Tattoo-Faced Demon Bear Three Thoughts Tea was a Demon King steeped in legend. His life story up to this point was practically the stuff of storybooks—complete with the destiny of a protagonist.
He had once been an insignificant little demon in the Purple Wasteland Hills. After offending some young master, his parents were killed and he was cast into the Abyss... only to unexpectedly obtain the inheritance of an ancient great demon.
Later, he emerged from the Abyss with a blood blade in hand and slaughtered his enemies' entire clan.
By then, he had neither family nor old friends left, and his enemies had all been eradicated. His temperament changed completely as well. His actions became perverse and ruthless, and he resorted to violence at the slightest provocation.
After offending several great clans and causing one major incident after another, he was at one point placed on a wanted list that spanned the Demon Realm. He should have been another case of someone who, after suddenly gaining success, knew no restraint, brought disaster upon himself, and ultimately fell from the heights.
Yet somehow, he caught the eye of Tiger Grand Marshal, the strongest figure in the Purple Wasteland Hills, became his disciple, and gained his protection.
Thereafter, as a Demon King under Tiger Grand Marshal, he swept through all sides and carved out a fearsome reputation.
A pitch-black mask without the slightest decoration was his hallmark. Beneath his enveloping robe was hidden the blood blade that made demons tremble at the mere mention of it.
Yu Xin's friendship with him had begun by chance—a familiar little drama of clashing spirits in a gambling house, followed by a smile that wiped away their grievances... Though Yu Xin later learned that it had been Bear Three Thoughts Tea's deliberate test, that the