REBIRTH OF ANIME WALKER IN THE WORLD OF OVERLORD , TALES OF DEMONS AND GODS,DRAGON BALL ,OVERLORD..

The battle between Chen Fan and the Japan Self-Defense Forces just closed its curtain and the implication of this momentous battle had just started to ripple out, affecting more and more people.
Even though the leaders of Japan and the Japan Self-Defense Forces wanted to conceal their defeat, this battle was too big to go unnoticed. It was particularly easy for the Americans to get their hands on the information since they were, in reality, the puppet masters that had a string attached to every aspect of Japanese politics.
After learning the truth, most leaders had kept their silence.
Chen Fan had displayed unimaginable power during this battle. Rifles and machines guns were ineffectual against him, and neither the tanks nor the missiles could land a direct hit on him. He had shot down the helicopters as if they were practice-targets. Worse, he had intercepted three hypersonic missiles, grounded three F-15s, and fourteen AH-1 Cobras. 
The final sword attack had let out such destruction that no one had ever seen before. 
Those who had got their hands on the footage of the battle had already buried their noses into it, trying to decipher Chen Beixuan's power. All of them were stunned by the deadliness of the golden light—whatever it was, and they were convinced that Chen Beixuan's attack range was ten kilometers. However, how could any weapon land a precise strike on a fast moving target such as Chen Beixuan?
"We would suggest using multiple land missiles, shooting at him from a distance. Use Fuel Air Explosive or even an atom bomb if necessary, to cover as large of an area as possible."
A Lieutenant General proposed during a meeting of leaders from the Northern Division of the Rusian military.
One missile that carried fuel-air explosives could cover an effective area of a few hundred thousand square meters. The neutron bomb was even more terrifying. It was a miniature nuclear bomb and was able to annihilate anything within a few thousand square kilometers. 
Although these weapons of mass destruction could pose a threat to Chen Fan, only a few countries such as China, Russia, and America have those weapons. 
"We would have to bring out our Railguns or laser cannons in order to land a precise hit on him. He might be fast, but can't be faster than a laser. Failing that, we would have to resort to weapons of mass destruction."
During a conference call of high-level officials and strategists in the American Military, a General proposed the use of laser weapons. 
Many officers nodded in agreement. 
Unlike many other nations, America had always had an edge in terms of military technology and were the pioneers in laser weapons and railguns. These weapons were still under development, but using them against a powerful single target would be a good opportunity to test their effectiveness.
Laser weapons shot out laser beams that traveled at the speed of light, therefore, speed would not be an issue. However, if the current laser weapon could cause any damage to Chen Beixuan still remained a question.
Meanwhile, the Chinese military-focused their attention on the nature of that glowing flying sword.
"This is a flying sword, so I have heard. Never seen anything like it."
"It acts as a hypersonic missile with great maneuverability. No fighter jets, not even the F22 could have escaped its strike because it's not guided by radar."
"Based on the footage from Japan, we wager that Chen Beixuan would not be able to unleash a second attack. That perhaps was the only saving grace. The flying sword was definitely his gambit that he reserved for the last moment."
A few young strategists deliberated about the recording at a meeting.
The high ranking generals who sat at the head of the table were quiet and gloomy. Chen Fan's power had far exceeded their expectations and worried them deeply.
Worse, Chen Fan was a Chinese citizen who lived in China. 
Despite the amicable ties between Chen Beixuan and the Chinese military, if left unchecked, Chen Beixuan's unbridled power would embolden him to flout the government. That being said, the addition of Super Overlord was good news nonetheless.
Over recent years, the United States of America had been pinning China under its boots on the world stage of power. Their newly elected president had ushered out a series of policies that he called "Pivot to Asia." He planned to mobilize sixty percent of the US's aircraft carriers to the station at east pacific. The offensive move would put China under unprecedented stress. Having a godly warrior such as Chen Beixuan would help to alleviate some of that pressure. That being said, Chen Beixuan was a double-edged sword and should be handled with extreme care.
"Chen Beixuan packs more punch than a fully-fledged veteran brigade."
A general announced with a great measure of conviction.
Many attendees of the meeting shot a glance of jealousy at Li Wuchen. Li Wuchen sat in his chair with a stoic expression on his face, but his heart had already bloomed like a flower.
He had insisted assigning Chen Fan the position of Head Sergeant at Cang Dragon. The Special Case Department had directly confronted his decision on multiple occasions but he was able to remain unwavering. That being said, he had started to feel that he was losing credibility among his peers and was on the verge of giving in.
However, Chen Fan's battle against the Japanese military had instilled confidence in him.
He no longer heard people call his decision a disaster and Chen Beixuan a butcher. Their castigation was replaced with praise for his perspicacity and wisdom. He had discovered a hidden gem of great value to the nation. With Chen Beixuan on China's side, the other nations would think twice before making a move on China.
Even the chiefs at the military headquarters had called for meetings with Li Wuchen to praise his decision and urged him to deepen the ties with Chen Beixuan and the military. They wanted Chen Beixuan to know that the Chinese military would always have his back.
Although no one could be certain, it was very likely that the CIA from the USA and KGB from Russia were all vying for Chen Fan's support. Such was the motto of the secret agents: If you can't defeat him, assimilate him.
While the superpowers of the world were contemplating how to defeat or gain Chen Fan's support, the smaller nations were in full-on panic mode. Conventional weapons such as tanks, airplanes, and cannons were all they had. Some nations' entire army lacked even the same combat effectiveness as the fourteenth brigade of Japan. They would stand no chance against Chen Fan.
That being said, the advantage of being smaller was that they could fit under the umbrella of superpowers. America had always played the world police for many years. Its fleets of aircraft carriers could reach and attack any corner of the world. If Chen Fan had the audacity to wreak havoc in the smaller nations, Uncle Sam would stand up for the victim, as was required of him. 
News about the battle reached many countries, but it remained top-secret to the public.
After all, the Japanese would lose face if word got out that their entire brigade couldn't even handle a single person. Therefore, life went on as usual for most ordinary people, without any knowledge that a momentous battle had just concluded in Japan.
The outcome of the battle turned the Dark World into a frenzy.
"Chen Beixuan had won!"
"Chen Beixuan defeated Japan's fourteenth brigade. "
"Chen Beixuan had struck down seventeen helicopters in one fell swoop.."
Explosive and outright unconceivable news got posted onto the forum one after another. Users were so shocked that no one replied to anything for a while. 
Military!
It was the military.
They are the paragon of strength and destruction on this planet.
Even the Overlord on the Dark Roll struggled to escape the American military's raid. Yet, Chen Fan was able to kill thousands of soldiers and even struck down hypersonic jets. What a mighty warrior he was!
It meant that other than a few superpowers in the world, no one could bring Chen Fan to heel. He could do whatever he wants in the world, as long as he stayed away from those nations that had nuclear capability.
"Maybe we have underestimated Chen Beixuan from the very beginning."
A thread suddenly appeared in the discussion section. 
The header of the topic was punctuated with three large exclamation marks.
The post finally opened the floodgates as comments poured into the forum, nearly crashing the site. Countless topics were posted and all of their subjects contained exclamation marks.
"OMG, this is one of the most momentous battles in my lifetime. We are all witnesses!"
"Who could contain Chen Beixuan if even the military had failed to do so?"
"The dark world is about to rise, I can hear the drum beating."
"Chen Beixuan, you are invincible!!!"
Flurries of topics got posted on the forum as more and more users visited the site. It wasn't long before the CIA's server started to lag. 
The IT experts scrambled to upgrade their network to meet the demand.
Other than people heaping cheerful praises onto Chen Fan, some partook in a heated discussion. 
"Is Chen Beixuan an Immortal Level Overlord? Many people don't think so, saying that they don't see the typical signs of an Immortal Level Overlord in Chen Beixuan. What about now? I doubt that even an Immortal Level Overlord could have handled an army of four thousand strong."
Someone raised a question.
"Did you guys see Chen Beixuan's last strike? Oh my gosh, it was terrifying! He had struck down seventeen helicopters in one go. Even those hypersonic jets couldn't escape his attack."
Another user put in.
Many more users posted their questions. 
Since no one knew the details of the battle, there were more people who raised questions than those that could give answers
"based on the analysis of one of my buddies at the intelligence service, Chen Beixuan's last attack should have required much longer preparation. There ought to be some kind of side effect to him since he had unleashed it so hastily."
"Regardless, Chen Beixuan had proven that he deserves his current spot on the Dark Roll."
"Observer" finally put in.
"RE: Observer. How do you think Zeus the Thunder Lord and the other two ahead of him on the Dark Roll would fare during a battle against him? Is he really an Immortal Level Overlord?"
Someone asked. 
Everyone stopped replying and waited expectantly for Observer's reply.
The user "Observer" was well known for his accurate prediction and fine judgment. Many users suspected that he was a leader of an International Underground Group or a chief at an intelligence department of a major nation. His words carried a lot of weight on this forum.
"It's hard to say. Comparing A duel between two fighters like this is comparing apples to oranges. For example, during the duel, Chen Beixuan would never have so much time to prepare for his last killing blow."
"That being said, I believe the outcome of the battle was conclusive enough to prove that Chen Beixuan is the most powerful man in the Dark World."
"As for your second question, I don't think whether or not he is an Immortal Level Overlord is relevant anymore."
"Because he is a legend already."
Observer's conclusion had painted a godly image of Chen Fan inside of all the other user's minds.
Chen Fan's name had become a synonym of Divine Might. The battle had made him a legend if not a god among mortals.


