Surtrochi's Dark Past: Rising to the Top Amid a Sea of Corpses, Only to Find His Closest Friend Was the Sword of the Last Light?

"The Abyss ..." Tang Wulin's voice was hoarse. "I once thought that the Abyss Plane was the most terrifying enemy we could face. But compared to this Surtrochi, the power of the Abyssal Sage King ... is probably not even worthy of carrying his shoes."

These words caused Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Xiao Xiao, and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils to gasp in shock.

Even Tang Wulin said so, so just how terrifying is this Surtrochi?

Just as everyone was caught up in the excitement and unable to calm down, the scene on the Light Screen changed again.

This time, it's not a cold, written assessment, but a revelation about Surtrochi's past.

[Origin: Kingdom of Kandria, Prison of No Light.]

The scene depicts a massive prison built Abyss underground, a place shrouded in darkness and filled with despair and death.

[Identity: Son of a Death Row Prisoner]

A blurry shot flashes by: a newborn baby abandoned in a cold corner of a prison cell; his parents are hardened criminals who have already been executed.

Everyone fell silent upon seeing this.

Huo Yuhao's heart clenched.

He recalled his own equally tragic childhood, the constant bullying he suffered in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. But compared to this child who was born into the deepest hell, his experiences seemed insignificant.

Tang Ya's body trembled slightly, and a hint of reluctance appeared in her eyes.

Could a condemned prisoner's child survive in such a place?

The Light Screen quickly provided the answer.

[Experience: With unparalleled talent, he rose to the top of the bloody underworld, becoming the Uncrowned King.]

The scenes changed rapidly.

Young Surtrochi fought bloody battles in the arena; his eyes held no childlike innocence, only the ruthlessness of a wild beast.

The young Surtrochi single-handedly overthrew the entire underworld of gangsters and villains, stepping over mountains of corpses and seas of blood to sit on the throne forged from bones.

There was no joy or satisfaction on his face.

There was only one deep-seated, bone-deep desire for greater power.

"Oh My God..."

He Caitou stared in disbelief, "Is this guy... a demon crawled out of hell?"

"No." Xu Sanshi shook his head, his expression complex. "He is more terrifying than a demon... At least a demon has desires, but he seems to exist only for the sake of 'power' itself."

This purity sent chills down everyone's spine.

[Seeking stronger individuals, he voluntarily entered the Knights Academy of Kandria.]

The text on the Light Screen once again overturned everyone's understanding.

A King of the underworld would actually volunteer to become a student at a knight academy?

Why?

[Meet a close friend, Dainsleif, the "Sword of the Last Light."]

Another figure appeared in the scene.

A blond, one-eyed youth stood side by side with Surtrochi on the training ground under the setting sun, their swords clashing, producing a crisp sound.

Surtrochi's perpetually Ice Seal face seemed to show a barely perceptible change because of the presence of his close friend.

Best friend?

This word struck everyone as extremely jarring.

How could a monster who pursues pure power and emerges from mountains of corpses and seas of blood possess feelings like "close friends"?

This is even more unbelievable than him possessing power that transcends the Heavenly Principles.

What kind of twisted and contradictory existence is this?

His terrifying strength, his dark origins, his purest pursuits, and that one last thread of humanity...

Everything was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of all living beings in the world.

They felt their understanding was being completely overturned, and an unprecedented sense of confusion and shock enveloped everyone.

At that moment, all the images and text on the Light Screen disappeared.

Instead, there was a deep darkness.

In the darkness, a sliver of golden light slowly appeared.

No, that's not light.

That was an eye.

An eye burning with cold, golden flames.

There was no emotion in that eye—no joy, no anger, no sadness.

There was only a pure, predatory focus, as if it wanted to devour the entire universe.

Immediately afterwards, a line of blood-red text slowly appeared below the eye.

Surtrochi: "Does power need a reason?"

On the Light Screen, the previous image slowly faded away.

But the brilliance and tragedy of that gold still weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

Both the Douluo God Realm and the various continents of the lower realms fell into a strange silence.

People are reminiscing, processing, and lamenting the vanished civilization.

However, the mysterious inventory did not give them much time to feel sentimental.

[Buzz--]

The Light Screen lit up again, and the golden light receded like a tide, replaced by a deep, ominous dark red.

It resembled congealed blood, or flames rising from the deepest Abyss.

A new line of large characters slowly appeared.

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[Extremely Evil Knight - Surtrochi]

Extremely Evil Knight?

What is this title?

The gods of the Douluo God Realm frowned.

The two God King, one representing good and the other evil, exchanged a glance, both seeing solemnity in each other's eyes.

The word "Extreme Evil" is not something that just anyone can bear.

This means that its actions have crossed the line of a certain cosmic Order.

"Surtrochi ...that sounds like Kandria name."

Tang San muttered to himself, a flash of purple light passing through his azure eyes.

Having gone through the Rheindott debacle, he gained a deeper understanding of that fallen nation.

It was a crazy country that pursued the ultimate in technology and knowledge.

So, what kind of being is this "Extremely Evil Knight"?

The scene unfolded slowly before everyone's eyes.

It was a desolate border region.

The sky was leaden gray, the earth was cracked, and not a trace of green life could be seen.

The air was filled with a nauseating smell of sulfur and decay.

A young figure, dressed in standard black armor, was leading a squad of soldiers on a vigilant patrol.

He had brilliant blond hair and sharp, determined eyes.

At this moment, although his face was stern, the sense of honor and duty that belonged to a knight was so clear.

"It's a knight of Kandria." Huo Yuhao immediately recognized the unique style of the armor.

"She looks very young, but her eyes have a reliable quality," Bei Bei commented.

"At this point, he seemed completely unrelated to the word ' Extreme Evil.'" He Caitou, somewhat puzzled.

However, the next second, something unexpected happened!

The earth trembled violently, and deep, bottomless cracks appeared out of nowhere.

Thick, black mist, so dense it seemed impossible to dissolve, gushed forth from the crack.

Immediately afterwards, countless bizarre, twisted, and terrifying monsters crawled out of it, howling as they emerged.

Some of them resemble giant dogs, but have insect-like compound eyes; others look like wriggling chunks of flesh, but have countless sharp bone spurs protruding from their surface.

Abyssal Monster!