Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 1783: The Real You

"This..." The Great Demon King was shocked, his eyes widened as he looked at Gu Xiaojin, mentally overlapping her image with Lin Xi.

In that moment, scenes of beautiful memories emerged: Lin Xi’s smile, their joyous times together, adventures where they shared life and death, and that unfulfilled promise - to make Lin Xi the happiest bride in the world.

Intense emotions surged continuously, causing the originally domineering Great Demon King to freeze in place, his body slightly trembling, and his breathing becoming erratic.

Gu Xiaojin faced the Great Demon King directly, her eyes filled with questioning.

Between father and daughter seemed to lie an insurmountable chasm, opposing them and preventing them from getting close, yet there was an emotional bond tightly connecting them.

Ultimately, the Great Demon King gritted his teeth as if enduring something, and then painfully closed his eyes, raising his head to the sky as tears began to fall.

Just then, others arrived too—Jie, the Boss, Ouyang Jin, Gu Ling, Lin Yue, Qian Feng, and many others all gathered, for the safety of the entire world, no one could remain uninvolved.

However, they had just arrived on the scene and didn’t understand the situation, so they were somewhat puzzled, unsure if Gu Fan was victorious or if the Great Demon King had won.

Gu Fan barely managed to stand up straight, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, walked over to Gu Xiaojin, patted her shoulder, and then said, "Alright, Xiaojin, you’ve already done enough, next, I have a lot to say to him."

"But..." Gu Xiaojin had much to say, but faced with Gu Fan’s expression, which exuded an unquestionable firmness.

Lu Yi hurried over to persuade, "Alright, Xiaojin, listen to your dad, we have more important things to do."

"Fine!" Gu Xiaojin nodded and then followed Lu Yi away, but she couldn’t help but look back, feeling that Gu Fan intentionally dismissed her.

Just as Gu Xiaojin turned and hadn’t walked far, Gu Fan attacked from behind, lightly striking Gu Xiaojin to knock her unconscious, because he didn’t want her to hear the subsequent conversation.

Gu Ling ran over to catch Gu Xiaojin, feeling a bit worried, "Brother, you keep treating her like a child, but one day she’ll find out."

"We’ll talk about it then, and besides, that day isn’t my worry, it’s his to face." After saying this, Gu Fan glanced at the still silent Great Demon King and sighed, "I guessed right, Xiaojin is the key to defeating you, the so-called Lin Xi must... Only then will Xiaojin be born."

"What?" Everyone was shocked and didn’t understand what this meant.

The Great Demon King opened his eyes, smiled sadly, "That’s right, I killed Lin Xi, and only then was Xiaojin born, but only Xiaojin defeating me can stop all of this." After speaking, the Great Demon King glanced at the light column rising from the crater, his brow slightly furrowed.

Everyone listened to these words and seemed to understand the Great Demon King’s intent. Everything he did was to stop Ao Sai’s plan and prevent the ancient Super Civilization’s return.

Only Lin Yue was angry, "You want to stop Ao Sai, you can defeat Ao Sai, why sacrifice my sister."

To this, Gu Fan started explaining, "If it could be stopped, I wouldn’t have step by step come to today. We’ve all experienced the power of the Destiny Stone; we can’t counter it. Ultimately, under its control, whether I want it or not, I would help Ao Sai fulfill the ancient Super Civilization’s return, perhaps even inadvertently help Ao Sai a great deal."

Everyone present remained silent because those experiences continually proved that Gu Fan had the Destiny Stone Body Guard.

Lin Yue still didn’t accept it, "Does it have to be this way? Why must my sister be sacrificed?"

Gu Fan shook his head, looking helpless, "The Great Demon King did this to gain Ao Sai’s trust, closed off all emotions, while Gu Xiaojin is the key to opening those emotions."

"So that’s it!" Everyone finally understood what was happening.

Now everyone knew what the Great Demon King had done all along, and realized that Gu Fan never changed; everyone was immensely relieved.

But Jie had a question, "It’s not right, if the Destiny Stone is still there, won’t you still help the ancient Super Civilization return, so the outcome is the same."

To this, the Great Demon King shook his head, "During my battle with Gu Fan, the two Destiny Stones that shouldn’t appear in the same era affected each other, neutralizing their effects. That means I won’t do anything for the ancient Super Civilization."

Gu Ling didn’t understand, "If so, just let the two of you fight, neutralize the Destiny Stone’s effects, there’s no need to sacrifice Sister Lin Xi."

The Great Demon King merely laughed bitterly, "I wish it were that simple, but in truth, the moment I did everything to gain Ao Sai’s trust, I was manipulated by both Ao Sai and the Destiny Stone. Besides neutralizing the stone’s effects, you must defeat me to save the world."

"Is that so..." Everyone still felt uncertain.

The Great Demon King continued explaining, "Even after neutralizing the Destiny Stone’s effects, when my past self returns to the original time space, only one Destiny Stone remains in this world, and I still become the key to the ancient Super Civilization. Therefore, you need to completely defeat me."

Hearing this, everyone understood that under the Destiny Stone’s influence, the Great Demon King would certainly assist Ao Sai in welcoming the ancient Super Civilization.

The Great Demon King feigned joining Ao Sai’s side, to gain Ao Sai’s trust, severed ties with everyone and killed Lin Xi, severely injured Gu Ling, gradually becoming emotionless, and resembling what Ao Sai desired.

When Ao Sai trusted the Great Demon King and added the Destiny Stone’s influence, Ao Sai would let down his guard and allow the Great Demon King to participate in the crucial plan to welcome the ancient Super Civilization.

For victory, the Great Demon King secretly arranged many preparations, such as capturing Leng Feng, so Gu Fan and the others would go to Demon Refining Island to rescue people, thus discovering Ao Sai’s plan step by step.

Similarly, the Great Demon King worried about making a grave mistake, so he had to have contingency plans.

Even if the two Gu Fans fiercely opposed and the two Destiny Stones neutralized each other, the Great Demon King could escape the stone’s manipulation. But at that moment, he worried he was still controlled by Ao Sai, remaining on Ao Sai’s side.

The Great Demon King needed someone to defeat him, and that person was definitely not Gu Fan; he could not defeat himself. So the Great Demon King hardened his heart, sacrificing Lin Xi to bring forth Gu Xiaojin.

Temporarily neutralizing the Destiny Stone’s effects, then Gu Xiaojin defeating the Great Demon King, the final step was to destroy the whole plan of welcoming the ancient Super Civilization.

And when the ancient Super Civilization’s return failed, the Destiny Stone would lose its significance, and Gu Fan could completely escape its control.

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