Chen Fan, the great cultivator, failed to transcend the Tribulation of Heaven: the final stage of his cultivation. Little did he know that this accident would bring him back to Earth and turn back time to five hundred years ago when he was just a teenager. 

‘I had once reached the precipice of power in the known universe and could look down on the ten thousand realms with pride; I was lonely nonetheless. I will not leave any regret nor anyone behind while I relive my past life this time around. ’

Join Chen Fan as he relives his teenage years, righting the wrongs of the past as he punishes his unwitting old enemies. 

There were many solo experts where the battle in Burning Demon Region took place. Hence, the news about the battle couldn't be contained even if they wanted it to be.
After the battle ended, it immediately spread at a terrifying speed, like wildfire.
Especially the mirror image of the battle…
The mirror image recorded clearly that Jian Wushuang had massacred many Real Gods of Four Symbol Mansion with his power of Universe God. There was even a scene where he had suppressed an Eternal Real God.
As the image spread, whichever experts saw the images were astonished.
"There were almost forty Void Real Gods that hemmed in a Universe God at the same time, but they were massacred instead?" 
"This, this… how could it be?"
"Is he really just a Universe God? In the history of Eternal Chaotic World, was there any Universe God this scary?"
Everyone found it unbelievable.
Vientiane Tower even amended and announced the latest Universe God ranking list at the first instant. As Jian Wushuang had lost all his power previously, his name was removed from the Universe God ranking list long ago.
But then, when the new Universe God ranking list was announced, he was listed in the first place directly.
There was no doubt about the ranking. Everyone found it right and reasonable.
Even though he had never fought against God Destroying King, who was in the first place, from the terrifying power and the result that he displayed in the battle at Burning Demon Region, he was far beyond God Destroying King. After all, although God Destroying King was a top genius, he couldn't fight against an Eternal Real God head-on, let alone corner him.
"Monster!"
"Monstrosity!" 
"In the history of the entire Eternal Chaotic World, he is a superb monster that is hard to come by."
All kinds of names were given to Jian Wushuang, and Jian Wushuang became a synonym for monster.
However, Four Symbol Mansion also spread other news.
Jian Wushuang was an inverse cultivator!
The news was simple, but it was like a stone that created thousands of ripples. The higher-ups and experts in Ten Cultivation Sanctuaries, even a number of Almighties were startled by the news.
The higher-ups and experts were all knowledgeable and they quickly determined that the news was a fact! 
They could tell from the power that Jian Wushuang displayed and also from the incident where he lost all his power temporarily.
Jian Wushuang was no doubt a true inverse cultivator.
Only the legendary inverse cultivator could possess such unbelievable power at the stage of Universe God.
Inverse cultivator!
The Eternal Chaotic World was the scariest and most unique existence.
They were born to go against the world, they were born to be different.
The potential of an inverse cultivator was far beyond an ordinary cultivator.
If it was an inverse cultivator who had yet to pass through inverse cultivation tests, they might not need to be worried. After all, inverse cultivation tests were the biggest threshold as an inverse cultivator. Among ten inverse cultivators, there might not even be one who could pass through. But once he passed through three inverse cultivation tests, his potential… would be unboundedly great!
Sky Sword Mountain, under the nine lofty sword mountains, in the secretive cave dwelling.
"Haha, Jian Wushuang is an inverse cultivator?"
The owner of Sky Sword Mountain, who carried three swords on his back, looked just like an enduring, fierce sword. He received the news and let out a hearty laugh.
"An Inverse cultivator, and one who already passed all inverse cultivation tests. Such potential… another Wu Bei!"
"Back when Wu Bei rose up at an unbelievably fast speed, he shocked all Almighties in Eternal Chaotic World. It is a pity that there was an unexpected incident that led him to his deathbed. Otherwise… Unless the few Almighties from Sanctuary Alliance teamed up, in Ten Cultivation Sanctuaries, there wouldn't have been anyone who could have made him yield."
"Jian Wushuang seems to be even more outstanding than when Wu Bei was a Universe God."
The owner of Sky Sword Mountain complimented as he smiled.
He was involved with Jian Wushuang and could just about say that they shared a relationship. Hence, he naturally was delighted to see Jian Wushuang's growth.
…
In a crimson territory, there was an overlord. He was Huo You.
Not only was Huo You an Almighty, but he was also considered one who was extremely strong among the Almighties. He could be on an equal footing as the founder of Lineage of Star, Star Palace Master. 
"Haha, Star Palace old man, I followed our agreement and never exposed the young man's identity. In the end, he was the one who exposed himself. I can't be blamed."
In the lofty crimson hall, Huo You, who had a unicorn on his forehead, laughed wantonly.
"Tsk tsk. An inverse cultivator and he passed through all inverse cultivation tests. Lineage of Star has obtained an impressive little guy."
…
It was a dark, starry night. There was a piece of dark land floating in the starry night.
In the dark land, there were lofty mountains and all the mountains were hundreds of thousands of zhang high. Even the smaller ones were more than ten thousand zhang high.
Right in the middle of the countless mountains, there was a dark palace in the air.
In the spacious hall, a figure in a black robe suddenly appeared in the hall. He shouted anxiously, "There's an important report."
On both sides of the hall, guards who were engulfed in the dim light immediately looked at the figure in black robe. There were some who glanced with a furious gaze.
"What report makes you so anxious?"
A low yet hoarse voice reverberated in the hall. The voice was coming from all directions but no one knew where the person who was speaking was.
The figure in a black robe had already knelt down and looked politely at the empty throne right in front of the hall, "Master, I have received the news that the genius Jian Wushuang, who was removed from the must-kill name list in our tribe previously, his power has recovered. Not only did he recover his power, but he has also become even stronger than before."
"With his power as a Universe God, he suppressed an Eternal Real God. Vientiane Tower in Ten Cultivation Sanctuaries listed him on the first place on Universe God ranking list. On top of that, I receive a piece of credible news that Jian Wushuang is an inverse cultivator. The reason he lost all his power entirely was that he was in the progress of passing through his third inverse cultivation power. Now, he has already passed through it."
"Inverse cultivator?" The hoarse voice spoke again, "An inverse cultivator who has already passed inverse cultivation tests and suppressed an Eternal Real God with his power as Universe God?"
"Isn't this Jian Wushuang more monstrous than Real God Wu Bei back then?"
"Yes," the figure in a black robe nodded continuously, "Many experts in Ten Cultivation Sanctuaries, including the Almighties said that Jian Wushuang could totally be compared favorably with Real God Wu Bei or even surpass Real God Wu Bei and be compared favorably with the few higher-ups in Sanctuary Alliance.
"No way!"
A low bellow suddenly burst through the dark hall.
"Real God Wu Bei is within the range that our tribe can accept, but the few higher-ups in Sanctuary Alliance… Such experts, any extra headcount can increase Sanctuary Alliance's power tremendously. We definitely can't let Jian Wushuang have a chance to reach that level!"
"Send down my command. Immediately list Jian Wushuang in the top must-kill name list."


Jian Wushuang was reborn in adversity. In order to get his revenge, he began to cultivate Heavenly Creation Skill. With the help of the Heaven defying cultivation method, Jian Wushuang gradually grew into a peerless genius from an ordinary practitioner. With a sword in hand, no one is his match. Using his extraordinary Sword Principle, he killed all his opponents and eventually became number one Sword Master from time immemorial.

