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0:00I found a girl during a famine, but 300
0:02years later in the holy war, she pierced
0:05my heart as the demon queen. She stepped
0:07on my dying body like a dog. Ethan
0:10Vance, when you framed me, did you ever
0:12see this coming? But she didn't know I
0:14chose to die by her hands. I made a deal
0:16with the system, finished the mission,
0:18and I returned to Earth. For this, I
0:21stole the divine sword 300 years ago,
0:23betrayed the sect, and became a supreme
0:25lord. while she was locked in the
0:27dungeon, suffering a fate worse than
0:29death. Otherwise, with my power, how
0:31could I not dodge a strike from the girl
0:33I raised? Standing before me is the only
0:35demon queen in this world, Chloe
0:37Winters, my former junior sister.
0:40Feeling my life slip away, I could only
0:42smile bitterly. Was it really worth it?
0:45She said nothing. She just pulled the
0:47doom blade out of my body. Blood
0:49splattered across her face. She kicked
0:51me to the ground, looking down at me.
0:53Those once clear eyes were now like
0:55thousand-year ice. But deep within that
0:57ice, there was a faint, almost
0:59unnoticeable tremble. Ethan Vance, any
1:02last words? I opened my mouth, but it
1:05was full of blood. The systems mission
1:07was to die by her sword. I couldn't say
1:09anything that might shake her resolve,
1:11or the mission fails, and I can't go
1:13back to Earth. So, I stayed quiet. She
1:15squatted down, her slender fingers
1:17gripping my chin. She forced my face
1:19toward hers, making me look into her
1:21eyes. Ethan Vance, I'll ask you one last
1:24time. Her face was full of killing
1:26intent, but her voice trembled. Are you
1:28really not going to say anything? I knew
1:30exactly what she wanted to hear. She
1:32wanted an apology. She wanted me to
1:35admit my betrayal was wrong. She wanted
1:37to hear me say that my care back then
1:39was real, that the warmth wasn't fake,
1:41that saving her from the abyss of death
1:43wasn't for some hidden agenda. I looked
1:45into her eyes and forced a smile uglier
1:47than crying. A long silence. She waited
1:50for a long time. Finally, her expression
1:52turned completely cold. Fine, if you
1:55won't speak, then stay silent forever. I
1:58looked at my blood on the sword tip.
2:00Time seemed to rewind. It was an era of
2:02blizzards. Mountains froze and rivers
2:04stopped flowing. Countless low-level
2:06cultivators and mortals froze to death.
2:09In this endless winter, frozen corpses
2:11littered the roadsides. In the face of
2:13such a catastrophe, everyone was fending
2:16for themselves. Back then, I had just
2:18crossed over to this world less than 3
2:20days ago. Guided by the system, I found
2:22a collapsing thatched hut by the village
2:24road. The moment I pushed the door open,
2:26I saw her. A tiny figure huddled in the
2:29corner, wrapped in a torn sackloth. She
2:31was so small, so small I could pick her
2:34up with one hand, covered in frostbite
2:36and scars. Her breath was barely
2:38noticeable. When I squatted down and
2:40pulled her into my arms, she was as
2:42light as a dead leaf. Don't be afraid.
2:44I'm taking you with me. The little girl
2:46didn't react, but her hand did. The
2:49moment I picked her up, she
2:50instinctively grabbed my shirt, gripping
2:52it tight like a drowning person catching
2:55their last lifeline. Later, I learned
2:57about her past. Her name was Khloe
2:59Winters. She was born without a mother,
3:01and the villagers kicked her out. A
3:035-year-old child in this bottom tier
3:05world cruer than the cultivation realm,
3:07fighting wild dogs for food everyday,
3:10sleeping in haststacks by the road. I
3:12don't know how she survived until the
3:13day I showed up. Maybe God just wanted
3:15her to suffer a bit more. To feed her, I
3:18joined the celestial order as an outer
3:20sect servant. Sweeping, chopping wood,
3:23carrying spirit stones, cleaning
3:25furnaces, and feeding spirit beasts. I
3:27did everything, working 24 hours a day,
3:30doing nothing but sleeping and working.
3:32The pay was pitifully low, barely enough
3:34for coarse grain and cloth. But Khloe
3:37grew up from 5 to 10 years old. From 10
3:40to 15, she became a beautiful young
3:42woman. She was highly talented, much
3:44stronger than me. An elder took a liking
3:46to me, promoting me from servant to
3:48outer disciple. And 10 years later, I
3:51entered the inner sect. She followed me
3:53into the celestial order and became my
3:55junior sister. Those days were the best
3:57times I had. In my 300 years in this
3:59world, my thoughts were pulled back to
4:01reality. The doom blade slashed down,
4:04but at the last moment, I noticed a
4:06detail. Her hand holding the sword was
4:08shaking. The moment the doom blade
4:10pierced my body, her eyes went blank for
4:12a split second. But the next moment,
4:14they returned to being ruthless. My body
4:16began to fade away on this bloodstained
4:18battlefield. Behind me were only the
4:21screams of the righteous army being
4:22slaughtered by demons. Before losing my
4:24sight, the last thing I saw was her
4:26back. So lonely, just like 300 years
4:29ago, that junior sister who stood on
4:31Winter Spire Peak, waiting for me for a
4:33whole day and night. I'm sorry, I still
4:36couldn't say those words in the end.
4:38Time rewinds to 300 years ago, my third
4:41year in the intersect of the Celestial
4:42Order. Back then, my cultivation had
4:45reached the late golden core stage. I
4:47was considered top tier among my peers.
4:49But Kloe was even faster. She joined
4:51later, but her talent crushed everyone.
4:54In just a few years, she reached the
4:55peak golden core stage on the verge of
4:57the naent soul stage. The whole sect
4:59called her a once- ina century genius. I
5:02was secretly thrilled, though I still
5:04kept up the dignified look of a senior
5:05brother. Inside, I was so proud. That
5:08was the little girl I raised. During
5:10that time, Khloe was assigned to the sex
5:12treasure pavilion as a guard. It was a
5:14sign of the sex trust and high regard
5:16for her. New mission: Steal the
5:19celestial order's ultimate treasure, the
5:21rainblade. Details: Ally with demonic
5:24forces to cause chaos and steal the
5:26divine sword. This sword is essential
5:28for the host's late stage cultivation.
5:30Reward instant upgrade to peak nent soul
5:33stage plus the divine tier chaos codeex
5:36penalty. Refusal means permanent exile
5:39from earth. Are you kidding me? I'm an
5:41inner disciple of the celestial order.
5:43Khloe's senior brother. You want me to
5:45be a traitor system? I refuse. Refusal
5:48will permanently lock your crossover
5:50state. You will never return to earth.
5:53Reminder, your guardian on Earth, Miss
5:55Sarah Vance, is highly mentally unstable
5:58due to your disappearance. She is
6:00currently putting up missing person
6:01posters everywhere. Projected an image
6:04into my mind. My aunt stood on the
6:06street, her haggarded face covered in
6:08tears, holding a stack of missing person
6:10posters with my photo. She pasted them
6:13one by one in the snow, her hands
6:14freezing red, crying as she worked. At
6:17that moment, I froze. My aunt was my
6:19only family. She was less than 10 years
6:22older than me. But after my parents died
6:24in a car crash, she raised me all by
6:26herself. She never married or had kids.
6:29She poured her heart and soul into me.
6:31She worked two jobs for my tuition,
6:33cooked and did my laundry, staying up
6:35all night when I was sick. She wasn't my
6:37mom, but she did more than a mom ever
6:39could. And I ended up in this hell hole,
6:42gone for decades, though time flows
6:44differently on Earth. But the system
6:46said a long time had passed there. And
6:48Sarah must think I'm dead. She must
6:50think her only family just vanished from
6:52the world. I closed my eyes, blood
6:55rushing through me. A long time later, I
6:57opened my eyes. I accept, but I never
7:00thought those words would push Khloe
7:02into the abyss to make sure the plan was
7:04flawless. I set everything up perfectly.
7:07Those demons already wanted the
7:08Celestial Order's treasure. I offered to
7:11be their inside man, and they gladly
7:13accepted. The only problem was Chloe.
7:15She guarded the treasure pavilion. If
7:17she was there, with her strength and
7:19sharp senses, the demons couldn't get
7:21in. I had to lure her away. So, I wrote
7:24a letter. It read, "Chloe, I found a
7:27rare frostweed on Winter Spire Peak.
7:29It'll help your breakthrough. I'm tied
7:31up with work today. Go wait for me
7:33there. I'll be there before dark." I
7:35knew she would go because if there was
7:37one person she trusted completely, it
7:39was me. After all, I carried her out of
7:42the freezing snow. I named her, taught
7:44her to read, write, and cultivate. I sat
7:46by her bed when she woke up from
7:48nightmares, telling her over and over,
7:51"I'm here. Don't be afraid. How could
7:53she not trust me? The letter had one
7:55more line. Chloe, I have a surprise for
7:58you. That day, she went to Winterspire
8:00Peak wearing the light blue dress I gave
8:02her. She only wore it when she was
8:04happiest. But she waited at the peak all
8:07day, from sunrise to sunset until the
8:09snow fell and the sky grew dark. She
8:11never saw the man she was waiting for.
8:13Instead, the sex enforcers arrived and
8:16brought news. Ethan Vance allied with
8:19the demons, stole the sex ultimate
8:21treasure, the rainblade, and betrayed
8:24the celestial order. Khloe Winters as a
8:26guard. You abandoned your post. You're
8:29an accomplice. You and Ethan were close.
8:32You must have planned this together.
8:34Don't be fooled by her innocent look.
8:36She was probably sleeping with him all
8:38along. Everyone turned on her, she
8:40explained, but no one believed her.
8:42Everyone accused her of being a traitor.
8:44The sect locked her up and tortured her
8:46brutally. In that dark, damp dungeon,
8:49her bones were broken. She was poisoned
8:51and subjected to forbidden soulsearching
8:53arts. But she still believed in me.
8:55During those nights of torture, she
8:57hoped to see the man who was her light.
9:00But in the end, no one came to save her.
9:02While I, the culprit, was thousands of
9:04miles away, using the rainblade I took
9:06from the demons to crazily boost my
9:08power. Once I got the sword, I turned
9:11around and killed all those demons. The
9:13system was pleased. In the third year of
9:15Khloe's imprisonment, she disappeared,
9:18vanished from the dungeon. The sect
9:20searched everywhere, but couldn't find
9:21her. No one knew where she went or if
9:23she was dead or alive until 300 years
9:26later. The realm saw its first ever
9:28female demon queen at the Supreme Lord
9:30stage, and her name was Khloe Winters.
9:33She was ruthless. The first thing she
9:35did was slaughter the Celestial Order.
9:37Tens of thousands dead, no survivors.
9:40Then she came for me. By then, with the
9:43systems help, I had also reached the
9:44supreme lord stage and founded my own
9:47sect, becoming the only supreme lord of
9:49the righteous army. Good and evil stood
9:51divided. We faced off on the
9:53battlefield, separated by thousands of
9:55troops, separated by a sea of blood and
9:58hatred. After 300 years, she had grown
10:01up. The little girl who used to chase me
10:03around the yard, had become a demon
10:05queen, covered in dark energy, face cold
10:08as frost. beneath her 300 years of
10:10hatred and killing intent. I could still
10:12recognize those eyes, the ones I saw
10:15when I picked her up in the blizzard.
10:16The eyes that looked at me when she
10:18first opened them. I realized I hadn't
10:20completely faded away, to be exact. The
10:23system didn't send me away immediately.
10:25It gave me one last hour to say goodbye
10:27to this world. Final mission completed.
10:30Host soul needs time to stabilize,
10:32granting 1 hour of free time. Host will
10:35return to Earth in 1 hour. host will
10:37exist as a remnant soul. Cannot interact
10:40with any living beings. I floated in
10:42midair like a transparent bystander
10:45trapped in my last hour in this world.
10:47The holy war ended. The righteous army
10:49suffered a crushing defeat. Most
10:51righteous cultivators were killed. The
10:53rest either surrendered or fled. Khloe
10:56left the battlefield alone, riding the
10:58wind. But she only went to one place,
11:00Winter Spire Peak, the ruins of the
11:03Celestial Order. The once majestic sect
11:05was now a ruin after her blood bath.
11:07Weeds grew among the broken walls. The
11:10once ethereal place was now dead silent.
11:12She stood by the cliff. Below was a
11:14bottomless abyss with rolling fog. By
11:16the cliff stood an old pine tree, its
11:19branches strong like a dragon, needles
11:21vibrant green. In this ruin, it was the
11:23only living thing left because she and I
11:26planted this tree together. It was her
11:28first year in the celestial order.
11:30Winter just passed, spring snow melting.
11:32She found a pine cone on the mountain,
11:34ran to me with bright eyes and said,
11:36"Let's plant a tree." I asked her why.
11:38You said pine trees are the toughest.
