Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

"Holy Maiden Aeliana, how dare you take him away!"

Holy Emperor Luminis, though small in stature, roared in fury.

"What did you just say?"

Aeliana's gaze toward Timothy was soft and alluring, but when she turned to face Holy Emperor Luminis, an overwhelming pressure radiated from her.

The divine authority of a Holy Emperor should have been enough to silence anyone, but in that moment, Luminis found himself utterly speechless.

Though they were both Holy Emperor-level beings, the gap between them was painfully clear.

Already shaken by Timothy's earlier attack, Luminis knew that if Aeliana truly intended to strike, he wouldn't stand a chance...

His small body trembled with rage, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. Yet, despite his anger, he didn't dare make another move.

Without his command, the practitioners hidden in the forbidden grounds also hesitated, none daring to act on their own.

After all, the disciples of the Blooming Sanctuary, who accompanied Aeliana, exuded an aura so pure and sacred that no one would even think of defying them.

If they really tried to fight, they wouldn't just be facing Aeliana—they'd be up against an ancient and powerful force that had existed for millennia.

And worse, they might even provoke... Goddess Sylvia herself!

They could only watch helplessly as Timothy, the one they had meticulously planned to capture, pocketed the rainbow crystal they had worked so hard to obtain and ascended into the sky.

Even though their teeth were clenched in frustration, no one dared to stop him.

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They saw Timothy not only join the ranks of the Blooming Sanctuary disciples, but he also lifted the curtain of the golden carriage and sat inside with Holy Maiden Aeliana.

Everyone was left dumbfounded.

That golden carriage, forged from radiant gold and tempered by countless enchantments, had always been reserved for Aeliana alone.

By tradition, only someone of equal status—another Holy Emperor—could sit beside her.

How could Timothy possibly be allowed inside?

Yet, as the crowd stared in disbelief, Aeliana simply smiled gracefully and stepped into the carriage without a word of explanation.

It was clear she had no intention of justifying her actions.

The sacred hymns echoed once more through the sky.

Surrounded by the fragrant breeze and the vibrant disciples of the Blooming Sanctuary, the golden carriage, carrying both Aeliana and Timothy, slowly departed.

They left behind a crowd of stunned onlookers, completely at a loss for what to do.

"Timothy, how dare you ruin my—"

Holy Emperor Luminis, struggling to stand, was about to shout again.

But suddenly, a mocking voice echoed in his mind, like the whisper of a demon: "But you're still a virgin. You don't even have a girlfriend."

"Ugh!" With a sharp gasp, Luminis spat out another mouthful of blood.

His body swayed, and before he could fully rise, he nearly collapsed to the ground.

The blow to his pride was unlike anything he had ever experienced.

After all his years of cultivation, even after reaching the exalted rank of Holy Emperor, he had never been humiliated like this.

"Timothy!"

Staring up at the sky, now pierced by Timothy's departure, Luminis screamed his name with all the strength he had left.

But soon after, he stumbled and fell, blood spilling from his mouth.

A Holy Emperor, in his own sacred grounds, had been so enraged that he was on the verge of passing out!

"Holy Emperor, are you alright?!"

Chaos erupted throughout the Desolate Wastes as everyone scrambled in panic.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You've successfully enraged Holy Emperor Luminis to the point of internal damage, causing him to pass out.]

[You've received a system reward: Holy Emperor Luminis's inheritance—Realm of a Thousand Blades.]

[You've also received a reward: partial refinement of the Chromatic Origin Stone.]

Realm of a Thousand Blades is one of the most ancient and powerful secret techniques. It allows the user to turn the surrounding space into a domain, summoning thousands of blades.

Holy Emperor Luminis wasn't particularly strong on his own. It was only by maintaining his childlike form that he could endure the burden of mastering the Realm of a Thousand Blades. This technique was what allowed him to ascend to the rank of Holy Emperor, but it also cursed him to remain forever in the body of a child.

If Luminis knew that Timothy not only swiped his Realm of a Thousand Blades for free but also didn't have to suffer the curse of eternal childhood, the damage to his pride and spirit would be even more devastating than it already was.

But that wasn't all.

As the system's voice faded, the rainbow crystal in Timothy's hand began to glow intensely.

The multicolored light illuminated the entire carriage, and the aura it emitted was overwhelmingly powerful.

"This thing… it's an Origin Stone!"

Back when Timothy was still in the Demonic Sect, he had encountered an Origin Stone once before.

It was said that Origin Stones were connected to the outer realms, perhaps even to the mysterious and elusive void itself.

And this Origin Stone was clearly brimming with life, far more potent than the one from the Doomed Soul Sect.

[Refinement begins.]

As the system's voice echoed, the rainbow-colored Origin Stone began to radiate light, which flowed continuously into Timothy's body.

The light was dazzling, radiant, and carried a sacred aura.

The moment it touched Timothy, it transformed into an endless stream of spiritual energy, surging through him.

But more importantly, this energy was unlike any ordinary spiritual energy. It felt ancient, profound, and impossible to fully comprehend.

"What's happening?"

Even Holy Maiden Aeliana, watching the scene unfold, was momentarily taken aback.

She quickly noticed that while the Chromatic Origin Stone emitted a vast and overwhelming aura, Timothy's body was now glowing faintly with a golden light.

The rainbow energy gently merged with him, causing no harm whatsoever.

In fact, it seemed to blend seamlessly into his being, gradually becoming one with him.

"The first meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body unlocks the full potential of the physical body."

"The second meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body channels an ancient, mysterious, and extremely cold energy."

"The third meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body allows the user to absorb and refine the constitutions of others."

"The fourth meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body grants the Soulborn Eye, which can see through the essence of all things."

And the fifth meridian… is Realm.

In this world, the entire universe can become a Realm. A nation's land can become a Realm. Even the space within a few feet of a person's body can be a Realm.

Who would've thought that the inheritance Timothy had just received from Holy Emperor Luminis would be so intricately connected to the fifth meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body?

As the light from the Chromatic Origin Stone continued to flow into his body, Timothy's perception of the world around him began to change.

What he saw was no longer a single, unified reality, but countless fragments—each one a different space, a different Realm.

Each space was unique, yet they were all interconnected.

For so long, the practitioners of the Elant Continent had fought endlessly, as if their world was the only one that existed.

But they didn't know that the Elant Continent was just a tiny speck in the vast ocean of existence.

It was merely one of countless Realms.

In the infinite universe, there were countless Realms, and yet, all these worlds were ultimately part of one greater Realm.

Before his very eyes, the Chromatic Origin Stone shrank by nearly a tenth of its original size.

And at that moment, Timothy slowly opened his eyes.

The long-dormant fifth meridian of the Ancient Saintly Body had finally been unlocked!