A long, long time ago, the Dragon Soul Continent prospered and flourished. The continent was incomparably wide with unlimited sources of water and land that extended to the ends of the world. However, everything changed after the Creation War. The bugle that signified the start of the Creation War engulfed the entire world. Sacred areas protected by the dragon souls were destroyed in clashes. The Order protection barrier weakened while Chaos infiltrated the abandoned land and enveloped everything. After the end of the Creation War, the borders of Order once again stabilized.
However, the people who resided in regions devoured by Chaos didn't die off completely. Some of them relied on Order Flame Columns and sought refuge in the dark underground, escaping from the corrosion of Chaos. They lived there while struggling on death's door, hoping that the glory of Order could eradicate the endless Chaos and help them return to the surface.
These people were called the 'Order Refugees'.
"Oh my goodness…"
Everyone gazed blankly. They didn't expect that this was possible. If they didn't personally witness the Order Refugees, perhaps they wouldn't have believed this story.
"Why didn't they move out of there?"
Lize asked with knitted brows.
"It's impossible. Every refuge has hundreds of people, but only a few of them are permitted to leave and show up outside Chaos because the range of protection under the Order Flame Column is limited. If they move away from there, they would all be devoured by Chaos, which explains why the Order Refugees are in this state now. They occasionally use the Order torches to get through the Chaos barrier and transact with outsiders for supplies. Those who wish to transact with them have to establish an Order Flame Column outside the borders of the Land of Chaos. This way, they could use the resonance of the Order Flame Columns to determine their bearings and ensure that they won't lose their sense of direction."
"But what if it is only a coincidence?"
Randolf asked curiously.
"Simple. They will form a pattern with stones left around the Order Flame Column for those who understand what they mean. Then, they will proceed with a transaction. Of course, this is sort of a risk for both parties."
I see…
Nell said inwardly. She finally understood why Rhode kept making her check for any strange patterns around the Order Flame Column. But how did he know all this? She just couldn't figure it out. She had met several knowledgeable Undead Creatures in the Country of Darkness that had lived for a long time. But not even they were able to explain this situation as well as Rhode. On the other hand, why did he make a transaction with the Order Refugees?
Nell puckered her brows. For the sake of safety, Marlene didn't tell everyone the value of those items that looked like trash. However, Nell already knew. Could it be that Rhode did it for the precious magical materials? It didn't seem likely because judging from her observation, Rhode wasn't a greedy person. He also wasn't one who would do whatever necessary to get his hands on them.
So what was the reason?
'Mr. Rhode, why did you make a transaction with them?"
Lize asked as she believed that Rhode wouldn't do things for no apparent reason.
"We need a guide, so we have to maintain a good relationship with them."
"A guide?"
"Yes."
Rhode turned to her.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Country of Darkness should be temporarily ceasing their attacks on the Light Mainland in the near future. When that happens, I will need a group of qualified guides to lead us into the Land of Chaos. No one beats the Order Refugees as they have been living there for decades."
"Into the Land of Chaos?"
Lize widened her eyes.
"Mr. Rhode, what are you going to do in the Land of Chaos?"
"Not only me."
Rhode's eyes glinted with traces of smiles.
"You're also going, Lize, Marlene, and everyone… Our territory is barren and I don't think Her Royal Highness Lydia will confer Paphield to me anytime soon. Also, I'm not interested in the Southern Port, so we have to rely on ourselves to survive. I think that it is crucial to expand into a new territory, especially one that is full of opportunities and resources."
Lize stared blankly. At this moment, she just heard something that she had never thought of.
As the people of the Light Mainland, she understood what Rhode meant. Back then, after the Creation War ended, in order to strengthen their territories, the Country of Light and Country of Darkness gave development orders to the knights and subjects, where they penetrated territories contaminated by Chaos in order to awaken the hidden Order—the powers of the Creator Dragon Souls. If they succeed, they would gain authority over the territory as the new ruler. This was how many territories and countries came about. However, as time passed, people stopped pursuing and as rules solidified, the territories contaminated with Chaos became much more dangerous. Therefore, there were no more humans who attempted this.
And now… It was apparent that Rhode was planning to do this.
What is he planning exactly?
Before the start of spring, everything that Rhode hoped for had happened. It could also be said that it was sort of dramatic.
After endless wrangling, the Light Parliament finally agreed to officially sign the order for the Munn Kingdom's Battle Angel Army to be stationed in the Winter Castle. The second day after the Battle Angel Army set up their defenses in the Winter Castle, the Country of Law issued a command that requested for the Country of Darkness to explain the situation regarding the Chaos Beings' emergence in the Eastern Plains. Thereafter, the Country of Darkness retreated from the Munn Kingdom entirely, but this didn't mean that they had given up hopes of conquering the Country of Light.
Rhode uncharacteristically burst into laughter. If it weren't for him being afraid that Sonia would reveal her identity to the Light Parliament, he wished that she could let him see the parliament members' faces when they heard this piece of news. However, even though he couldn't witness their bewildered expressions, he felt incredibly good just imagining them blowing their tops, where not even defeating the Undead Army delighted him this much.
Of course, he would be even more satisfied if he could crush their skulls, burn their city, and trample on their corpses in the crumbled Light Parliament hall like he did in the game.
But before that, he must be capable enough.
***
The spotlessly white doors embedded with golden floral patterns opened widely. The tune of melodious music and the fragrant scent of red tea assailed his nostrils. Rhode tidied his clothes and entered the room in large strides. Shortly after, he spotted a young lady lying languidly on the sofa as per usual.
However, Lydia wore a different outfit today—a maroon robe that accentuated her gracious curves and a silky, thin shawl that draped over her soft, snowy shoulders. She smiled and stood to her feet upon seeing Rhode.
"Welcome, Earl Rhode. It's been a while."
"Greetings, Your Royal Highness Lydia."
Rhode bowed respectfully.
"Earl Rhode, I heard everything you've done in the Eastern Plains from Gaya. Thankfully, with Christie's and your help, the Chaos Beings failed to succeed with their plans. Not only that, but you have also brought us a wonderful opportunity for this armistice. How wonderful…" Lydia pushed the cup of tea and the plate of exquisite slices of cake before him. Then, she narrowed her eyes and scanned him.
"By the way, how is Christie doing? Honestly speaking, although I'm aware that she possesses powerful strength, I didn't expect her to be strong enough to eradicate Chaos. In fact, I'm truly surprised. I'm thinking of giving her a small reward. Even though it isn't possible to give her a piece of land, a manor is still possible. But…"
Lydia gazed at Rhode and winked playfully.
"… I'm not sure if you're willing, Earl Rhode?"
"I still hope for Christie to stay by my side."
Rhode replied calmly. He knew that Gaya was loyal to Lydia and didn't expect her to keep Christie's powers a secret from her. If Gaya didn't reveal what she saw to Lydia, it would make Rhode even more suspicious about her true thoughts.
"I guessed so too."
Lydia smiled.
"Alright then. Is anything the matter for your visit today, Earl Rhode?"
"Yes, Your Royal Highness Lydia."
Rhode put up a stern expression. He took a sip of the warm tea and gazed at her.
"I hope to gain your approval and confer me in the name of the Munn Kingdom ruler for a… Development order."
Lydia narrowed her eyes and twitched her brow while Rhode gazed straight at her eyes. He lifted his head confidently in silence. Frankly speaking, he was rather concerned before raising this request. In the past, several rulers had encouraged their men to repair Order in territories contaminated by Chaos after the Creation War ended. However, it was agreed in the post-war treaty that the ones who reawakened Order held the rights to become the overlord of that territory. This was also why in the later stages of the game, there were fewer rulers dispatching their subjects for this goal. After all, no one would wish for their subjects to gain too much independent authority, status, and territories, right?
It was due to this that Rhode had chosen to personally speak to Lydia about this matter. Even though he was still an overlord in name, he was more like a self-financing army leader judging from his encampment, where he didn't need to protect too many subjects or territory. This was why he didn't mind following Lydia's orders. However, it would be different if he obtained the Land of Chaos. The reconstruction of Order would bring fertility to the land. In other words, it would mean that Rhode would have an endless flow of resources he obtained from the Land of Chaos. There was platinum hidden underground and the amount of materials such as Fog Stones could be weighed in tonnes. Under such a circumstance, would Rhode still listen to Lydia's command? What if Lydia needed him to sacrifice his territory and benefits in order to protect the Munn Kingdom? Would he be willing to?
This was a question without an answer. No, perhaps it would be right to say that the answer was already in their minds.
In an instant, silence permeated the room. After a few moments, Lydia let out a sigh and shut her eyes.
"Pioneer… A synonym for the brave written in ancient books and scrolls. After the Creation War ended, people raised their flags high and headed into Chaos, all for the sake of the same goal. Some sought freedom, courage, greed, and even promise. Humans are complicated beings and it was this reason that they fought for the same goal with different purposes in mind and sacrificed their lives. This is true beauty. Unfortunately, just like the dark clouds that surround our future path, pioneers disappeared in the historical dust. Their once glorious deeds were no longer remembered…"
Lydia paused. Then, she revealed a gentle smile.
"I never thought that there would be someone willing to accept this flag covered with dust in this era, Earl Rhode. Even the most ancient of seeds will grow under the nurture of spring water and soil. Earl Rhode, since you've made up your mind, I can only bless your courage and ideals. So then…"
It's here.
Rhode gathered his attention for this crucial moment. He witnessed Lydia's statesmanship and even if she was an Archangel, she wouldn't possibly let loose this easily. Even though Lydia wasn't sure where Rhode was heading into exactly, the new territory would most likely be connected with the Munn Kingdom. In other words, it was impossible that she wouldn't ask about it.
However, what Lydia said next astonished him.
"… Are you willing to accept my blessings and become an Honorary Knight?"
Honorary Knight?
Rhode knew what she meant. An Honorary Knight wasn't a knight who would be loyal to the ruler unto death. On the contrary, it was more like a noble title—one that was filled with strong political purpose. Honorary Knights didn't need to follow all commands from the ruler. Judging from this point, it was more like a symbolic title, just like a relationship that symbolized the relation between the two in the form of an oath.
Should I accept it?
Rhode pondered in silence. He knew that there was only one answer.
"It would be my honor, Your Royal Highness Lydia."
"Good."
Lydia revealed a delightful smile. Rhode realized a trace of slyness from the glint in her eyes.
Could it be that there are some other issues involved? No, this is just the title of the Honorary Knight. There should be no restrictions…
"Alright then, please get prepared, Earl Rhode. Since this is a sacred ceremony, we will need a just witness."
Lydia clapped her hands and a Battle Angel opened the door and entered.
"May I hear your order, Your Royal Highness?"
"Get Rin here. I have something that needs her help."
"Yes."
Rin?
Rhode was astonished. He couldn't remember hearing one with this name in the Golden City. He thought that the witness would be Grand Mage Amund or Gaya since they were close with Lydia and held suitable identities. But now, who was this Rin…
The grand room doors opened once again and a beautiful young lady with dark, silky hair strode in. She gazed at Rhode and couldn't conceal her surprise and curiosity. Then, she revealed a gentle smile and went up to him.
"I didn't expect to meet you here, Sir Rhode. I thought I wouldn't get to see you again. It's been a while."
"Excuse me, you are…"
Rhode scanned the young lady curiously. Her voice was somewhat familiar, but he just couldn't figure out who she was. Even though this young lady was as beautiful as Lydia, she was much more reserved and her clothes were more plain. Lydia chuckled at the sight of Rhode's confused expression and introduced this mysterious young lady.
"Earl Rhode, meet Her Royal Highness, the Princess of the Country of Darkness, Miss Erin. I guess you two have already met earlier on, right?"


