Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Night Song reached out and gently stroked the surface of the seed, and the throbbing from the soul and spirit seemed to intensify.

The white-blooded spirit on the right shoulder seemed to sense something terrifying.

The kitten quietly shrank into the back of Ye Ge's clothes, only its head peeking out as it cautiously observed.

"Calamity, you were once a messenger of the demon realm. What do you know about this demonic seed?"

Ye Ge suddenly spoke up and asked.

The red-eyed raven on the left shoulder said, "Legend has it that it was the last seed left behind by the Tree of Life in the Demon Realm before it withered away during the ancient civilization. Its whereabouts have been unknown ever since, and many top experts of dark races have been searching for it. I never expected that it would be found on a mere Heavenly Realm Demon Descendant. It must have been picked up by chance through some opportunity."

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow: "Ancient Demon Realm Civilization?"

“Yes, that was over a billion years ago,” said the Spirit of Calamity. “The death of the Demon Tree at that time directly led to the largest extinction of demons in the Demon Realm. At least 98% of the demon races disappeared. All the dark races you see now are actually descendants of the demon races that survived from that time.”

Why did the Demon Tree die back then?

"Of course it was done by the gods. They were the only beings in that era who could suppress the demons."

"The gods..."

Night Song ponders.

Above the map of all races are the gods.

However, the game contains absolutely no description of the background information mentioned by the Calamity.

Perhaps the authorities simply haven't released this information?

"This demonic seed is still in the ungerminated stage," said the Spirit of Calamity. "It seems that although the Black Abyss Demon Lord has obtained this seed, he does not know how to activate it."

Night Song asked, "Then do you know?"

The Spirit of Calamity pondered for a moment, then said, "It needs to be infused with the purest essence of the ancient demon king's bloodline—but that's impossible in this era. Billions of years have passed, and even if the surviving dark races still retain some bloodline genes from the ancient demon races, they're probably too weak to be anything more..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ye Ge gently scratched her index finger with her fingernail, and bright red blood flowed out.

Then he touched the surface of the seed with his index finger.

Om-!

A sudden burst of black light filled the entire vast underground space!

The Spirit of Calamity: "!?!"

The entire underground space was filled with a buzzing sound!

Night Song's gaze was calm, and the burning flame of life was reflected in his clear pupils.

In his soul consciousness, one could almost hear heavy yet vibrant heartbeats!

"Crack..."

A small crack appeared on the hard outer shell of the seed.

As time passed, the crack grew larger, and a tender red bud began to emerge from inside the seed. It was a newly sprouted embryo, struggling to break free of the seed's constraints and growing towards the surrounding walls and the ground.

As the embryo grows, roots and stems begin to sprout. The roots penetrate deep into the soil, absorbing nutrients, while the stems and leaves extend upwards. It is incredibly robust; even in its newly sprouted stage, its roots and stems are almost as thick as the roots of a mature banyan tree!

Bai Xueling hid inside Ye Ge's clothes, while the kitten looked up at the scene with a horrified expression.

Her intuition was indeed correct.

Night Song indeed possesses the pure bloodline of an ancient demon king!

You have made your destiny's choice.

[Soul connection established!]

You have become the master of the Demon Seed and the new lord of the Black Abyss!

[Quest Reward: Random Red-Quality Ancient Heritage Chest]

[Unlocked Permissions: You can freely access all resources currently available within the Black Abyss Secret Realm!]

Ye Ge didn't open the treasure chest for the time being.

He first checked the condition of the seeds.

[Current stage of seed: germination]

【Life: 10000/10000】

[Emerging Stage: Possesses a certain degree of self-defense capability within the Black Abyss territory.]

Energy required to advance to the next stage: 0/1000

[Introduction: The seed has developed self-awareness and can absorb nutrients from the surrounding soil to convert into energy needed for advancement. It can also devour anything in the world that possesses energy as food.]

"Everything that possesses energy..."

Night Song murmured those words.

After a moment's thought, he took out a blue-quality soul stone from his inventory.

The seed's roots seemed to sense the energy response and slowly and proactively stretched out.

However, it did not take the Soul Stone directly from the Night Singer, but stopped in front of the Night Singer, like a cat or dog waiting for its owner to feed it.

"She's quite smart; she knows not to accept things that aren't given to her."

Ye Ge smiled and handed over the Soul Stone with his palm.

The dark red roots slowly wrapped around the soul stone, and after being taken away, they slowly shrank back into the soil.

Night Song glanced at the seed's status again.

Energy required to advance to the next stage: 1/1000

"I see......"

Ye Ge looked up at the seeds and smiled faintly.

......

A young girl in a white fairy dress is standing around a group of dirty slave children, using her magic to heal the wounds of some of the injured children.

Ye Zi tilted her little head back, gazing at the fairy-like woman before her, whose beauty was like a painting and whose skin was as smooth as jade. She thought she was so beautiful, otherworldly and untouched by worldly dust...

So much so that when Xiao Yuxi reached out her hand, Ye Zi timidly shrank her neck, hesitant and unwilling to place her dirty hands on the fairy sister's fair and tender palms, which were free of any dirt.

But Xiao Yuxi smiled faintly, her beauty blooming like a hundred flowers in an instant. She took the girl's dirty little hand in her own palm, and used her spiritual power to heal her.

'How amazing...'

'Is this the magic of the immortals that the adults were talking about...?'

Ye Zi stared blankly at her arm, where the scars were rapidly disappearing.

A snot bubble slowly emerged from the girl's nose, only to be quickly sucked back in by her.

Arthur did not stay by Xiao Yuxi's side.

Although he was injured when the dungeon collapsed, he was now huddled alone in a corner of the ruins, his face full of fear, his body trembling and shaking strangely from time to time.

He knew his illness had flared up again, but he was trying to suppress the palpitations within him.

He knew that the fairy sister over there was a superhuman. Arthur knew very well that if the superhuman found out about his condition, he would be treated like a monster by the adults in the village again... and might even be killed...

Those extraordinary beings hate monsters the most...

Unfortunately, Arthur ultimately failed to control the monster within him.

With a hysterical and terrifying scream, Xiao Yuxi's attention was immediately drawn to it.

Arthur was enveloped in a terrifying demonic aura. His right eye had turned completely black, with countless blood vessels spreading within it. These blood vessels gradually became clearer and denser, as if a dark place had been stained with blood ink!