Volume One: The Nature of the Devil Does Not Change
Arc: The Great Gang War
Scarlet King revealed a faint smile after the judge announced the verdict. Then, his clothes suddenly vanished as dense mist surged around him. He reverted to his humanoid form, releasing a violet-black aura. His hair was black and white, his eyes black and white, and he wore a large, flowing white robe over a purple shirt, with a band tied around his forehead and a small belt at his waist.
His face was youthful and beautiful, yet completely expressionless—shocking everyone who witnessed his true appearance.
Everyone had expected Scarlet King to be a small child, but this strange form left them frozen in disbelief.
Wei Shi Mo looked at him with admiration and whispered softly:
"Cute."
Some disciples murmured among themselves:
"Look… he's really small, and his appearance is strange."
"I didn't expect him to be a child, but his intelligence and power don't match his age or looks at all."
Liu Zai Hang stared at Scarlet King with deep admiration and excitement and said:
"This is exactly what I'd expect from my disciple… though his appearance is quite adorable as well."
Scarlet King turned around, and a massive octopus-like arm emerged from his shadow, grabbing Lin Yuan as he spoke softly:
"It's time for training."
Lin Yuan shouted:
"Put me down! Damn it, I feel like my body is breaking apart! Put me down—I can walk beside you!"
Scarlet King dragged Lin Yuan out of the hall with the octopus arm, wearing a demonic smile. As they exited, he said:
"Vaporization."
Mist enveloped him and Lin Yuan. When it dissipated, both of them vanished.
[Inside the Cave]
The mist appeared before the bears, the slaves, the Yin–Yang Guards, and the System Engineer.
Scarlet King and Lin Yuan emerged from it.
While the slaves carried supplies, Scarlet King threw Lin Yuan to the ground and said firmly to the Yin–Yang Guards:
"Train him. Raise his level to the Qi Refinement Realm."
"I'll work on building a faction within the sect and go check on Ikalat. I'll return in a month."
The mist surrounded Scarlet King once more, and he disappeared.
The Yin–Yang Guards looked at Lin Yuan with faint smiles, a clear hint of malice in their eyes.
"Don't worry. The training will be light."
A voice echoed from within the mist:
"Lin Yuan, if you don't break through to the Qi Refinement Realm within a month… I'll castrate you."
Scarlet King reappeared inside the sect. Some disciples looked at him in confusion.
"Who is that child?"
Suddenly, mist enveloped him again, and he transformed into Titan King — Tier Three. Words appeared on his screen:
"Scarlet King—me—has opened recruitment for the Abyssal Rebirth Ink Darkness Faction."
"Those who wish to join, head to the sect gate. I will be there."
Scarlet King flew toward the sect gate using his jetpack as whispers spread among the disciples:
"Isn't that the one ranked one hundred?"
"I heard he's extremely strong but hides his power."
"I'm weak, so I never joined any faction… I'll try joining his."
A number of disciples followed him—most from the Qi Refinement and Qi Gathering Realms, and a few from the Qi Condensation Realm.
[Half an Hour Later]
Titan King arrived at the sect gate and descended from the sky as the disciples stared in shock.
When he landed, a powerful gust of wind erupted from the force of his descent, filling the area with dust.
Mist surrounded him again, and he returned to his human form—this time in black clothes, wearing his demonic smile. He shouted:
"The Abyssal Rebirth Ink Darkness Faction is now open. Those who wish to join, step forward now."
The disciples began moving toward him in chaotic groups. Scarlet King shouted and released an overwhelming violet aura:
"Line up in a single file—no chaos!"
The aura forced them into a straight line instantly.
The first disciple stepped forward. Scarlet King asked:
"What is your cultivation level, roots, talent, and age?"
The disciple replied:
"I'm at the third level of the Qi Refinement Realm. My talent is blue, my roots are earth-type at the eleventh rank, and I'm twenty-two years old."
Scarlet King wrote something down and said:
"Accepted."
The disciple rejoiced and stepped aside.
A female disciple stepped forward and said:
"I'm nineteen years old. My talent is violet, my roots are heavenly at the eighth rank, and I'm at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Realm."
Scarlet King recorded her information and replied:
"Accepted."
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