He and Lu Ling had depended on each other since they were kids. She was his mother, his sister and a close friend.
Lu Ling had given him so much and suffered so much for him. Yet, Lu Li didn't give her much in return. Lu Li felt guilty about Lu Ling the most.
Lu Ling was his sore spot and the softest spot in his heart. Now, the Tribulation of Mind had hit the spot directly, tearing it open and revealing the most painful scar in his heart.
Lu Li had a soul protection treasure, the Dragon Soul, which had saved his life many times. It could protect him from all kinds of soul attacks so far.
That being said, the Dragon Soul could only protect him from external soul attacks, not internal ones.
Last time, for example, the demonic qi affected Lu Li's soul and triggered his negative emotions, making him evil, violent and cruel …
This time, the Tribulation of Mind was the same. The Tribulation of Mind was to stimulate some emotions in the heart and cause problems in the soul of the warrior instead of using soul attacks to attack the soul of the warrior.
The Tribulation of Mind was a test of the warrior's heart, willpower and temperament.
This kind of invisible attack was the most powerful. Lu Li didn't even have time to prepare before the Tribulation of Mind came. He was hit in an instant.
External enemies were easy to defend against, but internal enemies were the most difficult. That was the principle of the Tribulation of Mind.
Of course, if the Tribulation of Mind could be protected by a soul protection artifact, then the Heaven's Tribulation would be much easier.
Lu Li's mind was not normal at the moment. His entire soul was occupied by Lu Ling. In his mind, there were images of Lu Ling suffering and people trying to hurt her.
These images were not created out of thin air. They were not created by the Tribulation of Mind. They were … in Lu Li's mind.
These were the things that Lu Li was most afraid of and worried about. They had been lurking in the depth of his heart.
What he was most afraid of was the Tribulation of Mind. The Tribulation of Mind would magnify it so that the warrior's emotions would be stirred up. The warrior would lose his temper and lose his mind completely.
This was the most horrifying thing about the Tribulation of Mind!
One could imagine a person with a hidden wound that he was most unwilling to touch.
The Tribulation of Mind could find this wound easily and tear it open bit by bit. It could also sprinkle salt on it. How could an average man stand it?
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Lu Li wielded his Cold Sword and released all kinds of horrifying attacks. He ran with all his might, shouting and chasing after Lu Li.
He saw Lu Ling being taken away, chained up and dragged on the ground. She was covered in blood and she kept asking him to save her …
Under normal circumstances, Lu Li would be able to tell that this was an illusion, an illusion.
He would calm down soon and force himself not to follow the illusion. However, Lu Li had lost his mind. He could not tell if it was an illusion or reality.
Step by step, the Tribulation of Mind had messed up Lu Li's mind and made him lose control. The negative emotions such as bloodthirst, violence, and evilness that were lurking in the depth of his soul were stirred up.
There were a lot of negative emotions in Lu Li's mind, but he managed to suppress them.
When he was invaded by the demonic aura, he almost went berserk, but he suppressed it in the end.
Just because it was suppressed didn't mean it was gone. At this moment, these negative emotions were stimulated and completely occupied Lu Li's soul.
Lu Li was in a very dangerous situation. If he couldn't regain consciousness, the negative emotions would take over his soul.
He would become a lunatic, chasing, hacking and screaming. In the end, he would die in the Tribulation of Mind and Soul.
Imperceptibly, the Tribulation of Mind could turn a person into a lunatic!
This was the most horrifying thing about the Tribulation of Mind. Nobody was a saint and nobody's mind was flawless.
People would definitely make one or two mistakes in their lives. They would definitely make some wrong decisions, or miss some opportunities, or have some regrets, and so on …
Whatever the case, as long as one's mind was not flawless, the Tribulation of Mind would seize the weakness in one's mind and attack.
The weakness would be magnified and eventually drive one mad, deranged, and insane!
This was why many super mighty warriors in the Divinity didn't dare to go through the Tribulation of Mind and Soul. They had done too many wrong things and committed too many sins. Usually, they wouldn't think much of it. But once the Tribulation of Mind came, they might be doomed eternally.
"Charge, charge, charge!"
It had been three days and Lu Li was still yelling, chasing after him and releasing all kinds of attacks.
His eyes were glowing red and it was getting redder. If this went on, when his soul was completely occupied by the negative emotions, he would be doomed eternally. He would stay in the Tribulation of Mind and Soul forever.
Lu Li didn't realize it himself. His consciousness was being suppressed. The negative emotions were dominating his soul. He didn't even know what he was doing. How could he stop it?
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While Lu Li was going berserk, the demons outside the City were going berserk as well.
The demons had been attacking the City for several days. Millions of demons, two ten-winged demons and many eight-winged demons were attacking together. Yet, the City was as impenetrable as a turtle shell. The shield didn't even tremble a bit.
Under such powerful attacks, a regular shield would have some problems. At the very least, the color would dim a bit. However, this shield didn't react at all, which made many demons furious and frustrated.
Emperor Youxing didn't take any action, nor did he say anything. He sat in silence in the demon camp.
He didn't give any orders. The other demons didn't dare to stop. They kept on attacking.
"Whoosh ~"
A ten-winged demon flew down after another half a day. He went into the tent and said, "Your Majesty, the shield is not reacting at all. How come it is so strong?"
"This is a Primordial Spirit Heavenly Treasure, and a rather powerful one at that. It should have been bestowed by a force of the Second Heaven!" Emperor Youxing explained expressionlessly.
"The Chaos Treasure?"
The ten-winged demon was taken aback. "How can we crack such a powerful Chaos Treasure with our abilities?
How about we stop attacking and let them hole up in the city. We can talk about it after we conquer other places in the Divinity. "
"If we don't conquer this place, they can sneak up on us at any time!"
Emperor Youxing shook his head. "Don't worry. It is true that we cannot crack the Chaos Treasure. We cannot go in and kill them, but I have a way to make them come out on their own."
"What!"
The ten-winged demon was overjoyed. He rolled his eyes and asked, "Your Majesty … are you going to use the Formation of Celestial Beings?"
"Yes!"
Emperor Youxing nodded. "We will set up a Formation of Celestial Beings under the city. The entire city will be enveloped in the formation. We will use the demon's original aura to affect everyone's temperament and make them go berserk.
There are so many formidable martial artists inside. Luo Guan and Zuo Qiulu won't be able to suppress them. They will definitely start fighting among themselves. They will open the shield themselves and come out to die. "
"Good!"
The ten-winged demon laughed. "If we can demonize the formidable martial artists inside, including Luo Guan, this Chaos Treasure will become the holy city of our Demon World!"
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