Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

  “Shadow Devil” was a famous legendary monster. Many years in the past, he had always chosen the northwest part of the Main Plane in which to appear. Green Fog Forest in the southern part of the Ashes Woods was his main base of operations, from which he would occasionally go out to raid and stir up havoc.

  This guy mainly did two things: One was raiding villages, killing the residents and turning them into his own shadow soldiers; the other was receiving sacrifices from those followers of evil and granting them poisonous weapons filled with shadow magic.

  It went without saying that all of these were bad things.

  As for any good things he did…… Sorry, but even the most erudite scholar wouldn’t be able to think of anything good.

  So sticking it with the title of “devil” might have been exaggerating its strength just a bit, but in respect to how evil it was, the name really did fit it perfectly. It didn’t paint a false picture at all.

  The masses had sharp eyes; it might have been given a wrong name, but its nickname was an accurate one.

  On the other hand, Shadow Devil hadn’t actually caused any trouble in the human realm these past few decades. Regardless of the people it had once hurt, the people swearing eternal vengeance, or the people who’d borrowed its strength before and hoped to get some benefits out of finding him again—none had been able to meet him.

  This was only natural because back when it made the suicidal decision of bothering Sui Xiong, Sui Xiong hit him with a “Tathagata God Hand” and left him half-dead. Having basically lost the ability to move, Shadow Devil had been staying in this abandoned palace ever since, unable to go anywhere at all.

  “Half-dead” wasn’t a metaphor or an exaggeration; it was a real, honest fact. Sui Xiong’s single, open-handed strike had been imbued with powerful life energy. It was enough to make a dead soul like Shadow Devil have a little bit of life of his own, thus becoming literally half-dead and half-alive.

  Life energy was a good thing, and it allowed most living creatures to live long, healthy lives, as well as allow the mournful spirits of the dead to move on. But for a thoroughly terrible, absolutely evil undead magic beast like Shadow Devil, it was a powerful poison. Just look at how he had barely moved an inch decades after getting hit with that one strike. He basically used all the strength he had to dispel the life energy from his body.

  Sui Xiong was a generous person, or at least that’s how he viewed himself. He believed that being alone was a scary thing, so he’d personally found Shadow Devil a companion—the most annoying chatterbox in the world, one of the great monsters of the Ashes Woods almost as famous as Shadow Devil himself, the Death Knight, Greg.

  Greg really was a good guy. Although he was quite formidable, he never abused his power. He was always pondering on things like “who am I,””where did I come from,””what is my purpose,” and other similarly profound questions. He also loved to discuss these questions with every intelligent creature it came across, and he never tired no matter how long the discussion went on.

  Sui Xiong had chatted with him for a few days and nights, and Greg hadn’t shown a single sign of exhaustion or boredom. So Sui Xiong had especially sent him to keep Shadow Devil company, believing the two would certainly be happy with the arrangement.

  Yes, at least Greg was definitely happy because the minute Sui Xiong let out that roar, he caught sight of Greg’s figure.

  This undead knight dressed in armor and carrying his own head was currently sitting on the floor right in front of the palace entrance. He was idly chatting with a monstrous half-black, half-white creature. Or maybe it wasn’t idle chatting; a “serious discussion” would be more appropriate.

  They’d already been talking for many years. If Sui Xiong hadn’t come and interrupted them, they might have even continued until the end of time.

  To be honest, Sui Xiong felt this wasn’t too bad of an ending for Shadow Devil and Death Knight, but when all was said and done, there were still a few things that needed proper settling.

  Years ago Shadow Devil had taken advantage of his being gone to attack the Church of the Void Mask, killing many believers, including Satan. Sui Xiong never forgot this incident, and all this time had wanted to give a well-deserved punishment for it.

  The way he saw it, the most fitting punishment would be for its original victim to personally put an end to it!

  His original plan had been to wait for Satan to enter the Legendary Realm, then come to harvest the half-dead Shadow Devil. But Satan felt that pursuing greater heights was more important than seeking revenge, so the whole affair was delayed.