11:41Snow can't crush them. Lightning can't
11:43strike them down. I want to be as strong
11:46as a pine tree. Okay. So, we dug a hole
11:49by the cliff on Winter Spire Peak.
11:51Buried the pine cone. She watered it
11:53very seriously and took out a red string
11:55from her pocket, tied it to a rock
11:57nearby, calling it a wishing string. I
11:59asked what she wished for. She put her
12:01hands behind her back, blushing
12:03slightly. Not telling you. Then she
12:06whispered something so quietly I could
12:08barely hear it. I wish you would never
12:10leave me. When I grow up, I'll marry
12:12you. 300 years later, the pine cone grew
12:15into a giant tree. But the two who
12:17planted it, one became a world
12:19destroying demon queen. The other became
12:21a fading remnant soul. I watched Kloe
12:24stand before that pine tree. She reached
12:26out her hand, gently touching the rough
12:28trunk. Then she slowly squatted down.
12:31Squatting by the roots, hugging her
12:32knees, heavy tears rolled down her
12:35cheeks, dripping onto the dead leaves.
12:37For 300 years, Demon Queen Khloe Winters
12:40never shed a tear before anyone. She
12:42didn't cry when her spirit and bones
12:44were torn out in the Celestial Orders
12:46dungeon. She didn't cry when she
12:47slaughtered the sect. She didn't cry
12:49when she killed me. But now, facing this
12:52silent old pine, she cried like a child.
12:55Just like when she was five, huddled in
12:56that thatched hut. crying because no one
12:59was coming for her. I stood behind her,
13:01reaching out to pat her head, but my
13:03hand passed right through her hair. I
13:04couldn't touch anything. Ethan Vance,
13:07you lied to me. My remnant soul spoke
13:09silently behind her. I'm sorry, Chloe.
13:12But she couldn't hear it. No one could.
13:14I wanted to hug her so badly, to hold
13:16her in my arms like when she was little.
13:18To tell her over and over, "I'm here.
13:21Don't be afraid." But I wasn't her
13:23senior brother anymore. I was just a
13:25fading soul. An hour passed quickly. My
13:28soul grew more transparent. It was time
13:30to go before fading away completely. I
13:33took one last look at her, still
13:35squatting there, hugging her knees like
13:37a wounded little beast, huddled under
13:39the old pine that held her most precious
13:41memories. Goodbye, Chloe. My
13:43consciousness sank into endless
13:44darkness. But Khloe's story didn't end
13:47under that pine tree, in a place I
13:49didn't know. In a timeline I couldn't
13:51see. She cried on Winter Spire Peak for
13:53a long time from dusk till midnight and
13:56from midnight till dawn. After crying,
13:58she stood up, wiped her tears, and
14:01walked down the mountain. She went to
14:02the demon sect and summoned an elder.
14:05This elder was one of those who saved
14:06her from the dungeon back then. Kloe
14:09always thought her escape was because
14:11this elder saved her for some hidden
14:12agenda. But today, she decided to ask
14:15because one doubt always bothered her.
14:17Why did Ethan ally with the demons to
14:19steal the sword? And why was she
14:21coincidentally saved by the demons
14:23later? It was too coincidental. It
14:25didn't feel like a coincidence. When the
14:27elder was brought before Khloe, her face
14:29changed. Kloe noticed with her Supreme
14:32Lord senses. The Elder sudden heartbeat
14:34spike couldn't hide from her. I'm asking
14:37you one thing. 300 years ago, who
14:40ordered you to save me from the dungeon?
14:42To answer your majesty? It was my own
14:45decision, seeing your great talent.
14:48Liar.
14:50The Elder fell to her knees, shaking
14:52like a leaf. Her little tricks couldn't
14:54fool Khloe's eyes. She gave her no
14:56chance to argue. Her Supreme Lord spirit
14:59directly crushed the Elder Soul defense,
15:01plunging straight into her deepest
15:03memories. Soulsearching, the Elder's
15:05memories unfolded like a book. She saw
15:08everything. She saw a young man in white
15:10using his soul blood. Drop by drop,
15:12forming a restriction array, forcibly
15:14overriding the elers's mind, turning her
15:17into an obedient puppet. That young
15:19man's face was too familiar. Ethan
15:21Vance. She saw Ethan use this puppet to
15:24plan a perfect jailbreak. Timing,
15:26routes, shift changes, every detail was
15:29calculated to the extreme. She saw even
15:32more, way more than she imagined. She
15:34saw Ethan at the naent soul stage,
15:36fighting way above his level, battling a
15:39peak deity stage ancient beast for three
15:41days and nights. In the vision, he was
15:43covered in blood. Six broken ribs. His
15:46left arm almost torn off. Blood from his
15:48forehead covered his face. He could
15:50barely open his eyes. But he still got
15:52up again and again. Every time the beast
15:55swatted him away, he gritted his teeth
15:57and crawled out of the rubble. Holding
15:59the rainblade, standing up unsteadily
16:02like an unkillable roach that wouldn't
16:04stay down. The beast roared furiously at
16:06him. But Ethan just spat out blood and
16:09actually forced a smile. Is that all you
16:11got? She's still inside. If I don't
16:13finish you, she'll spot me. She Who was
16:17she? Khloe's nails dug into her palms.
16:19Of course, she knew who. It was her
16:21trapped deep in the ruins. The visions
16:24kept rolling. She saw Ethan collapse
16:26from exhaustion after killing the beast.
16:28Lying in a pool of blood, unconscious
16:30for half a day. The first thing he did
16:32upon waking was order the puppet to
16:34clean up the scene, leaving no trace.
16:36She saw other things, too. That time she
16:39was ambushed in a secret realm. Ethan
16:41sneaked in 3 days early and destroyed
16:43the ambush arrays core with his energy.
16:46Turning that deadly trap into a false
16:48alarm. That ancient demonic manual she
16:50found by chance. Took Ethan 2 years,
16:53risking his life to get it from a
16:54forbidden zone. Then he had the puppet
16:56place it right on her path. During her
16:58inner demon trial when advancing to the
17:00deity stage, Ethan sent his spirit clone
17:03into her mindscape to take the most
17:05fatal strike for her. The cost was
17:07deepening cracks in his own soul, almost
17:09dying on the spot. Scene after scene,
17:12300 years, a full 300 years, he guarded
17:15her in the dark for 300 years. Every
17:18time she thought she had heaven's luck,
17:20every time she thought she survived a
17:22crisis through her own hard work, every
17:24time she thought fate finally smiled
17:26upon her, it was all him. It was all
17:28Ethan Vance, the man she hated and
17:30cursed for 300 years. The man she swore
17:33to kill with her own hands was always
17:35paving the way for her with his blood
17:36and life. Out of sight, Khloe pulled out
17:39of the elder soul memories. Her vision
17:41blurred. The tears couldn't be stopped
17:43anymore. The visions weren't over. The
17:46final scene. She saw the final holy war
17:48again. She saw her doom blade pierce
17:50Ethan's chest. Both were at the Supreme
17:52Lord stage. With Ethan's power, he could
17:55have easily blocked that strike. But he
17:57didn't dodge. It was like he threw
17:59himself onto it. Even the moment the
18:01sword tip pierced him, she clearly saw
18:03the curve of his lips. He was smiling,
18:06not mocking, not bitter. It was relief,
18:08like finally dropping a heavy burden,
18:10like saying, "It's finally over." Kloe
18:13fell to her knees like a puppet with
18:15cutstrings. She covered her face with
18:17her hands. Her nails dug into her skin.
18:20Blood dripped from her fingers, but she
18:22felt no pain. The pain in her heart
18:24swallowed all her senses. Trembling, she
18:26pulled something from her bag. the
18:28rainblade, the trophy she took from
18:30Ethan. After Ethan faded, the sword fell
18:33on the battlefield, and she picked it
18:35up. She thought it was just a weapon, a
18:37symbol of betrayal. But now the seal on
18:40it was gone because the one who cast it
18:42was dead. With the seal gone, a faint
18:44voice echoed from the sword, weak as a
18:47flickering candle in the wind. But she
18:49heard it clearly. Well done, Chloe. This
18:51is my destiny. It was Ethan's voice,
18:54horse and weak, yet carrying that
18:56familiar warmth. I'm leaving. Going
18:58somewhere far away after I'm gone. Take
19:01good care of yourself. You have to walk
19:03your own path now. I'm sorry, Chloe. I
19:06made you suffer. The voice faded. The
19:08sword fell silent. Kloe dropped to her
19:10knees, hugging the rainblade like the
19:12most precious thing in the world. She
19:14cried, her whole body shaking, sobbing
19:17uncontrollably. 300 years. She finally
19:20heard the apology she waited 300 years
19:22for. But the man who said it was gone.
19:24Ethan, why didn't you tell me earlier? I
19:28don't want an apology. I want you.
19:32Come back. Please come back. But no one
19:34answered. The cold wind howled over the
19:36ruins. The old pine's branches rustled
19:39in the wind as if whispering for
19:40someone. Don't cry, Chloe. Meanwhile, my
19:43eyes snapped open. A dim ceiling above
19:46me. My body felt heavy as lead. I
19:48instinctively checked my energy, but my
19:50core was empty. My veins were like dry
19:53riverbeds. Not a single trace of energy.
19:55I had become immortal. But as I tried to
19:58move, I found my muscle strength and
20:00bone density were still there. My
20:02physical training remained. 300 years of
20:04body tempering wasn't gone. The weirdest
20:06part was I could faintly feel. Earth now
20:09had the same spiritual energy as the
20:11cultivation realm, though very weak. I
20:13got out of bed and almost tripped.
20:15Everything looked so unreal. This was a
20:17rented room about a 100 square ft, but
20:20not the room I knew. Pink doodles on the
20:22wall. A row of skincare products on the
20:24desk. Pink bed sheets. A teddy bear on
20:27the windowsill. This was a girl's room.
20:29The place I rented before crossing over.
20:32Wasn't mine anymore. The landlord
20:34probably took it back and rented it out.
20:36I looked out the window. Tall buildings,
20:38busy traffic. It was Earth. I was really
20:41back. A huge wave of emotion hit me. 300
20:44years. I struggled in that damn
20:46cultivation world for 307 years. From an
20:4918-year-old kid to a Supreme Lord, then
20:52to a corpse pierced by a demon sword.
20:54Now I'm finally back. I looked around
20:56and saw a phone on the nightstand.
21:01The date on the screen stunned me. 3
21:03years. 3 years had passed on Earth. My
21:06mind was quiet. The noisy system was
21:08gone, too. I was about to leave.
21:10Grabbing a tissue to wipe my face.
21:12Suddenly, the bathroom door opened.
21:14Steam rolled out. Then came a figure
21:16wrapped in a towel. wet pink hair
21:18resting on her shoulders. Pretty face
21:20emerged from the mist. She was drying
21:23her hair, looking sleepy. Then she saw
21:25me. We stared at each other for about 3
21:27seconds. Her scream almost burst my
21:30eardrums. She backed away, screaming,
21:32gripping her towel with one hand,
21:34grabbing a shampoo bottle with the
21:36other. She threw it at me. Pervert.
21:38Creep. How did you get in? Get out. The
21:41bottle hit my forehead dead on. I
21:43stumbled from the pain. Wait, wait. I'm
21:45not a pervert. I can explain. Explain my
21:48ass. I'm calling the cops. She actually
21:51pulled out her phone. A neighbor started
21:53banging on the door. What's going on in
21:55there? Should I call the cops? Crap. I
21:58can't explain this. If I stay, I'll be
22:00arrested as a creep. I turned, pushed
22:02the window open, and jumped out. This
22:04was the third floor, about 30 ft high. A
22:07normal person would die or get crippled,
22:10but I landed with bent knees, feet
22:12planted firmly on the ground, not even a
22:14flinch. My physical training was indeed
22:16still there. 300 years of Supreme Lord
22:19body tempering wasn't for nothing. I
22:21didn't look back. I just ran. The wind
22:24hit my face. Carrying Earth's unique car
22:26exhaust and city dust. Smelled bad but
22:29felt like home. I ran for over 10
22:31minutes. Once safe, I stopped, bending
22:34over to catch my breath. On a street
22:36billboard, played news I couldn't
22:38understand. People hurried by. Most
22:40looked tense and on guard. This wasn't
22:42normal. I remember the street used to be
22:45full of people just strolling around.
22:46But no time for that now because I saw
22:49something. A yellowed paper on a pole,
22:51weathered by the sun and rain. The edges
22:53were curled. Colors faded, but I could
22:56still read it. My photo was right in the
22:58middle. Below it read, "Missing person."