Rhode is a legendary guild leader of the most influential guild in the VRMMO, Dragon Soul Continent. In order to cope with the death of his beloved sister, he dived into the game for seven long years. During this period, Rhode tries his best to alleviate his emotional pain through gaming, but alas, his life shatters once more when he heard his parents perish in a plane crash.

A month after the incident, he made a decision to quit the game and return to the real world. But just before that, as a final farewell, Rhode decides to fight the most powerful BOSS in the game with his guildmates. In the end, he defeats the BOSS at the expense of his avatar's life. Rhode smiles as his avatar dissipates in a beam of light. However, instead of respawning at the usual platform...

...

"W-wha...!"

Rhode shot up and stared at the unfamiliar ceiling.

And thus, a player who had been creating legends in the game for three eras disappeared just like that...

Except for the stellar light that provided a sense of direction; the entire hall was covered with thick plumes of debris, filled with brilliant flares that appeared and disappeared just as suddenly as deafening sounds of endless explosive impacts could be heard resounding throughout the gigantic hall!

The Tribute Heavenly King flashed his Dark Catastrophe as he flanked the Goddess Celestial Alice and the Goddess Isa aside, sending them scurrying backward!

He said coldly, "So is that all you got? Alice? Isa? I am so disappointed. I am expecting more from you."

With another move, he had raised his sword to exchange fourteen explosive strokes with Alice and Isa again before he sent them slamming onto the floor while kicking the Golden Kirin Cub out of the way!

The Golden Kirin Cub moaned softly as it hit the ground with a slamming impact before it remained motionless!

Alice grasped her abdomen as she coughed out blood as she tried to pick herself up, "You…have already attained the Seventh…Immortal Ranking!"

The Goddess Isa was extremely pale and before she could pick herself up, the Tribute Heavenly King had dragged her up by her golden hair as he laughed icily, "For the past ten thousand years, you are not the only ones that have shown improvements. Even though we are all at the Seventh Immortal Rank but there is still a huge gap between us. This is the difference between a first generation immortal and a second generation immortal!"

Alice's wrist was trembling but she mustered all her strength to swing her Astronomic Eulogy at the throat of the Tribute Heavenly King while Isa lifted her Divine Constellation upward at the same time too!

The Tribute Heavenly King raised his divine sword to send the divine swords of Alice and Isa flying out of the way as he mused, "You may be thinking how brilliant you are in luring me out of the way of your group. However, the truth is that I am unwilling to let the other Heavenly Kings know of my true strength. While I sit on the fence, I am going to have my fun in watching the Jade Emperor and the rest tear themselves apart."

He raised Alice and forcefully kissed her on her lips and did the same to Isa as well, "I am short of a heart of an immortal practitioner of the Seventh Immortal Rank to attain the Eighth Immortal Rank…"

Alice screamed, "You…are a Dark Immortal!"

The Tribute Heavenly King grinned coldly, "Isn't it too late to realize it now?"

Isa kicked the Tribute Heavenly King in fury, "Don't touch me!"

The Tribute Heavenly King laughed coldly, "The two of you are the most beautiful maidens in the Immortal Realm. It will be such a pity to kill the both of you. Unfortunately only one of you can live to join my Unification Plan and the other must die. The first one that begs me will live and get to Dual Celestial with me. So Alice and Isa, quickly decide on your fate now!"

Isa was startled as she gasped breathlessly, "The Unification Plan? You…are with the Ascetic Heavenly King and the…Dark Primordial Heavenly King?"

The Tribute Heavenly King laughed, "I am not only with the Ascetic Heavenly King and the Dark Primordial Heavenly King, I am also with the Lord of the Enigma Chaos and that is not all; I am also their overlord! You may address me as the Dark Catastrophe Emperor!"

He gripped Alice's chin to kiss her violently while moving his hands into her bodice, "Alice, surrender your soul and body to me! Do you know that I have covet you since the beginning!"

Alice struggled weakly as she caught hold of, "I won't…yield! Kill me!"

Isa kept completely quiet as she was completely disgusted by him. She was trembling nonstop as she muttered wordlessly, "Yi Ping…I will not surrender to anyone but you…"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor smiled coldly, "How strong willed. Then don't blame me Alice. Why is Isa keeping so quiet? Are you shy? Or are you secretly hoping to become my chosen?"

Isa willed her last remaining strength as she zapped him with a blue streak of thunderous lightning that exploded resoundingly as she gasped, "Fat hope! I will…sooner die than be defiled by you!"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor mused wryly, not affected by the lightning attack. "Your feeble struggle is futile. It is just the two of you. I will break your golden bodies and consume your souls…"

All of a sudden a dark figure was flung from within the dusty debris and was slammed onto the floor with an incredible thunderous impact!

The dark figure landed next to the Dark Catastrophe Emperor and was recognized as the Lord of the Enigma Chaos who crumbled motionless on the ground!

And another figure in white flashed angrily from the thick smog. It was Yi Ping!

He shouted angrily, "Let them go! At once!"

Alice and Isa were startled as they cried out at the same time, "Yi…Yi Ping!"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor was startled as he stared at the motionless Lord of the Enigma Chaos, "What…the…"

Before he could recover from his astonishment, Yi Ping had already drawn his swords on him at an incredible speed that sent him flying backward to slam upside down on the wall with a thunderous impact!

As the Dark Catastrophe Emperor shook himself up from the surprise attack to stare angrily at his attacker, Alice and Isa had already picked up their divine swords as they leaned onto Yi Ping!

The Goddess Celestial Alice looked at lovely dovely at Yi Ping, "You are here!"

The joy in her eyes was unmistakable!

The Goddess Isa was equally elated as she leaned intimately with her bosoms on Yi Ping's left arm, "I know that you will surely come in my darkness hour of need…"

Her eyes were filled with deep moving passions as she looked passionately at him!

Yi Ping replied softly, "I am not so far away. I have heard your cries, Isa. I am sorry that I have come late. I will avenge your honor for you…"

The Goddess Celestial Alice murmured softly too, "And for my honor as well…"

Yi Ping nodded as he tightened his grip on his divine swords in teething rage. It was because for an unknown reason, hurting Alice brought an unspeakable fuming rage in his soul. It was as though he could feel the Dark Chaos Lord in him, reprimanding him of his failure to protect her!

And his failure to protect Alice brought a double guilt in him because Alice was the one that had enlightened him, unsealed the Celestial Alice of the Dark Chaos Lord for him and she had also given his group the precious Negative Core Divine Pills so that they could elevate their attainment as True Celestials!

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor hummed coldly as he flexed his entire strength, "Big words. You may be an Eighth Immortal Positioning immortal but my immortal body is superior to yours. In my eyes, you are only at par with only the Goddess Celestial Alice and the Goddess Isa…"

Yi Ping said quietly, "You are a Dark Immortal and have killed countless number of immortals to reach your present attainment. If you have set your heart to seek true enlightenment, you would have attained the same attainment too."