  Now Satan had pretty much reached the highest level he could go, so it was about time to settle this grievance once and for all.

  Having roared out in lieu of a greeting, Sui Xiong slowly headed forward with Satan, who now understood what was going on. The two walked at an unhurried pace towards Shadow Devil and the Death Knight.

  Upon seeing them appear, vivid horror showed itself on Shadow Devil’s thin, haggard face.

  He had been stuck with the Death Knight these past few years, listening to him ask his damned “who am I’s” and the like, practically dying of irritation. More than once Shadow Devil had even thought to himself, “I might as well just f*cking die.” But now that he was staring death in the face, he suddenly realized that he wanted to live after all. Even if he had to keep being stuck with that horrible bastard Greg, that was still better than actually dying!

  As he watched Sui Xiong and Satan walking slowly towards them, Greg got up to greet them.

  “Who am I?” asked the headless knight.

  Sui Xiong didn’t answer. He waved a tentacle, and a ball of cold air appeared from nowhere, enveloping Greg and instantly turning him into a rock-hard block of ice.

  This wouldn’t cause any real damage to Greg; the move was just meant to make him quiet and keep him from getting in the way.

  They were doing serious business right now, so Sui Xiong didn’t have time to chat with.

  Satan naturally recognized Shadow Devil. Looking at the half-black, half-white figure slowly backing away from him, he couldn’t help but laugh.

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  “I remember you,” he said. “You killed me once, back then.”

  Shadow Devil let out a low shriek of fear. He wanted to say something, but all these years stuck listening to Greg had caused great damage to its intellect, especially his ability to speak. At this moment, all he could manage were indistinct, meaningless roars.

  “You certainly cut quite the tragic figure,” Satan calmly said. “Back then, I’d always considered myself an intelligent man, one who could avoid any danger simply relying on my own knowledge. But once I was killed in that surprise attack, I realized that simply having knowledge wasn’t enough and that great strength was truly more important…… So I should actually be thanking you.”

  The calmer he was, the more nervous Shadow Devil became.

  This magic beast had lived a few thousand years and had met all kinds of different people. He naturally understood that someone being able to stay calm at a time like this would also have a will so resolute that they wouldn’t waver even if the earth split open beneath their feet.

  “In the past, I’d thought more than once about what I’d do to you once I reached the Legendary Realm, how I’d get my revenge, how I’d annihilate you, even how to mock and revile you before giving the final blow…… It wasn’t until later that I realized there was no point to any of that,” Satan said. “The only reason I’d been so fixated on getting my revenge was simply because I was weak. Once I became sufficiently powerful, you were no longer worth my attention.”

  He smiled as he continued saying, “You might not believe this, but these past ten-or-so years, not once did I think of seeking you out for revenge. I’ve been busy every day, pondering on how to become stronger, thinking over how to pursue higher realms, considering methods to promote my magical levels…… I really have been very busy. If His Majesty hadn’t brought me here, I might have even forgotten you entirely.”

  Shadow Devil wailed aloud; he sincerely wished that Satan would forget it.

  Although his injuries had yet to heal and his strength had been reduced, Shadow Devil’s vision hadn’t gotten any worse. Satan wasn’t hiding his strength right now either, so his Legendary Peak realm could be seen at a glance.

  Faced with an opponent like this, Shadow Devil would have retreated even if it was at full strength, not even stopping to hope that it had a chance of winning—or to put it another way, being able to manage a smooth escape could be considered a victory in itself.

  As it was right now, both injured and unable to move, the only future it could see for itself was certain death.

  Satan laughed again, shook his head, and began to recite an incantation.

  Colorful rays of light rose up from his palm, turning into something like a rainbow, then twisting and condensing before finally becoming a multi-colored light ball.

  This light ball looked quite pretty, but even Sui Xiong, standing a good distance away, could clearly sense that it contained terrifying power.

  Without a doubt, this was an incredibly powerful legendary spell.

  Shadow Devil cried out in despair as it attempted to make its escape, but it had barely taken a few steps before the light ball flew from Satan’s hand, chasing after it faster than a lightning strike, and hit.

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