Lyfan was being taken to the chamber where Muzan waited—a room large and built in luxury.Muzan was seated in a chair, wearing his pajamas as though he were about to go to bed.As they approached, the soldiers who had brought Lyfan forced her to her knees. "Bow to you king, you piece of shit."Muzan laughed darkly before shifting his gaze to the man and instructing sharply:"Leave now."The man bowed his head and left immediately.Muzan was now alone with Lyfan. He approached her gently while she remained on the ground and held her chin softly. "I know what you’re thinking right now. You’re thinking of escaping, and you’ve tried."Muzan laughed sarcastically before continuing:"Let me give you a spoiler: this entire villa is fused with barriers that cancel any cultivator’s energy within certain parameters. Even your abilities won’t work here."Lyfan slapped Muzan’s hands away from her cheek. "You bastard! Get your filthy hands off me. You’ve committed treason—an offense that means dea

Thomas, even with the consistent failure he kept facing with the wall prevailing against all his attacks, he kept on striking eagerly at the barrier wall."You fucking... damn ass shield, break... break!"Thomas’s hands were already sore, but he hammered at it relentlessly.Soon he was tired. He fell to his knees, and tears began streaming down his face.And just then, his hand began to glow, fusing with the intense rage intensifying inside him. When he stood, he felt all his strength channeled into his fist, and with one punch, Thomas shattered the barrier wall.A burst of eruption cut through the air as the barrier broke. Shattered crimson glass falls down.“---”Muzan had Lyfan tied on both ends of the bed, her legs spread. She struggled desperately to free herself, but she couldn’t. Muzan's strength was overwhelming—so powerful she couldn’t comprehend where it came from."Please... please, don't do this to me, please..." she begged, tears streaming down her face.Muzan chuckled da

The clouds darkened, a spark of lightning erupted, and it felt like it was going to strike down—but it was something else, something far greater.What happened next was snow dripping—not ordinary snow, but something entirely different. It looked reddish in color, which it shouldn’t have, like white snow stained in a pool of blood.Tension spread through the town. Those who were asleep woke up and came out, trying to see what was happening. Even with the armies trying to force them back into their houses, the citizens wouldn’t listen.This wasn’t because of curiosity, but because they were terrified.A child stood there, blood-red snow falling on his face as he stared at the glowing lightning spreading across the sky.He wasn’t scared—he was stunned. Just then, a desperate woman’s voice called out his name:“Shinda! Where are you?”The woman hadn’t yet seen the boy. He was some distance away, and the entire vicinity was filled with people emerging from their homes, staring at the wonde

Reaching where the army was, he folded his arms across his chest and asked sharply, “What is the problem?”“Sir, the invasion has begun, and Lord Muzan wants you right by his side.”Lucas glanced at Fiona over his shoulder before turning his gaze back to the soldier. “What about her? Are we going to leave her here to die?”“Sir, for now, I don’t know. Lord Muzan didn’t mention anything about her. I guess that’s her fate now.”Lucas sighed. “Very well. I just pray the vultures get the job done earlier and quickly, so she won’t have to suffer more.”Lucas’s words were so heartless. He didn’t care if that was the fate fixed for Fiona to face.All he wanted was to be loyal to Muzan so he could accomplish his wish of bringing his wife back to life.Muzan had told him that immediately he took over the city—once the throne was his—he would give him a position by his side and also bring his wife back to life.“Very well, let’s get the hell out of here. I’m already feeling dehydrated under thi

Fiona was so excited when she confirmed it was truly the stone. The very next second, she heard Lyfan’s voice just an inch from her ear, making her flinch:“Did you confirm it’s the stone?”“Please stop scaring me…” Fiona sighed, then breathed softly.She held the stone, spinning it slowly in her hand as she tried to figure out a way to make use of it.She had once seen how the soldier had done it—how he opened the teleportation hole. If only she could do the same thing, then she could open the hole as well.“All I have to do is mimic exactly what he did…”Fiona recalled the soldier placing his hand on his chest, and the next thing, the swirling hole engulfed the space in front of him.The trick was total concentration. Once the stone was touched, all one had to do was focus on exactly where they wanted to teleport to, and the swirling, flaming hole would appear.Fiona knew the history of the stone. If she tapped into its power, her cultivation energy core would be utterly damaged.“I