The small world has completely changed. The scene that used to be half peaks and half ocean has disappeared, leaving only broken ground and fragmented mountains collapsing on the remnants of the sea surface.

At the bottom of a deep pit created by a tremendous impact, Aya sat exhausted on the ground, resting against a shattered chunk of a mountain peak that was about half a meter tall.

In front of her, the soul of the dragon, which once had a body several kilometers long, had dissipated until its final moments. Countless fragments of light scattered from its spiritual body, gradually fading into the air.

"Unexpectedly tenacious." Behind Aya, the figure of Kong Ming appeared silently. He was still dressed in white, but his expression revealed some fatigue.

Although Kong Ming had the upper hand in the battle at The Realm level against the dragon, it was not easy to win against someone of the same level. With his powerful Yuan force, the dragon had successfully dragged Kong Ming into close combat.

And so... Aya ended up in her current state.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... Why is it always me who has bad luck..." Aya felt that she no longer had the strength to even move her fingers. It seemed that her bones had been broken and reconnected again... No, considering the battlefield around her, she was almost certain that all her bones had been broken.

"It was really close just now. I almost lost. Fortunately, Miss Aya... um, Dragon's body is indeed relatively powerful." Kong Ming's face showed a trace of embarrassment.

"By the way, I didn't expect Miss Aya to really be... a boy."

Just by looks alone, it was hard to tell, but after controlling someone's body and having a fight just now, if Kong Ming still couldn't figure out Aya's true gender, then he would be considered useless as the Demon King.

"...Get lost." After a moment, Aya forced out these words.

"Don't say that, Aya. After all, I am a man who has entered your body..."

"Fuck! I told you to get lost! I've thought that before, you damn homo! And also, don't call me by my name. We're not familiar!" Aya suddenly kicked Kong Ming's chin with a high kick.

However, if Kong Ming in his state of spiritual body didn't want to be kicked, this simple physical damage couldn't really harm him. As a result, instead of kicking him away, Aya almost strained her back due to excessive force, adding insult to injury. She ended up lying on the ground, gasping in pain.

"By the way, how did it feel to be possessed by a soul for the first time? There shouldn't be any aftereffects, right?"

"It's not a big deal, except for the intense pain all over my body..." Aya looked at her own body and felt the condition of her spiritual sea. The contract with Tiran remained intact.

"Well, in that case, after leaving this place, you can try possessing more bodies." Kong Ming touched his chin and nodded repeatedly. "What about memories? Do you have any memories from being possessed?"

Aya shook her head. No, there weren't any. She thought she would retain her perspective, like watching a first-person movie or playing a first-person video game and seeing the aftermath after death...

However, the reality was that she closed her eyes and opened them again, and it was over. One second, this guy was entering her body... Ugh, but the next second, she was sitting weakly on the ground, experiencing pain and powerlessness all over her body. To be honest, if she hadn't seen the dragon disappear right in front of her, Aya would have thought that this guy had done something to her while she was unconscious.

"Would you like me to replay the battle scene before I disappeared? The battle of The Realm-level experts is not something you can see often, and it should be helpful for you, standing at the doorstep of the Holy Rank."

"I'm sorry, but I have to refuse." Aya blushed and raised her hand, gesturing to stop. She didn't want to see herself being interrupted and her bones being shattered! No, she didn't even want to think about it, it would only make the pain worse.

"Well, I don't mind," Kong Ming nodded, pointing his finger to create a spatial rift. "Let's go then. After that guy dies, things here will come to an end."

"Huh, aren't you..." Aya paused, remembering that Kong Ming had previously said he couldn't use power above the Holy Rank without a physical vessel.

"I've absorbed the power of the Demon Dragon, after all," Kong Ming vaguely explained. "You should leave now."

"What about you..."

"I'll leave later. Let's part ways here. Your companions have been waiting for a long time, haven't they?"

...

As the spatial rift closed, Kong Ming seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. He turned back to look at the small world, which was now in ruins, with a desolate expression.

The majority of the power that supported this world came from the two powerful beings in The Realm, but with The Realm withdrawn and the collapse of the external Magic formations, the small world could no longer be sustained.

From the edge of the field of vision, the boundaries of the entire world began to blur, and the black void started to encroach upon this space that shouldn't have existed in the first place.

"It seems it can hold on for another hour or so..." Kong Ming muttered to himself, then suddenly shouted, "Silvia, after finally coming here, can't you even show yourself?"

Show yourself... show yourself... self...

The voice spread across the vast wilderness, and just over ten meters behind Kong Ming, space slightly distorted and cracked, revealing a slender and holy-legged woman.

"I never thought I would spend ten thousand years in this wretched place, and yet your strength has improved even further. You actually managed to find me. By the way, what about the Demon Dragon? Did you kill it?" the goddess blinked and asked.

