanity, his eyes were hollow, stripped of all wisdom and rational thought.

"Mind Celestial!"

The surrounding celestials immediately grew vigilant, their expressions darkening the moment they recognized him.

Among all the celestials, the Mind Celestial was the most ancient, predating even the Thunder Demon. He existed wherever a conscious mind could be found.

While the Celestial King was the very first of their kind, the Mind Celestial belonged to the second generation.

He had served as the Celestial King’s primary confidant and most loyal disciple, fully embracing the King’s grand vision. However, during the Great Battle of the Celestials, his sanity shattered. After fighting with a primal ferocity against his peers, he devolved into the broken state he remained in today.

The Reincarnation Celestial and the Mind Celestial.

In that era, they stood as the two pillars of power within the Celestial King’s faction during the war.

Now, the Mind Celestial appeared to have been drawn here by the resonating power of the other celestials. He drifted aimlessly across the battlefield, his consciousness long gone, his intentions a complete mystery.

When a celestial inadvertently obstructed his path, the Mind Celestial struck out with raw, unbridled force.

Startled, the celestial scrambled to retreat, yet the Mind Celestial's energy surged over him regardless. It carried an overwhelming obsession that threatened to make the celestial lose his very sense of self.

"What exactly is the Mind Celestial's goal?"

The other celestials watched him warily from the fringes of the chaotic struggle, afraid to draw his attention.

"Mind."

A flicker of emotion finally disturbed Yanran’s cold, detached mask. She watched the Mad Celestial, her gaze reflecting memories of his former brilliance.

He had been a different man in the past.

But when the Celestial King’s ideals crumbled, his mind had collapsed along with them.

The Mind Celestial turned toward Yanran as if he had heard her voice. His lips twitched, but his eyes remained vacant; her presence alone was not enough to restore his shattered psyche.

Abruptly, he pivoted toward the Blood Celestial, who stood amidst a turbulent, crimson sea.

Without a word of warning, he lunged at the Blood Celestial. Wielding the peak power of a top-tier celestial, his palm expanded until it blotted out the firmament, descending with terrifying momentum.

"Mind, you dare attack me!"

The Blood Celestial shuddered in rage.

Endless torrents of blood erupted to meet the assault. The Blood Celestial felt no fear; though he recognized the Mind Celestial's elite status, he saw only a broken creature whose obsession was on the verge of total disintegration.

Colossal fists of blood collided with the Mind Celestial’s strike.

A sinister, gory light flashed in the Blood Celestial's eyes. He even contemplated seizing control over the blood within the Mind Celestial's own body while the latter was in such a weakened state.

However, he had underestimated his opponent.

The Mind Celestial’s power crashed down, shattering the sea of blood into droplets.

His mental energy manifested as the Mind God Fist. While its physical impact was devastating, its true horror lay in its intent, which planted a seed of dread deep within the Blood Celestial’s heart.

That shadow acted like a parasite, instantly taking root and blooming into a Heart Demon.

The Mind Celestial was currently lost in a fog of confusion, yet his strike against the Blood Celestial was no random act.

The Blood Celestial carried the aura of the Celestial King—it was the King's own blood, a presence that could never be fully purged no matter how much he refined it.

The Mind Celestial harbored a primal hatred for anything that had dismantled his dream or opposed the Celestial King.

"Mind God Fist? No... it has evolved into something else. This is the Heart Demon God Fist. With a single strike, he unleashes an infinite Heart Demon, forcing his own twisted will into the consciousness of another celestial!"

The Demon God spoke, his voice grim.

The power of the mind was peerless, and even celestials possessed minds that could be breached.

Long ago, the Mind Celestial had used this gift to envision a world of perfection; like the Celestial King, he had once championed beauty and harmony.

Now, that same power had rotted into a Heart Demon.

"Heart Demon!"

The Blood Celestial reeled from the blow. The physical damage was manageable, but he could feel his very willpower being tainted by a corruption that was nearly impossible to excise.

The danger of this mental pollution was catastrophic. If it took hold, he would be consumed by Heart Demons and end up just as deranged as the Mind Celestial.

No celestial wanted to be touched by such a foul, polluting force.

The Reincarnation Celestial watched in silence. The man who once brought beauty to the world was now poisoning the heavens with the power of his Heart Demon.

He had swung from one extreme to its polar opposite.

At that moment, the Heart Demon’s pollution began to drift outward. An invisible, dark energy spread through the air; even a single breath of it caused the celestials to feel a deep sense of revulsion.

It was like a spiritual toxin eating away at the soul.

Even the celestials struggled to resist it; any ordinary Heavenly Emperor would have succumbed to madness instantly.

As the Heart Demon God Fist’s influence expanded, it transformed into a vast sea of corruption that ensnared many celestials, with the already-afflicted Blood Celestial suffering the most.

His crimson sea was no longer pure, as black vapors began to rise from the waves.

The Blood Celestial howled in fury, desperately trying to purge the infection.

Meanwhile, the Thunder Celestial summoned his absolute, domineering lightning. Bolts of electricity wreathed his form, incinerating any evil that drew near.

"Let us see just how potent your Heart Demon truly is!"

The Thunder Celestial launched a massive thunderstrike. His tyrannical energy forcefully suppressed the encroaching fog, burning away the Heart Demon's pollution with sheer, righteous strength.

Boom!

The Mind Celestial turned his hollow gaze toward the new threat, throwing a long-range punch saturated with Heart Demon energy.

Sacred lightning and demonic mental power clashed violently, causing the Thunder Celestial to knit his brows in concentration.

Although he did not fall apart like the Blood Celestial, the Heart Demon power was insidious and pervasive, even beginning to stain his lightning arcs.

"The Mind Celestial may be insane and pushed to the brink, but he is far more dangerous now than he was during the Battle of the Celestials!"

This realization dawned on everyone present.

At his zenith, the Mind Celestial was a top-tier power who could suppress the heavens. Now, despite his mental decay and the fact that he was nearing self-destruction, his power had reached a terrifying new peak through his madness.

In a sense, the stronger his power grew, the closer he came to total oblivion.

Now that his beautiful mind had turned into a Heart Demon, even the Gods, Demons, Monsters, and the Martial and Thunder Celestials were loath to engage him.

They could potentially team up to kill him, but his death would cause the Heart Demon power to explode.

Such a blast would contaminate the entire heavenly realm, likely causing a permanent decline in the strength of every top celestial.

They feared that once the Heart Demon took root in the cycle of the heavens, it could never be removed.

The Mind Celestial was effectively a living curse, a ticking time bomb that everyone avoided, hoping he would simply fade away on his own.

"Mind, your dreams have vanished. Your body remains, but your spirit died alongside the Celestial King. However, if you find a new purpose, there may yet be a chance for your mind to mend."

The Reincarnation Celestial observed him quietly.

Suddenly, she stepped through her Reincarnation Gate, vanishing from the sight of all.