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor said coldly as he flashed to attack Yi Ping, "Then very well then. Since you are here, I will eat your heart instead. As for Alice and Isa, I will make slaves out of them…"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor had raised his dark sword and with a blink of an eye had unleashed a torrential of flurrying attacks that were aimed at Yi Ping's critical areas!

Yi Ping did not move an inch; he raised his right hand that was gripping the Fantian Sovereign Sword as he swung his sword to parry dozens of times, causing brilliant bursts of lights to burst thunderously around him!

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor was startled as he thought, "He can see through all my strokes?…"

All of a sudden Yi Ping had swung the Celestial Alice with a flurry of explosive strokes to send the Dark Catastrophe Emperor scurrying backward as flurries of wind blades struck his sword and the impact of this force was so thunderous that it was like a mountain crashing down!

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor was secretly startled as he did not expect his opponent's strength to be so strong!

But even before he could recover from the attacks, six beaming swords out of nowhere had flown out from the swung of Yi Ping's Fantian Sovereign and flew towards him!

Isa clapped, "The Thousand Memories Swords!"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor shouted thunderously as he raised his sword, "I am impervious to all sword energies!"

The six beaming swords seemed to have swayed as five of the beaming swords exploded with a thunderous impact as the Dark Catastrophe Emperor parried it!

But the sixth beaming sword had struck the left shoulder of the Dark Catastrophe Emperor, exploding thunderous into fragments of blades as smothering plumes rose from the thunderous explosion!

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor took a step back as he looked over the broken blade that was struck in his left shoulder and was further startled, "This is a real sword!?!"

All of a sudden there was a malevolent dark flash in the eyes of the Dark Catastrophe Emperor!

Alice had caught this malevolent dark flash and was alarmed. She quickly said to Yi Ping panicky, "Yi Ping, hurry and merged the Fantian Sovereign with your Celestial Alice before it is too late. You must slay him now…"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor shook with anger, "This is already too late! I will never let you forget the price for injuring me!"

All of a sudden a dark aura seemed to have surrounded him as his dark sword seemed to grow even longer, as long as the Goddess Isa's divine sword!

Isa gasped, "Too late! That is his Desolate Heavenly Relic!"

Yi Ping was startled, "The Desolate Heavenly Relic?"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor laughed and his voice had suddenly increased a great many multitude, shaking the vicinity. "You must be surprised that I am in possession of an ancient desolate artefact. This is my true strength. Not to worry, I won't let you die so easily."

While he was saying, zapping electricity and powerful fluxes of energy vortexes had gathered around him!

Yi Ping panicky said to Alice and Isa as he mustered seven beaming golden discs around him, "Stay behind me!"

But he had made no attempt to merge the Fantian Sovereign and the Celestial Alice together!

Alice caught hold of his fingers as she trembled with a smile, "This…feeling. Don't tell me you have…"

Yi Ping nodded lightly, "The Celestial Alice is finally whole now. The Celestial Antonym Alice and Celestial Synonym Alice will never be separated again. I have merged their sanctorum abilities into one now…"

The Goddess Celestial Alice appeared to be extremely moved while the Goddess Isa was startled to see the trembling emotions that accompanied for she had never seen Alice in such an emotional state!

Isa murmured, "Alice?"

Alice was beaming with tears as she grasped Yi Ping's hands to her bosoms as she said with great melancholy, "Yes! The Celestial Alice is finally whole and so is my heart as well!"

At this moment only Yi Ping and Alice were able to understand the significant of the whole Celestial Alice!

That was because Alice had aided the Dark Chaos Lord to re-forge his two swords into divine swords at a costly price to her own attainment. Later on, she would seal the two Celestial Alices as one again and only the true Dark Chaos Lord would be able to unseal the Celestial Alice!

But that was not all. The Goddess Celestial Alice had actually placed a second seal on the Celestial Alice; if the Dark Chaos Lord could harmonize perfectly with the Celestial Alice then he could be able to feel her heart desire to unite the Celestial Alice between them as one again because she had already given her heart and soul to him!

And Yi Ping did!

By doing so, the Celestial Alice would never be separated again and their souls would be linked together as one forever!

This new Celestial Alice would also boost the two sanctorum powers of the Celestial Antonym Alice and Celestial Synonym Alice, becoming an immortal sword that could rival the Fantian Sovereign and the Heavenly Tears immortal swords!

Alice muttered with emotional heartfelt, "We…will never be separated again. You have…finally felt my heart…"

Yi Ping was equally emotional as he clasped her hands tightly, "Yes, we will never be separated again…"

Isa muttered, "I am so envious…" But she had actually turned aside to swipe her beaming tears. She said weakly, "Will an immortal cry? I am actually crying for Alice?"

All of a sudden the Dark Catastrophe Emperor had raised his dark sword to hurl dozens of speeding energy projectiles onto Yi Ping!

Yi Ping had immediately raised the Fantian Sovereign to parry one of the energy projectiles which immediately exploded like a brilliant nova over him and the impact was so violent that it seemed that the entire floor was shifting!

And Alice and Isa were thrown back by the first nova explosion as they were flung with thunderous impact as they hit the walls!

Isa and Alice gasped at the same time, "Yi Ping!"

Even before the first nova explosion had settled, dozens of nova explosions were already exploding on Yi Ping as more and more energy projectiles flew at incredible speed on him!

When the dozens of energy projectiles had settled, a dark figure was still standing in the midst of the burning air and seven discs of golden wisps could still be seen hovering around him!

In the next moment, Yi Ping's scarlet eyes and his golden animus with nine encircling golden dragons could be seen flashing briefly!

This was Yi Ping's Golden Impervious Body, the Golden Invincible Force and the Nine Divine Golden Dragons of his Dark Emperor Robe!

The ground around Yi Ping was completely leveled to a depth of a metre except for where he was standing!

Yi Ping said coldly, "Is that the best that you can do?"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor was stunned, "Impossible!"

It was because the destruction that he had caused was enough to level even a mountain and could even damage the impervious floor of the Stellar Sanctuary!

He had unleashed sixty energy projectiles in a blink of an eye and every single energy projectiles were parried aside by this Yi Ping!

And what's more, this Yi Ping had withstood sixty most destructive blasts that could move the mountains without even flinching!

Yi Ping murmured as he summoned another two hovering golden discs, "You have come to the Stellar Sanctuary to claim the Essential Righteous Energy of the Great God Pangu?…"

Isa was so startled when she saw that there were nine hovering golden wisps around Yi Ping now that she gasped excitingly, "Yi Ping has advanced his Golden Invincible Force to the Ninth Level!"

Yi Ping continued, "But do you know that I have already claimed the Essential Righteous Energy right at the very start?"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor bellowed maddening, "Rubbish! No one will be able to obtain the Essential Righteous Energy without reaching the very top! None other shall be the next Great God Pangu except for me!"

He immediately unleashed tens of energy projectiles to speed at Yi Ping!

But Yi Ping began to flash forward as he raised his swords to parry volleys after volleys of deadly energy projectiles, deflecting and imploding the energy projectiles with deadly accuracy all around him!

This caused the whole vicinity to shake so violently and the thunderous explosives were so brilliant that it was like the noon sun!

Altogether the Dark Catastrophe Emperor had unleashed ninety energy projectiles before Yi Ping made contact with him!

And in just three blinks of an eye, a further two dozen sword strokes took place between the Dark Catastrophe Emperor and Yi Ping!

Before the Dark Catastrophe Emperor had even realized it, all his sequence attacks were all dismantled by Yi Ping as he received tremendous slashes one after another by Yi Ping that were so powerful that it exploded even more thunderous than his energy projectiles!

Yi Ping shouted as he swung his two swords with great agility and speed, "This is for Alice and this is for Isa!"

The Dark Catastrophe Emperor had taken more than seven deadly slashes before his golden body broke under Yi Ping's relentless attacks. All in all, Yi Ping had slashed at him twenty times in just three blink of an eye!

He simply could not believe his eyes; even with the protection of the Desolate Heavenly Relic, this Yi Ping's slashes could be so powerful as to break through his golden body and had caused him such agonizing pain!

Most importantly; after the twenty strokes exchanges, this Yi Ping seemed to be able to anticipate the rest of his strokes and techniques, causing his defenses to completely break down!

He could only stumble backward in a hurry as he gasped pathetically, "How did you know which way I am going to move my…attacks…"

But before he could get his answer and before Yi Ping could answer him, a gigantic Golden Kirin had suddenly appeared from behind him and swallowed him whole!

Yi Ping, Alice and Isa were startled by the sudden happenstance!

This gigantic Golden Kirin was beautiful and bigger than all the other Golden Kirins that Alice had ever seen. She gasped in disbelief, "This is a Divine Golden Kirin! And…"

Isa gulped, "This is our…Xiao Ping?"

