Chapter 149

Chapter 149 – Chapter 28: Demon King #2

White floors, pillars and ceilings—other than that, it was just a lot of space, and the demon king stood out from where he was standing in the center .

He didn’t look back . His black hair was longer than In-gong had thought it would be as it reached his waist . The dark blue cloak made the presence of the demon king even clearer . In-gong had always been looking at his seated form in the court gatherings from a distance, but he now approached the back of the demon king .

In-gong swallowed his saliva . His mouth was dry . Just approaching the demon king made his breathing rough . Was it due to the huge pressure? The demon king wasn’t emitting power . He kept silent just like he did in the court gathering .

However, as he narrowed the distance, the demon king simply maintained his position . In-gong understood the presence this man had and the reason why he had the position of the demon king .

The demon king turned around, and In-gong stopped walking reflexively . The distance between them was about five meters, so there wouldn’t be any difficulty in communicating .

In-gong looked up at the demon king . It was the first time In-gong had been so close to him .

The demon king’s eyes were red, and In-gong was reminded of Felicia . Felicia’s and Silvan’s red eyes resembled the demon king . However, the demon king’s eyes were quite different from the two of them . His red eyes were more similar to that of the sword duke . The sword duke’s eyes seemed to be able to see through anything . What did the demon king see? How far did he see into In-gong?

“9th Prince Shutra, I greet the demon king . ”

Tension filled In-gong as he opened his mouth . He had practiced this many times in advance, so he didn’t go too fast or stutter . Instead, he spoke in a calm voice .

In-gong was facing the demon king, someone who had so little contact with his children that just simply talking at the court gathering was a shock . Why had the demon king demanded a clandestine meeting?

The demon king opened his mouth to reply . His voice sounded slightly more emotional than it had been at the court gathering, but it was still dry .

“You have come, Semita’s child . ”

Semita Ignus, the 5th Queen who had now left the world—she was the daughter of the gandharva king, Karuta, and Shutra’s mother .

It was an unexpected title . Did the 5th Queen have a larger presence on the demon king than In-gong thought? Or was it a title that indicated some distance?

In-gong was reminded of the tea party he had with 3rd Queen Sylvia . Sylvia truly loved the demon king . There was a slight change in her eyes and voice every time she mentioned him . 4th Queen Elaine was different . For her, the demon king was a business partner who couldn’t be avoided . She didn’t hate the demon king, but she didn’t love him .

What was the relationship between the demon king and the 5th Queen? Was it due to his memories of the 5th Queen that In-gong was called here today?

It couldn’t be . It wasn’t possible .

In-gong simplified the complex thoughts in his head . Rather than avoiding the demon king’s gaze, In-gong faced him like it was the court gathering .

The demon king smiled . It was a small smile, but he definitely did it .

In-gong was able to understand the minds of those who attended the court gathering . He hadn’t understood why they were amazed every time the demon king spoke, but In-gong understood now . He felt his head go blank just because the demon king smiled .

The demon king gazed at In-gong calmly and said,

“Semita’s child was born into this world without a soul . Poor Semita thought it was a heavenly punishment for the sin of the gandharva . ”

In-gong took a deep breath . The words contained a story which couldn’t be overlooked . A child born without a soul… The gandharvas’ sin…

He couldn’t understand the ‘no soul’ part easily . What did it mean? Had Shutra been incompetent because he had no soul?

The sins of the gandharva were easily linked in his head . Currently, the gandharva as a whole species were confined, and the reason for such a punishment was due to the ‘sin of the gandharva’ . If so, what did they do wrong? When thinking about the cause-and-effect, it was a crime committed before Shutra’s birth .

There were many things In-gong wanted to ask, but he was patient . The demon king hadn’t finished speaking yet . He was still looking at In-gong .

“But now a strong soul is present . If Semita saw you now, she would have liked it very much . ”

Shutra had become In-gong . The empty vessel was filled with In-gong’s essence .

How much did the demon king know? Had he noticed that In-gong was a separate person from Shutra? Or did he think it was just Shutra’s transformation? The latter possibility was slightly higher . There was no reason to add that 5th Queen Semita would be delighted with this .

‘No, this is meaningless . ’

In-gong had become Shutra; they had already become one . Standing here were both Shutra and In-gong .

The demon king’s gaze moved away . It was a gaze which was looking at both In-gong and the surroundings . In-gong understood instinctively that the demon king was different from the sword duke . It was clear the demon king was looking at something the sword duke couldn’t see .

The demon king’s gaze turned back to In-gong again . His voice was low and heavy, but it wasn’t cold .

“Shutra, Semita’s child, you have become strong very quickly . I look forward to you becoming stronger in the future . The torrent of destiny is swirling around you . ”

The modification of fate—

The demon king felt it . It had been there since he first encountered In-gong at the court gathering, and it was the same with every meeting after that .

Thus, the demon king made his decision .

“I called you today to see if the sword duke’s words were true and to make a judgment . ”

Those with purple energy and red energy were attacking various places in the Demon World… And someone who claimed to be the Famine Knight had appeared in this world . In-gong had encountered all of them . The torrent of destiny was swirling around them .

“The strongest person must rise to the demon king’s throne . This is because the demon king isn’t the one who rules the Demon World, but the one who protects it . ”

In-gong was reminded of the destroyed indigenous species . How much did the demon king know? How much did he know about the Four Knights of the Apocalypse? Or did he consider the Four Knights of the Apocalypse a challenge, just like the sword duke?

