Chapter 5

1

Is it raining? The dark sky is drizzling with tiny, icy raindrops that are bone-chilling. But the flames around me are still dancing.

"Hey, Black, won't all my efforts be in vain if you do this? It took me six years to reach a breakthrough just by talking to you. Are you so easily giving up?"

"But this power made me kill my mother, my beloved mother!"

"It's not you who killed, it's your lack of control over it. What you should do is learn to control the power, not blame the power itself!"

"No, it's the power that killed, not me. Without this power, there wouldn't be the killer in me. It's just the way it is!"

"Are you planning to seal it?"

"You are indeed me, you know what I think!"

"But you don't know what I think, do you?"

"I feel nothing, I'm a stranger to you!"

"That's because we are not fully merged. Our bodies have merged, but our souls haven't!"

"I don't understand! Sigh...."

At this moment, the dark magic gathers in my eyes, all the magic is converging. An octagonal magic formation slowly lifts from under my feet, and a pitch-black dragon suddenly shoots up into the sky, then descends and returns to my body.

My feet gently float up, feeling graceful. I feel the magic disappearing, that sense of control over the world and life and death no longer exists.

I withdraw my hands from my mother's body, hands stained with fresh blood, always causing my heart to tremble.

And Elena, looking at me floating there, motionless, that chilling and oppressive feeling slowly disappears. I feel like Qin Yang has returned. But she is still afraid, afraid that I will go mad again the next second, so she can only hide and quietly watch, showing great courage but also a great understanding of what is safe. In The Divine Realm, she is hailed as a genius. She started using magic without relying on any elements at the age of seven, while most people in The Divine Realm start at the age of 18. Although the gods and demons have countless days of magic and powerful vitality, every single god and demon is different. The higher your talent, the faster and farther you will go.

The soil just now was imbued with magic, it wasn't just a random stone. Within this range, all other elements cease to exist, only the dark element is jumping around. It's not easy to imbue the stone with earth magic, even though it has no destructive power.

2

"Sir, I have already reported the matter to Duke Qin. However, it seems that the situation is calming down and the danger level has gradually decreased!"

"No problem! Modern city dwellers face a lot of pressure. It's normal for them to occasionally act out of line!" The chubby officer nonchalantly smokes his cigarette.

"But... is S-level still considered normal?"

"In the past, there have been incidents of SS-level outbursts. You're still too young. You'd better forget what you learned at the military academy. Deal with real-life situations with real considerations. Those theories are just fooling all of you newcomers." The chubby officer flicks the cigarette ash, shaking his head.

"But according to the imperial law, S-level is already a crime. As law enforcers, should we just stand by and do nothing?"

"That's enough, kid. I'll give you another chance since you're new here. I have my own way of doing things. Your job is to follow my orders. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can take my position. Then you can call the shots here. But for now, you're just a rookie." The chubby officer clearly isn't happy about being questioned.

"Yes, sir!"

After the person leaves, the chubby officer takes a deep drag on his cigarette, the vague feeling stimulating his brain: "What a joke. If we don't do this, how can we bring chaos to The Human Realm? How can we, the gods, seize the opportunity? Humans? Heh..." The chubby officer gently pats the white wings on his back.

Duke Qin has already brought a few trusted men and rushed here.

3

Magic is slowly seeping away. Two magic formations are deeply etched into my eyes. The memories of what just happened are torn into fragments, intermittent. My mother's tears and expression before she died become the key shackling my heart, sealing away my power. What happened after that is a vague memory. I only know that my hand pierced through my mother's heart. But how it happened and why my mother ended up in front of me, all of it is buried deep within me, in a hidden place that not even I can discover.As the blood-red magic formation formed, I lost consciousness and fell to the hard floor.

At first, Elena was scared, but after watching me for a while without any movement, she approached me cautiously out of curiosity.

Passing by the ruins of the warehouse, she picked up an iron pipe, gripping it tightly in her small hand, ready to resist if I suddenly attacked.

"Elena...hoo...Elena...hoo..." Elena's breathing was heavy, her heart pounding rapidly. In such a situation, whether it was a god or a demon, any child would feel scared!

Elena came to my side and gently touched my waist. I still didn't react, my breath was very weak. Just as Elena wanted to understand more about my condition, the collapsed warehouse suddenly exploded. Dizzy and confused, I saw the crazy little girl lying motionless on the ground, while a little girl with an iron rod stood beside her.

"Are you a member of the divine race?" I looked at Elena with a solemn expression, feeling something about her that made the demon race uncomfortable.

"Yes, what do you want?" Elena raised the iron pipe, watching me warily. She also felt uncomfortable with me.

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I won't do anything to you. Princess Brandt of the Brandt family, I'm not stupid. I know my boundaries. I won't touch anyone who shouldn't be touched, even a strand of their hair. I'm very clear about that." I walked towards Elena step by step, the cracked armor on my body scattered all over the ground. I restored my elegant appearance in a suit. Obviously, I was someone who paid great attention to details.

"Don't come any closer!"

Ignoring Elena's words, I walked straight towards her and suddenly knelt down without any warning. I performed a standard demon race ceremony and said, "Son of the Fist Demon, unintentionally offending the Demon..." Elena only heard this much before suddenly fainting and falling softly into my arms.

"Son of the Fist Demon, unintentionally offending His Majesty, the Demon Dragon, willing to accept death as an apology!"

"Why should you die? Have you harmed me?" The person holding Elena now was none other than me, with my snow-white hair...

"I have limited abilities and couldn't harm Your Majesty!"

"If you haven't harmed me, then you have no guilt. So many years have passed, and you have grown up too."

"Recalling the millions of years ago, I was just a child. In those years, my father brought me to follow Your Majesty. I have long remembered Your Majesty's aura."

"Is your father doing well?"

"Time spares no one, not even a demon. In a few more years, my father will step down from the throne!" Saying this, Yuzhan lowered his head, seemingly lamenting his aging father.

"How is The Demon Realm now?"

"It is divided and each ruling independently!"

"Very well! Internal strife must have happened in my absence. The first one to do it should be that arrogant King Han, right? He has always been willing to be below me."

"Yes, he was indeed the first to start it."

"Yuzhan, are you willing to follow me again, to reunify The Demon Realm continent?"

"I would die ten thousand times for it!"

"Good, I'll give you ten years in The Human Realm to prepare for everything for the war. Come find me in ten years! Remember, my existence must not be revealed to anyone, including your father!"

"I understand!"

Without further thought, Yuzhan spread his black wings and left the place.

I looked at the girl in my arms and felt a sense of familiarity. "Dragon woman, Bernice!"