23:01Under that was a line of handwriting. It
23:03was messy. The person writing it must
23:05have been shaking. Ethan, Aunt Sarah is
23:08looking for you. Please call. followed
23:10by a phone number signed. Sarah Vance, I
23:13squatted by the pole. Staring at that
23:15paper for a long time, so long that a
23:18passing lady gave me a weird look. Aunt
23:20Sarah, I'm back. I'm finally back. I ran
23:23toward home from memory. Her
23:25neighborhood wasn't far. About three bus
23:27stops away. I used to walk this route to
23:30school everyday. I could walk it with my
23:32eyes closed. When I reached the gate, my
23:34heart was beating so fast it almost
23:36jumped out of my throat. I went up the
23:38stairs and stood before that familiar
23:40door.
23:44I took a deep breath and knocked. A
23:46strange man in his 40s opened it. Who
23:48are you looking for? I used to live
23:50here. Where's the previous tenant? A
23:52woman around 30. Oh, the last tenant.
23:55She moved out long ago about 2 years
23:58ago. I rented it after her. Do you know
24:00where she went? No idea. I signed with
24:03the landlord. Never met her. The door
24:05closed. I stood in the hallway stunned.
24:08Don't panic. I have the number. The
24:10number on the missing poster. I went
24:12back and knocked again. What now? He
24:14looked annoyed. I'm sorry. Can I borrow
24:17your phone? Just one quick call. He
24:20hesitated. Seeing my anxious face, he
24:22handed it over. I dialed the number. The
24:25number you dialed is out of service. I
24:27dialed again. The number is out of
24:29service. I was frantic. I headed to the
24:32police station to check the residency
24:33records. With her ID, I could track her
24:35down. But halfway there, the sky
24:38changed. Not just getting cloudy. A
24:40bizarre black mist suddenly appeared,
24:42spreading like ink across the blue sky,
24:44incredibly fast. Then people started
24:47screaming and running. Monsters run.
24:50Another spatial rift to the subway.
24:53Underground is safe. I stood on the
24:55street watching the frantic crowd,
24:57watching them flee, completely confused.
25:00Monsters, rifts. This is Earth. Since
25:03when did Earth have monsters? But a
25:05second later, I understood. A rift tore
25:07open in the black mist. It wasn't huge,
25:09but big enough for a two-story
25:11tiger-like monster to crawl out. It was
25:13covered in pitch black armor-like
25:15scales. Its eyes glowed eerie green,
25:17thick drool dripping from its massive
25:19fangs. I sensed its energy below golden
25:22core, probably peak foundation stage.
25:24But to normal people on Earth, this was
25:26a doomsday level monster. It lunged at
25:28the fleeing crowd. I spotted three young
25:30people. Two guys and a girl, early 20s.
25:33They were the slowest. They didn't even
25:35have time to look back. The monster's
25:37giant claw slammed down. Blood sprayed.
25:40Three young lives vanished right before
25:41my eyes. Not even bones left. I clenched
25:44my fists trying to channel my energy.
25:46Nothing. I couldn't even reach the chi
25:48condensation stage. But their brutal
25:50deaths were right there. I'd be next.
25:53Power or not, I used to be a supreme
25:55lord. I charged forward. 300 years of
25:58combat instincts made me leap up. I
26:00punched the monster's neck. A dull thud
26:02followed. A massive recoil shot up my
26:04arm, making it completely numb. But the
26:07monster actually stumbled back two
26:08steps.
26:12It let out an angry roar. Its green eyes
26:15locked onto me like it couldn't believe
26:17a mortal heard it. I was surprised, too.
26:19Even without power, this body strength
26:21was way beyond my expectations. My
26:24physical training was barely there. But
26:26a supreme lord's body is no joke. The
26:28monster lunged again. I dodged and
26:30grabbed something from the rubble and
26:32exposed rebar about 4 ft long and arm
26:35thick. I yanked it out. I had no
26:37spiritual energy to infuse it with. But
26:39I had something else. Soul power is
26:41different. Comes from the spirit. Though
26:44my cultivation was zero, my supreme lord
26:46spirit framework remained. The residual
26:48soul power was still there. I infused it
26:51into the rebar. A piece of ordinary
26:53scrap in my hands turned into a faintly
26:56glowing weapon. The monster sensed
26:58danger and roared furiously. But just as
27:00I was about to strike, a howling wind
27:02came from behind. Formation tactical
27:05encirclement three. A group in black
27:07uniforms swarmed from both sides, highly
27:09trained. I was surprised to find they
27:11had faint spiritual energy. About
27:13foundation stage, the person at the
27:15front had pink hair in a high ponytail
27:18wearing a tactical uniform. Her pretty
27:20face was full of seriousness and
27:22ferocity. It was the girl from the
27:24rented room. No, right now. She looked
27:26like a cheetah, ready to tear its prey
27:28apart. Light purple energy gathered in
27:30her hands. Peak foundation stage. We
27:32must stop this beast here. The citizens
27:35lives depend on us. At her command, over
27:37a dozen agents released their energy.
27:40They formed an array, weaving an energy
27:42net that trapped the monster. A bitter
27:44fight. Some were injured, some were
27:46swatted away, but ultimately under her
27:48command, they killed the monster. The
27:50monster's corpse crashed down, kicking
27:52up dust. The girl panted heavily, her
27:55forehead covered in sweat. Then, while
27:57clearing the scene, she saw me in the
27:59crowd, still holding that glowing rebar.
28:01Her eyes met. Her face went from pale to
28:04red, then pale again, probably
28:06remembering being seen naked by a
28:08stranger right out of the shower.
28:10Without a word, she rushed over and
28:12grabbed my collar. Take him away. Get
28:14him in the van. Wait, I can explain.
28:18Shut up. Move. Just like that, I was
28:20shoved into a black van. From them, I
28:22learned they belonged to the official
28:24demon control bureau. 3 years ago, the
28:27moment I crossed over, Earth suddenly
28:29experienced a spiritual awakening. The
28:31energy density surged dozens of times
28:34over the next few months. A few humans
28:36awakened, gaining superpowers. The
28:38government ranked them by strength. Rank
28:41B, rank A, soldier, general, commander,
28:43king, emperor. Currently, the highest
28:46known rank on Earth is emperor. Rumor
28:48has it there are only a few worldwide,
28:50and that pink-haired girl, Harper,
28:55is the captain of the Bay City Bureau, a
28:58peak general rank awakened. She's top
29:00tier in the city. But the awakening also
29:02brought side effects. Spatial rifts
29:04occasionally appear in the sky, dropping
29:07mutated monsters. These monsters feed on
29:09spiritual energy and hunt humans,
29:11bringing massive disasters to Earth. And
29:14the bureau was formed to deal with this.
29:16So, who exactly are you? Harper sat
29:19across from me, arms crossed, eyes wary.
29:22I used a cover story. I used to rent
29:24that room. 3 years ago, I was
29:27inexplicably teleported somewhere else.
29:29I only got back yesterday and found you
29:31living in my place. I really didn't mean
29:34to. She clearly didn't buy it, but
29:36didn't argue. teleported. You mean
29:38you're an awakened, too? Not really. I
29:40have no energy. That was the truth. I
29:43really had no spiritual energy right
29:45now. Then how did you survive that
29:47monster just now? That was a commander
29:49level threat. I guess I'm just
29:51physically fit. Harper stared at me for
29:53a long time. Her intuition told her this
29:56man wasn't simple, but she really
29:57couldn't detect any energy from me.
30:00Eventually, she stopped pressing. Fine,
30:02I'll let this go for now. But you said
30:04you lost contact with your family? Yes,
30:06my aunt Sarah Vance. Three years ago,
30:09she lived in the Old South District.
30:11Now, she's moved and her phone is out of
30:14service. Can you help me find her? I can
30:17try. Due to monster attacks these past
30:19years, many are missing or dead. The
30:22government has a tracking system, but I
30:24can't guarantee anything. Thank you. She
30:27glanced at me, seeming to want to say
30:29something, but ultimately just scoffed
30:31and turned to look out the window,
30:32probably still mad about the room. I
30:34silently apologized in my head. Harper
30:37didn't report my existence, which
30:38surprised me a bit. Later, she explained
30:41that in recent years, some awakened,
30:43just wanted normal lives, and refused to
30:45be registered or drafted. Though she was
30:47a bureau captain, she understood that
30:49mindset. Besides, even if I was a threat
30:51to the city, as a peak general, she was
30:53confident she could handle me. If she
30:55knew I was a supreme lord in another
30:57world, she probably wouldn't be so
30:59confident. But I didn't plan on telling
31:01her. Drawing official attention now
31:03would only cause trouble and I just
31:05wanted to find my aunt. Harper had
31:07someone set me up in a budget hotel and
31:09got me a new phone and number. I stared
31:11at the brand new phone. Feeling like a
31:13lifetime had passed. I hadn't touched
31:15electronics like this in 300 years. The
31:18last time I used a phone was before I
31:20crossed over. That night I ordered fried
31:22chicken and coke. Ready for a game of
31:24Delta Force and some bridge camping.
31:26Then that damn light swept me away to
31:28the cultivation world. didn't get to eat
31:30the chicken or play the game. 300 years
31:33passed in a flash, sitting on this hard
31:35hotel bed.
31:40It suddenly felt unreal. I checked the
31:42news. The screen was full of monster
31:44invasions, spiritual awakenings, and
31:46awakened ones. This world has changed
31:48too much. Earth 3 years ago was just an
31:51ordinary techdriven planet. Now it's a
31:54weird mix of cultivation and apocalypse.
31:56I turned off the phone and lay down.
31:58Exhausted, I fell fast asleep. Then I
32:01had a dream. I saw Chloe. She stood on a
32:03peak piercing the clouds. The summit of
32:06the demon realm, her center of power,
32:08the apex of the empire she built. The
32:10night was pitch black, the galaxy
32:12dazzling. But the starlight on her white
32:14hair made her face look even paler. She
32:16stood there alone. No subordinates, no
32:19servants, nothing at all. I noticed she
32:21was holding something. The rainblade.
32:23She gripped it tight, like holding on to
32:25an obsession. Then she lowered her head.
32:28Tears fell one by one. Finally, she
32:30seemed to whisper something. My ringtone
32:32woke me up. Harper's voice came through.
32:35Ethan. Her voice sounded unnatural.
32:38Breaking up. Like she was choosing her
32:40words. I found her. Yeah, I found her.
32:43Your aunt moved to West Brbridge 2 years
32:45ago. West Brbridge. West Brbridge was
32:47massively invaded by monsters a year
32:49ago. The whole city fell. It's now an
32:52official S-class restricted zone,
32:54overrun by giant monsters. Coms are
32:57down, no survivor signals. Is she still
33:00alive?
33:02No record of her survival, but no
33:04confirmed death either. But honestly,
33:06the chances are low. I'm sorry. My hand
33:09holding the phone trembled. Aunt Sarah,
33:11I fought for 300 years in the
33:13cultivation world just to see you again,
33:15but I'm back now. Where are you? I put
33:18the phone down and sat there. didn't
33:20move for a long time. Memories flooded
33:22back. When I was sick as a kid, she
33:24carried me across a dozen streets to
33:26find an open clinic. Her clothes were
33:28soaked in sweat. Her arms holding me
33:31were shaking. Back then, she was only 17
33:33or 18, but as stubborn as an adult.
33:36After school, she'd always wait for me
33:38at the gate on time, holding my favorite
33:40roasted chestnuts. In winter, she'd warm
33:43my bed with a hot water bottle before I
33:45slept, saying I couldn't sleep well if
33:47it was cold. the year of my college
33:49entrance exam. She waited outside all
33:51day, skipping lunch. She never
33:53complained about being tired or having
33:55it hard. I knew how hard it was for her
33:57to raise me alone. An unmarried woman
33:59raising a child that wasn't hers. She
34:01gave her best years to me. Piercing
34:03siren came from outside. An emergency
34:06alert popped up on my phone. Monster
34:08invasion alert. Citizens, proceed to
34:11underground shelters immediately. Again,
34:13monsters again. But I didn't hide. Those
34:16survival instincts, rational judgments,
34:19and the will to live were all
34:21overwhelmed by a more primal violent
34:23emotion. Anger. 300 years. For 300
34:26years, I endured humiliation. Betrayed
34:30everyone by any means just to come back.
34:32But now that I am, my family is gone. My
34:35home is gone. Everything is gone.
34:37Leaving only a world full of monsters
34:39and ruins. I stood up and walked to the
34:42window. Cold wind blew in. carrying the
34:44sounds of distant explosions and
34:46screams. The ground was over 60 feet
34:48below. The hotel was on a high floor. I
34:51stood on the windowsill. Below was a
34:53chaotic street. Monsters were chasing
34:55the fleeing crowd. But at that moment, I
34:58suddenly felt something strange.
34:59Something surging inside me, like a
35:02river asleep for a long time, finally
35:04thawing. A thread-like spiritual energy
35:07was automatically flowing into my body
35:09from the surroundings. A glimmer of
35:11water appeared on the dry riverbed of my
35:13core. Not much, but it was there. G.
35:15Condensation stage. Just one day. When I
35:18came back yesterday, my body was purely
35:20mortal. Today, it started absorbing
35:22energy automatically. It's like my old
35:25cultivation is recovering bit by bit.
