Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

At that moment, everyone witnessing the scene seemed to freeze in place.

Even the demon soul hidden within the ancient tree was completely dumbfounded.

It had originally thought that once these two people ate the Forgetfruit, it could absorb their power and use it to restore its own strength.

But what was happening now?

Why was this completely different from what it had expected?

"You... why so sudden?"

Sylvia hadn't anticipated what just happened either.

She bit her lip lightly, a hint of embarrassment showing on her face.

They were supposed to eat the Forgetfruit, so how did it turn into... a kiss?

"You can't blame me for this."

Timothy smiled slightly. "If you want to blame something, blame your lips for being so sweet. Even the fruit can't compare."

"No way! I don't believe you."

"You don't believe me? Well, in that case, how about we try again?"

"No way! Not in front of everyone. I mean, I can't just... be so shameless..."

Sylvia's voice grew softer and softer, clearly embarrassed.

But Timothy had already anticipated her reaction and continued his playful teasing. "It's fine, honey. If you're embarrassed, I don't mind. Worst case, I'll just wipe everyone's memory afterward with a little spell."

"After... afterward? You!"

In an instant, Sylvia's face flushed bright red, having misunderstood his words. It took her a moment to realize what he actually meant.

The two of them flirted openly, as if no one else was around. Whether it was the followers present or the demon soul hiding in the ancient tree, they all seemed to be treated like mere decorations.

"After eating the Forgetfruit, shouldn't they have forgotten all their emotions? Why is this guy completely unaffected?"

"Not only is he unaffected, but he's even showing off his love? This is nothing like what the Tree God said would happen!"

The followers who hadn't yet been fully brainwashed were just as confused as the demon soul hiding in the tree.

"What's going on with these two? Not only are they immune to my magic, but they're acting so brazenly!

Damn it! I was so close to finishing my plan, and they dare interrupt me now? They must have a death wish!"

Although the demon soul hadn't planned to reveal itself before fully restoring its power, it was now thoroughly enraged.

It was a soul that had fallen during the great war between good and evil thousands of years ago, hiding within this tree ever since.

Over the millennia, it had slowly awakened and merged with the ancient tree.

By absorbing enough power, it could not only restore its broken soul but also perfect its demon form, potentially becoming even stronger than it had been before its physical body was destroyed.

But the demon soul had never expected that, just as it was about to succeed, such an unexpected twist would occur.

It could clearly feel that, because of the couple's flirting and affection, the faith energy it had been receiving from the followers was weakening, gradually fading away.

If this continued, not only would it fail to complete its plan to rebuild its body today, but all the suffering it had endured for so many years would be for nothing.

It might even lose power, regressing to the state it had been in days ago!

"These two idiots!"

The demon soul, already filled with impurities, was emotionally unstable.

After being trapped for thousands of years, it could no longer suppress the fury burning inside.

"That's right. Even though I haven't fully regained my strength, it would still take a Holy Emperor-level practitioner to kill me.

But in this backwater place, where there aren't even a handful of practitioners, how could there possibly be a Holy Emperor?

Today, I'll make sure these two pay for what they've done!"

The moment the demon soul made up its mind to kill, a thick, murderous intent began to emanate from the ancient tree.

From the cracks in the branches, eerie, blood-red light flickered ominously.

Tendrils of demonic energy started converging toward the center of the tree, and the intense killing intent spread out without any attempt to conceal it.

But before the murderous aura could reach the crowd, the demon soul hiding within the tree suddenly felt a jolt of shock. The man who had just been flirting with the woman turned around abruptly.

His gaze, now cold and piercing, was directed straight at the hollow of the tree where the demon soul was hiding.

"Impossible!"

The demon soul felt a violent tremor in its heart.

By all logic, no matter how much killing intent it released, a mere mortal should never be able to sense its presence.

"Could it be that...?

No, that's impossible!"
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After a brief pause, the demon soul quickly dismissed its doubts.

Although this strange man and woman had an extraordinary appearance and aura, unlike ordinary people, the demon soul couldn't detect any spiritual energy from them.

Most likely, it was just a trick of the mind.

Exhaling deeply, the demon soul was just about to lower its guard when it suddenly noticed that Timothy hadn't looked away. He was still staring directly at the hollow in the tree.

And on his lips, there was a cold, chilling smile.

That smile made the demon soul feel as if it had fallen into a bottomless abyss, its entire body frozen, unable to move.

The overwhelming sense of pressure was unlike anything it had ever experienced!

"How is this possible? There's clearly no spiritual energy coming from him!

Wait, could it be...?"

Only now did the demon soul recall something crucial.

There were only two possible reasons why it couldn't sense any spiritual energy from someone.

One, the person was an ordinary human with no spiritual power whatsoever.

The other... was that the person's strength was so terrifyingly beyond its comprehension that it couldn't even perceive their energy!

"Could it really be...?"

The demon soul felt as if it had been struck by lightning. It had never imagined it would encounter such a being in its lifetime.

Whether it was a trick of the mind or not, the demon soul was now utterly terrified under that gaze.

In a panic, it began to withdraw the killing intent it had spread, desperately trying to suppress the demonic energy it had released, hoping to hide its presence.

"You interrupted me and my wife while we were having a moment. Do you really think you can escape?"

At that moment, a cold voice rang out.

Timothy merely raised his hand slightly toward the air.

In an instant, a violent gust of wind swept through the area, and the massive ancient tree exploded into pieces.

Every barrier formed by the demonic energy was obliterated in the blink of an eye, without the slightest resistance.

The demon soul's eyes were filled with boundless terror. In the next second, it realized, to its horror, that it had been caught—gripped tightly in the man's hand.

A divine, overwhelming power crushed down upon it.

The couple who had just been sweetly flirting moments ago were, in fact... two Holy Emperors!