However, Kong Ming did not respond immediately. He remained silent for a while, before slowly turning around, his eyes twitching slightly. "I just casually called out. I didn't expect you to actually be here..."

The face of the goddess immediately darkened.

"Do you really think that I figured out your hiding place with just that expression? You overestimate me, Kong Ming." Kong Ming spread his hands helplessly, as if saying, "I can't do anything about you."

Seeing that the goddess's aura was starting to turn black, Kong Ming quickly coughed a few times and didn't dare to say any more. "Um, actually, I guessed it. Sending an inexperienced Flame Angel to battle was just a chance for training, right?"

"No."

"Hm? Did I guess wrong?"

"You just didn't say it," the goddess gave him a disdainful look. "And don't tell me you didn't notice that something was off about that child before. You chose that Golden Dragon not because of its physical strength but simply because you were afraid."

"You're still so perceptive, Your Highness. I can't hide anything from you," Kong Ming sighed, pretending to be helpless.

"Forget about that, how about it? Do you sense anything familiar?"

"To some extent, I really don't want to admit it, but that child does remind me of my old friend."

"Friend... Who asked you about such irrelevant matters!" the goddess pouted. "I meant Ares! I can see the connection between this child and Ares, but it's so faint that it's almost invisible. Weren't you close to that idiot before? You should be able to sense something similar, right?"

"Sorry, I don't sense anything at all..." Kong Ming yawned.

"You, you..." The goddess sighed in exasperation. "Well, I guess that's just the way you are. After ten thousand years, some things never change."

"Alright, I'll ask something else. Where do you want to go after leaving here?"

"Doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right? Isn't it my freedom to go wherever I want?"

"Tsk, it would be my negligence as a goddess to let a devildom's The Realm-level run amok in the world. And have you ever considered returning to Devildom to challenge the god throne? The seat of the demon god has been empty for ten thousand years."

"So, that's the main reason you came to find me, isn't it?" Kong Ming smirked.

"Well, you're not entirely wrong," the goddess admitted candidly. "The Realm itself is the first step to ascending the god throne. All you lack is the accumulation of faith. This might be hindered by the existing gods for other races, but for demons who have lost faith for ten thousand years, it's almost a sure thing for you to return and ascend the god throne."

"That's interesting. From your perspective, shouldn't there be fewer beings at the top of the pyramid? Why are you suddenly so kind? And... almost a sure thing?" Kong Ming glanced at the goddess playfully. "Never mind, becoming a god is not something I'm interested in. I'm leaving, and please leave as well, Your Highness."

"I haven't finished yet! You!"

...

"Your name is... Vira, right?"

In a spacious and bright room, Mimi flipped through the introduction letter in her hand while scrutinizing the empty-eyed and numb girl in front of her.

"Yes, Your Ladyship."

Beside the girl, a knight in armor nodded gently. "This child was originally the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy merchant in Beacon City. Last night, a heinous criminal massacred that family and burned down their house. She is the only survivor we found, with no other family left... So Lord Alex proposed that she come to the castle and try working here."

"I see. I heard about that incident as well." When Mimi looked at the girl again, her gaze softened, and she raised her hand to gently ruffle the girl's soft hair. "No problem, leave this to me. It just so happens that we've been short-staffed in the castle lately, and we'll take care of her."

"Thank you so much." The knight bowed in a knightly manner, but his expression was still lifeless, showing little gratitude. "Then, I'll take my leave."

"Thank you for your hard work, Knight Anvi." Mimi also bowed in return.

...

Above Dark Swamp, an illusory figure sat cross-legged on a cloud, looking down below.

"It's been so many years, and finally, the mist has dissipated. Clear skies, how delightful," Kong Ming sighed with relief as he leaned back on the cloud.

"How delightful my ass!"

A small creature with dual wings but the size of a lizard was flipped over on his shoulder, his teeth and claws bared as he complained. Unfortunately, despite its tiny size, it was more cute than terrifying.

"Calm down, I did fulfill your wish by bringing you out... Although the power of the Dragonscale brother has almost disappeared." Kong Ming playfully extended a finger to tease the small lizard.

"You bastard! One day, when I recover, I'll be the first one to kill you!" The dragon gnashed its teeth, but soon its tone softened. "But why did you spare my life?"

"I've told you before, haven't I? Among the relics left behind ten thousand years ago, there are only a few of us left who can understand each other, no matter how big our grudges were in the past."

"And also, I plan to travel around the world. It's a bit lonely to go alone, so it would be nice to have some travel companions to talk to."

"Wait... travel? Who agreed to that! Let go of me! I want to go back to the Devildom!"

"Haha, stop joking, Brother Molong. With your current level of soul power, you'll dissipate without my power supply in less than three days."

"Silvis! I'll kill you sooner or later!"

"Yes, yes, useless threats can be spared. Let's go then," Kong Ming still had a smile on his face.