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

night.

A figure leaped into the Sunwheel Clan's mansion barrier like a ghost, and sped through the Sunwheel Palace within the barrier with incredible speed.

"Halt! Who goes there!?"

The two Sunwheel Clan guards noticed the newcomers, drew their katanas, spread their legs, assumed a fighting stance, and showed wary expressions.

"Click...click...click..."

With the sound of footsteps, Muraki slowly emerged from the darkness, his distinctive bronze mask gleaming coldly in the night light.

"Lord Muraki?" The two Sun Wheel Clan guards were both taken aback. "What, it's you?"

The two guards quickly sheathed their swords, exclaiming in astonishment, "You're not dead?!"

"Hmm." Muraki responded calmly, then said without any further ado, "I want to see the Holy Emperor of the Sun Wheel."

"now?"

"Correct."

"Well... His Majesty the Holy Emperor is currently in seclusion. Shall I go in first and inform you?"

Muraki shook his head.

The two guards looked bewildered, not understanding what Muraki meant.

"Shuashuashua——"

Just then, I heard a few soft rustling sounds of leaves.

More than a hundred figures jumped down from the roof and landed behind Muraki.

These people were all Muraki's subordinates, his absolute confidants within the Sun Wheel Clan!

At this moment, all of the more than one hundred Sun Wheel Warriors were fully armed, holding weapons, and exuding a chilling aura.

The two guards were completely bewildered, unaware of the seriousness of the situation: "Sir, what's the matter that you suddenly summoned so many people?"

"Now, I'm giving you two choices."

Muraki did not answer their questions, but instead slowly said to himself: "Option one is to continue to be loyal to the Holy Emperor of the Sun Wheel and continue to serve the Demon Clan as a slave for life."

"Option two: become my subordinates and follow me to build a brand new Sun Wheel Holy Kingdom, a Sun Wheel Holy Kingdom that will never submit to anyone, overthrow the current incompetent Sun Wheel Holy Emperor, overthrow the devil, and I will lead you to break free from the devil's control."

"??!!" Both of them looked surprised.

“Sir… you must be joking…” one of the guards said, his lips twitching.

Muraki's gaze remained calm and unchanged.

However, in the next moment, there was a "poof" sound!

Without hesitation, Muraki plunged his katana straight into the abdomen of the guard in front of him!

The guard looked astonished: "Sir, you..."

The other guard stared in astonishment, about to shout.

"Shh-!"

After Muraki drew his katana, he swung it again, and a cold light flashed across the arc, instantly slid the throat of another samurai.

In the blink of an eye, both guards collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless.

After the two died, their magical power dissipated and was absorbed by Muraki.

Muraki had no intention of waiting for them to answer his questions.

Judging from their reactions and their timid eyes, they had clearly long been accustomed to being the devil's lackeys and servants.

After all, the Sunwheel Clan has been the servants of the Demon Clan for over a thousand years, and many members of the clan have clearly come to regard this as a matter of course.

In Muraki's eyes, those who had become accustomed to being slaves, who had no will to resist, and who lacked courage, were no longer worthy of joining his ranks.

"In the Holy Dynasty of the Sun Wheel, from top to bottom, from ministers, soldiers, members of the royal family, attendants, concubines, and even the Holy Emperor of the Sun Wheel, no matter what their position or rank, all the good-for-nothings must be eliminated."

Muraki coldly issued the order: "Clear up all the waste for me."

The trusted henchmen behind him shouted, "Yes, sir!!!"

......

The next morning.

Early in the morning, Ye Ge received some startling news.

After seeing the system message sent to him by Nangong Ru, Ye Ge immediately led Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Bai Xueling, Yu Li, Li Shuying and others to the Sun Wheel Clan's mansion.

From the outside, the mansion of the Sun Wheel Clan looks perfectly fine.

However, after passing through the barrier and entering the Sun Wheel Clan's Holy Palace, one can see that it has become a scene of utter devastation.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a scene of carnage: blood everywhere, shredded limbs, fragments of weapons scattered about, and the corpses of countless Sunwheel Clan warriors...

The entire Sun Wheel Holy Palace was a scene of carnage and bloodshed, which is no exaggeration.

It appears there are at least several thousand corpses...

There were signs of fighting everywhere.

Everywhere there were collapsed buildings, and the palace had become a ruin.

Unburnt smoke from the battle still lingers in the ruins.

This shows just how fierce the battle must have been last night.

"Good guy..."

Ye Ge took a deep breath.

So many people died...

It was even more brutal than the battle he and Long Ying fought in the Kyoto Imperial Palace when they killed Long Hai and Lai Chu!

"What exactly happened here?" Li Shuying asked with a complicated expression.

Bai Qing looked around and frowned, saying, "Could it be that the Sun Wheel Clan was wiped out overnight???"

“It shouldn’t be an extermination of the entire clan.” Gao Shenxue squatted on the ground, examining the several corpses at the scene, and said, “It should be an internal strife.”

Bai Qing was surprised: "Internal strife?"

"Hmm." Gao Shenxue said softly, "The sword wounds on these Sun Wheel Clan warriors all come from the standard katana of the same Sun Wheel Clan. I scanned around with the system and didn't find any bloodstains from any other race besides the Sun Wheel Clan."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "And they even specifically chose to make their move during the Myriad Races Summit. It seems like this was a long-planned scheme..."

During the All Races Summit, the Alliance of Light will prevent armies of other races from approaching human territory in order to maintain peace during the summit.

The Sunwheel Holy Palace within the Sunwheel Clan Mansion's barrier, though a proportionally replicated temporary Sunwheel Clan palace, is ultimately just a temporary barrier dwelling.

Because there wasn't a large number of troops stationed here, the number of guards here wasn't as many as it had been in the Sunwheel Clan's territory, and there were no escort troops available for him to deploy.

It was indeed the best time to rebel.

"So, it's a coup within the Sunwheel Clan..." Li Shuying frowned. "But who in the Sunwheel Clan would do such a thing?"

Night Song laughed and said, "Besides Muraki, I can't think of anyone else."