35:27The supreme Lord core vessel is still
35:29there. The old cultivation paths and
35:31insights are still there. Now it's just
35:34refilling with water way faster than
35:36normal people. Though chi condensation
35:38energy is negligible, combined with my
35:40300 years of insight and technique, it's
35:43enough. I leaped from the high floor.
35:45The moment I landed, energy circulated
35:48in my legs, absorbing the impact. Right
35:50in front of me was the monster pack
35:52chasing citizens. Dozens of wolf-like
35:54monsters the size of calves. Foundation
35:57stage level. Just foundation stage
35:59level. I formed a transparent almost
36:01elucory energy sword. Using chi
36:04condensation energy for a supreme lord
36:06sword art felt like a pony pulling a
36:07heavy cart. But the gap in technique and
36:09insight was enough to bridge the power
36:11difference. As I struck, a silver white
36:14sword aura slashed through the night
36:15sky, curved beautifully like a crescent
36:17moon. Slash. The aura swept through the
36:20dozens of wolf monsters ahead. They all
36:22froze, then split apart simultaneously.
36:25Dozens of monster corpses crashed down,
36:27wiped out in one strike. A few citizens
36:30by the road who hadn't made it to the
36:32subway saw this and stood there
36:34dumbfounded. Jaws dropped wide enough to
36:36fit a whole apple. One guy even forgot
36:38he was running for his life, tripped and
36:40ate dirt. But I didn't stop. More
36:42monsters poured out of the sky rifts.
36:45Wolves, snakes, eagles, various kinds,
36:48mostly at the foundation stage. I
36:50charged at them like a madman. With
36:52every monster I killed, I devoured their
36:54spirit souls. The energy within those
36:56souls flooded into my core, filling that
36:59massive vessel. My cultivation
37:01skyrocketed. It felt like a desert dry
37:03for a century. Suddenly getting a
37:04rainstorm. Every inch of my veins
37:06greedily absorbed the energy. I don't
37:09know how many I killed. I only know that
37:11by the end of the night, my cultivation
37:13stabilized at peak foundation stage. My
37:15clothes were soaked in monster blood
37:17mixed with blood from my own wounds. But
37:19my eyes burned with fire. And Sarah,
37:22wait for me. No matter where you are, I
37:24will find you. Over the next few weeks,
37:26I hunted monsters at a crazy pace.
37:29Hunting on the city outskirts by day,
37:31cultivating in empty ruins by night. My
37:33cultivation kept climbing early, mid,
37:36and peak golden core stage. Every
37:38breakthrough was incredibly smooth, like
37:40walking a familiar path. Walking it a
37:42second time, every step was flawless. By
37:45the end of week three, I reached peak
37:46golden core, touching the threshold of
37:49the naent soul stage, equivalent to a
37:51tier 10 commander awakened on Earth. I
37:53avoided the bureau. Didn't want any
37:55trouble. But the inevitable happened.
37:58That evening, the sky over Bay City tore
38:00open again. But this rift was bigger
38:02than ever, big enough to swallow a
38:04football field. Black mist churned like
38:06a boiling sea of ink. An unprecedented
38:08demonic aura surged from the rift. Even
38:11two miles away, I felt that chilling
38:13pressure. Nason's soul, no more than
38:16that. Peak nent soul bordering on the
38:18deity stage. A behemoth crawled out. A
38:21giant python pitch black as ink. Scales
38:24reflecting an eerie purple in the
38:25twilight. Thick as a city sewer pipe. So
38:28long you couldn't see its tail. At least
38:30300 ft. Coiled above Bay City. When it
38:33flicked its tongue, the temperature
38:35dropped for miles. The most terrifying
38:37part, the spoke. The human scent here is
38:40strong. Excellent. Speaking human
38:42language, it had sensients. This was a
38:44true greater demon, and behind it
38:46followed countless lesser monsters. The
38:49bureau mobilized, not just Harper's Bay
38:51city branch. HQ even sent a commander
38:54rank awakened as backup. Ryder. Ryder
38:56was young, but his deep eyes showed he'd
38:58seen many battles. He radiated a
39:01metallic spiritual energy. His power
39:03formed a massive flaming blade. He could
39:05even release spiritual pressure. Peak
39:07commander equal to peak golden core. But
39:10against this abyssal serpent, he barely
39:11held on. They fought for less than 10
39:14minutes. Ryder was swatted by its tail,
39:16shooting off like a cannonball. Crashing
39:18through three buildings before stopping.
39:20Spitting blood, he knelt in the rubble.
39:22Face pale. He was a commander, but like
39:24paper before a nent soul demon. The rest
39:27of the bureau fared worse. Over a
39:29hundred awakened died on the spot. Some
39:31were snapped in half by the serpent.
39:33Countless more were critically injured.
39:35Where's HQ's backup? Damn it. This is a
39:38suicide mission. Where are the medics?
39:41Mia can't hold on. A blonde young man
39:43cried, covering the wound of the girl in
39:45his arms. They were all Bay City Bureau
39:48enforcers. That blood soaked girl was
39:50also his lover. Captain the medical
39:52team. They're all dead. It wasn't just
39:55fear. It was despair. This isn't
39:57commander level. It's king level.
40:00Against this power, we're just throwing
40:02our lives away. Captain, should we
40:04retreat? The young man wiped his tears.
40:07his face turning resolute. He shakily
40:09pulled out a lighter and lit a
40:11cigarette. Take Mia and fall back. Keep
40:13her safe. Captain, are you crazy? The
40:16other teams are still fighting. Behind
40:18us are millions of Bay City citizens.
40:21Millions of people. If we retreat, what
40:23happens to them? The rest of you, if
40:25you're not afraid to die, follow me. The
40:27team members actually looked ready to
40:29die. On the other side, Harper was
40:31clipped by the tail, flying dozens of
40:33feet into an overturned bus, knocked
40:36unconscious. The abyssal serpent coiled
40:38lazily, its eyes full of amusement. To
40:41it, these humans were just ants it could
40:42crush with a flick. Boring. Are humans
40:45in this world this weak? No fun in
40:48killing them. But the next moment, it
40:50saw a man walk out from the shadows,
40:52walking step by step toward it, slow,
40:54completely unthreatening. The dust
40:56hadn't settled. Fire light reflected on
40:58my face. The serpent lowered its head,
41:01staring at me. Could sense my
41:03cultivation. Peak foundation stage. an
41:06ant in its eyes. Yet it felt a chill
41:08deep in its soul, like something carved
41:10into its mind, making this man look
41:12familiar, but a mere foundation stage,
41:14no match for its centuries of power.
41:17Another one seeking death. I said
41:19nothing. Energy spun wildly in my core,
41:22flowing in a pattern far beyond my
41:24current stage. A secret art I created in
41:26my past life. Nether Strike, a Supreme
41:29Lord killer move. Nether Strike, a
41:31Supreme Lord killer move. Guided by soul
41:34power, using worldly energy as a blade
41:37gathered in one finger. One strike like
41:39the underworld flooding over, destroying
41:41all life, using peak foundation energy
41:44to drive this art, was like fitting a
41:46river into a bowl. The body would suffer
41:48massive backlash. But could I pull it
41:50off? The key wasn't the amount of
41:52energy, but the depth of insight. 300
41:55years of insight, plus the systems past
41:57infusions. Deep enough. The serpent grew
42:00impatient. His tail swung over with
42:02terrifying force that could smash a
42:04mountain to rubble. I dodged at the very
42:06last second. The tail grazed my clothes
42:08and smashed into the ground. The ground
42:11collapsed into a crater for hundreds of
42:12feet. I flipped three times in the air
42:15to steady myself. Before landing, I
42:17extended my right index finger. A speck
42:19of eerie blue light gathered at the tip.
42:21It wasn't the brilliant glow of
42:23spiritual energy, but a deep, dark
42:25light, like ghost fire burning in the
42:27abyss. The serpent's pupils shrank
42:29sharply. Sensed it in that tiny, almost
42:32negligible speck of light. Lay a
42:34terrifying power enough to obliterate
42:36it. Past and present lives included.
42:39Impossible. You're just at the
42:41foundation. Before it could finish, I
42:43pointed my finger. Nether strike. A beam
42:46of eerie blue light shot from my
42:47fingertip, whining sharply as it pierced
42:50the air. It didn't sound like moving
42:51light, more like space itself tearing
42:54apart. The beam was too fast for the
42:56naked eye. The light reflected in the
42:58serpent's eyes. Then its head exploded.
43:00Black blood rained down like a
43:02waterfall. The massive body lost control
43:04and fell from the sky, crashing into the
43:07streets, kicking up dust for hundreds of
43:09feet. A naent soul demon obliterated
43:12with one finger. I landed, but my right
43:14arm was shaking. The backlash of forcing
43:17a highle art. Tiny cracks appeared in
43:19multiple veins. A trickle of blood
43:21leaked from my mouth. The surviving
43:23bureau members were dumbfounded. Ryder
43:25crawled out of the rubble, covered in
43:27dust, face full of disbelief. He just
43:30saw a young man, seemingly only a
43:32general rank, kill a nent soul demon he
43:35couldn't last 30 seconds against with
43:36one finger. Since when did Bay City have
43:39someone like this? But before they could
43:41recover from the shock, the sky tore
43:43again. This time, the rift was bigger
43:45and deeper. The aura spilling from it
43:47made his blood run cold. Emperor level
43:49demonic aura. A humanoid silhouette
43:51walked out of the rift. Yes, walked, not
43:54crawled, not flew, not surged, but
43:57walked out calmly with an elegance that
43:59looked down on all life. It was a
44:01monster with a human body, a male-face,
44:03eerily handsome, skin pale as jade, but
44:06with vertical golden snake pupils. He
44:08wore pitch black armor, a pair of giant
44:10wings covered in dark purple scales
44:12spread behind him, almost covering half
44:14the sky. Emperor level monster,
44:17Asteroth. I stood there, feeling the
44:19terrifying pressure descending from the
44:21sky. Monsters of this level had barely
44:24appeared on Earth. And now one was here
44:26in the small Bay City. Ryder's face
44:28wasn't just pale anymore. It was deathly
44:30white. He had fought countless battles,
44:32but never faced an emperor level being.
44:35Because on Earth, there was only one
44:36emperor rank awakened in the entire
44:38country. And that person was at the
44:40northern front defending against another
44:42emperor level monster. In other words,
44:44Bay City had no power to deal with this
44:46thing. Helicopters still circled above,
44:49broadcasting the scene via satellite.
44:51Back to the bureau's national
44:53headquarters. The command room was dead
44:55silent. On the big screen, Asteroth
44:57looked like a descending demon god.
44:59Emperor level. Another emperor level.
45:02Why Bay City? It's only a C-class
45:04defense city. Contact Emperor Cole at
45:06the northern front. No, it's too late.
45:09Everyone's eyes were glued to the
45:10screen. Asteroth looked down at the city
45:12ruins below and the antlike humans
45:15shivering in the rubble. He smiled, a
45:17smile of pure contempt. That energy
45:19pulse just now was somewhat interesting.
45:22His eyes fell on me. Did you kill my
45:24vanguard? I clenched my fists. My right
45:27arm still achd from the nether strikes
45:28backlash. The cracks in my veins hadn't
45:31healed. Not even at the nent soul stage.
45:34My chances against a deity stage emperor
45:36monster were near zero. I was fully
45:38capable of using an art to escape. With
45:40Supreme Lord movement insights and
45:42Foundation energy, I could at least
45:44escape his tracking range. But I didn't
45:46leave because there were people behind
45:49me. The unconscious Harper, the injured
45:51rider, and the bureau members who
45:53couldn't evacuate. And the countless
45:55civilians fleeing to the underground
45:56shelters. But Aunt Sarah, she might
45:59still be alive. If I die here, who will
46:01go to the dead city to find her? But if
46:04I run, what happens to the people here?
46:06Damn it. I was never a saint. In my 300
46:09years of cultivation, I cheated,
46:11betrayed, and killed countless people. I
46:14did every wicked thing possible. But
46:15this is Earth, the place where I was
46:17born and raised. I just couldn't turn my
46:20back and run while my people died. Maybe
46:22it was what Aunt Sarah taught me. Ethan,
46:25always have a conscience. Asteroth
46:27seemed annoyed by my silence. Aunt, you
46:30humans are nothing special. I descended
46:32to this realm by the order of the
46:34Supreme Being. I thought it would be
46:36fun, but it's so boring. Supreme being,
46:39what did that mean? Weren't these
46:41monsters dropping randomly from the
46:42rifts? They were ordered here. By who? I
46:45had no time to think because Asteroth
46:47moved. Not just too fast to see. He
46:50literally vanished from my sight. The
46:52next second, he appeared right beside
46:53me. I asked you a question. An
46:56apocalyptic force slammed into my right
46:58side. A giant hand swatted my body. I
47:00shot out like a cannonball crashing
47:02through countless buildings. finally
47:04embedding into the fourth wall. I spat
47:06out a huge mouthful of blood. Several
47:08ribs broken, organs shifted, veins
47:11ruptured. "Is that all?" Asteroth's
47:14voice came from afar, full of
47:16disappointment. I pulled myself out of
47:18the crater in the wall and stumbled to
47:19my feet. My vision was blurry. My mouth
47:22was full of blood, but my mind was
47:24clear. Mid deity stage with my current
47:27power and condition. A head-on fight was
47:29impossible. But who said I had to fight
47:31head-on? I wiped the blood from my mouth
47:33and smiled. Asteroth raised an eyebrow.
