The Demon Star’s tone was very calm, but the words it spoke were utterly shocking.
Destroy this world? It must be insane. Its previous host must have been a lunatic.
“Get lost, you mad thing.” Lan Ling roared.
He had always been clear about love and hate since childhood, kind and just. He had planned to kill that rich second-generation heir because the man deserved to die. Now someone was telling him that his mission in coming to this world was to destroy it. It would be strange if Lan Ling did not spit blood in its face.
The Demon Star did not retort. It remained quietly silent.
After a moment, Lan Ling asked, “Can you help me return to Earth? My sister really needs me.”
The Demon Star replied, “I do not know.”
Lan Ling said, “What do you mean you don’t know? It’s either yes or no.”
The Demon Star said, “I have only one instinct, and that is to devour all energy. I can make you become extremely, extremely powerful.”
“You’ll make me powerful? How exactly?” Lan Ling asked.
The Demon Star replied, “As long as you kill a person, I can devour his energy and turn it into your power. The more you kill, the more I devour, and the stronger you become.”
Lan Ling shuddered violently. Although the Demon Star’s tone was calm, he could hear the utterly evil implication behind it.
What kind of thing devours energy directly? A black hole devours everything.
And in the novels he had read, such as The Smiling Proud Wanderer, Ren Woxing had an extremely evil technique called the Star-Absorbing Great Law that directly devoured other people’s inner energy.
But this Demon Star in front of him wanted him to kill someone outright and then devour their energy. That was a hundred times more evil than the Star-Absorbing Great Law.
“I don’t need it. I only want to return to my sister’s side.” Lan Ling said, “I don’t want to be your host. Get away from me right now.”
“You will need it soon.” The Demon Star said, “My energy is already very weak, so I must enter slumber first. Farewell.”
Then the light extinguished, and the entire dream plunged into complete darkness.
…
Soon, Lan Ling woke up and began recalling that bizarre dream. For a moment, he could not tell whether it had been real or just a dream. He could not help shouting in his heart, “Demon Star, Demon Star, come out quickly.”
But there was no response at all. Was it really just a dream?
After waking up, Lan Ling could no longer sleep. His mind gradually calmed down.
He had disappeared. What would happen to his sister on Earth? Her face had already been disfigured. She was already terrified of contact with anyone. He was her only family. Without him, how could she go on living?
Thinking of this, Lan Ling’s heart twisted with excruciating pain.
No, I cannot remain broken like this. I have to pull myself together.
I have to go back. I have to find any way possible to return. I already swore to the meteor shower that I would take care of you and protect you for the rest of my life.
Even though I have now transmigrated to another world, I must still keep my promise. Although I do not know how to return, no matter what, I have to find a way back. I have to take care of you for the rest of my life.
Lan Ling knelt on the ground, facing the moons in the sky, and said word by word, “Sister, I swear to these twin moons. No matter what method I must use, I will return to your side. I will take care of you for the rest of my life. If I break this vow, may I be destroyed by heaven and earth.”
After making the oath, Lan Ling stood up. He decided to leave the deep mountains, enter human society in this world, search for the reason behind his transmigration, and find the path back to his sister’s side.
At the same time, on the top floor of the Divine Dragon Sanctuary in the Flame Empire.
The dome of the sanctuary was like the night sky, studded with countless gemstones that resembled real stars.
At that moment, one of the stars suddenly blazed with golden light, then fell from the dome, transforming into a streak of eerie flame.
Instantly, the High Priest who had been meditating opened his eyes wide. His expression changed drastically as he cried out, “This is bad. The Demon Star has appeared. A great calamity is coming.”
Then he rushed out of the meditation chamber and shouted hoarsely outside, “Eighteen Holy Envoys, take the Sanctuary Army immediately and search the southeastern part of the Central Continent for any suspicious persons. This individual does not belong to this world. If found, kill on sight.”
“Yes!” In an instant, more than a dozen shadows shot out from the sanctuary.
The High Priest gazed at the countless living beings outside and trembled as he said, “The Demon Star has descended. The end of days is upon us. I only hope this prophecy is not true!”
…
Lan Ling walked in the mountains for several days and nights, yet he still could not leave the vast range.
When hungry, he ate wild fruits that looked relatively safe. When thirsty, he drank from mountain streams.
During these days, he discovered something strange. His body had undergone a huge change.
Originally, although his body had not been weak, it certainly had not been very strong either. But after transmigrating to this world, there seemed to be a very mysterious and powerful force deep inside him.
Whenever he walked dozens of miles and felt utterly exhausted, a surge of energy would rush out from the depths of his heart and flow into his limbs. Instantly, all fatigue vanished completely, and he would be filled with strength once more. Even if he went a long time without eating, he did not feel extremely weak.
Moreover, this energy was extremely mysterious. Whenever he tried to sense it or locate it, he found it completely traceless.
Now, Lan Ling was certain that it had not been a dream. It was real. There really was an extremely evil Demon Star inside his body.
