novelhk Chapter 234 This guy will never be able to take the civil service exam in his lifetime.
Chapter 234 This guy will never be able to take the civil service exam in his lifetime.
Chapter 234 This guy will never be able to take the civil service exam in his lifetime.
The scene changed again. This time, Rune stood atop a high mountain, with countless heroes and villains bowing down beneath his feet. He could also sense power—pure, primal, and inexhaustible power, carrying a certain impulsive force that flowed and sang in Rune's veins, urging him to do something.
So he took a deep breath, and everything here began to be distorted by him. They were as fragile as tofu, turning into scum with the slightest touch.
"How does it feel?" The demon lord, now reduced to human size, whispered in Rune's ear, so close that Rune could even smell the sulfur and decay. Sannomiya continued in a deep voice, "So real, so beautiful, this is worthy of your talent!"
This time, his appearance had changed to that of a tall, handsome, middle-aged man, wearing a crown of thorns, with hellfire flickering in his eyes.
He reached out and brushed his hand across Rune's cheek, feeling a jolt of electricity where he touched, but not a painful spasm; rather, an indescribable pleasure.
"Accept me, accept my bloodline, accept your true self. You are now the child of the devil, so why must you bind yourself with human chains?"
Rune closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then took two steps back: "I am not your descendant."
Sangu clearly understood the dual filtering of the female body and the magical ritual as a lock, and Rune had no doubt that if Sangu wished, he could be directly transformed into a son of Sangu, not just a defective product who had received his blood, but someone with the true bloodline of Sangu, becoming a demon prince.
However, he did not want to take this path. Putting aside the possibility of difficulties in communicating with heroes after becoming a demon prince, he would also have to act as a pawn for the Three Palaces to conquer other universes under the threat of the "Forgotten Ones" from other dimensions, which is essentially an act of aiding the enemy.
And among those forgotten ones, are there monsters of Sangoku's caliber? Rune felt this shouldn't be a negative, but rather a positive statement.
Not to mention that Rune still has the most basic conscience.
As Rune refused, the dream became unstable again. Sangu Demon frowned, knowing that this was Rune's subconscious resistance. So he snapped his fingers, and the scene changed again.
Now, Rune and Sangu stood in a void. Rune could not see anything above his head or below his feet. All he could see were two mirrors that stretched infinitely outwards. One of the mirrors reflected his human form, his handsome face serious and tired, just as he had exerted all his strength to expand the space.
On the other side is a demon with bloodshot eyes, two horns sprouting from its forehead, four other eyes, and tattoos faintly shimmering on its skin.
Ironically, Rune's first thought upon seeing this image was that this guy would never be able to take the civil service exam.
Fortunately, Sangoku couldn't hear or understand his inner thoughts, otherwise this demon lord might have really been so enraged that he beat Rune up.
In the demon dimension he ruled, pledging allegiance to the Third Palace was equivalent to becoming a civil servant.
"Choose," Sannomiya said, standing between the two mirrors with his arms outstretched. "Will you continue to be that weak and incompetent pathetic mage, or become my subordinate and conquer the multiverse for me? Imagine what you can gain by following me: women, wealth, power, and the right to rule multiple dimensions, even sharing eternal life with me and mastering the secrets of magic—think it over carefully!"
These conditions are indeed tempting to most people, but for Rune, they fall short. He doesn't lack women or wealth, nor does he lack means to gain power. His Kryptonian bloodline allows him to strengthen his body through eating and sunbathing, and Kamar-Taj's forbidden devouring technique can enhance his physical body and magical power without limit. As for eternal life and the mysteries of magic...
The fusion of Wolverine's bloodline has essentially eliminated the possibility of Rune dying of old age; as long as he wants to live, he will never age. Furthermore, with the system's assistance, Rune can learn magic in infinite worlds, and of course, he has no shortage of magical mysteries.
"No," Rune said.
Rune's reaction was calm, or rather, too calm, which even made Sannomiya hesitate: Is this really his child?
It's important to know that the blood of the Three Palaces amplifies negative emotions, generally resulting in two outcomes: one is becoming like being influenced by the Pool of Lhasa, turning into a mad, paranoid, and ruthless person; the other is becoming like Raven, becoming extremely depressed. However, Rune seems to have transcended both of these limitations.
But after smelling it again, Sannomiya confirmed that Rune really did have his own bloodline.
Sangumo's expression darkened: "You're more stubborn than I thought, Rune. But what you did recently was right, child."
His voice began to distort, like the intermittent voice of a presenter coming from a television with a poor signal: "Your actions in altering the magic system are destined to trigger a new war. Many mages will then seek my power, and I will eventually reign supreme over Earth, while you—..."
As she finished saying those words, Sannomiya's body was covered in snowflake-like patterns.
"You are truly special, Rune. I will not abandon you. You have my blood; you are destined to be my subordinate." He chuckled deeply, a chilling sound considering his voice was distorted. "The more special you are, the more I will anticipate your return!"
The dream began to crumble, and Rune felt a force pulling him toward him.
Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly away, Sannomiya finally tried to grab Rune's hand in anger, but it was all in vain. He could only shout loudly and repeatedly things like "I will be back soon," "You wait in the real world," and "You are destined to be mine."
Rune suddenly opened his eyes and found himself lying in bed, still dressed, with Raven in his pajamas next to him.
?
He thought carefully about what happened last night and vaguely remembered that he was too tired and had indeed fallen asleep without taking off his clothes, but when did the raven arrive?
Perhaps Rune's movements as he got up were too vigorous, because Raven woke up as well.
Last night, intense fluctuations of dark magic emanated from Rune's room. Hecate tried to lure Raven to sleep with Rune, so she tricked Raven by saying that she needed to absorb the overflowing dark magic to prevent it from harming others.
"Really?"
Hecate felt slightly guilty, but considering the unique nature of dark magic, she nodded and said, "I am the embodiment of magical concepts; you can't distrust me, no matter who you distrust!"
And that's how this scene unfolded this morning.