47:36A dying man was actually smiling. He
47:38didn't rush to attack, seeming to want
47:40to see what other tricks this ant had. I
47:42began burning my lifespan. It was a
47:45forbidden art at the cost of overdrawing
47:47my life to unleash power far beyond my
47:50limits for a short time. Normal
47:51cultivators could only jump a minor
47:53stage or two. But I wasn't normal. My
47:56core vessel was supreme lord level. My
47:58insight was supreme lord level. I just
48:01lacked energy and burning lifespan
48:03perfectly converted life force into
48:04energy. Trading life for power, risking
48:07it all. In my core, a boiling power
48:10erupted like a volcano. Cultivation
48:12early mid peak golden core. Early naent
48:16soul still rising. Mid peak nent soul.
48:19This was the limit. Any higher wouldn't
48:21be burning lifespan. It would be
48:23self-destruction. Peak nent soul against
48:26mid deity stage. a gap of a whole major
48:28stage and two minor ones. It still
48:30looked like certain death, but it was
48:32enough. Enough for me to strike that one
48:34sword. I gathered all my energy,
48:37channeling it all into my right hand. An
48:39elucory long sword formed in my palm,
48:41looking exactly like the rainblade,
48:43completely transparent, glowing with a
48:46faint silver white light. This was my
48:48past life's signature sword art.
48:50Starfall at the cost of attack range,
48:52focusing all power into a single point.
48:55One strike like a falling star.
48:57Unstoppable. Asteroth finally sensed
48:59something was wrong. He felt the
49:01terrifying power within that elucory
49:03sword. It wasn't naent soul level power.
49:06What the hell was it? A look of horror
49:08finally appeared on his face. But it was
49:10just surprise. As a deity stage monster,
49:13how could he not have a trump card? But
49:15just as I was about to strike, the sky
49:17tore open. Not a spatial rift like
49:19before. The entire firmament was ripped
49:21apart. Time on Earth seemed to freeze. A
49:24galaxy spanning the sky burst forth from
49:26the heavens. Dazzling starlight like a
49:28silver waterfall poured down from the
49:30highest heavens. I will never forget the
49:33feeling of that moment. The pressure
49:34surging from that galaxy was so vast it
49:37brought despair so terrifying it made
49:39souls tremble. Everyone was pinned down,
49:42unable to move. Ryder fell straight to
49:44his knees, spitting blood. The
49:46unconscious Harper's body spasmed
49:48uncontrollably. Normal people fainted
49:50miles away. Even Asteroth, a deity stage
49:53emperor monster, had a look on his face,
49:55a fear seeping from his very bones
49:58because he knew what level of power this
50:00was. Not deity, not void. He recognized
50:02this aura, the highest level of power in
50:05this universe. From within the galaxy, a
50:07figure slowly walked out. At that
50:09moment, the helicopter signal to
50:11National HQ went dead. Just like that,
50:13as if some invisible force sliced it
50:16right off, not just here. Earth's entire
50:19network, satellite comms and
50:21electromagnetic signals all down. Every
50:24screen turned to static. Every radar
50:26went blank like someone hit mute on the
50:28whole planet. And from the galaxy, a
50:31figure walked out on the starlight,
50:33wearing a dark demonic robe, black and
50:35red patterns, flowing like burning
50:37blood, hair white as snow, gleaming with
50:40cold silver in the starlight. Face pale,
50:42almost transparent, too ethereal for
50:44this world. a crimson demonic mark on
50:46her forehead like a third eye or an
50:49eternally blooming blood flower. Cold,
50:52violent, insane, yet carrying a
50:54heartbreaking loneliness, she floated in
50:56midair. Her demonic aura died the sky
50:59dark red for hundreds of miles. Her eyes
51:01swept over the strange steel jungle.
51:04Skyscrapers, highways, cars, lights,
51:06things completely alien to her. Then she
51:09looked down, saw the ruins, the blood,
51:11Asteroth, and finally me, covered in
51:14blood, barely standing in the mess. Time
51:17seemed to stop. We locked eyes across
51:19thousands of feet across the space and
51:22time of two worlds. Her eyes held shock,
51:24surprise, and an indescribable
51:30emotion too complex for words. I saw
51:32that emotion 300 years ago when I first
51:35met her when she was 5 when I carried
51:37her out of that hut. The first time she
51:39opened her eyes and looked at me, it was
51:41this exact look like seeing a beam of
51:43light in an abyss of despair. Under this
51:45apocalyptic pressure, Asteroth couldn't
51:48even stand. His legs shook. His eyes
51:50were full of fear. A fear born deep
51:53within the soul. Not something he could
51:55resist with power because they weren't
51:57on the same level. He wanted to speak,
51:59beg, threaten, run, anything. But he
52:03couldn't even open his mouth. Chloe
52:05didn't even look at him. Her gaze, from
52:07the moment she saw me, never shifted
52:09away. Then a flash of sword light
52:11spilled from the galaxy. Just a faint
52:13flash like the lightest stroke of ink
52:16pierced through space, through
52:17Asteroth's domain. His demonic shield,
52:20his physical defense, pierced
52:22everything. Asteroth froze. Then like a
52:24shattered mirror, he disintegrated. Not
52:27even ashes remained. A deity stage
52:29emperor monster didn't even get a direct
52:32look from this mysterious woman. Erased
52:34like a crushed ant. Of all the
52:36survivors, no one dared to speak. Not
52:38that they didn't want to, they couldn't.
52:40Crushed by that Supreme Lord pressure.
52:42Even breathing was a luxury. Ryder lay
52:45on the ground, his bones creaking.
52:47Feeling like he was being flattened into
52:48a pancake. He struggled to look up
52:50through bloodlurred eyes. He struggled
52:52to look up through blood eyes. looking
52:55at the figure in the sky. What kind of
52:57monster is this? This isn't emperor
52:59level anymore. This is beyond any rank
53:01he knew. And Kloe finally moved. She
53:04descended from the sky. I smelled her
53:06scent. Still that cold fragrance of
53:08winter plum blossoms. 300 years. She
53:11hasn't changed at all. I lay weakly in
53:14the ruins covered in blood. Looking at
53:16her in a sorry state, I forced a smile.
53:19Chloe, she knelt down. The Grand Demon
53:22Queen, a Supreme Lord, knelt in the
53:24ruins and rubble, knelt before me. She
53:27frantically poured energy into my body.
53:29Her hands shook, her tears from that
53:32pale, cold face that hadn't shown a hint
53:34of weakness in 300 years. Rolled down,
53:37one drop, two drops, then countless
53:39more. Like a cry suppressed for far too
53:41long, finally breaking the dam. Do you
53:44know how long I've looked for you? Time
53:46rewinds to the cultivation realm. to
53:48when my soul faded, the moment the
53:50system sent me back to earth. She cried
53:52on Winterpire Peak for a day and a night
53:54until her tears dried and her voice went
53:57horsearo, completely hollowed out. The
53:59truth she saw in the elders memories and
54:01the weak apology from the rainblade
54:03stabbed into her heart like two blades.
54:06300 years of hatred, 300 years of
54:08malice, collapsed in an instant,
54:11replaced by an emotion 10,000 times more
54:14painful than hate.
54:19She killed the man who always protected
54:21her. Killed the man who pulled her from
54:23the abyss and guarded her in the dark
54:25for 300 years. I don't want an apology.
54:28I want you. But he was gone. That gentle
54:31voice, that hand that always ruffled her
54:33hair. The man who held her in the
54:35blizzard and said, "Don't be afraid."
54:37faded away like a wisp of smoke. She
54:40thought of following him, holding the
54:42doom blade against her neck. One quick
54:44slash and it's over. Then she could go
54:47find him. But just then, a voice echoed
54:49in her mind, old and deep, like a voice
54:52spanning endless ages. He is not dead.
54:55Khloe's hand trembled. She almost
54:57dropped the sword. He just went to
54:59another realm. Do you want to find him?
55:02Yes, of course. To the ends of the
55:04earth, to the edge of the galaxy. I will
55:06find him, even if it costs my life. So,
55:09she made a crazy decision. She abandoned
55:12the demon realm, abandoned the empire
55:14she built, her countless followers and
55:16her supreme power in the cultivation
55:18realm, left it all behind. She only
55:20wanted to find Ethan. With her supreme
55:22lord power, she tore through the realm's
55:25barrier and stepped into the vast
55:26galaxy. But the galaxy is endless.
55:29Realms are like grains of sand,
55:31countless. How could she find him? No
55:33direction, no clues, only a vague guide
55:36left by that voice. Following the thread
55:38of karma, the thread of karma. The
55:41300-year bond between her and Ethan
55:43formed a faint karmic thread across
55:45realms. As a Supreme Lord, she could
55:47barely sense its direction. So, she
55:49chased it realm after realm. Every realm
55:52jump in the galaxy came with terrifying
55:55spatial turbulence. A force that could
55:57tear apart a mighty cultivator's body
55:59and soul. Even a supreme lord like her
56:01wasn't spared. On her first jump, her
56:03right arm was torn off. Blood turned
56:05into a red mist in the void. She gritted
56:08her teeth, reattached it and kept going.
56:10On her second jump, she stumbled into a
56:12barren realm. Deemed an invader by that
56:15world's will. Facing apocalyptic
56:17rejection, struck by heavenly lightning.
56:20She tanked it, but a third of her veins
56:22shattered. Third time, fourth time,
56:24fifth time, countless times. Every jump
56:26was a gamble with her life. In a realm
56:29called the Chaos Sea, she was ambushed
56:31by three ancient Supreme Lords. The
56:33rules there were brutal. Survival of the
56:35fittest. She fought three supreme lords
56:37alone for seven days and nights. She won
56:40but was half dead. Her demonic marks
56:42shattered. White hair died dyed red with
56:44blood. Her majestic demon queen robe was
56:47in tatters. She just floated in the void
56:49of the chaos sea, covered in wounds,
56:51fading in and out. But she didn't stop
56:54because that karmic thread was still
56:55there, faintly guiding her in one
56:58direction, further and further away. She
57:00kept going realm after realm. Time in
57:03the spatial turbulence was distorted.
57:05Maybe only a few days passed on Earth.
57:08But for her, it was a full thousand
57:09years. Alone, she traveled through the
57:12endless galaxy and realms for a
57:13millennium. In those 1,000 years,
57:16through countless life and death
57:17battles, her power was honed to the
57:19absolute peak of a supreme lord. In
57:22those 1,000 years, her face didn't
57:24change at all. But the light in her eyes
57:26did. No longer hatred, no longer
57:28madness, but a borderline paranoid
57:30obsession. Find him. Must find him no
57:33matter the cost. One day in the 1,000th
57:36year, the thread suddenly grew stronger,
57:38so strong her entire soul trembled. She
57:40tore open the final realm barrier and
57:43saw a blue planet, sensed an aura so
57:45familiar, it made her want to cry. Then
57:47she saw him covered in blood in the
57:49ruins, dying, facing a deity stage
57:52monster. He could have run away at any
57:54time, but stood there like an idiot,
57:56ready to fight to the death, just like
57:58before, always like this, always pushing
58:00himself to the brink of death. At that
58:03moment, the tears she held back for
58:051,000 years finally broke.
58:08Ethan, why did you lie to me? Please
58:10don't leave me. I wanted to answer, but
58:13I couldn't speak. My body was giving
58:15out. Asteroth strike shattered most of
58:18my organs, plus the backlash of burning
58:20my lifespan. Right now, I was like a
58:22dying candle. Asteroth strike shattered
58:24most of my organs, plus the backlash of
58:27burning my lifespan. Right now, I was
58:29like a dying candle. My mind was
58:31blurring. my vision fading. The last
58:33thing I saw was her red, tearful eyes
58:36and the crimson demonic mark on her
58:38forehead. When the broadcast came back,
58:40all anyone knew was that the emperor
58:42level monster was instantly killed by a
58:44mysterious force. Besides a few
58:46surviving bureau members, the mysterious
58:48young man, and the white-haired woman
58:50were gone. Ryder shakily got up, looking
58:52at the healed rift in the sky. His lips
58:55trembled for a long time before he
58:57squeezed out a sentence. What kind of
58:59monster was that? I was woken up by warm
59:02liquid dripping on my face. I opened my
59:04eyes. Dim light, a wooden ceiling. The
59:06air smelled of fresh grass and trees
59:08mixed with that familiar cold plum
59:11blossom scent. I turned my head.
