The Awakening of the Demon God

"Where did you get this?!"

Even when Xuan Sheng had seen through her identity back then, Mo Rui had never been this flustered.

Her beautiful violet eyes widened, and the succubus's hands trembled uncontrollably. To her, the thin, simple sheet of paper in her hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds!

"I got it from opening a chest?"

Xuan Sheng had never seen Mo Rui so panicked before, and he couldn't help asking softly:

"What exactly is this?"

Even he couldn't make heads or tails of it. This document definitely wasn't ordinary.

"...This isn't a thing. It's..."

Mo Rui clenched the paper tightly in both hands, her slender knuckles already beginning to turn white...

"In short, it's a quest item, right? Is there anything I can help with?"

Seeing the succubus react like this, Xuan Sheng couldn't help rolling his eyes and sighing inwardly at her hesitation.

Time was precious. What was the point of saying nothing for half a day?

"No! You can't go!"

When she heard Xuan Sheng volunteer to help, Mo Rui, who had been lost in thought, reacted as if she had been electrocuted. Her voice suddenly rose, and she stared fixedly at the man before her.

"Is it because I'm not a demon? Or because our relationship isn't good enough?"

Of course there's another problem... Li Xunsheng sighed faintly, unsure what to say.

Look at Zhao Min. She hadn't even changed classes yet, but she already had her class-exclusive Growth Weapon in hand.

And him? He couldn't even trigger a quest without being put through endless trouble... Was it really because his affinity with the NPCs was too low, and they didn't trust him?

"How about this? Tell me exactly what this thing is about, and I'll release your soul. From now on, we'll mind our own business. How does that sound?"

Seeing that Mo Rui remained anxious and refused to speak, Xuan Sheng had no choice but to coax her. He offered the greatest price he could pay in exchange for information about this hidden class.

"You're willing to release my soul? Just for a sheet of paper whose contents you don't even know?"

Mo Rui spoke in disbelief, as if she had never imagined that she might regain her freedom in such a way.

"The way you're putting it... makes it sound as though I forcibly controlled your soul back then. You were the one who acted first, and then suffered the backlash, remember?"

Seeing that she seemed to regard him as some pervert who enjoyed forcing women, Li Xunsheng's face darkened as he replied unhappily.

Who had been the unreasonable one back then, controlling his soul at the slightest disagreement?

"That was because... Hmph!"

Mo Rui's face reddened. She shook her head, as if trying to drive that embarrassing history from her mind. At last, her pale complexion looked a little better.

"In any case, I'm not refusing to tell you where this came from because I want to force you to release my soul."

The succubus's expression turned solemn as she took a deep breath and waved the parchment in her hand.

"Do you know what this is?"

"If I knew, would I be asking you? Come on, big sister, tell me. What class is this?"

Could it be a demon hunter? One who specializes in killing demons, which is why she won't let me change classes?

Looking at the girl's conflicted expression, Li Xunsheng speculated maliciously.

"This parchment doesn't record a class."

The helplessness on the man's face did nothing to lessen the solemnity on Mo Rui's face. She spoke almost one word at a time:

"It records a god!"

"This is a trial that must be completed to become a god!"

"?"

The bewildered young man blinked and looked at the solemn succubus in confusion.

"This matter... concerns a legend of the demon race. Forget it. You probably aren't interested in listening, so I'll just tell you the result. I can unlock the seal on this parchment, but once its contents are unlocked, you'll have only one path left: to see it through to the end."

No, I want to hear it, big sister! Don't skip over the important parts!

Ignoring the anxiety on Xuan Sheng's face, Mo Rui raised a hand and interrupted him:

"Listen to me first. This long road to godhood is unimaginably arduous. Ordinary people absolutely cannot accomplish it. And there's no such thing as failure on this path. If you don't successfully reach the end, the only possible outcome is death."

"..."

"In short, once the contents of this paper are revealed, there'll be no turning back. Are you sure you want me to show you exactly what it contains?"

Great. She hadn't explained what mattered and had only talked about useless things.

With a dead-fish-eyed expression, Li Xunsheng was completely speechless.

"You look like you have something to ask. Go ahead and ask first. You can give me your answer after you've gotten everything cleared up."

"Ask more questions... Don't bother. I already know everything—the fact that you secretly love me."

Xuan Sheng scratched his ear, his face full of teasing.

"What?! Who secretly loves you?!"

Mo Rui was stunned when he suddenly said something so absurd with an unbearably smug expression. She didn't know how to react.

She had been seriously discussing something extremely important, something that concerned their very lives. What on earth was this guy thinking? Why was his mind full of such strange things?

How had he even reached such a conclusion?!

"See, I told you earlier that if you told me exactly what this was, I'd release your soul, right?"

Li Xunsheng counted off everything that had happened on his fingers, his face filled with certainty, as though saying, Stop trying to explain yourself.

"So, given how clever you are, even if that wasn't your original intention, all you had to do was go along with it and agree. I would have kept my promise, released your soul, and set you free."

All she had to do was nod, and she could completely sever her relationship with him and return to being a carefree little spy.

"But you didn't do that. You only cared about the thing in your hands..."

Xuan Sheng clapped his hands and reached a conclusion:

"Admit it. You like me. Otherwise, how could you not have thought of that?"

"You didn't do it, so you must have improper thoughts about me... You really have been lonely as a succubus for too long, haven't you..."

"Shut up!"

She had gone out of her way to care about this guy's safety for once, yet he didn't appreciate her kindness and was shamelessly trying to take advantage of her...

Mo Rui's face flushed crimson. Her right hand suddenly clenched, and drops of blood welled from her palm, staining the ancient parchment of unknown material.

"I merely decided to respect my conscience for once. It's already strange enough that I'm this worried about you. Go to hell! Stay gone!"

The black mist on the parchment dispersed completely, and crimson words gradually emerged. But before Xuan Sheng could make them out, Mo Rui slammed the strange parchment against his face...

[Unique Legendary Hidden Quest triggered: The Awakening of the Demon God!]

[Warning! This quest is extremely difficult, with no way to retreat or abandon it. Once accepted, you may only complete each corresponding stage on time. Otherwise, you will be hunted down and killed by the entire demon race.]

[The Awakening of the Demon God—Current Quest Stage: Gain the recognition of "Sloth":]

A strange force of attraction surged from the parchment, instantly sucking Xuan Sheng inside...

However, the final words left behind by the young man completely threw the outwardly calm Mo Rui into turmoil:

"What kind of spy goes softhearted... Conscience? Who are you trying to fool? And don't throw things around when you're angry... You followed my script perfectly, didn't you~"

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