Chapter 68: Golden Serpent Demon King x Fierce Beast Qiongqi 02

The sky was dark, as if all light had been extinguished.

The snake demon youth on the ground suppressed the twitching of his serpent tail, his blood-stained fingers slightly raised.

From this moment on, he was Su Yang.

He would eventually leave this desolate land and make Zi Ni, the princess, and that green ox demon pay with their blood for what they had done.

System 729 cautiously asked: [Host, would you like to take a rejuvenation pill?]

Su Yang shook the sand off his hand. “Sure, give it to me.”

System 729 exchanged some points for a rejuvenation pill and transmitted it into Su Yang’s hand. It watched as its host consumed the pill, then remained vigilant of the surroundings.

[Host, you need to find a place to settle quickly. Otherwise, if other fallen immortals or demons discover you, they’ll surely treat you as prey.]

This desolate land was a special prison for both immortals and demons. Those who committed grave sins were exiled here, left to kill each other.

Countless immortals and demons were imprisoned here, all guilty of heinous crimes.

Here, it was survival of the fittest.

After taking the rejuvenation pill, the injuries throughout Su Yang’s body slowly healed. However, no amount of spiritual pills could restore the demon core he had lost.

Unless he reclaimed his original demon core or cultivated a new one, he would remain incomplete.

He propped himself up, his golden serpent tail transforming into human legs as he slowly rose from the sand.

“Pah!” Su Yang spat out the blood in his mouth, the red stain on his lips adding a fragile allure to his already otherworldly appearance.

He stumbled toward the northwest.

He sensed that there were fewer beings in that direction, allowing him a brief respite.

System 729: [Host, your mission is to leave this desolate land, ascend to the throne of the Demon King, and lead the demon race to break free from the Emperor of Heaven’s oppression.]

As he walked, Su Yang asked, “Tell me, what was the original ending of the story?”

He had only absorbed the memories of the original host, spanning over four hundred years, but hadn’t delved into the actual plot.

The original host’s memories were sparse. For the first two hundred years, he hadn’t even hatched from his shell. The next two hundred years were spent being bullied by various immortals.

Every act of resistance only invited harsher abuse, so he eventually stopped fighting back, enduring daily humiliation and torment.

The original host was naive. When bullied, he would hide alone to lick his wounds, even foolishly believing in Zi Ni, the princess who treated him like a lapdog.

So much so that he was tricked into taking the blame for her crimes, had his demon core brutally ripped out by her, and was exiled to this barren wasteland.

What stuck with him the most was her words: “You only lost a demon core, but I almost lost my love and my beloved!”

That line was utterly nauseating!

System 729: [In the original plot, after Zi Ni threw you into the desolate land, she married Ling Mo. She, the princess of the immortal realm, and he, the crown prince of the demon realm—a match made in heaven, so to speak.]

[After their marriage, Ling Mo, under Zi Ni’s protection, began devouring humans and finding scapegoats to take the blame for his crimes…]

[Thousands of years passed like this, and the human realm descended into chaos. Humans stopped believing in immortals, grew to hate demons, and even began revolting against both races.]

[But they were too weak. In the end, countless humans perished in the war, and the human race was wiped out before the conflict ceased.]

[This world was completely destroyed.]

The immortal, demon, and human realms were meant to coexist in peace. But the moment the immortal realm sought to dominate all three, everything went wrong. The demon race became a vassal of the immortals, and the puppet Demon King indulged his son, allowing Ling Mo to become a man-eating scourge.

The immortal realm turned a blind eye, and Princess Zi Ni did everything to protect Ling Mo.

Even when some demons tried to overthrow the Demon King and restore the order that existed during the reign of the Golden Serpent Demon King, they failed. They couldn’t overcome the protagonists’ plot armor, nor could they change the demon race’s fate.

They could only watch as the Green Ox Demon King and that despicable couple wreaked havoc, turning the demon race into a hated, infamous group.

The immortal realm continued to shield Ling Mo and Zi Ni, even aiding and abetting their crimes.

Their actions eventually provoked the human race’s rebellion, leading to the world’s destruction.

One wrong step, and every step after followed suit.

Su Yang took a deep breath and murmured, “During the reign of the Golden Serpent Demon King, the demon race lived in peace with the immortal and human realms, each keeping to their own territory.”

“But fate is fickle, and everything was ruined.”

The once peaceful coexistence of the three realms was shattered the moment the immortal realm turned against the demons. And then, the collusion between immortals and demons only made things worse.

What had the original host’s family done to deserve this? What had the countless humans done to deserve their fate?

The Emperor of Heaven, for his own selfish gains, had the Golden Serpent Demon King killed, installed the morally bankrupt Green Ox Demon King, allowed his youngest daughter to marry the demon crown prince, and turned a blind eye to Ling Mo’s man-eating spree.

He was truly the root of all evil and deserved to die!

“The Emperor of Heaven’s family, the Green Ox Demon King’s family, and the reckless immortals and demons… they will all pay for their actions.”

“This time, I’ll take matters into my own hands!”

System 729 was surprised: [Host! Didn’t you always say to try to persuade with reason and avoid resorting to violence?]

Su Yang wiped the blood from the corner of his eye, his expression chillingly cold.

“I truly don’t wish to take lives lightly. As a deer demon who once rose to immortality, I understand the value of life more than most.”

“That’s why, unless absolutely necessary, I’ve always preferred to teach and reform rather than kill. But this world has its share of irredeemable evils.”

“When faced with such hopeless individuals, I’ll use the most direct method to deal with them.”

He had no intention of wasting time and energy on such vile people. He wouldn’t waste his breath on them, nor would he bother trying to reason with them.

Why should Zi Ni and Ling Mo’s love story cost so many lives? Su Yang, the countless humans devoured by Ling Mo, and the innocent demons who took the blame for him—all had suffered for their selfishness.

“No matter what role I play in this mission world, I’ll stay true to the original host’s character as much as possible.”

“But there are always exceptions.”

The youth’s delicate face was filled with a fierce determination, making his beautiful features seem tainted by an unspoken malevolence.

“In this life, I’ll play the role of the villain and see if the protagonists are truly superior or if I, the antagonist, will outmaneuver them.”

As a snake demon, Su Yang had been humiliated, bullied, and mocked by immortals, then used as a scapegoat by Zi Ni, who ripped out his demon core and cast him into this desolate land. His descent into darkness was inevitable, and his quest for vengeance was justified.

His parents had been killed by the Emperor of Heaven, and the blood feud between them was one that would eventually be settled.

[Ah…]

System 729 watched as Su Yang steadily made his way northwest, letting out a heavy sigh in its heart.

Its host was clearly consumed by genuine anger, perhaps because the protagonists of this world were too cruel, or perhaps because the host had deeply empathized with the original host.

The host had once been the young master of the deer clan, and the original host should have been the crown prince of the demon realm. It was this identity that made the host so furious.

The protagonists of this world were in for a world of trouble!

Its host had always preferred a slow, methodical approach, avoiding outright violence. But this time was an exception.