59:13Everything hurt. Bones, organs, veins.
59:15Not a single part didn't ache, but at
59:17least I was alive. Then I saw her. Chloe
59:20was lying beside me. Head resting on the
59:23edge of the bed. White hair scattered
59:25everywhere, framing her pale face. She
59:27was asleep, tear tracks still on her
59:30face, looking like she cried herself to
59:32sleep. Her hand, slender, almost
59:34transparently white, gripping my sleeve
59:36tightly, so tight, like she was afraid
59:39I'd fade away again if she let go. I
59:41watched her for a long time until the
59:43light outside turned from dim to bright.
59:45This was a small cabin, walls made of
59:47logs, a window, a bed, a simple table, a
59:51dense forest outside. I could hear birds
59:53and a stream. Far from the city, far
59:56from everything. She must have conjured.
59:58This for a supreme lord creating a cabin
1:00:01out of thin air was no big deal. I tried
1:00:03to check my body. The bit of cultivation
1:00:06I got back from burning my lifespan was
1:00:08all used up fighting Asteroth. Now I was
1:00:10back to being a low-level cultivator.
1:00:13But Earth's energy was slowly seeping
1:00:14into my body, nourishing my damaged
1:00:17veins and organs. Slow, but definitely
1:00:19healing. I looked down at Kloe. Her
1:00:21demonic robe had many tears. Not from
1:00:24fighting Asteroth, more like wear and
1:00:26tear from traveling through harsh
1:00:28environments. She had several healed
1:00:29scars on her hands. How could a Supreme
1:00:31Lord have scars unless the wounds were
1:00:34so severe that even a Supreme Lord's
1:00:36healing couldn't fully erase them? I
1:00:38didn't know what she went through, but
1:00:40just those scars were enough to make me
1:00:41afraid to imagine. Uh, she woke up,
1:00:44probably felt me watching her. Her
1:00:46eyelashes fluttered. She slowly opened
1:00:48her eyes and met my gaze. We just looked
1:00:50at each other quietly. Then she sat up
1:00:52abruptly, completely flustered. The
1:00:55Grand Supreme Lord Demon Queen blushing
1:00:57right now. So panicked she didn't know
1:00:59where to put her hands. Why you're
1:01:01awake? Yeah. Are you hungry? I I'll go.
1:01:06Chloe.
1:01:09Her body stiffened like she was frozen.
1:01:12After a long while, she slowly turned
1:01:14her head, tears shimmering in her eyes.
1:01:17You know everything. She didn't speak.
1:01:19She just slowly squatted down, squatting
1:01:21by my bed, burying her face in her arms,
1:01:24her shoulders shaking. I was bad. I was
1:01:27wrong. I shouldn't have hated you. I
1:01:30killed you. I deserve to die. I reached
1:01:33out and put my hand on her head. She
1:01:34trembled, then froze. Seemed this touch,
1:01:37the feeling of this hand on her head
1:01:40awakened a distant memory. 300 years
1:01:42ago, whenever she woke up crying from a
1:01:45nightmare, I would put my hand on her
1:01:47head like this and say, "Don't be
1:01:49afraid. I'm here now. 300 years have
1:01:52passed." My hand was still in that same
1:01:54spot, she cried from muffled sobs to
1:01:57uncontrollable wailing. 1,300 years of
1:02:00grievance, regret, longing, and fear all
1:02:04poured out at this moment. I didn't
1:02:06speak, just stroked her hair over and
1:02:08over, just like before. She cried for a
1:02:11very long time until the sun outside
1:02:13slowly set. When she finally cried
1:02:15enough and looked at me with red,
1:02:17swollen eyes, my sleeve was soaked with
1:02:19her tears. Ethan. Yeah. Why didn't you
1:02:22tell me earlier? I couldn't. Some things
1:02:25can't be said until the end. Is it that
1:02:27thing called the system?
1:02:31How do you know about the system? I saw
1:02:34it during the soul search in that
1:02:35elers's memories. There were scenes of
1:02:38you talking to something invisible,
1:02:40though I couldn't see it. I could feel
1:02:42you taking orders. Yes, the system. The
1:02:45thing that threw me into the Cloudfall
1:02:47realm, it gave me missions. Finish them,
1:02:50and I could return to Earth, back to my
1:02:52world. All the missions, betraying the
1:02:55sect, allying with demons, stealing the
1:02:57sword, even dying by your hands. It
1:03:00arranged everything. Then what you did
1:03:03for me, saving me, protecting me,
1:03:06leaving me opportunities. Those weren't
1:03:08the system. I did those myself every
1:03:11single time. Her tears were about to
1:03:13fall again. I quickly added, "Stop
1:03:16crying. If you keep crying, I won't have
1:03:18any dry clothes left." She let out a
1:03:20laugh, but held it back halfway, turning
1:03:22into a weird half crying, half smiling
1:03:25expression. So ugly, but also so
1:03:28beautiful. We talked a lot after that. I
1:03:30told her everything. The system, the
1:03:32crossover, Earth, Aunt and Sarah,
1:03:34everything. She listened quietly without
1:03:36interrupting. After hearing it all, she
1:03:38stayed silent for a long while. Then she
1:03:40said something that surprised me. That
1:03:42voice, the one that guided me to find
1:03:45you. What if it's also part of the
1:03:47setup? What do you mean? I traveled
1:03:49through the galaxy for 1,000 years. I
1:03:52traveled through the galaxy for 1,000
1:03:54years. Every time I tore a realm
1:03:56barrier, it drained massive power. And
1:03:59every tear made the wall between the two
1:04:01worlds thinner. If something wanted to
1:04:03use me to open a path between the two
1:04:05worlds. That voice was the perfect bait.
1:04:08A chill ran down my spine. She made
1:04:10sense. Too much sense. That mysterious
1:04:13voice guiding her. Old deep like it came
1:04:15from ancient times. If it wasn't kindly
1:04:17pointing the way, but guiding her on
1:04:19purpose. What was the goal? Making a
1:04:22supreme lord like Kloe constantly tear
1:04:24the realm barriers to open a path for
1:04:26some entity to descend on Earth. This
1:04:28theory gave me the chills. But now
1:04:30wasn't the time to dig into this. The
1:04:32priority was finding Aunt Sarah. I told
1:04:34Kloe the situation. She mentioned
1:04:36something. When I first arrived on
1:04:38Earth, I scanned thousands of miles with
1:04:40my senses. This west bridge you
1:04:42mentioned, the surface is overrun by
1:04:45monsters, but there's human presence
1:04:47underground.
1:04:48Still alive. Are you sure? Yes. Though
1:04:51blocked by some energy barrier. My
1:04:54senses pierced through. There are at
1:04:55least a thousand people down there. Is
1:04:58she? I don't know your aunt. I couldn't
1:05:00tell. But since people are alive,
1:05:02there's hope. Hope. At that moment, that
1:05:05word worked better than any miracle
1:05:06cure. For the next few months, I healed
1:05:09and cultivated in this cabin. Khloe's
1:05:11power was suppressed to the void stage
1:05:13by Earth's will. She shielded a 100
1:05:15miles with her senses. No creature could
1:05:17enter. This decisive demon queen who
1:05:20ruled all demons. Now acted like a
1:05:22little wife caring for her mortal
1:05:23husband. Because I was practically
1:05:25mortal now. She cooked different meals
1:05:27for me every day, though she couldn't
1:05:29cook at all. Her food was basically
1:05:31toxic waste, but she wouldn't let me say
1:05:33it tasted bad. She changed my bandages,
1:05:36though she couldn't control her strength
1:05:38well, accidentally tying them so tight,
1:05:40I winced in pain. She guarded me while I
1:05:42cultivated, though she couldn't do much.
1:05:44She insisted on guarding, just sitting
1:05:46by my side all day long. Sometimes I'd
1:05:49peek at her. When she thought I wasn't
1:05:51looking, she'd reach out to touch my
1:05:53hair, then quickly pull back with a
1:05:55stiff, I didn't do anything look on her
1:05:57face. This 1,300-year-old demon queen
1:06:00was really cute. Days went by. Earth's
1:06:03energy density far exceeded my
1:06:04expectations. My body kept absorbing
1:06:07energy. My cultivation climbed steadily.
1:06:10By the third month, I reached peak
1:06:11golden core, equivalent to Earth's
1:06:13commander rank. The recovery speed was
1:06:15unbelievable. After all, the Supreme
1:06:18Lord vessel was there. I just had to
1:06:20fill it with energy. My body was mostly
1:06:22healed. It was time to go. West Bridge
1:06:24was about 500 miles from Bay City.
1:06:30It used to be a bustling coastal city
1:06:32with millions of people. Now it was a
1:06:34dead city. Chloe and I looked down from
1:06:36the sky. The whole city was covered in
1:06:39monster nests. Skyscraper walls were
1:06:41crawling with black fungal-like matter.
1:06:43Streets were piled with abandoned cars
1:06:45and unknown remains. The air rire of rot
1:06:48mixed with demonic energy. Occasionally
1:06:50monsters roamed the ruins, commander and
1:06:53king levels alike. But to Khloe, they
1:06:55were trash. The monsters we met along
1:06:57the way, whether commander level mutant
1:06:59bears or king level abyssal fiends, were
1:07:02all flicked to death by her. When we
1:07:04reached downtown Westbridge, she finally
1:07:06got a clearer sense. Half a mile
1:07:08underground, there's an energy shielded
1:07:10space. We broke through the ground and
1:07:12drilled straight down. Half a mile down
1:07:14was a massive artificial space. a giant
1:07:17repurposed underground lab, dimly lit
1:07:19but filled with makeshift shelters and
1:07:21living areas and people, thousands of
1:07:24them. They looked in terror at Kloe and
1:07:26me dropping from the hole in the
1:07:28ceiling, especially Khloe in her dark
1:07:30demonic robe, snow white hair, and
1:07:33crimson mark on her forehead. To these
1:07:35normal people, she looked like an
1:07:36ancient demon. Awakened, awakened.
1:07:39Invaders on guard. A man in his 30s
1:07:42rushed to the front, wearing a uniform
1:07:44so dirty its original color was gone.
1:07:46Looking tired but sharpeyed. Faint
1:07:48energy glowed on his hands.
1:07:51Commander Rank awakened. Marcus, a
1:07:54former cop who awakened an energy
1:07:56shielding talent after the invasion. It
1:07:58was his talent that shielded this
1:07:59underground city from the surface,
1:08:01hiding thousands of survivors from the
1:08:03monsters. But the cost was a massive
1:08:05energy drain. right now. He looked
1:08:07extremely weak and pale, clearly running
1:08:10on empty. We're not enemies. Who are
1:08:12you? How did you get in? I'm Ethan. I'm
1:08:15looking for my aunt. Sarah Vance. She
1:08:17might be here. Marcus froze. Sarah, you
1:08:21mean the lady always asking about her
1:08:22missing nephew? My heart skipped a beat.
1:08:25She's here. Take me to her. Hold on. How
1:08:28exactly did you bypass my energy shield?
1:08:31Marcus stared hard at Khloe, though she
1:08:33suppressed her power to the nent soul
1:08:35stage, equivalent to a king- level
1:08:37awakened. Marcus still felt an
1:08:39indescribable pressure. His gut told him
1:08:41this woman wasn't simple, far beyond
1:08:43king level because she was incredibly
1:08:45strong. I gave a brief answer. Marcus
1:08:48stayed silent for a few seconds.
1:08:50Eventually, he stopped asking. He led us
1:08:52through the underground tunnels.
1:08:54Twisting and turning, we reached a small
1:08:56room in the corner right here. I took a
1:08:58deep breath and opened the door. The
1:09:00room was tiny, just a cot and a chair. A
1:09:03woman sat on the bed. She was thin, way
1:09:06too thin. I pushed the door open. The
1:09:08room was tiny, just a simple cot and a
1:09:10chair. A woman was sitting on the bed.
1:09:13She was thin, way too thin. But I
1:09:15recognized those eyes, the ones that
1:09:17woke me up every morning growing up. The
1:09:19ones that tucked me in every night. The
1:09:21ones that looked at me during every
1:09:23parent teacher meeting. It was always
1:09:25those eyes. Hey, Aunt Sarah. The moment
1:09:27she looked up and saw me, her whole body
1:09:30trembled. Ethan, it's me, Aunt Sarah.
1:09:33I'm back. She froze for a few seconds,
1:09:36then lunged from the bed, throwing
1:09:38herself into my arms, wailing. Ethan,
1:09:41you're alive. Where have you been? I
1:09:44looked for you for 3 years. I thought
1:09:46you were gone. She cried and pounded my
1:09:49chest. Not hard, but every hit struck my
1:09:52heart. I'm sorry, Aunt Sarah. I'm so
1:09:54sorry. Behind me, Khloe stood quietly
1:09:58watching this. Her eyes turned red, too.
