In a daze, Long Xuanye thought of his mother in this life, Bai Yue.
Had she ever done this for him?
It seemed…
No.
He and Long Haochen were twins.
Their mother had given birth to two children at once.
It had already been difficult for her.
From the day they were born, she had to take care of two crying babies at the same time.
Every day, she was so busy that her feet barely touched the ground.
As for him, he carried the soul of an adult inside.
He never cried or made trouble.
He acted unusually obedient and sensible.
He even took the initiative to help his mother look after his younger brother, Long Haochen.
So when night came and it was time to sleep, their mother’s embrace and lullabies seemed to belong only to the younger brother who needed more comfort.
He had never experienced it.
Long Xuanye shamefully admitted in his heart that being coaxed so gently by a little girl actually made him feel extremely safe and comfortable.
It was a sense of belonging he had never felt before.
The feeling of being completely treasured.
In the end, all thoughts sank into boundless darkness.
Outside the cave.
The light and dark elements stirred by Long Xuanye’s awakening still had not fully calmed.
The interweaving radiance of brilliance and shadow hung in the night sky like a dazzling aurora for a long time.
The heavenly phenomenon did not vanish with Long Xuanye’s sleep.
It crossed mountains and forests, directly covering the sky above nearby Odin Town.
The night was deep.
The town should have been silent.
But now, lights burned everywhere.
The voices of people filled the streets.
Countless townsfolk walked out of their houses and looked up at the sky.
Their faces were full of shock and confusion.
The night sky seemed to have been torn open.
One half was a pure sea of light, holy radiance shining down on the earth and driving away all darkness.
But deep within that light, there was also a nearly unnoticeable spot of darkness.
Deep.
Silent.
Profound.
“Heavens!
What is that?
A miracle?”
“Light and darkness woven together… I’ve never heard of such a phenomenon!”
Among the crowd, several young men wearing standard knight armor looked at each other.
Their expressions were excited.
“Could it be that some heavenly genius awakened spiritual power in Odin Town?”
“Quick!
Report this to the Temple Deacon!
Such a phenomenon cannot be ordinary!”
At the same time.
Within the Sacred Light Valley under the Knight Temple’s jurisdiction.
Long Xingyu stood in the center of the valley, holding a Sacred Light Crystal that emitted a warm glow.
He looked at Long Haochen, who stood straight before him.
A satisfied look appeared on his face.
Long Haochen’s small hands nervously gripped the corners of his clothes.
After hesitating for a moment, he still could not help raising his head and asking,
“Dad, after I awaken… can we find Big Brother?”
These past few days, he had asked many times about Long Xuanye’s whereabouts.
But every time, the answer he received was vague.
The moment those words fell, the gentle smile on Long Xingyu’s face faded slightly.
A cold, sinister light flashed deep in his eyes.
He raised his hand and rubbed Long Haochen’s soft hair.
But his tone turned cold.
“Where your brother went is not something you should ask about right now.”
“Only after you awaken your Internal Spiritual Power and become strong enough will you be qualified to know more.”
He sneered in his heart.
That boy had probably become food for magical beasts long ago.
Not even bone fragments should remain.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Long Haochen’s clear eyes.
Still, he obediently closed them.
As Long Xingyu slowly pressed the Sacred Light Crystal into the space between his brows, the light elements inside the valley erupted violently.
A dazzling golden pillar of light shot into the sky.
Pure light elements, without the slightest impurity, crazily gathered toward Long Haochen’s body.
Within the radiance, halos of light condensed and turned into countless light feathers that drifted down from the sky.
Under the falling feathers, Long Xingyu stared at the golden pillar piercing heaven and earth.
Feeling the pure spiritual power contained within it, his entire body trembled with excitement.
“Good!
Good!
Excellent!”
He clenched his fists.
His knuckles turned pale from too much force.
Such talent!
His future was limitless!
He might even have the potential to become a God-Seal Knight.
Demon God Emperor, you would never imagine that the sharpest blade humanity will one day stab into you would come from your own bloodline!
Long Xingyu was wildly excited.
But before the smile on his lips could fully bloom—
Boom!!!
A wave of energy several times more terrifying than the one in Sacred Light Valley suddenly erupted from the distant horizon.
A terrifying pillar of light, at least three times thicker than Long Haochen’s, rose into the sky with endless force.
That extreme light seemed ready to burn a hole through the dark night.
The brilliant golden light in Sacred Light Valley instantly dimmed before this newly born pillar.
Like fireflies beneath the bright moon.
The joy on Long Xingyu’s face froze.
He suddenly raised his head and looked toward the direction of the pillar.
That was the direction of Odin Town!
He cried out in shock.
A faint tremor hid in his voice.
This spiritual power fluctuation…
It was clearly also the aura of Innate Internal Spiritual Power awakening!
But…
How could its strength be so terrifying?!
At first, he thought the human race had produced another peerless genius.
But when he thought of the words “Odin Town,” a dark cloud of unease quietly appeared deep in his heart.
An absurd thought rose uncontrollably from the deepest part of his mind.
Could it be…
Long Xuanye?
“Impossible!”
Long Xingyu immediately crushed that thought.
That vile spawn should have been torn to pieces by the magical beasts in the mountains long ago!
After calming himself, he looked at Long Haochen, who was still receiving the baptism inside the pillar of light.
A trace of regret flashed in his eyes.
Had he known Haochen’s talent was this high…
He should have left that vile spawn Xuanye alive.
Even if that boy relied on the Demon God Emperor’s bloodline and possessed high Innate Internal Spiritual Power, there was no way he could compare to Haochen’s physique as the Child of Light!
Father and son killing each other…
How could that compare to brothers with the same bloodline slaughtering each other?
A pity.
Truly a pity!
The corners of Long Xingyu’s mouth slowly split into a sick smile.
The smile on his face grew stronger and stronger.
Mad.
Twisted.
Child of Light?
Hope of humanity’s future?
No.
This was only the most perfect tool for him, Long Xingyu, to take revenge.
He painstakingly cultivated him and poured his effort into him not for humanity’s righteousness.
It was only so that one day, this sharpest sword would personally pierce the Demon God Emperor.
So he would pay the most painful price for stealing away the woman I loved!
Fengxiu, the humiliation you brought me…
I will make your son return it a hundredfold, a thousandfold, with his own hands!
As for this vile spawn…
Long Xingyu glanced at Long Haochen.
His eyes became complicated.
The best outcome would be for him and that father of his to die together.
…
On the wasteland outside Odin Town, demonic energy filled the air.
A group of low-level Dual-Bladed Demons were pointing at the pillar of light in the sky that had yet to fully fade.
They let out piercing shrieks and chaotic howls.
“Quiet!”