Volume One: "The Nature of the Devil Does Not Change"
Arc: "The Devil Finally Leaves Earth"
Scarlet King stepped into the elevator, thinking:
(Hah… I can finally leave Earth. And once I do, I'll head toward the center of the universe and join any sect that can provide primordial stones. This planet has almost no qi at all. If I stay, my cultivation will slowly fade. That's why I always need stones.)
The elevator doors opened. Scarlet King returned to the wooden house—then, as he stepped out and the metal walls dissolved, the staircase snapped back into its ordinary form.
And he heard shouting.
"What?! Scarlet King became Yu Ru Meng's fiancé?! Why didn't he become my fiancé?!"
Mo Sheng replied with complete calm—then paused, noticing Scarlet King descending the stairs.
"Scarlet King is the one who chose Yu Ru Meng. He didn't choose you because of your stubborn temperament."
Scarlet King's eyes narrowed.
Because this exact scene had happened yesterday.
(What? This is repeating… that's impossible—)
His thoughts halted.
(…No. It's possible. The Arm of Eternal Time. But who's tugging the River of Time? Good. Temporal interference can't affect me.)
Scarlet King appeared silently behind Mo Sheng and stopped beside him, one hand behind his back. His voice was flat.
"And why do you care so much that I didn't become your fiancé?"
Yao Yan's beautiful face tightened—as if glass were about to crack.
"Of course I care! Yu Ru Meng always gets everything, and I'm left in the corner!"
Tears gathered in Yao Yan's eyes. Her lips trembled.
Ikalat woke up and started shaking Lin Yuan awake.
"Bro—there's drama outside. Let's go watch."
When Ikalat stepped out, he leaned in with a nasty grin.
"Oooh… don't cry. No one cares about the tears of an arrogant young lady like you. Besides—Yu Ru Meng is prettier."
Yao Yan turned toward Ikalat and Lin Yuan with tears in her eyes—yet her gaze carried terrifying killing intent, and a crushing aura rolled off her like heat.
Ikalat and Lin Yuan immediately ducked behind Scarlet King.
Scarlet King spoke inwardly:
(System… what is Yao Yan feeling right now?)
A screen appeared—visible only to Scarlet King.
System: "Master… Yao Yan is close to breaking down from intense sadness and a feeling of neglect.
Sadness: 87% — Broken Pride: 98%."
Yao Yan broke.
She started crying openly. Her makeup ran as she fled—vanishing from everyone's sight so she could cry alone.
Mo Sheng sighed and followed after her.
Scarlet King remained with Lin Yuan, Ikalat, and Yu Ru Meng.
Yu Ru Meng stepped closer, smiling with teasing sweetness that felt like a trap.
"My dear Scarlet… we're engaged now. What do you say we talk privately for a bit?~"
Scarlet King and Yu Ru Meng moved to a secluded corner, while Lin Yuan and Ikalat looked at each other, grinning and nudging.
"Looks like big bro is about to have some fun."
"Lucky bastard… I'm miserable, trying to find a wife any way I can. I want a woman!"
"I only care about proving to the Sect of Chaos that I was wronged—and that they lost someone important."
In the secluded spot, Scarlet King spoke so coldly the air itself seemed to tighten.
"Speak. I don't have time for empty talk."
Yu Ru Meng's smile thinned. A pink aura surged around her—beautiful, poisonous, and terrifyingly strong.
"Listen. Just because my father decided you're my fiancé doesn't mean you have the right to touch me or get close to me. I love women, not men—so stay away from me. Otherwise…"
Her eyes hardened.
"…you'll never see sunlight again."
Scarlet King didn't answer.
In a single second, one of Ming Hao's blades—its dragon-etched edge—was at her throat.
A shallow cut.
A thin red line appeared on her neck. Blood beaded—only a little.
He withdrew the dagger, turned, and walked away as if nothing had happened.
Yu Ru Meng stood there, tense and stunned.
Because Scarlet King truly could have cut her throat—
But he hadn't.
[…]
Elsewhere, inside Yao Yan's room, she cried in the corner, hugging herself tight. Black eyeliner streaked down her cheeks.
The door opened softly. Mo Sheng entered.
"My dear Yao Yan… we need to talk."
He sat beside her. Yao Yan lifted her head, clung to him, and he returned the embrace.
"You two are the most precious thing I have. After Yu Ru Meng's mother died—my beloved wife—revenge filled my head… and I forgot I still had to take care of my little daughters."
[…]
Scarlet King stopped in front of Lin Yuan and Ikalat.
"Get ready… we'll be leaving Earth soon."
Lin Yuan and Ikalat started clapping loudly.
Scarlet King stared at them.
"Why are you clapping?"
Lin Yuan answered proudly:
"To increase your aura."
Scarlet King rubbed his eyes.
"Really? I live with a bunch of lunatics…"
He ignored them and turned on the TV.
A news anchor appeared. Behind her was an image of the pyramids.
"Strange ruins have been discovered inside the pyramids. They were written in an unknown language, but they contain unusual energy that caused U.S. President Stephen Ga—"
Scarlet King and Ikalat exchanged a look.
They understood the language.
But before either of them spoke, the channel flickered—switching on its own.
A male broadcaster with a long beard appeared.
"The announcement of the United States, China, Russia, and North Korea: a declaration of peace—and an end to the war that killed twenty-two million people… But the strange part is this: many corpses vanished during the war without a trace!"
Scarlet King turned the TV off, calm.
"Hah… good. Stephen Gale helped me hide the fact that I'm stealing corpses to turn them into slaves."
Then—
Intense red light poured through the windows, carrying a crushing aura that made the air feel thick.
Scarlet King, Lin Yuan, and Ikalat rushed outside.
Above the house hung a red gate—like a gigantic vortex, rotating slowly in the sky.
Seconds later, Mo Sheng appeared as well. He looked up—
—and his face twisted in shock.
"A… Demonic Ancestor!"
"Power Stones + rating, please