It was over.
Chen Yan's heart turned to ashes. In his blank mind, only this one desperate thought remained.
Perhaps this ugly archdemon before him would eventually be slain by a stronger Chen family elder, but for now, he, Chen Yan, was undoubtedly doomed!
A peerless prodigy of his generation;
one of the Chen Family Domain's most promising rising stars, with the greatest chance of becoming one of the God's Favored;
the ideal lover countless women dreamed of;
and today, he was going to die a miserable death at the hands of an archdemon!
Unless...
He was willing to abandon his dignity, agree to the archdemon's demands, accept the erosion of desecration, become a servant and slave, and throw himself into the embrace of the Demon God.
Bitterness filled Chen Yan's heart.
Clearly, he was unwilling.
Yet under the threat of death, his proud will had long since been slain by fear, leaving only weakness and submission.
"Don't, don't kill me!"
"I beg you, spare my life!!"
The instant those trembling words left his lips, tears and snot spilled from the face of the Chen family prodigy.
Toad Swallower froze for a moment, clearly not expecting the other's change of heart to come so quickly.
His courage had been shattered just like that?
The mortals of the outside world seemed even more cowardly than he had imagined...
"Ah—I'm very glad you changed your mind!"
Toad Swallower grinned, his smile mocking as he said, "However, as you can see, I have many things to deal with right now, so I can't transform you immediately."
"If you don't want to be overly eroded by demonic energy, turned into a Demon Cocoon, and then become a mindless creature, you'd best swallow this first."
As he spoke, Toad Swallower flicked out his long tongue