The Supreme God

"Come on, drink up! Enjoy this wine while you give heed to my tale from the past."

Henrik poured another glass for Austin and the fire source beast, respectively, before pouring one for himself.

With a look of sorrow, he raised his glass and downed every last drop of it. Afterward, he continued narrating his story.

"In those days, I was a talented scholar in the county, and Beth, who was inherently beautiful, looked as lovely as a blossoming flower. Our story was a tale of intellect and beauty.

Nonetheless, all this changed on that fateful day.

A man claiming himself to be a powerful cultivator chanced upon Beth and was instantly smitten by her charm and pretty face. For that reason, he took out a considerable amount of money and went straight to meet her family. Right there and then, he sought consent if he could ask Beth's hand for marriage.

After seeing the pile of cash, her parents were enticed to concur with the proposal. In the end, they reached an agreement for her to marry that man.

However, both Beth and I had shared a strong connection, so she vehemently refused to marry him, even if her life depended on it.

Needless to say, I also tracked down the cultivator, but when I finally confronted him, he beat me black and blue to such an extent that I almost died.

On the night of their marriage ceremony, Beth could no longer carry the heavy burden in her heart. She decided to end her life by hanging herself in the middle of the bedroom.

It infuriated the man, and to his intense anger, he massacred every single member of her family!

The moment this news reached me, I was in a state of shock. I couldn't bring myself to eat or drink for three consecutive days. Wrath and resentment filled my heart! I was so devastated I didn't know what to do.

At this point, from nowhere, the cultivator decided to show up before my eyes and demanded me if I had any intention to retaliate and kill him.

He also added that with my strength alone, I wouldn't stand a chance in avenging Beth's death, so he wanted to give me a free rein. According to his explanation, if I entertained an adequate amount of dark thoughts in my heart, a demon would possess my body. Once I had slain enough innocent civilians, he might then allow me to finish him. Afterward, he would return Beth's remains to me.

I don't know what came over me that I listened and entertained his suggestion. That night, I decided to start my revenge plot in honor of Beth. With the help of this man, I succeeded in becoming a demon.

I slaughtered all living creatures located within a hundred miles from my location, including that man.

After gratifyingly taking that man's life and taking vengeance for Beth's behalf, I glanced around and found a lot of corpses scattered all over the ground with a feeling of regret. But my heart was already full of evil intent and severe affliction by then. I was in a half-demon, half-human state.

Since then, after taking Beth's corpse with me, I had vowed to stay distant from the mortal world.

Until one day, I accidentally ended up in this space full of divine fire. With no other better option for a place to stay, I was determined to make this place my home.

This is the story of my life."

After Henrik finished his accounts of the past, he poured another glass and swigged the wine in big gulps. He was ostensibly engrossed in his past miseries, unable to unshackle his mind from the old days' affliction single-handedly.

'A half-demon, half-human state?'

Even after hearing out Henrik's retelling, both Austin and the fire source beast still had many unanswered questions deep within them.

story they just heard was probably not entirely true, and it wasn't easy

bit too obscure, so how could Austin and the fire source beast possibly believe him

beast race originally reputed this place as their turf. Upon your arrival in this

in their right minds would aggressively intrude on my native

it be the

exactly is your association with the

source beast in

you want to

ignoring the barrage of

'Beth?'

the fire source beast didn't

a statement, Henrik

Boom!

unique crystal coffin

pretty young woman with a sharply

attractive with a closer look, her face like a blooming

my friends. After waiting for so many years, I have finally

Henrik spoke while staring at the girl in the crystal coffin.

Although she looked lifelike, her body showed no signs of life. It was indeed a

ligature marks was noticeable on the girl's neck. It seemed to indicate that she hanged herself

this girl committed suicide

supposed

addressed each other in private

is full of mystery. We can't decipher his every word and deed, including his strength. It's hard to make sense of

any provocations that could irk him

anything else, let's first break into this mountain's Yin World and kill all the

source beast suggested after a

for the invasion of the fire source beast race's

right. Lead

with

stepped out

a deep sigh but didn't try to hold them back

One was

the Yang World, and the illusory portion was referred to

and strength, they

like you're planning to

you go, allow me to remind you that you

living creatures with flesh and blood. Instead, they are a collection

these creatures have prevailing evil thoughts, the ghost

yelled out from