Indeed this was their Golden Kirin Cub!

The Golden Kirin Cub had suddenly revived and had suddenly burst into gigantic proportions to swallow up the Dark Catastrophe Emperor!

Yi Ping smiled weakly at the gigantic Divine Golden Kirin who seemed only too happy to see them!

It shook its beaming golden scales that radiated halo of golden before giving Yi Ping and Alice a hearty rub!

Yi Ping was startled by the tremendous strength of the rub that he had just felt. It was a lucky thing that they were high ranking immortals or else this gentle rub would have immediately crushed them!

He muttered weakly, "Did it just swallow an ancient desolate artefact…"

Alice patted it, "Xiao Ping! You are now a divine beast! Excellent!"

Isa was literally speechless, "How strong is this divine beast?"

Alice seemed to ponder as she stared at it for a while before she smiled weakly, "As strong as an immortal of the Eighth Immortal Rank…it gains so much power for swallowing the Dark Catastrophe Emperor and the Desolate Heavenly Relic…"

Yi Ping was stunned as he muttered, "Luckily it is on our side…"

All of a sudden, the stellar light in the middle of the hall was glowing even brighter and it seemed that the entire hall was seemingly moving!

Isa was alarmed, "It seems that someone has triggered the formations of the Flower of Life!"

Alice was also alarmed as she quickly moved her fingers in quick succession to divine for answers. With great disbelief in her eyes, she turned quickly to Yi Ping to say. "The Universal Harmonic Chain is the key to unlock the Flower of Life! And someone has already used the Universal Harmonic Chain to move the formations!"

Yi Ping was startled, "Lele?!"

It was because the Universal Harmonic Chain was with Lele!

Isa was stunned, "She is the key?!"

Yi Ping panicky said, "We have to go to the middle of the hall now!"

“It is said that when a martial exponent reached the highest state of divinity of their arts, they be able to transcend into Celestials, overcoming the limitation of life and death. And as Celestials, they have to overcome seven celestial divinity, Genesis, Enlighten, Emotion, Transverse, Seventh Sense, Crisis and Ascend in order to transcend to the Heavens.”

When the universal creator Great God Pangu creates the Three Known Realm before giving up the last spark of his life; known as the Mortal Realm, Celestial Realm and the Immortal Realm, he had also left behind a Stellar Sanctuary that will descend upon the Celestial Realm every few hundred years. Those that is able to reach reach the highest level of the Stellar Sanctuary will be able to claim the Pangu Intricate Force and becomes the next Great God Pangu.

This is not only a romance that takes place in the martial fraternity but also an ancient tale of love that happens a long time ago…

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I post this story from my website to webnovel now. So just enjoy the story without any chapters locked. Please note that    the chapters length are actually quite long. You are actually reading 1000 chapters of the typical web novel chapters. 

So just enjoy the story adventure;)

This was a mistake. 

This was the last thing Colton Jacobs would even think of doing. He knew he was smarter than this. He should be smarter than this. 

After surviving sixteen years if life, he's choosing to do probably insane, absurd, stupid (or any other synonym of those words) thing he ever did. Or will do. 

If he survived that is. 

There he stood with the gang before the Bentley Manor or what people called it, The Butcher's Manor. Whoever came up with this name sure made his parents proud. They say the legend is as old as the peaceful town of Baskerville Heights. No one has lived here without knowing the legend of the Bentley Massacre. 

There are many versions of the legend. Including Colton's version, which is pretty much just the short version. 

The manor was owned by lord or duke by the name of Bentley. He was known to be a psychotic, delusional, in short, crazy. He had always been eccentric, never wanting anyone to touch him, did everything in a weird way. 
And he would have these random fits as if someone or something is attacking him. Then he'd get the nearest weapon, and swing at anything that moves. Heck, even one that breathes. Everyone would race to get out from this hellish Manor. 
If lucky enough to not get killed by him as they'd try to escaped.

 But then fits suddenly...  stopped. He'd go on for days not having a single fit, delusion. Maybe even pass off as any other normal person. Then rumors spread about how he sell his soul to a demon—to make the hallucination go away for a moment —or this demon might even be the cause of his hallucinations from the very first place. 
So Bentley hosted his grand ball and invited everyone to come. Too bad, it was already too late to figure out that this ball is a trap. This is Bentley's worst sudden madness he had in his entire life. As usual, he could grab the nearest sword to behead everyone. Swing uncontrollably. Left and right... 

People tried to run, but the doors were bolted shut. He took out everyone—One by one. Victim after victim. 

Soon the walls have tainted red; the floor was covered with dead, Will be rotten later. And there's Bentley, covered with blood; have taken his own life to end the nightmare.

Fate is weird that binds everyone, everything together. It comes in many names, destiny, the devine will, and even luck. 

Colton Jacobs doesn't think fate is pretty kind to him. He's the outcast in his school, the geeky weirdo who is invisible to everyone. And some days he prefers like this, and sometimes, he doesn't. So like any desperate person in need for popularity and friends, he takes on the challenge. 

In the peaceful yet strange town of Baskerville  Heights, there is a legend of the Bentley Massacre. All Colton needed to go in to the Bentley Manor, find a portrait, write his name, and get the hell out of there. But it's change of plans when there's something in there. Something is trapped in there, the company he will have to face. 

So it is up to Colton to decide if he'd actually risk his life to be known. Just to be seen. Just to have friends. Or to do the total opposite of that. It is his choice after all. 

This is how fate binds us.


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Amateur-ish standing alone novel.

The owl swopped down onto Libitina, landing beside her cheek. It paused to hear for movement outside the door before bursting into excited cries. 

"Master! Master! You are finally awake!"

Libitina was too tired to talk so she communicated with Tudor in her mind. 'How long was I out for?'

"Four days. The woodcutter got someone to fix your bones and other injuries, but they are still broken, of course."

'Tudor…I think I remembered everything.'

"What?" The little owl widened its eyes in shock.

Libitina closed her eyes. 'There was blood, and plant monsters and so many screaming people. I remember walking down the streets of Enzak. I felt suspended from reality. But then I got really angry, and I wanted blood and violence and rampage…and I think I got what I wanted.

'I always had some recalls of similar nature while we waited in the forest, but I think those recalls were actually memories. I was not in Enzak, but somehow I was. 

'I guess you're right that I am Persephone. 

'But I don't want to be. Tudor, I've done something really bad! I think I've even…killed. There was so much blood on the ground, and so many screams…'

Libitina shut her eyes firmly as tears leaked out. 

"Master! Calm your emotions! Calm down! Listen to me: breathe slowly. Breathe! It's okay, everything is over, but Master must calm down if you don't want to lose control and hurt the nice people here."

Libitina took in deep breaths and tried to follow Tudor's advice. 

'Tudor, I don't want to be a monster.'

"Master is not a monster. But if Master wishes so, then Master does not have to be one. Master can choose not to be a monster."

'Can I really? Even if I am Persephone, the synonym of all disasters?'

"Yes. If Master so desires, yes, you can."

'…that's what you promise me. I will remember it.'

Libitina knew Tudor was just reassuring her and it was illogical to press this issue, but she could not help it. 

Sometimes, when one is mired deep in despair, a person would be willing to reach for the faintest light, if it represents a hope of coming out from the darkness and being forgiven. Libitina would shamefully accept all the comfort Tudor could offer her, even if they were white lies. 

When she opened her eyes, she realised that she was the villain from the pages of history. 

In the grand history of Morobeau, a malevolent spirit escaped from the walls of the ancient kingdom, unleashing natural disasters and plagues that led to the damnation of the land. In the third installation of the Moon Princess Saga, the well-known otome game, the romance between the main female protagonist, Saint Marianne, and her fellow capture targets, was set in such a scenario where they have to save the kingdom from the evil spirit. She, a person from an ordinary life before, started her new life sitting blankly outside the castle walls. 

"Hey, what are you selling?" 
"Your hair has the most beautiful scent."
"Do you want to escape with me to my kingdom?" 

Can she keep up the pretence to live an ordinary life? She swears she will not bother the main characters! 


Note from Author: The otome game is a structure used to set the background. But the story is much more than that...look forward to some blood-spilling, world-building, spirit loving magic!

Why couldn't every villain have a home base? Life would be so much easier. Or, at least, his life would be so much easier.

It was only supposed to be a quick pit stop to find this lady for some kid who had been obsessed with the Cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland since watching the movie. Just his luck that it was three hours later, and he was hiking in a forest in the middle of nowhere. Deathstroke had sent him the coordinates of where she was, but it wasn't like Danny was a seasoned tracker. Google Maps was his limit most of the time.

Now was an exception, apparently.

As he paused for a quick drink from his water bottle (thank god for his hindsight), Danny realized something that would've saved him so much time and effort. Wow, was he stupid. He was being watched. Hopefully, it was Cheshire.

