Impossible, absolutely impossible...
Lynn, not believing in evil, reached out again to grab the old companion, the Saint Emperor's Sword, from the ground, but the intense burning sensation almost made him squeal like a pig.
After all, he wasn't the kind of unparalleled strong character who climbed up through hard cultivation and had an extremely tenacious character. He was just an unusual player, the first warrior who leveled up through fighting monsters, doing tasks, and farming dungeons.
So he didn't possess any of the admirable qualities of true strong individuals. If he was mocked, he'd get angry; if he suffered a great loss, he'd curse, and if he was really burned badly, naturally, he'd howl.
"What the heck is going on? How did I become a demon? I didn't even have a fire deviation..."
Lynn muttered in confusion to himself, rubbing his red hands.
Initially, just accepting the fact that he had traveled through dimensions was already testing his mindset, and now there was this unexpected situation of seemingly turning into a demon. It must be said that after ten years of playing Miracle World, today is the day he is most bewildered.
Just when Lynn was scratching his head in confusion, a pair of bunny ears suddenly appeared over the high courtyard wall of his house, followed by a round head inside a hood.
"Big brother from the neighbor's house, what are you playing with?"
The head poking over the wall had a face full of curiosity, especially when the little girl saw that Lynn had laid out a bunch of gear in the courtyard, her eyes turned into stars.
"The weather is nice today, so I'm airing out my gear..."
Though he wasn't familiar with the little girl from the neighbor's house, her adorable bunny ear hood reminded Lynn of Little Youli, with whom he had just parted. Even though he was troubled, he kindly exchanged a word with the little one.
"Didn't I tell you not to climb walls!? It's very impolite! Get down now!"
At this moment, an anxious voice sounded from the other side of the courtyard wall. It sounded like a young woman, and Lynn guessed it might be this little girl, about the same age as Little Youli, who was the mother or sister.
"But, that brother's scent is like that of my cousin, so I just followed the scent and climbed up..."
The little girl atop the wall defended herself, saying she wasn't climbing for fun but was following a scent to find her "cousin."
"The same scent as mine... Who's there!"
The voice of the previous woman sounded again. Without the anxious tone, her voice had a hint of sultriness, but to Lynn, this sultriness felt like an act, a deliberate affectation.
Soon after, Lynn saw another head appear on his wall. But unlike the bunny-eared little girl, this woman, as soon as she reached the top of the wall, had a quick glance from Lynn, which made her suddenly tumble off the wall, landing right in the weed thicket in Lynn's yard.
The weeds were taller than her, completely covering her. The little girl on the wall was so startled by this scene that she let out a "yay" and lost her balance, falling off on the other side of the wall.
"Splat!"
"Cousin, wait for me! I'll go get grandma to save you!"
With a series of childish cries growing distant, the little girl went running to find an adult for help.
After the little girl truly ran far away, the woman who fell into the thicket of weeds leapt out like the wind, rushing to stand before Lynn, and without a word, she fell to one knee.
"Greetings, Demon Emperor! You have finally appeared..."
Lynn: "..."
He was right on the money with his guess. Lynn was left speechless by the woman's words. Although he had suspected he might have ties with the Demon Race, he didn't expect the connection to be this significant.
Demon Emperor? Wasn't I supposed to be the Human Race Saint Emperor!
Though both are emperors, the difference is a worlds apart. One is a world destroyer; the other is a world-saving hero. How could these two mix into one person?
"You've got the wrong person... oh, the wrong demon. The Demon Emperor you mentioned was slain by me. I am your sworn enemy, the legendary World-saving Hero..."
Lynn had fought against demons for a full decade in Miracle World. Even if his identity was truly compromised, he could never self-identify as a demon, let alone acknowledge himself as the Demon Emperor of all.
"This subordinate has not mistaken the person. Whoever slays the Demon Emperor becomes the new Demon Emperor. This has been the rule in the Demon Realm for ten thousand years, from the Seven Great Demon Kings to the demon soldiers and beasts; none dare to defy it."
The woman kneeling on the ground had returned to her true appearance. Lynn looked at her, a typical Abyssal Demon. Though she had the face of a human beauty and the body of a devil, her expression was fierce and cruel. Atop her head were curved horns that gleamed with cold light, with a devil's tail hanging low behind her, which looked like a sharp blade, foretelling great destruction.
But Lynn had long grown tired of this demon form. The number of Abyssal Demons he had killed was at least eight hundred thousand if not a million. Whether they had a macho form or a beautiful exterior, he treated them all the same and never showed mercy.
This demon spy infiltrating into Celestial Destiny City didn't seem like any formidable character. Lynn reckoned she wasn't above level 250, making her an ordinary elite monster he could poke to death with a finger.
"Why should I, the esteemed Human Race Saint Emperor, obey the rules of your Demon Realm? My status in the Continent Alliance is extremely high; why would I want to be your instantly slain Demon Emperor?"
When Lynn said this, he was full of mockery. He had already decided that later he would get rid of this demon traitor. Turning her in was out of the question since it would be troublesome if she made a fuss. Having watched numerous TV dramas, he knew full well that only dead confidants are the best confidants.
"Are you truly high and mighty in the Continent Alliance? Look at the house you live in now. If you come to the Demon Realm, billions of demons will bow at your feet, thousands of demon beauties for you to enjoy, and there's an endless treasure to aid your ascension to become a Demon God. It's only a matter of time..."
To say that demons and devils are two sides of the same coin — their natural charm for corruption was unrivaled. But to Lynn, power and wealth were insignificant, and trying to tempt him with such things was simply a joke!
But... thousands of demon beauties... Oh dear, it's a higher-class village welfare than distributing gold bars, the village is distributing enchanting demons!
Beauty isn't the key thing; Lynn wasn't lacking in that, but if there were thousands of them...
Doesn't the Demon Race practice monogamy?
No, wait, even if they did, it wouldn't trouble me — I'm the Demon Emperor...
After being the celibate Human Race Saint Emperor for three years, Lynn suddenly didn't really want to kill the demon spy in front of him...