I Don’t Want To Court Death!

Deep in the Arcane Dark Kingdom, below the Sacred Palace, where a lake of mysterious purple liquid laid, a massive Blood Demon emerged to the surface. Much like the other Blood Demons, it had ferocious traits and vicious qualities. However, this Blood Demon had golden tattoos all over its chest and left arm, signifying its status as a Blood Demon with a stronger royal bloodline than the other Blood Demons. 

"How? How!?" The demon-formed Sacred Master howled with all his might and shook the entire Arcane Dark Kingdom. "My younger brothers! My beloved brothers, all dead! First it was the Gui Family brat who killed Youngest Brother and injured me! Now, the Scion of Life has killed all my other brothers! Damn you all! Even if I die, I'll drag you all to hell with me!" 

He flailed his arms and the purple liquid splashed all over the room. The wings on his back flapped and he prepared himself to ascend. However, a hand of purple lake water grabbed him. "Stop. If you go out there now, you will die, fool." 

The Sacred Master held back his rage. "Greetings, your holiness." 

"It is not possible for you to kill this man. Not even I can kill him." The voice from the lake was placid and ancient, as though an old sage was living below the surface. 

"Not even you, your holiness?" The Sacred Master's expression turned ugly. "Sir, this man is far too strong. Much, much stronger than what we predicted, How can we possibly go through with the plan?" 

"We will not, so I made up something else. It goes like this..." The ancient voice explained. 

"T-This... Sir, I am not certain if-" 

"It will work. You just need to do your part in the grand scheme of things. It's simple, and you will will be heavily rewarded for your deeds. You and your brothers will get an opportunity to enter the Pandemonium World in the Abyssal Domain. There are no opportunities in this Overworld plain for you to ascend to godhood. This should align with your own wishes, as well as your mother's. You are well aware that your father will promise you nothing with your thin blood." 

The Sacred Master gulped and thought for some time. "For my brothers... for my mother... for myself. Okay, your holiness. Please let me go, and I shall do the deed." 

Magical power and faithful energy surged into the Sacred Master and the rest of his internal injuries were completely healed. The hand opened and the Sacred Master flew upward to meet the Scion of Life. The hand of lake water dropped. Ripples stretched across the lake's surface as a sigh was let out. "How could I possibly dare to kill that man? That would literally be asking for death. Aye. Countless generations has passed... all for this moment..." 

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"The Life God rules over all living things in existence. The Life God is the Lord of the Overworld, king of the Overworld gods. No other god can contend with the Life God. Submit to the Life God, and gain eternal life. Bow to the Life God, and gain everlasting prosperity. Give your faith..." 

After killing the cardinals, Yang Yang had released all the prisoners, rescued the Bone Squad and their family, returned the archbishops' soul to their bodies, and reawakened all the soldiers under Requiem of the Past. Of course, in the mean time, he decided to convert everyone to his Blessed Life Church. 

"My lord, we can't thank you enough! Two years of torture and suffering is nothing when compared to your grace." 

"Not only did you save us, you even saved our families. I will go through a sea of flames and a mountain of swords for you, your holiness." 

"Lord Yang, I could not even imagine what would have happened if you hadn't saved my mother and I!" 

The Bone Squad and their family bowed and kneeled ceaselessly. It took many tries by Yang Yang before they all stood up and stopped verbally expressing their gratitude. Their eyes, on the other hand, were shining brighter than any light he had ever seen. Their faith were of the greatest qualities that he had ever received. Especially from the Bone Squad themselves whose prayers granted him the highest and purest qualities of faith possible.  

As he did before in the other Layers, Yang Yang placed a clone of magical power to collect faithful energy and then descended to the Arcane Dark Kingdom. While he had looked all over, Yang Yang did not discover the legacy students in any of the other layers. He took Seventh Sister Jade, the Bone Squad, and their family with him on the warship.

In combination with Seventh Sister Jade's student medallion and his own student medallion, locating the other legacy students would be much simpler. As for the Bone Squad and their families, he remembered his promise to them on bringing them out of the Arcane Abyss to the world outside. 

When the portal to the Seventeenth Layer appeared, the warship zoomed into the it and the fastest speed it could. A combination of magical power, life force, and faithful energy pushed the warship's engine to maximum power. 

"The sooner I get this done, the sooner I can leave and become a Wisdom King. Then, the show can actually start," Yang Yang excitedly thought. In a short minute, the warship entered the Seventeenth Layer, the Arcane Dark Kingdom. 

As he looked at the grim and desolate kingdom below him, he scoffed. "Such an ugly place. Who thought all black would be best choice of color? This place needs some yellow and green to brighten the scenery." 

Yang Yang placed everyone on the warship into cabins before unleashing his full power by using Aspect Fusion and summoning his entire arsenal. He could sense the aura of a first-step Wisdom King level entity below. 

In the distance, a red demon flew out of the royal palace and into the east while laughing. "Haha! What an honor it is to meet the fabled Scion of Life! May I know the holy name of this generation's Scion of Life?" 

"Oh? You know who I am?" Yang Yang raised his left eyebrow. He tailed the fleeing Sacred Master. 

"Of course, your holiness. To us Demonfolks, who wouldn't be able to tell where you are, Scion of Life? Likewise, you should have been able to tell where us Demonfolks are as well." The Sacred Master clasped his hand. "I am also aware that you are here for your companions."  

"Is that so? Well, my name is Yang Yang, and yes, I am here for my fellow students. It would be in your best intentions to give them to me, and I'll cleanse you of all filth." 

"Filth you say? That does sound like a great offer, Scion of Life. But, I wonder if you have the qualification to take them from me?” The Sacred Master pulled out a miniature cage. Inside the cage, the six legacy student could be seen tied to the bars. “This is the Sacred Prison Cube. If you want your companions, you’ll need to chase me for it.” 

“Chase you? Oh please, I know what you’re up to. I don’t care what trap you have planned because you’ll die in the end,” Yang Yang sneered. “Go on, entertain me.” 

The Sacred Master laughed nervously, but a smirk could be seen on his face. “Entertained you shall be, your holiness.”