Extra: The Tale of Ye Tianshen

Eternal Night Sovereign City, Ye Household

Inside the main hall, Ye Junshou, the current head of the Ye Household, knelt upright in the center of the hall.

Before him knelt the next head of the Household in the same upright posture—his only biological son, Ye Tianshen.

"Tianshen, every word Father says next must be engraved upon your heart!"

"The current Demon Lord has died, and the new Demon Lord has already unified the entire demon realm."

"Our Ye Household has served generation after generation of Demon Lords and guarded Eternal Night Sovereign City, without exception!"

"Afterward, cut off Father's head and offer it to the current Demon Lord. Swear loyalty to him, harbor not the slightest divided heart, and become the current Demon Lord's guardian with your life!"

Ye Junshou fixed Ye Tianshen with an unblinking gaze, his expression grave as he earnestly admonished him.

This was the tradition and duty passed down through the Ye Household since ancient times.

The current head of the Ye Household would swear allegiance to the reigning Demon Lord, serve him, and even offer up his life.

Whenever a new Demon Lord ascended the Demon Lord's throne and replaced the previous one, the next generation's head of the Ye Household would continue the old tradition and swear loyalty to the new Demon Lord.

In the demon realm, one who had already sworn loyalty to another would often no longer be accepted by any other lord.

Since the current head of the Ye Household had already sworn allegiance to the previous Demon Lord, his final fate was either to die alongside the previous Demon Lord or to relinquish the position of household head and take his own life, thereby preserving the renewed Ye Household.

In an even more extreme case, it would be as Ye