Might as well sit and wait for the assassin to make her move. He knew she would; Cheshire wouldn't be one to leave loose ends that might give away her position to others… Maybe he should start singing.

"Always look on the bright side of death, just before you take your terminal breath," he began at a normal tone. Apparently, that was all she needed.

"Alright, alright: enough with the caterwauling. I'm the cat here," Cheshire cringed, slinking out of the trees behind him. The annoyance on her face was as clear as day, especially since her ever-present mask was hanging loosely in one hand. In Danny's opinion, the term "villain" didn't really seem to fit her, but he supposed "assassin" was a synonym for it (at least to his boss). "What do you want?"

Danny raised an eyebrow in response to semi-rhetorical query. Her glare kept him from giving a sarcastic answer this time. "Eight year old with lymphoma really likes the Cheshire cat, hence why I tracked you down."

He wouldn't categorize Cheshire's expression as 'sad,' but it was somewhere near that line. Her shoulders visibly slumped under the weight of what he said. "How long have they got?"

He held up his index finger in a "give me a second" gesture and pulled out a folded piece of notebook paper from his jean pocket. Unfolding it, Danny sighed as he read the child's information. "Mina's doctors aren't sure, but they're not optimistic."

"I'll be there tomorrow."

It took him a moment to react to her quick response. "Damn... okay. Blüdhaven General, Children's Ward." He stood up and moved to start heading back down the path. "Wait, do you need my num-"

She grinned in amused. "Your burner number? Don't worry, I already got it." Cheshire gave him a lazy salute. "You can go back to your 'singing' now; if you keep it up, you'll be able to shatter glass soon!"

"I'm not that bad," Danny muttered in annoyance as he turned his back to the emerald clad assassin and began the trek back.

Devil Star Overlord sangat kagum. Dia tidak pernah menyangka bahwa Qin Yun, semut seperti manusia, tiba-tiba bisa memasuki tubuhnya.

"Kutu busuk sialan, apa menurutmu kau bisa berurusan denganku dengan cara itu?" Devil Star Overlord berkata dengan marah, "Kamu memasuki tubuhku, kamu akan selamanya mati di dalam dan menjadi energiku!"

Di dalam tubuh Devil Star Overlord, Qin Yun hanya merasa bahwa segala sesuatu di sekitarnya sangat kokoh.

Selanjutnya, energi yang kuat menekan tubuhnya dari segala arah.

Devil Star Overlord mengendalikan energi di dalam tubuhnya dan dengan ganas menyerang Qin Yun. Dia ingin mengolah Qin Yun!

"Tubuh pria ini sangat kuat. Bahkan tidak ada area lunak di dalamnya!" Qin Yun tercengang di dalam hatinya dan berkata: "Memang tubuh yang kuat!"

"Tubuh pria ini disebut Tubuh Bintang, tidak jauh berbeda dari Tubuh Abadi!" Ling Yun'er berkata: "Xiao Yun, kita hanya perlu menghancurkan sumber energi orang ini, sumber energinya pasti menjadi Star Nucleus dari Bintang Iblis!"

Pada saat ini, Qin Yun tiba-tiba merasa bersemangat. Dia berkata: "Star Nucleus mengandung kekuatan bintang. Seharusnya bisa membuat kekuatan mentalku sangat kuat, bukan?"

Ling Yun'er dan Qin Yun merasa sangat aneh karena mereka tidak bisa merasakan di mana sumber energinya.

"Yun'er, apa yang terjadi? Rupanya aku tidak dapat menemukan Star Nucleus orang ini!" Qin Yun menutup matanya dan mencoba merasakannya.

"Orang ini terus melepaskan serangan energi kepadamu. Aura energi menyembunyikan aura energi Star Nucleus!" Ling Yun'er berkata: "Dugaanku adalah bahwa itu harus di lokasi hati, tepat di atas kamu!"

Qin Yun menggunakan Kemampuan Penetrasi Ilahi Misterius. Dia maju sedikit lebih jauh, dia melihat hati hitam besar. Itu tampak seperti batu dan sangat kokoh.

*Boom Boom Boom!*

Ketika jantung itu berdetak, ia mengeluarkan serangkaian suara gemetar.

*Crasssshhhh!*

Tiba-tiba, sejumlah besar energi mengalir keluar dari hati itu dan menekan Qin Yun.

"Ahh .." Qin Yun tenggelam oleh energi panik. Tubuhnya terus-menerus kesakitan, seolah-olah akan dicairkan oleh energi itu.

Untungnya Ling Yun'er dapat terus mengendalikan Roh Beladiri Nether Sun. Dia mengaktifkan inti dao Nether Sun dan melepaskan kekuatannya untuk melindungi tubuh Qin Yun.

Jika tidak, Qin Yun pasti akan mencair sedikit demi sedikit.

"Aku tidak tahu bagaimana orang rendahan sepertimu mendapatkan Roh Beladiri Nether Sun tetapi itu akan menjadi milikku! Hahaha..." Raja Devil Star Overlord tertawa keras dan berkata, "Terima kasih, bocah bodoh! Kamu memberiku roh bela diri Nether Sun! Kau berlari ke tubuhku sendiri, itu hanya mencari kematianmu sendiri!"

Bahkan jika Qin Yun belum mendapatkan panen di sini, dia masih bisa keluar. Pada saat itu, jika dia hanya meninggalkan inti dao peledak, dia akan dapat membunuh Devil Star Overlord dengan ledakan.

Devil Star Overlord berdiri di lokasi aslinya dan terus menerus mengendalikan hatinya untuk melepaskan serangan energi.

Dan di dalam tubuh Devil Star Overlord, itu seperti air terjun yang jatuh di atas Qin Yun, itu adalah situasi yang sangat sulit.

Dia berpikir bahwa gelombang energi konstan yang mengalir pada dirinya akan mencegahnya menggunakan Kemampuan Ilahi Penetrasi Misterius.

"Xiao Yun, sebentar lagi aku akan melepaskan Supergravity dan memblokir kekuatan serangan yang masuk. Setelah itu, kamu cepat-cepat bergegas!" Ling Yun'er berkata.

Setelah Ling Yun'er melepaskan gravitasi super, serangan energi yang mengalir deras telah diblokir.

Di dalam ruang sempit, Qin Yun berenang dan menyentuh hati. Kemudian, ia menggunakan Kemampuan Ilahi Penetrasi Misterius untuk memasuki hati!

Bagian dalam hati sangat kecil. Untungnya tubuh Qin Yun tidak terlalu besar dan jantung Devil Star Overlord sangat besar.

Qin Yun memasuki hati dan segera berteriak kesakitan!

Itu karena energi di sini bahkan lebih mengamuk. Itu tidak bisa bergegas dan langsung menyerang Qin Yun.

"Hahaha ... Kamu memiliki beberapa kemampuan, tiba-tiba kamu masuk ke dalam hatiku tapi ini akan membuat kamu mati lebih cepat! Roh Beladiri Nether Sun milikmu adalah milikku!" Devil Star Overlord sangat senang, dia terus menginjak tanah.

Bumi sangat bergemuruh oleh aksi menginjak-injak Devil Star Overlord.

Qin Yun tidak pernah menyangka bahwa dia akan merasakan sakit yang begitu kuat di dalam hati Devil Star Overlord.

"Xiao Yun, persiapkan dirimu!" Ling Yun'er mengendalikan inti dao Nether Sun untuk melepaskan kekuatannya untuk bertahan.

Namun, di dalam hati Devil Star Overlord, ada Star Nukleus. Energi yang dilepaskannya sangat tirani!

Qin Yun meringkuk di dalam hati itu dan merasakan energi, seolah-olah palu raksasa membantingnya, kekuatan bintang panik mengalir ke tubuhnya.

"Yun'er, telan.." Qin Yun berbicara dalam hatinya: "Tarik semua energi itu ke dalam inti dao Nether Sun aku."

"Ini ... mungkin sedikit berbahaya!" Ling Yun'er tahu apa yang dipikirkan Qin Yun.

"Jangan khawatir, aku akan baik-baik saja!" Qin Yun membuat resolusi tegas, dia harus mendapatkan Star Nucleus itu.

Ling Yun'er melakukan apa yang dikatakan Qin Yun karena itu adalah satu-satunya metode. Jika dilanjutkan, Qin Yun pasti akan mulai meleleh sedikit demi sedikit.

Qin Yun tidak bisa langsung mengendalikan Roh Beladiri Nether Sun. Dia membutuhkan bantuan Ling Yun'er.

Ling Yun'er sangat mahir dalam mengendalikan Roh Beladiri Nether Sun. Oleh karena itu, Qin Yun percaya dia pasti bisa mencapainya.

"Sudah dimulai!" Ling Yun'er mengendalikan Roh Beladiri Nether Sun, menggunakan semua kekuatannya untuk melepaskan Kemampuan Ilahi Melahap.

