Now That I've Become a Demon God, You Want Me to Be a Villain

"Senior..."

"We've already been discovered. There's no need to hide anymore."

The Legendary Soul flew above him, powerful magical fluctuations beginning to surge from its body.

"Discovered?"

Li Mang froze. He had hidden so well—how had he been discovered?

"I didn't expect you to notice this Old Man. This Magic Array... how is that possible? This is a Saint-grade Magic Array..."

The Legendary Soul had originally been completely fearless and had even intended to comment on the Magic Array.

But when it discovered that this Magic Array was actually Saint-grade, it instantly lost its composure.

Though a Count was a noble, a mere Count was still far from worthy of notice before a Legendary Mage.

Even with only his soul remaining, he was not someone a mere Count could contend with.

It would have been one thing if this Count had discovered him, but who could have expected there to be a Saint-grade Magic Array here as well?

That was far beyond his expectations.

"Senior, what's going on?"

Li Mang could hear the Legendary Soul's unease, and he began to feel uncertain as well.

"It's nothing. A Saint-grade Magic Array... cannot do anything to this Old Man. Die!"

As soon as the Legendary Soul spoke, magic surged across its body.

The next second, an incomparably powerful attack shot toward Su Mo.

Seeing the Legendary Soul's attack arrive, Su Mo's expression did not change.

Sylvie suddenly appeared before him. With a light wave of her hand, the attack launched by the Legendary Soul was directly shattered by Sylvie.

"You're a succu—"

The Legendary Soul sensed the aura of a Succubus coming from Sylvie, and its expression changed drastically.

However, before it could finish speaking, it saw red light flare in Su Mo's eyes.

The Legendary Soul shuddered, and even its consciousness was completely controlled by Su Mo.

The final word, "bus," never left its mouth.

Su Mo reached out and beckoned, and the Legendary Soul was drawn over like a bubble.

"Senior..."

Behind him, Li Mang watched as the Legendary Soul failed to last even a single exchange before being dealt with just like that.

Li Mang, who had been brimming with confidence moments ago, was utterly dumbfounded.

Seizing Destiny! An Alternative Use for the Ring!

Thud!

Li Mang fell to his knees in the hall.

"Big Brother, don't kill me! Let me be your lackey. I promise I'll behave..."

Li Mang pleaded again and again.

By now, he had long lost the high spirits he had possessed when first entering Su Mo's Castle.

Su Mo beckoned, and the ring on Li Mang's finger slipped off and flew into Su Mo's hand.

"Bronze Ring, Protagonist's Golden Finger, Bronze Rank. Spend 50 Villain Points to obtain authority over this ring."

The panel displayed a rough outline of the ring's information.

Beyond that, there was no more detailed information.

Su Mo looked at Li Mang.

Under Su Mo's gaze, Li Mang's eyes, still filled with pleas for mercy, gradually became vacant.

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Very quickly, Su Mo learned what he wanted to know from Li Mang.

This ring was quite interesting.

It came with a Ring Grandpa inside.

If the Protagonist who possessed the ring was dissatisfied with this Ring Grandpa, he could spend a certain number of Protagonist Points to replace him with another Ring Grandpa.

These Ring Grandpas did not appear out of thin air. They were some of the former powerhouses of the Continent of Gods.

They were also exceptionally familiar with the Continent of Gods. After appearing within the ring, they would believe that the Protagonist had saved or nurtured them.

They would grant the Protagonist a great many opportunities.

Furthermore, the ring could be upgraded, changing from a Bronze Ring into a Silver Ring.

After upgrading it, one could spend Protagonist Points to summon a second, more powerful Ring Grandpa.

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This Legendary Soul was Li Mang's Ring Grandpa.

Now, even if Su Mo obtained this ring, he would have no way to summon or upgrade it before obtaining authority over it.

To seize the Protagonist's Golden Finger, he would have to spend some Villain Points.

The higher the rank of the Golden Finger, the harder it was to seize.

After thoroughly understanding all this and learning from Li Mang about more detailed differences between Protagonists and Villains,

Su Mo lightly moved his hand, and green flames began to burn across Li Mang's body.

The flames were terrifying. Li Mang's entire body turned to ash.

Su Mo stared at the place where Li Mang had vanished.

Suddenly, he sensed something.

The next second, Su Mo appeared where Li Mang had disappeared and grabbed at the air with both hands.

"Got you."

There was clearly nothing in Su Mo's hands, yet a smile appeared on his face.

When a Villain killed a Protagonist, they could obtain Villain Points, but they could not obtain the Protagonist's destiny.

What Su Mo had just caught was the destiny belonging to Li Mang.

Though he had not caught all of it, he had seized some.

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"You completed the Villain's first kill and received double Villain Points."

A notification appeared on the panel.

Su Mo took a look and saw that the Villain Panel had changed somewhat.

Contestant: Su Mo

Villain Nickname: Phantom

Faction: Villain

Identity: Count of Inkstone Territory, Crescent Kingdom

Rank: Bronze Rank

Villain Points: 200/200

Fortune Points: -82

Warning Distance: 50 kilometers

Ranking: None

Villain Points had changed from 0 to 200.

It seemed that killing a Bronze-grade Villain awarded 100 Villain Points.

Because Su Mo had completed the Villain's first kill, it was doubled, becoming 200.

Fortune Points had also changed from -100 to -82.

The change in Fortune Points should have been what Su Mo had seized from Li Mang.

"Damn it, someone stole the first kill!"

At the same time,

frustrated voices from Villains rang out across the Continent of Gods.

Whether Protagonist or Villain, whoever got the first kill would receive double rewards.