The Shining Star Above The Heaven

Chapter 203: Their Greeting for Each Other

Aldrian also witnessed how Rodwin, the Lust Devil finally exacted revenge for his family. However, by that time, the Lust Devil seemed deeply corrupted by negative energy, and his purpose for revenge was no longer pure.

Having already been confirmed as the Lust Devil’s successor, he visited the noble family that had framed his family long ago. Though his revenge had been delayed for thousands of years, he finally reached that moment. In a single night, he slaughtered the entire noble family. During his rampage, he also encountered his former lover, who now had a son with the young master of that family.

The young master couldn’t do anything as he watched his family being slaughtered, just like the fate of the Rodwin family. Rodwin understood that his family was massacred because he stood in the young master’s way of obtaining the woman he desired. Rodwin was seen as a pebble that had to be removed, and they ensured it was done thoroughly, affecting his entire family.

When Rodwin finally saw his old lover again, her face was filled with resignation. There was no anger, only sadness over the changes in him. She still carried the guilt of what happened to his family. However, all of that was in the past, as he ultimately killed her too by piercing her heart with a single stab. In her final moments, she seemed relieved, as if she had always known this day would come. She had expected this ending, especially since she had never revealed his location to anyone, ensuring he remained safe from the assassins sent by her husband’s family.

In the end, their love story turned tragic, after he killed her, he then killed her son with the young master. Though he had completed his revenge, he still felt unsatisfied. Driven by his wrath, he turned to her family and slaughtered them as well. By the end of his rampage, his hands were stained with the blood of two families. From that moment, his identity as the Lust Devil’s successor became widely known among both orthodox and unorthodox cultivators. It was not long before he took on the status of the Lust Devil himself.

Aldrian could only sigh at his past. In the end, he had become that way because of the injustice he endured in an environment that was supposed to uphold righteousness and justice. He knew he couldn’t generalize orthodox cultivators as entirely good. He understood that even those among the orthodox cultivators, who often preached righteousness, could harbor their own problems and corrupt individuals.

Once again, he remembered what that monk had said: not every being’s heart can hold righteousness, and even if they have a righteous heart, not all of them can bear the weight of that righteousness

It comes down to the individual, whether they have righteousness or not, regardless of being orthodox or unorthodox. Aldrian continued to observe the Lust Devil’s memories, but a few moments later, a tingling sensation swept over him. Without hesitation, he stopped looking at the memories and withdrew his hand from the Lust Devil. In that split second, something struck the place where he and the Lust Devil were located.

BOOM!!!

It happened so fast that he didn’t have time to teleport both himself and the Lust Devil. He could only teleport himself away and watch as a sudden intrusion unfolded—a booming explosion that destroyed the very spot where he had just stood. He looked at his spatial barrier, which, though not his strongest, had been created to withstand the powerful attacks of a peak Emperor-stage cultivator. Now, however, the barrier had a hole, caused by whatever had just struck the ground.

That only showed that its power had already surpassed the peak Emperor stage. When he looked at the place where it had hit, he saw a massive crater, and the Lust Devil’s body was completely destroyed, with limbs scattered everywhere. The Lust Devil had been killed in an instant by the force of the attack.

Inside the crater, he saw a spear. However, it wasn’t an artifact; it was actually an amalgamation of energy shaped into the form of a spear. He examined the energy composition of the spear and raised his brows in surprise. This spear was made up of a complex combination of energies, with devil energy being the most dominant. He could feel that this devil energy was the strongest he had ever encountered. Just sensing it made him feel as though he could be consumed by the overwhelming negative energy.

Aldrian’s eyes then turned toward the direction where the spear had come from. He tried to look into the distance, but he couldn’t see anyone. All the surviving devils who had tried to catch him had already fled in different directions, leaving him alone in the area. However, the devil energy emanating from the spear made him guess the identity of the person.

The Devil lord.

He believed that this was the Devil Lord’s doing and thought that, after this war, the Devil Lord had finally seen his face, or at least his disguised one. But now, he too had finally seen the Devil Lord’s face, thanks to the memories of the Lust Devil. From this spear, it felt as though the two of them were greeting each other.

Aldrian then disappeared, leaving behind the devastation of his battle with the Lust Devil.

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In the headquarters of the Devil territory, the Devil Lord stood outside the massive dark castle that had long since become his palace. Just moments ago, he had thrown a spear in the direction of the Lust Devil. Yes, the Devil Lord had thrown the spear from his headquarters to the place where Aldrian and the Lust Devil were located, a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers.

When he received a report that an unknown faction had taken over Sazim Fortress, he felt confused. Which faction had the power to seize one of their border fortresses? He already knew something was going on near Ilyon Town, especially after losing many of his underlings, and suspected that a mysterious swordsman was behind it all. The way some of his high-ranking devil seals had broken only strengthened his belief that it was truly him.

After some consideration, he decided to abandon that area and instructed the Lust Devil to go to the Wrath Devil, to support him in finishing off the main force of the Rivas Grand Duchy. This would make the future plans much easier to execute.

However, when he saw the golden light on the horizon, he knew the ’unknown’ faction was battling someone. From his deduction using his Karma Laws, he realized that someone was the Lust Devil. He knew the Lust Devil’s obsession with the Blizzard Witch, and from the last report, he had been near the Sazim area. After the strike that descended upon the land, creating massive destruction, he decided to pull back the Wrath Devil and all of his army to the Devil territory.

Then he sensed that the seal inside the Lust Devil’s mind had broken, and finally, he could 100% confirm the identity of the person who had come to his territory. There was only one person capable of killing a member of the Seven Deadly Sins in recent years—the one who had become his obstacle in every plan over the past few years. The person who had comprehended the Death Laws, a laws even he could not comprehended.

That mysterious swordsman.

From the look of it, the Lust Devil had already lost, and he could predict that his memories had been read by this mysterious swordsman. To prevent bigger trouble in the future, he decided to kill the Lust Devil with his own hands. He created a spear from his energy, and with his physical strength, he threw it in the direction of the Lust Devil. This spear was like a homing projectile, moving toward its target due to the Karma Laws he had imbued within it, and the target was the Lust Devil.

With the power of his throw, he sent a spear strike beyond the strength of a peak Emperor stage attack. Once he sensed the Lust Devil’s life signs vanish, he considered it done. However, from this, he had already lost a few of his strongest underlings. He had lost two members of the Seven Deadly Sins along with their successors. It was a great loss, and though it was a pity, that was as far as his emotions went. His purpose in this war had already been achieved. This was his greeting for what was to come!

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Aldrian teleported back to Sazim, where the devils had already stopped their attack and retreated deeper into their territory. He had gathered much information from the Lust Devil, though not the most recent, as many of the Lust Devil’s memories were intriguing. He had immersed himself in them, even those from the distant past.

"It’s a pity that the Devil Lord killed him before I could read more of his memories," he thought.

Now, he could finally check on his mother’s condition. He had already teleported her to a safe place inside one of the buildings here, so he walked there. Right now, he felt quite nervous, unlike his usual character, which was to be expected, as he was about to meet his mother face to face after such a long time. But he was determined and ready for whatever was to come.