Half-Blood of the Moon Demon Tribe? Moonlit Madness

The sword blade was still trembling slightly, and the white light at the pommel pulsed like a heartbeat, greedily absorbing the stray dark elements in the surroundings.

A cold sensation traveled from the palm of his hand.

Cai'er's youthful face surfaced in Xuan Ye's mind.

Along with the words she had left behind.

--"I will go and kill Long Xingyu."

Xuan Ye dared not think about it.

What kind of impulsive things the girl might do.

The girl who would clumsily call herself "Mom"—her world was very small, so small that it contained only him.

He had to become stronger at an even faster rate!

Even though his current cultivation speed was already twice that of Long Haochen in the original story, it was still far from enough!

Just as Xuan Ye's mind was in turmoil.

A familiar pale blue light screen popped up before his eyes.

[Divine Choice has been triggered.]

[Host's severe injury status detected. A Devil Race Patrol Squad has appeared three miles ahead.]

Following the system's prompt, three options were clearly listed.

[Option 1: Detour and avoid, rest and recuperate. Reward: [Vengeance] evolution progress +1%.]

[Option 2: Hunt a lone Devil. Reward: [Vengeance] evolution progress +3%, and a small amount of Inner Spiritual Power depending on the strength of the target.]

Xuan Ye's gaze fell directly onto the final option.

[Option 3: Annihilate the Devil Race squad (Squad composition: 1x Tier 4 Moon Demon, 4x Tier 3 Dual-Blade Demons).]

[Choice Reward: Innate Dark Inner Spiritual Power +1, [Vengeance] evolution progress +10%.]

"I choose three."

He recited silently in his heart.

The system's light screen quietly faded away, but Xuan Ye's breathing grew increasingly heavy.

Why did he say that Cai'er might do something impulsive?

Because he himself was currently doing something incredibly impulsive.

In the past, faced with an encounter like this while severely wounded, he would have chosen to avoid it without hesitation.

He only had one life. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall—he understood this principle better than anyone.

But now, he felt his entire body surging with a boiling intent to kill.

He was terrified that he wouldn't be able to protect that small home and the girl inside it.

Xuan Ye needed power, at any cost and by any means necessary!

However, anger did not consume his reason.

Xuan Ye took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his churning blood.

"Chaos Spirit Furnace, Bloodline Activation."

A wisp of pure dark energy surged from the Chaos Spirit Furnace, flowing slowly through his veins. His aura began to shift, becoming sinister and treacherous. Between his brows, a faint purple crescent moon mark flickered in and out of existence.

This was an ability he had awakened when he first obtained the Chaos Spirit Furnace.

Bloodline Activation: the ability to disguise himself as any member of the Devil Race.

The Moon Demon Race was the closest to humans in physique and habits among all the Devil Race, making them the perfect subject for disguise.

Under the cover of night, a figure merged silently into the darkness.

Time flew by.

One month later.

At the border between the Devil Race hinterland and the human Temple Alliance, lay a desolate Gobi Desert.

Cold moonlight poured down, coating the woman's face in a layer of silver frost.

She wore a luxurious purple gown, her long purple hair dancing in the wind. Her eyes, also purple, were filled with sorrow.

Yueye.

The successor to the seventy-second Demon God Pillar of the Demon God Emperor, and the daughter of the Moon Demon God Agareus.

She had been shuttling back and forth in this border region for nearly a month under the pretext of "studying human defenses."

Only she knew that she wasn't studying the defenses; she was looking for someone.

Or rather, a member of the Devil Race.

"Lady Yueye, Lady Agareus has urged you to return many times already."

The Maidservant in a purple dress bowed behind her, her tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"You have already wasted too much time here. That person... perhaps they have already left, or perhaps..."

The Maidservant did not finish her sentence, but the implication was self-evident.

Yueye did not turn back, only saying indifferently, "Do you think a genius capable of hunting down over a dozen Devil Race squads in a single month would die so easily?"

Upon hearing this, the Maidservant's body trembled slightly.

She naturally knew who Lady Yueye was referring to.

A month ago, when Lady Yueye was leading her merchant caravan back, she had accidentally detected an extremely peculiar aura.

That aura possessed both the purity of the Devil Race and a trace of human light.

It was exactly the same as the half-breed human genius she had sensed earlier!

Except...

Yueye had discovered that her initial judgment was wrong.

Although the other party had awakened Light Inner Spiritual Power, their essence was actually... a half-breed of the Moon Demon Race!

The aura of one's bloodline could not be faked!

From that day on, Lady Yueye had become obsessed, searching frantically for this kinsman she had never met.

The Maidservant could understand.

Because Lady Yueye herself was also a half-breed. She had found someone who shared the same plight as her.

The same human-demon half-breed.

And even... the same race.

"But my Lady, if you keep searching for a needle in a haystack like this, Lady Agareus will not be able to delay things indefinitely," the Maidservant mustered the courage to advise. "Why not leave this matter to us and return first? A half-breed genius of our race is certainly important, but they are not worth you..."

"Shut up."

Yueye cut her off.

The Maidservant fell silent, terrified, and retreated quietly.

She looked at Lady Yueye's lonely back and sighed softly in her heart.

She knew that Lady Yueye was under immense pressure.

After the Maidservant had walked away, Yueye finally lifted her head, gazing alone at the Crescent Moon on the horizon.

"Child, are you doing well?"

She whispered softly, as if asking someone who didn't exist.

"Since you first appeared on the human side, you must have... suffered even more than I did back then."

Yueye recalled her own childhood.

Even as the daughter of the Moon Demon God, she had been subjected to the mockery and exclusion of her peers among the Devil Race due to her thin human bloodline.

If she had suffered so much, what about that child?

Living from a young age in an environment filled with hostility toward the Devil Race, how difficult must it have been? Now that he had finally stepped into the Devil Race Territory, he would likely be at odds with everything around him due to the human education he had received, sparking even more conflict.

What was the place where he lived like?

Did he eat well?

If he clashed with the Devil Race like this... what would happen if he encountered someone powerful?

A sharp, inexplicable pain pierced Yueye's heart.

She wanted to find him.

She wanted to tell him to his face.

Being a half-breed is not your fault!

From this day forward, I will protect you and prove this to you!

Whoever dares to gossip about your identity, whoever dares to be dissatisfied with you...

Dies!

The pain you once felt, the sadness you once endured...

Will never happen again.

A flash of killing intent crossed Yueye's purple eyes.

She knew that the one she wanted to protect was not the Devil Race member she had never met.

It was a figure from a long-forgotten time.

A girl wearing a white dress, facing all kinds of inexplicable hostility.

Under the authority of Agareus.

No member of the Devil Race dared to truly do anything.

Yet, that girl still felt...

Cold gazes cast upon her.

Mocking words circling all around.

She could only hug the toy doll in her arms tighter.