Jika bukan karena keadaan khusus ini, dia tidak akan menggunakan Kemampuan Ilahi Melahap seperti ini karena sangat berbahaya. Jika tidak dioperasikan dengan benar, itu akan membahayakan Qin Yun.

Aliran energi menggelegak dari Star Nukleus langsung memasuki inti dao Nether Sun Qin Yun setelah mereka tiba di dekatnya.

Qin Yun sekarang menyadari betapa menakutkan inti dao Nether Sun-nya. Tanpa diduga, dalam waktu singkat, itu menghabiskan begitu banyak energi!

"Xiao Yun, cepat dan pergi ke sana!" Ling Yun'er berteriak.

Qin Yun menanggung rasa sakit yang tajam di tubuhnya dan segera mendekati Star Nucleus.

Star Nukleus tidak besar, dapat dipegang di kedua tangan. Ini memancarkan awan cerah sangat putih dan energinya sangat murni.

Alasan mengapa kekuatan Devil Star Overlord jahat adalah karena roh dan jiwanya adalah jahat.

Karena itu, setelah menyerap kekuatan murni, energi yang dilepaskan juga menjadi sangat jahat.

Setelah tangan Qin Yun menyentuh Star Nukleus, ia segera merasakan bahwa kesadaran Devil Star Overlord mulai dengan panik mengalir ke dalam jiwanya.

"Xiao Yun, pria itu ingin melahapmu. Tolak!" Teriak Ling Yun'er, juga melepaskan kekuatannya untuk melawan invasi kesadaran Devil Star Overlord.

"Kutu, kamu sudah selesai! Hahaha.." Devil Star Overlord tertawa terbahak-bahak.

"Orang yang selesai adalah kamu!" Ling Yun'er mendengus pelan dan berkata, "Aku adalah Roh Dao Nether Sun, kamu Roh Iblis Bintang tidak lain adalah seekor semut di depanku!"

Kata-kata halus Ling Yun'er sangat mendominasi.

"Roh Dao Nether Sun... Bagaimana ini mungkin? Roh Dao Nethersun tidak dapat bertahan hidup dengan manusia!" Devil Star Overlord berteriak kaget.

"Apa yang tidak mungkin? Kamu pasti mati!" Ling Yun'er tampaknya dapat berkomunikasi dengan Devil Star Overlord.

Qin Yun memegang Star Nukleus di tangannya, secara bertahap ia merasa bahwa ia mendapatkan kendali atas Star Nukleus semakin banyak.

Devil Star Overlord juga berguling-guling di tanah dan berteriak keras: "Energiku ... Energiku .. kutu, cepat keluar dari tubuhku, aku ingin mengalahkanmu sampai mati!"

Sebelumnya, Devil Star Overlord sangat senang bahwa Qin Yun bisa memasuki tubuhnya tapi sekarang, dia tanpa henti menyesali hal itu.

Qin Yun tidak tahu apa yang dilakukan Ling Yun'er. Devil Star Overlord berangsur-angsur tenang, tampaknya dia kehilangan kesadarannya.

Qin Yun, memegang Star Nucleus, juga tampaknya dapat mengendalikan tubuh Devil Star Overlord.

Sekarang, banyak Iblis Bintang Besar datang satu demi satu.

"Apa yang sedang terjadi?"

Melalui Star Nucleus, Qin Yun dapat mengendalikan tubuh Star Devil Overlord dan melihat situasi di luar.

"Hahahaha ... Xiao Yun, benda ini telah menjadi bonekamu dan kamu bisa tetap berada di dalam tubuh Devil Star Overlord!"

Ling Yun'er dengan gembira terkikik dan berkata: "Kesadaran Devil Star Overlord telah dihancurkan oleh kita. Selama kau memegang Star Nucleus, kau dapat mengendalikan Devil Star Overlord!"

Setelah Qin Yun mendengar itu, dia menjadi sangat terinspirasi. Dia dengan cepat ingin mengujinya dan mengendalikan tubuh Devil Star Overlord untuk berdiri.

Kemudian, dia menggunakan kesadarannya untuk mengendalikan tinju Devil Star Overlord untuk memukul Iblis Bintang Besar!

Iblis Bintang Besar itu berubah menjadi daging cincang oleh serangan kepalan itu dalam sekejap mata.

"Ini benar-benar luar biasa!" Qin Yun sangat bersemangat, dia dengan cepat meninju Iblis Bintang Besar.

"Xiao Yun, para Master Pemerintah Iblis itu akhirnya muncul! Iblis Bintang Besar itu sebelumnya dikendalikan oleh Devil Star Overlord, sehingga para Master Pemerintah Iblis tidak dapat mengendalikan mereka!"

"Sekarang, Devil Star Overlord telah kehilangan kendali atas Iblis Bintang, oleh karena itu mereka jatuh ke tangan para Master Pemerintah Iblis!" Ling Yun'er menjelaskan, dia juga tidak mengira bahwa mereka akan sangat beruntung untuk benar-benar membiarkan Qin Yun mendapatkan boneka yang unik.

Qin Yun berkata sambil tersenyum: "Tidak masalah!"

Dia duduk di jantung di dalam tubuh Devil Star Overlord, memegang Star Nucleus dan kemudian mengendalikan enam lengan raksasa Devil Star Overlord untuk menyerang dengan gila.

Setelah kepalan mendarat di tubuh para Iblis Bintang Besar, setiap serangan kepalan menghancurkan satu dari mereka menjadi berkeping-keping.

Pada saat ini, Xiao Yuelan terbang, dia tidak melihatnya sebelumnya. Dia hanya melihat Devil Star Overlord dengan panik menyerang Iblis Bintang Besar.

"Apakah kamu Devil Star Overlord yang Jian Nanhu bicarakan? Di mana suamiku?" Xiao Yuelan belum melihat Qin Yun dan sangat cemas. Dia berteriak pada Devil Star Overlord.

"Yuelan, aku di dalam tubuh pria ini!" Qin Yun segera mengirimkan suaranya ke Xiao Yuelan. Kekuatan asal mentalnya juga mengalir dengan lembut.

Ketika Xiao Yuelan mendengar ini, dia langsung tercengang. Dia mengikuti kekuatan asal mental Qin Yun dan bertanya: "Xiao Yun, apa yang terjadi? Apakah kamu dimakan oleh orang itu? Aku akan menyelamatkanmu sekarang!"

"Tunggu, jangan bertindak sembrono ..." Qin Yun segera berteriak: "Yuelan, aku telah mengendalikan tubuh orang ini. Cepat gunakan Kemampuan Ilahi Penetrasi Misteriusmu untuk masuk!"

Xian Yuelan terkejut sesaat, setelah itu dia segera terbang dan menggunakan Kemampuan Ilahi Penetration Misteriusnya, memasuki tubuh Devil Star Overlord.

Qin Yun memperbesar hati Devil Star Overlord seukuran sarang kecil.

Di bawah bimbingan Qin Yun, Xiao Yuelan juga masuk ke jantung Devil Star Overlord.

"Yuelan, aku akan membiarkanmu bermain!" Qin Yun menyerahkan Star Nucleus kepada Xiao Yuelan dan berkata sambil tertawa.

Xiao Yuelan memegang Star Nukleus dan bertindak sesuai dengan instruksi Qin Yun. Dia mengendalikan Devil Star Overlord dan membuatnya bergerak sesuai dengan keinginannya.

Devil Star Overlord bergegas untuk melakukan kekerasan dan menghancurkan para Iblis Bintang Besar itu. 

Kemudian mengeluarkan inti dao Iblis Bintang Besar dan memakannya. Akhirnya, dao core itu juga memasuki jantung Devil Star Overlord.

"Xiao Yun, kamu benar-benar sesuatu! Sangat menyenangkan!" Xiao Yuelan tersenyum lembut dan mencium bibir Qin Yun. Dia memujinya: "Seperti yang diharapkan dari suamiku, benar-benar hebat!"

*Aooo!*

Tiba-tiba, auman binatang terdengar. Xiao Yuelan segera mengendalikan Devil Star Overlord untuk berbalik dan melihat serigala ganas besar sedang menerjang.

"Itu Raja Binatang Iblis Bintang!" Xiao Yuelan mengembalikan Star Nucleus ke Qin Yun dan berkata: "Xiao Yun, kau yang mengendalikannya!"

Qin Yun, putra mahkota dari Kekaisaran Qin yang sudah jatuh. Mewarisi warisan perang dunia sembilan matahari. Warisan bela diri yang luar biasa di gudang senjatanya, teknik prasasti luar biasa yang ada dengannya, dikelilingi oleh musuh dan keindahan yang berlimpah. Tapi Qin Yun tidak puas, dia ingin melampaui sembilan matahari menjadi tak terbatas astral yang besar, untuk menjadi TUHAN. 

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