1:10:00Later, when Aunt Sarah calmed down, I
1:10:02introduced Khloe to her. Aunt Sarah,
1:10:05this is Chloe. She's my cultivation
1:10:08partner. Oh, wait. Girlfriend. Khloe's
1:10:11eyes widened. What's a girlfriend? But
1:10:13she knew what a cultivation partner
1:10:15meant. Wait, when did she agree to this
1:10:17bad senior brother? But in front of my
1:10:19aunt, she couldn't argue. Aunt Sarah
1:10:21held Khloe's hand, looking her up and
1:10:23down, then smiled with teary eyes. So
1:10:26beautiful. Ethan is a lucky boy. Khloe's
1:10:29face instantly turned red. The Grand
1:10:31Demon Queen.
1:10:34Blushing hard at a mortal ants praise.
1:10:37Um, mother. And Sarah froze, then burst
1:10:40out laughing. Okay, okay, good girl.
1:10:43Watching this, my heart felt warm. This
1:10:46was probably the warmest moment in 300
1:10:48years. And Sarah was safe. But the
1:10:50thousands of survivors in Westbridge
1:10:52couldn't stay underground forever.
1:10:54Marcus' energy was almost gone. The
1:10:56shield could fail at any moment. Once it
1:10:59did, the surface monsters would swarm
1:11:00in. We had to clear the monsters in
1:11:02Westbridge. Chloe and I would handle it.
1:11:05Kloe kept her power suppressed to the
1:11:07naent soul stage. Anything higher would
1:11:09draw unwanted attention. Even so, the
1:11:12monsters in Westbridge were nothing but
1:11:14trash to her. We fought side by side. It
1:11:16took 3 days to wipe out all the monsters
1:11:19on the surface. Hundreds of them, big
1:11:21and small, even the king- level monster
1:11:23nesting downtown. Was slain by our
1:11:26combined forces. Marcus watched from
1:11:28afar, his mouth opening and closing.
1:11:30What kind of monsters are these two?
1:11:33After the cleanup, I contacted Harper.
1:11:35West Brbridge is safe. There are
1:11:37thousands of survivors to evacuate.
1:11:39Silence on the other end for a few
1:11:41seconds. What you mean West Brbridge?
1:11:43The S-class restricted zone? Yes. Are
1:11:47you kidding me? There are at least three
1:11:49king level monsters there. Even HQ
1:11:51doesn't dare send anyone. It's handled.
1:11:54Come pick them up. A long silence, then
1:11:57a sigh. All right, I'll send some
1:11:58trucks. When Harper came to pick them
1:12:00up, she brought 20 military trucks. She
1:12:03saw Chloe and stared for a while. Then
1:12:05her look turned subtle. This woman with
1:12:07white hair and demonic marks. That
1:12:09suffocating pressure. A perfectly
1:12:11matched writer's description of the
1:12:13mysterious woman above Bay City. Perfect
1:12:16match. Harper didn't expose her, but the
1:12:18way she looked at me changed from
1:12:20curious to scrutinizing. Who exactly
1:12:23were this man and woman? I told her to
1:12:25keep our existence a secret. She agreed.
1:12:28Thousands of survivors were safely moved
1:12:30to Bay City. I rented an apartment in
1:12:32Bay City and settled Aunt Sarah in. On
1:12:34her first day in the new place, Aunt
1:12:36Sarah sat Khloe and me down and nagged
1:12:39us about a bunch of things. Stay safe.
1:12:41Stop fighting all the time. Eat well and
1:12:44don't stay up late. Then she looked at
1:12:46me, then at Chloe. Ethan, this girl is
1:12:49really good to you. Don't let her down.
1:12:51Hurry up and get down to business. What
1:12:53business? What else? Get married. I
1:12:56almost did a spit take. Kloe's reaction
1:12:59was even wilder. She stood right up,
1:13:01blushing all the way to her neck. I um
1:13:04she stammered for a long time, couldn't
1:13:07even finish a sentence. A 1,300-year-old
1:13:10demon queen, nagged into babbling by a
1:13:12mortal ant. I held back my laughter, not
1:13:15daring to make a sound.
1:13:19After that, Chloe and I settled down in
1:13:21Bay City. She learned to use a phone,
1:13:24though she kept mixing up the texting
1:13:25app and the camera. She learned to use
1:13:27the washing machine, poured a whole
1:13:29bottle of detergent the first time. Suds
1:13:32overflowed and flooded half the balcony.
1:13:34She also learned to watch TV. Her
1:13:36favorite was Animal Planet because those
1:13:39little monsters are so dumb. Sometimes
1:13:41she'd sneak up on me at night. When she
1:13:43thought I was asleep, she'd gently kiss
1:13:45my cheek, then quickly pull back,
1:13:47pretending nothing happened, but she
1:13:49didn't know I was awake the whole time.
1:13:511,300 years of longing. She was still so
1:13:54careful, like she was afraid of scaring
1:13:57away something precious. The peaceful
1:13:58days didn't last long. The spiritual
1:14:01awakening accelerated. Earth's energy
1:14:03veins were like flipped switches,
1:14:05spewing energy like crazy. Anomalies
1:14:07occurred everywhere. Colored clouds
1:14:09covered the sun. Spirit springs gushed
1:14:12and lay lines cracked. Scenes only seen
1:14:14in ancient times popped up one after
1:14:17another. Ancient cultivators hidden for
1:14:19millennia emerged. The apex peaks,
1:14:21Wormrest, and Mount Solitude. These
1:14:24legendary cultivation holy lands
1:14:26suddenly produced a bunch of hidden
1:14:27masters. Most were righteous. ranging
1:14:30from nent soul to integration stage. But
1:14:32there was also a group of ancient demons
1:14:35sealed deep within earth's lay lines.
1:14:37They woke up too. They were sealed by
1:14:39the righteous path in ancient times. Now
1:14:41the seals loosened due to the energy
1:14:43surge. The first thing they did upon
1:14:45seeing the light of day was seize energy
1:14:47veins and enslave mortals. The official
1:14:50bureau facing these true cultivators.
1:14:52The official bureau facing these true
1:14:54cultivators was as fragile as paper. a
1:14:57void stage demon calling himself the
1:14:59Crimson Ancestor made the first move. He
1:15:02seized an energy vein near Bay City and
1:15:04slaughtered the station bureau squad.
1:15:06Harper led back up and was critically
1:15:08injured. Marcus risked his life to cover
1:15:11her retreat and lost an arm in the
1:15:13process. When the news arrived, Khloe
1:15:15and I were eating dinner. Aunt Sarah's
1:15:17brazed ribs. I put down my chopsticks.
1:15:20Let's go. Chloe put hers down, too. Aunt
1:15:23Sarah yelled from behind. You haven't
1:15:25finished. Sorry, Aunt Sarah. We<unk>ll
1:15:27eat the ribs when we get back. When we
1:15:29reached the energy vein, the crimson
1:15:32ancestor was sitting above it, absorbing
1:15:33energy. Around him lay over a dozen
1:15:36bureau corpses. Young faces twisted
1:15:38expressions. They must have died in
1:15:40agony. The crimson ancestor sensed us
1:15:42and opened his eyes. He looked at my
1:15:44peak golden core energy. Then at Khloe,
1:15:47who rireed of demonic energy. He gave an
1:15:49amused smile. Little girl cultivates the
1:15:52demonic path too. He stood up, his blood
1:15:54red robe flapping in the night wind,
1:15:57releasing his overwhelming void stage
1:15:59pressure. Kneel and submit to me and
1:16:01I'll spare your life. Chloe was
1:16:03expressionless. She glanced at him, just
1:16:06one glance, then said one word. Die. She
1:16:09didn't lift a finger. Didn't even cast
1:16:11any visible art or spell. She just
1:16:13released a trace of true Supreme Lord
1:16:16Demon Queen pressure. The Crimson
1:16:18Ancestors smile froze.
1:16:21His
1:16:23body began to shake uncontrollably.
1:16:26Thought he fell to his knees. His dowo
1:16:28heart shattered instantly under that
1:16:30pressure. A void stage before a supreme
1:16:32lord didn't even have the right to look
1:16:34up. What exactly are you? He couldn't
1:16:37even finish a sentence. Kloe pointed a
1:16:39finger. The crimson ancestors body along
1:16:42with his soul turned to dust and
1:16:44scattered in the wind. Clean and
1:16:46thorough. No loose ends. I watched from
1:16:48the sidelines. Truly the demon queen, my
1:16:51junior sister. But Khloe pouted, seeming
1:16:54unhappy with that title. Oh, right,
1:16:56right. Truly my wife. She pinched me
1:16:58hard, then proudly hooked her arm
1:17:00through mine. After this battle, Khloe
1:17:02and I wiped out the crimson ancestors
1:17:05remnants. Those ancient demons who woke
1:17:07up with him were either killed or
1:17:09surrendered on their knees. And through
1:17:11constantly hunting monsters and
1:17:13absorbing energy from the veins, my
1:17:15cultivation recovered to peak nent soul.
1:17:18Harper and Marcus witnessed the whole
1:17:20cleanup. Marcus' severed arm, was
1:17:22casually reattached by Khloe. She used a
1:17:24bone setting technique common in
1:17:26Cloudfall, leaving Marcus dumbfounded.
1:17:29Harper finally couldn't help but ask,
1:17:31"Who exactly are you two?" I looked at
1:17:33Chloe. She looked back, giving silent
1:17:36consent. So, I gave Harper and Marcus a
1:17:38rough idea, leaving out a lot of
1:17:40details, just saying I came from another
1:17:42cultivation world with power far beyond
1:17:45Earth's ranking system. Same for Khloe.
1:17:49They looked like they'd seen a ghost. In
1:17:51the end, Harper didn't report us.
1:17:53Instead, we made a private deal. She'd
1:17:56cover for us officially. I'd secretly
1:17:58handle threats the bureau couldn't.
1:18:00Marcus became one of my few trusted
1:18:02allies on Earth. He wasn't strong, but
1:18:04he was honest and reliable. I started
1:18:06secretly guiding his cultivation, but
1:18:08some things can't stay hidden forever. A
1:18:11few days later, an old man showed up.
1:18:13White hair and beard, looking like a
1:18:15sage. his energy and physical presence.
1:18:18One of Earth's strongest cultivators,
1:18:20the Apex Sage. He was polite but blunt.
1:18:23I'm not here to inspect. I'm here to
1:18:25warn. He looked at Kloe with deep
1:18:27concern. Outsider, your presence is
1:18:30accelerating the mutation of this
1:18:31realm's will. This is not a good thing.
1:18:34It's a sign that Earth's will is
1:18:36failing. If you don't leave when the
1:18:38will collapses, all life will perish.
1:18:40Kloe looked at him coldly, saying
1:18:42nothing. I stepped between them. Senior,
1:18:46give us some time. I'll find out the
1:18:48cause. The apex sage sighed. I've lived
1:18:50for 3,000 years. I've never seen the
1:18:53realms will so fragile. If you don't
1:18:55find the truth soon, everyone in this
1:18:58world will go down with it. He turned
1:19:00and left. Chloe and I exchanged a look.
1:19:02A bigger storm was coming. Less than 3
1:19:05days later, it happened. Deep in the
1:19:07Ever White lay lines. A terrifying
1:19:09demonic aura shot into the sky, melting
1:19:11the snow for a 100 miles. The ancient
1:19:13guardian beast born of Earth's will. The
1:19:16nine-tailed fox awoke. In human form,
1:19:18she was a stunning woman. Nine silver
1:19:20tales spread behind her like a fan. Peak
1:19:23integration stage, second only to a
1:19:25supreme lord. Sensing Khloe's aura, she
1:19:28showed up immediately, not to provoke,
1:19:30but to question. Outsider, your presence
1:19:33is eating away at this realm's
1:19:35foundation. As Earth's guardian beast, I
1:19:38won't just sit and watch. A battle was
1:19:40inevitable. The fox was incredibly
1:19:42strong, her illusions unpredictable.
1:19:45Even though Khloe's power was suppressed
1:19:47to the void stage by Earth's will, her
1:19:49Supreme Lord foundation was still far
1:19:51beyond normal. Their clash tore the sky
1:19:54apart for 100 miles. I backed her up,
1:19:56specifically countering the fox's
1:19:58illusions. My Supreme Lord soul
1:20:00perception, let me clearly tell real
1:20:02from fake. During the fight, I noticed
1:20:04the fox had no killing intent. She held
1:20:06back her attacks, more like testing and
1:20:09warning us. I called Khloe to stop.
1:20:11Wait, she's not trying to kill you.
1:20:13Khloe frowned, but pulled back. The
1:20:15ninetailed fox panted, her silver tails
1:20:18drooping slightly. Indeed, I just wanted
1:20:21to see what this outsider was made of.
1:20:23Then came more trouble. The ancient
1:20:25glutton in the northwest desert awoke.
