In 4017, the sudden rise of the sea race caught all four races off guard.
[Three supreme, fifth-realm sea kings emerged, swallowing millions of miles of land into the sea.]
All you know is that humanity was furious at the time.
A human supreme being, his body covered in wounds, stood on the sea frontier, wielding a giant sword: "If you dare to invade, I will make you suffer a crushing defeat!"
The demons and sorcerers couldn't hold back either: "Trying to take advantage of us?"
[The four races: "You just said you wanted to start a war, right?"]
At this moment, the four powerful clans unexpectedly reached a consensus.
[Four Holy Wars Begin!]
[These are the human race and the sea race, the demon race and the sea race, the monster race and the sea race, and the witchcraft race and the sea race.]
【Sea Tribe: (°д°)】
"No, all we wanted was to secure a dominant position and become the leader of the five great clans! Why did it have to come to this? Why did it have to come to this!"
"Weren't you two fighting so fiercely before? How did you join forces so quickly?"
In 4030, due to the holy war, you were transferred to the front lines.
[Someone was astonished when verifying your information. A celestial being nearly 1200 years old still appears youthful. The theoretical upper limit for the lifespan of a human celestial being at the peak of their cultivation is 1500 years, but most are actually just over 1200.]
[Unless you've had your face artificially enhanced, at your age you should look middle-aged and exude an air of age.]
You lamented how difficult it is for the elderly, having to be dragged to the front lines at their advanced age.
Fortunately, your mission difficulty is at the Celestial level. Occasionally, when you unfortunately encounter sea creatures that are difficult to deal with in the mid-to-late stages of the Overlord realm, they seem to be frightened by something and quickly leave.
This happened three times in a row, and you realized something was wrong.
[But I can't figure out the specific reason. You've been very low-key all these years, and you haven't done anything wrong by taking advantage of your relationship with Chu Heshang. Why are these sea creatures afraid of you?]
[You think of the three-realm merman that Bei Chenguang killed for you at the Supreme Ceremony.]
"Could it be—the moment they saw me, they thought of my true king's adopted son, Xiao Guang? Are they afraid that one day Xiao Guang will return from another great domain, and all those who have harmed me will face reckoning?"
"Even though Xiao Guang is gone, he's still protecting his father."
You sighed, looking at the unseen void ahead, and said, "My safety these past few days has been thanks to you. You will always be my most beloved adopted son."
Thorn Demon King: "???"
[In 4097, the Holy War ended.]
Because the sea creatures are gone.
The most powerful groups, such as the merfolk, were completely wiped out, and the concept of the sea race, once a major ethnic group, vanished without a trace.
A small number of shrimp, crabs, and fish were recruited by the demon race, raised or transformed by the demons, or domesticated by humans and served on their tables.
Even warlocks have thus given rise to many new bloodlines.
The sea was also divided into four equal parts. The water spirits, who had tried desperately to revitalize themselves but failed, were allocated large tracts of water after the war due to their racial characteristics, and their power expanded several times over.
[In 4105, you returned to the Cloud Realm. Time had passed, and more and more of your old friends had grown old and died. You were finding it increasingly difficult to bear the loss.]
In 4185, you encountered Jiang Yueli in the Yunyang Realm. You suddenly thought of Bei Chenguang. Could that kid not be coming back?
[Born in 4280, over 1400 years old, with nearly twenty times the original essence, your facial features naturally transition towards middle age.]
When you have nothing to do, you often fish in Qinghu Lake, reminiscing about your happy childhood.
“I’ve never thought it was wonderful.”
Yun Shou was speechless. Yun Jiu had lived too long and had even started reminiscing about the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present.
The hardships of the past are now just a game.
Elsewhere, a timeless residence has been built for the late Emperor Chuhe, and there was once a "Celestial Site" for you on the edge of Qinghu Lake, but after more than a thousand years, it has been forgotten.
[You don't have the time or inclination to get people to do these things for you; the gap between you and Chu He is too big. It's shameful.]
[Just occasionally pretend to be a mysterious master.]
On this day, as you were boating on the lake, you saw a dark red, demonic figure approaching.
"A demon? Where did this demon come from that infiltrated the Cloud Realm?" You frowned, a surge of immense power welling up within you, determined to pull the other party over and demand an explanation.
[Can't be pulled.]
[You realize something's wrong and unleash your full power three seconds later, but... you can't even hit it!]
This is no longer an ordinary third-realm demon!
[You were just about to unleash your power, but your opponent was too fast and too strong. Before you even realized what was happening, a demonic hand pressed down on your shoulder, forcing you to your knees.]
[Under absolute numerical superiority, even the Setsuna Future Body is utterly useless.]
Take a deep breath and observe the demon before you; it's a Thorn Demon.
The Thorn Demon was extremely old; its once straight, sharp spikes were now drooping downwards, limp and unable to harden again.
The aura of age and decay was exceptionally strong; anyone could sense that its days were numbered.
"Do you remember me?" the aged Thorn Demon asked.
You paused for a moment, feeling it did look familiar, but...
"I don't recall ever seeing a thorn demon like you with all those curved points."
[Thorn Demon: "..."]
It took a deep breath, and with a whoosh, its entire body straightened up again!
"It's you!" you exclaimed. "You're the true king of the demon race!"
The True King didn't know how to respond to your words, so it simply ignored you, its power probing into your body to sense the Demon Egg.
The Demon Egg is still there, and... it's thriving far beyond its wildest imagination!
It was certain that as long as you chose to accept the Demon Egg and ascend to demonhood, you would instantly advance to the mid-to-late stage of the Third Realm, and all the lifespan that had been eroded would be returned!
[It just didn't expect you to persist for so long without giving in, but... some things can't be forced!]
The Demon Egg is too tightly fused with you. At the moment of your death, as your consciousness is about to dissipate, it will actively merge into your body! Your only way to refuse is to self-destruct before you die; otherwise, you are destined to ascend to demonhood!
[Sweating profusely, human? Soon you'll find out who truly owns this body!]
"Isn't this cunning?!"
The True King was gratified. Although it would never see that day, the thought of over twenty peerless demon prodigies with full combat physiques, capable of using their immense strength to shatter their destinies, filled it with a sense of bright future.
It smiled at you and said, "I've been secretly protecting you all these years... but now I don't have time. You must live well, live until the day you change your mind!"
You desperately wanted to say that you could never "change your mind," but you were also afraid that this guy wouldn't live much longer and would take you with him in despair, so you stammered and gave him a vague answer.
[A True King-level being's battle shockwaves can shatter everything within a ten-thousand-mile radius. If the Thorn Demon True King were to unleash his full power, the entire Yun Yang Realm would be obliterated!]
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