Minecraft: I Am The Demon King

"This is so troublesome…"

Xu Yuan mulled over the situation for what felt like an eternity before finally making up his mind.

The most urgent priority was to tame the entity, Null.

Entity 303 was a tangible threat that could strike at any moment. Xu Yuan had no choice—he had to materialize Null into reality.

As for gathering Faith Points? That could wait until Null was dealt with.

The game's current trajectory indeed mirrored the development of those mythic "Fan Village" worlds, but such progress would take considerable time. For now, Xu Yuan still had some breathing room.

Faith Points could be studied and accumulated later.

Just as he was organizing his thoughts, the familiar voice of Null echoed in his mind again.

'Why are you wasting time here?!'

'Why are you avoiding your purpose?'

'You don't deserve this body!!'

Null's tone was seething with anger, but beneath it, Xu Yuan detected a faint undercurrent of panic.

For the past few days, Xu Yuan had adopted a laid-back, carefree lifestyle—fishing, basking under the sun, playing with Little Wolf and Little Dragon. Life had been nothing short of serene.

Yet even amid this peace, Xu Yuan could feel the dark energy within him, an ominous presence persistently trying to invade his consciousness.

However, that force had clearly weakened compared to before.

This energy was the source of Null's strength. As its power diminished, Null must have noticed, but he had chosen to remain silent—until now.

It was apparent that Null's patience had run out.

He understood that if Xu Yuan continued to "waste time" like this, Null's existence would eventually fade away.

He was getting desperate.

Hearing Null's outburst confirmed Xu Yuan's hypothesis: his approach to taming Null was working.

However, Null's arrogant tone irked Xu Yuan. It seemed the entity hadn't yet learned his place.

If that was the case, Xu Yuan had no qualms about letting him stew a little longer.

With that thought, Xu Yuan ignored the voice in his head and reclined on the sandy beach, closing his eyes to enjoy the warm sunlight.

'Hey!'

'I know you can hear me!!'

'You coward!! Why are you hiding?!'

'You were born for slaughter! Go out there and kill!! Torment those people!

Null's voice was relentless, growing increasingly shrill with each passing moment.

'Come on! Let's kill together like we used to!'

'Don't you remember how satisfying it was to hear their screaming?!'

'Have you forgotten that rush?!'

His words oozed temptation, trying to dig up Xu Yuan's buried instincts.

'Fine! I understand you're not used to someone trying to take control of your body.'

'How about this? Let's share. Half and half! Just like you do with that little wolf pup beside you! How does that sound?'

'When we faced Entity 303 together, we cooperated so we'll!! We can coexist, remember?!'

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'Alright, maybe fifty-fifty isn't entirely fair.'

'You've had this body longer, so... sixty-forty? I'll take forty.'

———

'Seventy-thirty! But no less!!'

"But you're being unreasonable!!"

———

'Eighty-twenty! That's my final offer!'

———

'Fine... ninety-ten! Happy now?!'

"Just say something!!"

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Xu Yuan could hardly suppress a grin. Null's desperation was as clear as day.

For an entire day, Null's voice droned on in his mind. At first, he was defiant, hurling insults and accusations at Xu Yuan.

But as the hours dragged on and Xu Yuan continued to do nothing, Null's tone began to soften.

By the end, the once-proud entity was practically begging for a sliver of control, offering increasingly lopsided compromises.

However, he still hadn't realized one crucial fact: this body was never his to begin with.

'You're just going to rot here? Aren't you afraid of being forgotten?!'

The moment Null uttered those words, Xu Yuan's lips curled into a smirk.

There it was—Null's true fear.

His very essence, the foundation of his existence, was rooted in fear, darkness, and malice.

Null derived power from these negative emotions, growing stronger as people feared and despised him.

And his greatest dread? Being forgotten.

If people stopped fearing him—if their terror wasn't tied to Xu Yuan's actions—then Null would fade into oblivion.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan finally responded.

"So this is what you're afraid of?"

The words struck a nerve. Null went silent, as though Xu Yuan had peeled away his armor and laid his vulnerabilities bare.

Xu Yuan chuckled softly.

"Think carefully about it," he said. "What's the purpose of your existence?"

Xu Yuan's parting words silenced Null completely.

For the first time, it seemed the entity was genuinely reflecting on its existence.

Null was born from Xu Yuan's dark thoughts—a manifestation of his malevolent impulses. In a way, Null was a fragment of Xu Yuan himself, another version of him.

Their thought processes were similar, and it didn't take much for Xu Yuan's words to hit home.

Null had been so consumed by his desire to seize control of the body that he'd never stopped to consider the bigger picture.

How could a sentient being, one that had tasted the sensation of control, resign itself to being a mere shadow?

Null had no idea that he could evolve into something tangible.

Instead, he clung to this body, bound by his obsession. Xu Yuan allowing him to take over once before only worsened his fixation.

That fleeting moment of autonomy had left an indelible mark.

But now, Null was starting to realize that his strength wasn't something he controlled.

It was Xu Yuan's actions—his slaughter, his malevolence—that fueled Null's power.

If Xu Yuan chose to stop, Null's source of energy would vanish.

And so, Null panicked.

But his initial solution—to wrest control of the body—was flawed. He lacked the strength to succeed.

Xu Yuan let out a sigh of relief. Things were moving in the right direction. Null's silence wasn't defeat—it was introspection.

Xu Yuan could feel it. Success was close.

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