1:20:28Integration stage driven by the instinct
1:20:30to devour everything. It swallowed the
1:20:32energy veins of several small towns
1:20:34along the way. Heading straight for
1:20:36Khloe's aura. Khloe and I teamed up to
1:20:38stop it. This fight was much more brutal
1:20:40than the one with the fox. The glutton
1:20:42was a pure combat beast, the
1:20:44unreasonable kind. Finally, I used my
1:20:47supreme lord insight to communicate with
1:20:48it and managed to calm it down. Two
1:20:51ancient beasts, both guardians born of
1:20:53earth's will. They didn't wake up to
1:20:55attack Kloe. They sensed that Earth's
1:20:57will. They didn't wake up to attack
1:20:59Kloe. They sensed Earth's will, was
1:21:01being corrupted by an outside force and
1:21:03instinctively saw Khloe as a threat. The
1:21:06fox told me something key. Earth's will
1:21:08wasn't failing naturally. It was being
1:21:10drained. Every time a spatial rift
1:21:12appeared, it took away a piece of
1:21:14Earth's core essence. And the time these
1:21:16rifts first appeared, she looked at me
1:21:19exactly 3 years ago. The moment I
1:21:21crossed over, Chloe and I locked eyes.
1:21:23Both of us looked grim. The crossover,
1:21:26the system, the missions, Kloe's
1:21:2710,000-year search. All these seemingly
1:21:30coincidental events linked together,
1:21:32forming a terrifying picture. The system
1:21:34was never just a support tool. It used
1:21:36me and it used Kloe. Every time she tore
1:21:39a realm barrier, it was opening a path
1:21:41for some entity to descend on Earth. I
1:21:43told Kloe my theory. She stayed silent
1:21:45for a long time. That voice that guided
1:21:48me to you. What if it was part of the
1:21:50system, too? The answer was obvious. I
1:21:52found it in a spiritual eye deep in the
1:21:54Pacific Ocean, a deliberately hidden
1:21:56spatial anchor. The aura on it was the
1:21:59exact mark the system left in me. It
1:22:01didn't disappear. It moved to the core
1:22:03of Earth's will. Like a nail in Earth's
1:22:05lifeline, constantly draining its
1:22:07essence. The truth was out. The systems
1:22:10true identity was the will of the
1:22:11Cloudfall realm. Its power had been
1:22:13fading over billions of years. It needed
1:22:16to devour other realms wills to survive.
1:22:18Earth became its target. I was its
1:22:20chosen pawn. It gave me the system and
1:22:22drove me with missions, making me build
1:22:25karma in the Cloudfall realm, then
1:22:27sending me back to Earth through death
1:22:28as an anchor. Khloe's 1,000-year search
1:22:31was the key. Every time she tore a realm
1:22:33barrier, she opened a wider path for
1:22:35Cloudfalls will. That mysterious voice
1:22:38was Cloudfalls doing all along. The
1:22:40moment I pulled the anchor, the sky
1:22:42changed. Above the Pacific, a golden
1:22:45rift tore across the sky, 10,000 times
1:22:47bigger than the path Khloe tore.
1:22:51An overwhelmingly desparing pressure
1:22:53poured from the rift. Not the power of
1:22:55any living being, but the will of an
1:22:57entire world, manifesting and
1:22:59descending. Cloudfalls true form
1:23:01arrived. It had no fixed shape, just a
1:23:04golden chaos devouring light, covering
1:23:06half the sky. Every living thing on
1:23:08Earth felt that suffocating pressure.
1:23:10Mortals fainted. Low-level cultivators
1:23:12spat blood. Earth's will is at its end.
1:23:15Devouring this realm is my only choice.
1:23:18Khloe's power suppression vanished
1:23:20instantly. Earth's will was too weak to
1:23:22hold any chains. Her full Supreme Lord
1:23:25power returned. Her demonic marks glowed
1:23:27with a terrifying blood red light. She
1:23:29gripped the doomblade and stood by my
1:23:31side. Ethan, this time I'm with you. The
1:23:35most brutal battle in Earth's history.
1:23:37The ninetailed fox and the glutton
1:23:38charged out. The guardian beasts
1:23:41unleashed their final power as Earth's
1:23:42will near destruction. The apex sage led
1:23:45all ancient righteous cultivators to
1:23:47form a defensive array. Marcus and
1:23:49Harper led the bureau to evacuate
1:23:50civilians. holding off the tribulation
1:23:53beasts spawned by Cloudfall's will. But
1:23:55the true main battlefield belong to only
1:23:57two people. Khloe and I standing side by
1:24:00side. 300 years together, 300 years as
1:24:03enemies. A thousand years apart. Now
1:24:05finally on the same side, Cloudfalls
1:24:08will try to break our resolve. It showed
1:24:10Khloe the full scenes of my past
1:24:11betrayals. Joining the righteous path,
1:24:14allying with demons, deliberately luring
1:24:16her away. See, he used you. Kloe
1:24:19shattered the illusions with one strike.
1:24:21My love and hate are none of your
1:24:24business. Then showed me the bloody
1:24:26scenes of Khloe's 1,000-year slaughter.
1:24:28The sex she wiped out. The cultivator
1:24:31she killed. The galaxy she died red.
1:24:33See, she's no longer the junior sister
1:24:35you knew. I smiled. I know exactly what
1:24:38she is. I don't need your reminder. I
1:24:41may be a righteous supreme lord, but my
1:24:43wife is a demon queen. How good could I
1:24:45be? Cloudfalls attacks were
1:24:47overwhelming. The golden chaos was like
1:24:49a raging sea, crashing wave after wave.
1:24:52Each wave contained terrifying power
1:24:54enough to destroy a realm. I fought
1:24:56desperately to hold on. My supreme lord
1:24:59soul framework resonated violently with
1:25:01earth's energy. Those dormant insights,
1:25:03intents and arts were pushed to the
1:25:06limit in this life or death moment. My
1:25:08cultivation skyrocketed. Void
1:25:11integration mahayana tribulation until
1:25:14that long-lost threshold appeared before
1:25:16me. Supreme Lord Khloe sensed my change.
1:25:19Without hesitation, she used her demon
1:25:21queen power to guard me. Tanking
1:25:23Cloudfalls will alone, taking round
1:25:25after round of bombardment. Her demonic
1:25:27marks shattered. Blood dyed her white
1:25:30hair red. Her dark robe was torn to
1:25:32shreds. But she didn't take a single
1:25:34step back. Ethan, hurry. I closed my
1:25:36eyes. My soul resonated with heaven and
1:25:39earth. My past life's power and memories
1:25:41flooded back. The Supreme Lord me was
1:25:43back. As I opened my eyes, a silver
1:25:46white long sword formed in my hand,
1:25:48flowing with the patterns of heavenly
1:25:50laws. It wasn't the rainblade. It was my
1:25:53own signature divine sword forged from
1:25:55my insight. The supreme lord and demon
1:25:57queen struck together. One white, one
1:26:00black, two sword lights intertwined into
1:26:02a spiral, tearing through cloudfalls
1:26:04chaotic true form. It let out an
1:26:06earthshattering roar and counterattacked
1:26:08madly. The battle lasted for months.
1:26:11Earth's landscape was rewritten. Oceans
1:26:13whipped up massive waves. Continental
1:26:15plates trembled. Finally, using my
1:26:18Supreme Lord insight as a lock and
1:26:20Kloe's demonic power as a chain, we
1:26:22worked together to strip Cloudfalls
1:26:24essence from Earth, sealing it back into
1:26:26the Cloudfall realm, severing all paths
1:26:28between the two worlds. Cloudfalls will
1:26:30let out a final whale as it was forced
1:26:33back to its own world. The cost was
1:26:35equally heavy. Earth's will exhausted
1:26:37its last essence in the catastrophe,
1:26:39fading into nothingness. The chains of
1:26:41the heavenly will were gone. From then
1:26:44on, energy flowed freely on earth.
1:26:46Cultivators no longer had a ceiling. A
1:26:48true grand era of cultivation began.
1:26:51From then on, energy flowed freely on
1:26:53Earth. Cultivators no longer had a
1:26:55ceiling. A true grand era of cultivation
1:26:57began. After the war, Earth was
1:27:00devastated, but life remained. The Apex
1:27:02Age led the effort to rebuild order.
1:27:04Marcus was elected as the core figure of
1:27:06the new bureau. Harper broke through her
1:27:08bottleneck during the disaster entering
1:27:10the deity stage. Mortals didn't fully
1:27:13understand what happened, but everyone
1:27:15remembered that day. The black and white
1:27:17sword lights intertwining in the sky.
1:27:19Aunt Sarah was safe and sound. After the
1:27:21war, she held Khloe's and my hands,
1:27:23nagging us to stay safe, then urged us
1:27:26to get down to business. Khloe actually
1:27:28blushed. I smiled and agreed. A month
1:27:31later at dusk, Khloe and I returned to
1:27:33the cabin in the woods, the one she
1:27:35conjured out of thin air when caring for
1:27:37me. The sunset filtered through the
1:27:39leaves, dying her white hair a warm
1:27:41gold. She leaned on my shoulder,
1:27:43unusually quiet. "Chloe, I'm sorry." Her
1:27:46body stiffened. She looked up at me.
1:27:48These were the words she waited 1,300
1:27:51years for. Back in the final battle in
1:27:53Cloudfall, she gripped my chin and
1:27:55asked, "I never said it. The apology
1:27:57left in the rainblade didn't count since
1:28:00it was separated by life and death. What
1:28:02did you say? Her voice trembled. I'm
1:28:04sorry for making you suffer. I reached
1:28:06out and ruffled her hair just like 300
1:28:09years ago in the Celestial Order. And
1:28:11thank you for finding me. Khloe's tears
1:28:13fell silently. She didn't cry out loud,
1:28:16just gripping my sleeve tight like she'd
1:28:18lose me again if she let go. After a
1:28:20long time, she mumbled. You still owe me
1:28:22a wedding. I smiled. Okay. A few months
1:28:26later, organized by Aunt Sarah,
1:28:28witnessed by Marcus Harper and a few
1:28:30close friends, a simple wedding was held
1:28:32in the mountains. Khloe wore a red
1:28:34wedding dress handpicked by Aunt Sarah.
1:28:36The demonic mark on her forehead no
1:28:38longer looked cold against the red.
1:28:40Instead, it looked like a blooming red
1:28:42plum blossom. She was so nervous she
1:28:45didn't know where to put her hands. A
1:28:461,300-year-old
1:28:48demon queen acting like an 18-year-old
1:28:50bride. I held her hand and said
1:28:52something
1:28:54very softly so only she could hear. From
1:28:57now on, I'm not going anywhere. Her
1:28:59tears fell again, but this time with a
1:29:01smile. 3 days after the wedding, I
1:29:04sensed something wrong while
1:29:05cultivating. With the heavenly chains
1:29:07gone, the barrier between Earth and
1:29:09Cloudfall was extremely fragile. And
1:29:11above these two worlds, a brand new
1:29:13spatial path was slowly forming. The
1:29:15aura pouring from it was incredibly
1:29:17ancient. The energy density far exceeded
1:29:19earth and cloudfall combined. I probed
1:29:22it with my supreme lord senses. The
1:29:24sight froze me. An infinitely vast
1:29:26ruined divine palace. A chessboard sat
1:29:28on a stone table. Countless pieces on
1:29:30the board. Two side by side, black and
1:29:33white, glowed faintly. Inside the black
1:29:36piece was the entire cloudfall realm.
1:29:38Inside the white piece was the blue
1:29:40planet of Earth. Two worlds just two
1:29:42pieces on a chessboard. And there were
1:29:44thousands more. The stone chair by the
1:29:46board was empty, covered in dust,
1:29:48showing the player had left a long, long
1:29:50time ago. So long that even the palace
1:29:52turned to ruins. "Ethan, what did you
1:29:54see?" Kloe noticed my reaction and
1:29:56walked over. I stayed silent for a
1:29:58moment, then held her hand. "Chloe, do
1:30:01you want to know what our world really
1:30:02is?" She looked down at our intertwined
1:30:05fingers, then looked up, reflecting the
1:30:07light leading to the unknown. A smile
1:30:09slowly formed on her lips. Not the demon
1:30:12queen's cold smirk, but the smile of
1:30:14that junior sister from back then.
1:30:16Wherever you go, I go, I turned to Aunt
1:30:18Sarah. She stood at the cabin door,
1:30:20holding a robe Khloe left behind. Her
1:30:23eyes were red, but she smiled and waved.
1:30:25Don't keep your wife waiting. Remember
1:30:27to come back. I bowed deeply. Then, side
1:30:30by side with Kloe, stepped into the
1:30:33light leading to the higher realm. The
1:30:35moment the path closed, a laugh too
1:30:37ancient to trace echoed from deep within
1:30:39the palace. Like the player finally
1:30:41waited for someone to flip the

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