In-gong realized it was useless to think about this as it was all the same to him . The demon king was the one who protected the Demon World, so all threats were the same to him . Just like the sword duke said, he had to become strong enough to defeat them .

The demon king raised his right hand slowly .

“The accomplishments I’ve achieved —the sword duke called them extreme nothingness . I don’t like putting down a name for it, but Shutra, you should know . It isn’t easy to defeat his stubbornness . ”

The demon king gave a small laugh . It was hard to imagine since the demon king had only be seen at the court gathering, but this could be called the true image of the demon king .

“I will leave something to you . It is the Seed of Extreme Nothingness . I hope you will be able to germinate it someday . I hope to see you reach beyond the limits of what I have achieved . ”

It was one of the reasons for calling In-gong here . The demon king was suffering from a deep illness and wanted to place a bet on the future that the sword duke saw .

The demon king stretched out his hand . The distance between In-gong and the demon king narrowed, and the demon king laid a big hand on In-gong’s head .

“The only ones who have received this are Zephyr and you . Even if the sword duke guided you here, you made it this location with your own strength, unlike Baikal and Anastasia . ”

The demon king didn’t speak anymore .

In-gong closed his eyes naturally . It was the same as when the sword duke gave him the Sura Heart Law . The demon king’s blue aura enveloped In-gong’s body .

It was like a lightning bolt, and In-gong shrieked silently in pain .

At that moment, the white woman’s desperate voice was heard from far away . It was similar to Green Wind’s howling .

‘Conquer . Obedience and rule . ’

Divine Sura Authority responded . In-gong opened all his powers, including the dragon heart and Moonlight Core . He needed to accept something he couldn’t bear .

It was only for a moment, but it also seemed to last for eternity . It was engraved deep into In-gong’s soul . Then a woman’s voice rang in his ears,

[Extreme Nothingness Lv 0 has been learnt . ]

It was like when he first encountered Conquest’s power . This was a power which wasn’t available to him yet, but it was obvious to In-gong that it was inherently strong .

Extreme nothingness—this was the demon king’s greatest treasure even when he was dying of illness . It was natural that the power of Conquest couldn’t dominate it .

However, that didn’t mean it wasn’t successful . In-gong felt a change to his body—the balance within had been shaken due to the addition of the dragon heart . That balance was completely broken and aligned into a new balance . It was the effect of Extreme Nothingness which In-gong hadn’t even opened yet .

The demon king saw such a change in In-gong . Even Zephyr had found the Seed of Extreme Nothingness hard to accept in its sealed state, so the demon king couldn’t help admiring In-gong .

“I’m amazed, but don’t be unreasonable . There is no need to be too hasty . ”

However, the demon king’s voice didn’t reach In-gong . In-gong had already lost consciousness as a white light shone from his body . It was in order to endure the physical changes more efficiently .

The demon king looked at In-gong and cast a magic spell in the air . The sword duke came like the wind and grabbed In-gong . He observed the changes taking place in In-gong’s body and laughed .

“Once again, he really is amazing . ”

Instead of replying, the demon king smiled . However, that didn’t last long . He staggered like he had felt a sudden dizziness and cast magic . A chair sprouted from the ground to support his body .

“Are you okay?”

The sword duke asked with a frown . His worried eyes and voice showed the warmth of a teacher toward his disciple . Rather than immediately replying to the sword duke’s question, the demon king sat down . He didn’t miss the other meaning in the sword duke’s question .

Was it okay to pass the Seed of Extreme Nothingness to the 9th Prince like he had also shared it with 2nd Prince Zephyr?

It was a question which didn’t even need to be discussed . The demon king closed his eyes and rasped,

“Sword Duke, you should know . It is enough for the strongest person to rise to the seat of the demon king . Whether they are blood related or not, it doesn’t matter . ”

It was the law that only the demon king’s children could become the next demon king . Although every child of the demon king followed this law, it was meaningless to the demon king .

The sword duke nodded silently . He agreed with the demon king’s idea that the strongest person should become the demon king . Furthermore, the sword duke knew about the secret of the 9th Prince’s birth . He knew how much 5th Queen Semita had loved the demon king .

The fact that the demon king’s blood didn’t flow in the 9th Prince wasn’t important to the sword duke, since the 9th Prince had already been acknowledged .

“I will return to the Holy Land after bringing 9th Prince back . Stay healthy until we meet again . ”

“You too . ”

The sword duke disappeared like the wind after the short exchange of farewells . Once alone, the demon king looked up at the dark sky slowly .

The demon king read the fate of the Demon World…

And he felt the strong torrents of destiny around both Zephyr and In-gong .

The demon king’s illness was progressing faster than expected . The demon king closed his eyes, and he fell into a deep sleep for a while .

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Guardian Queian raised his head .

In the south, he looked toward the north and knew he could no longer delay .

Of the six elder dragons who guarded and maintained this world, there were only three remaining . Watcher Ainkel and Violet Kaltein were no longer present . Recorder Torres had fallen into a deep sleep he couldn’t wake up from .

The only ones left, aside from Queian, were the Great Enkidu and Cruel Talia .

Soon, there would be a great fight, and the fight had to end the burning of the Demon World . It absolutely couldn’t reach the Human World .

“Go, my child . Become the sword and shield to protect the Human World . ”

His voice was filled with magic . The words of blessings went far away from Queian’s lair .

From south to north…

The child of Guardian Queian, the warrior Locke moved with his colleagues .

They headed toward the Demon World .