Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

"How dare he interrupt the ritual like that!" Timothy's actions instantly enraged the onlookers, especially the devout followers who witnessed the scene.

In their minds, it was the High Priest and the sacred tree that brought everyone the gift of forgetting their pain. Such a revered figure and symbol could not be disrespected.

But now, Timothy's behavior felt like he was trampling on their dignity and faith, grinding it into the dirt.

"You bastard, get down from there!"

"How dare you show such disrespect to the High Priest! Do you even know who he is? The High Priest is a practitioner, a guide sent by the gods themselves!"

Angry voices rose from the crowd, and many were so furious they looked ready to surround Timothy.

"Calm down. Once he eats the Forgetfruit, he'll understand the greatness of the sacred tree. From then on, he'll believe in the gods and become one of us."

Despite the uproar, the High Priest merely shook his head, his voice frail and trembling beneath his black robes.

"Eat it. Eat the Forgetfruit, and you'll realize that all emotions in this world are illusions. Crush these meaningless things, and you'll be reborn with a true heart."

Beneath the robe, his eyes gleamed with a hint of madness.

No one could hear the sinister laughter that quietly emanated from the ancient tree.

Timothy's actions had indeed sparked a murderous intent within it. But even though it wanted to kill this arrogant boy, it didn't need to act directly.

The Forgetfruit contained a demonic seed, invisible to anyone. Its true purpose wasn't to help people forget their emotional pain. Instead, it would transform into a demon that devoured emotions, parasitically taking over the host's mind and gradually transferring their life force to the ancient tree.

The townspeople who had joined the Heartsever Cult seemed normal on the surface, but in reality, their personalities had already begun to change, becoming more violent and uncontrollable. It wouldn't be long before their minds were completely consumed. Their life force and power would be drained, feeding the demon soul that had been lying dormant within the tree for who knows how long.

"Fine, I'll eat it. Honestly, it doesn't even look that bad."

Holding Sylvia's hand, Timothy had already seen through the whole situation.

The ancient demonic seeds were indeed strange and elusive to ordinary practitioners. These demons, revived from chaos, were cunning and treacherous, always scheming to gather power and harm humans to prepare for their full resurrection.

But to someone at the level of a Holy Emperor, these little tricks were nothing more than child's play.

Timothy picked up the so-called Forgetfruit, which was really just a fruit infused with dark power, and bit into it. He smiled at Sylvia. "Hey babe, grab the other side."

"Huh?"

Sylvia blinked in surprise.

She had noticed earlier that when people ate the Forgetfruit, if there were two of them, they would each bite one side and break it in half. But…

"Do we really have to eat it like that?"

Even though there weren't any practitioners here that she knew, Sylvia still felt incredibly embarrassed at the thought of doing something like that in front of so many people.

Timothy grinned. "This is called catching them off guard. Once we eat this, they'll let their guard down, right?"

"But… we don't even need to catch them off guard! If we want to deal with the demon controlling all of this, I could just lift a finger and uproot the entire tree, destroying its soul in an instant!"

Timothy: "..."

He hadn't expected Sylvia to be so logical this time, analyzing the situation so clearly that his usual smooth-talking didn't work at all…

But since they were already here, and they'd stumbled upon something as interesting as the Forgetfruit, how could he not give it a try?

"Who cares? I just wanted to show off a little with my wife. Isn't that reason enough?"

Timothy didn't hesitate at all. He bit down on one side of the Forgetfruit and brought the other side right up to Sylvia's soft lips.

"This is so embarrassing..."

A faint blush spread across Sylvia's usually cool face. She couldn't help but glance around nervously, worried that someone in the crowd might recognize her. If word got out about this, her reputation as a goddess would be completely ruined!

"Damn it, fine! I'll eat it. But after this, I'm dragging that demon out and beating it senseless!"

After hesitating for a while, Sylvia finally gave in. She shyly licked her lips, closed her eyes, and slowly leaned in to bite the other end of the Forgetfruit.

With both of them holding opposite ends of the fruit, their lips were so close that they were practically touching. The fruit wasn't very long, like a small cucumber, so just a little more and their lips would meet.

"Strange… Why can't I quite figure out who these two are? Never mind, I probably haven't fully regained my strength yet. But they do seem extraordinary. If I could devour their flesh and energy, maybe… just maybe, I could finally be reborn! Hahaha!"

From within the ancient tree, the demon soul that had been lurking for ages let out a sinister laugh. It could feel that it was only a matter of time before it gathered enough energy to fully revive. And these two? They might just be the perfect final offering!

"Hurry up and eat it! Come on, just a little more!"

Watching the two slowly inch closer, the demon's eyes gleamed with greed and madness. Just a little more, and the fruit would break, releasing the demonic seed. Their lips were about to touch, and everything was going exactly as the demon had planned.

But then—

Crunch.

Timothy suddenly bit down harder, snapping off the piece of fruit that Sylvia had been holding in her mouth. He casually chewed it up and swallowed the whole thing.

"Meh, the taste is pretty average. But the real treat isn't the Forgetfruit… it's this."

Without a second thought, and in front of everyone, Timothy leaned in and kissed Sylvia right on her soft, delicate lips.

Eating the Forgetfruit was just a cover. His real goal was to steal a kiss from the goddess!

Sylvia: "..."
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Her face, which had been calm and composed just moments ago, was now completely flushed with a deep red. She was too stunned to react.

Timothy couldn't help but smile at her dazed expression. His sneak attack had worked perfectly!