Instantly, Lan Ling shuddered again. He called out to it once more, but it never responded.
However, even with the Demon Star’s energy inside him, he was now almost completely exhausted. No matter how far he walked, endless forest and mountains still stretched ahead. Lan Ling was truly on the verge of madness. It felt as though he had been thrown into prehistoric times, with the entire world containing only him.
Ten days, half a month, twenty days…
Lan Ling really began to suspect that he had transmigrated into a world with no people, because he could not see any houses or any trace of human existence.
He kept walking, walking, walking…
Lan Ling had already turned into a wild man. His hair and beard had grown long, and his clothes had been reduced to rags.
He did not know how long he had walked. One day, Lan Ling emerged from a dense forest, and suddenly the view opened up. Not far below the mountain, a wide road stretched across the land from east to west.
Instantly, Lan Ling was overjoyed. He had finally left the mountains. Finally left the mountains. And a road meant people. It meant human society existed.
The utterly exhausted Lan Ling suddenly felt endless strength surge through him. He rushed desperately towards that road.
…
About two hours later, Lan Ling finally descended the mountain and reached the road. There were even carriage tracks on it, so he followed the road eastward.
As he walked, he kept his ears pricked. If anyone passed by, he would immediately shout for help.
After walking for about half an hour, his ears suddenly twitched. Behind him came the sound of intense hoofbeats.
He quickly turned around and saw, several hundred metres back, a group of riders galloping towards him at high speed.
More than a hundred fully armoured knights guarded a carriage. Dust rolled behind them as they thundered forward. These people were dressed in fine clothes and rode spirited horses. One look was enough to know they were either rich or noble.
Lan Ling quickly waved both hands and shouted loudly.
“My lord, there is a barbarian blocking the road ahead and shouting.” One knight approached the carriage and reported respectfully.
Lan Ling had stayed in the deep mountains for more than two months. His clothes had completely torn apart, his face was covered in wild beard, and his hair was dishevelled. He truly looked like a savage.
“Charge through and crush him.” A cold, sinister young voice came from inside the carriage. “All these barbaric wild men deserve to die.”
Then the entire group charged straight towards Lan Ling, intending to trample him to death. Their speed was extremely fast.
Lan Ling realised that the fine horses in this world were much taller and more majestic than those on Earth, and their speed was also considerably faster. In the blink of an eye, they were almost upon him.
These warhorses were all clad in armour and stood more than two metres tall. If he were hit, he would either die or be crippled. How could these people be so cruel? To actually want to run over and kill someone just for blocking the road?
Lan Ling quickly dodged to the side and avoided the charge of the warhorses.
“He dares to dodge? Whip him to death.” The young noble inside the carriage said cruelly.
“Yes.” Immediately, one warrior drew his whip and lashed it fiercely towards Lan Ling.
The whip came whistling like lightning. Lan Ling tried desperately to evade, but he could not avoid it at all.
“Crack…” His body was struck squarely by the whip. It felt as though a thousand pounds of force had smashed into him. His body flew backwards like straw, blood spraying wildly from his mouth as he crashed to the ground and lost consciousness.
Then the group of finely dressed riders thundered away. Inside the carriage, the young noble laughed heartily.
If this had been Lan Ling before transmigration, that single whip would have shattered his bones and turned his organs to mush. He would have died instantly.
But the current Lan Ling only had two broken bones and damaged internal organs. Although he was on the verge of death, he still had not died. The mysterious bloodline energy deep in his heart continued to pour out endlessly, protecting his heart veins and his life.
Time passed. Lan Ling lay unconscious in the middle of the road.
Although that mysterious energy kept protecting him, it was not inexhaustible. It grew weaker and weaker, while Lan Ling’s breathing and heartbeat also became fainter and fainter. Death gradually enveloped him.
Night soon fell. Fortunately, no carriages or riders passed during the entire night, or he would probably have been trampled to death.
The next day the sun rose. Lan Ling still lay in the middle of the road, his life hanging by a thread. The blood from his mouth and nose had already dried into dark purple-black crusts.
Another full day passed, and the sky gradually darkened again.
…
Three days had passed since Lan Ling fell unconscious. This road was truly very remote. In these three days, not a single person had passed by.
Lan Ling’s breathing and heartbeat had weakened to the extreme, almost imperceptible. If he did not receive treatment soon, he would surely die.
At that moment, hoofbeats sounded in the distance, growing closer. Two warriors guarded a carriage, galloping at full speed.
As they drew near, it became clear that both warriors were women.
Both wore tight leather outfits, one red and one black. Their figures were extremely fit and voluptuous, especially their long legs, which exuded a fiery allure. Riding on horseback, the curves of their waists and hips were breathtaking and impossible to look away from.
Most crucially, the two women looked exactly alike. Their features were equally beautiful and equally deep-set, resembling mixed East-West heritage from Earth.
Such stunning beauties, combined with devilish figures, would already be incredibly seductive on their own. But to see identical twins like this was truly enough to drive any man mad.