One-Eyed Monster

Kuyi Tulan laughed, and this smile contained too much mockery.

”You must be very surprised at how I still look like my original self!”

Now, all of Kuyi Tulan’s behavior seemed to say that this guy came here not to take those Spirit Books, but entirely to show off his strength to this Soul Devourer expert.

This was a kind of crushing demonstration, as if intending to completely defeat the other party.

Kuyi Tulan was happy to see a complex expression appear on the other’s face. This expression was the result of his crushing, and this expression told him he had already planted fear in the other’s heart.

Fear is a kind of dread towards power, this kind of dread makes people hesitant and afraid to move forward, it causes one to gradually lose oneself, overturning everything.

Now, this imposter of King Kayne had precisely that expression on his face.

Wooden, dazed, unable to believe what was happening before him.

Originally silent, he suddenly became motionless, like a statue, a stone...

”I know it’s hard for you to imagine this outcome, but now this is the outcome, you must accept it.”

”Moreover, now everything is at my command. You are all my subordinates.”

”What Willem did not accomplish, I will complete in his stead, but I will not follow his way, nor will I establish a Great Harmony World.”

”You all, in the end, are but a bunch of ants, I am the true ruler.”

”Remember my words, I can make you collapse at any moment. If you want to continue existing, better listen to my orders.”

”That’s all I have to say, remember my arrival today, soon this day will be inscribed in your history.”

Kuyi Tulan’s purpose had been achieved; he came to plant fear, he also came to announce his dominance.

After completing these two things, he strode away, the mocking laughter echoing throughout the reading room.

This was a Kuyi Tulan unfamiliar to everyone, the chief of the Alchemy Workshop never showed his strength excessively, like a beast hidden in the night, attacking the world unexpectedly.

His performance today in the King’s Reading Room, aside from being unexpected, was foreign in every other aspect.

The imposter King Kayne still couldn’t accept Willem’s failure as a fact.

In his eyes, Willem was a formidable character.

He belonged to the first batch of Soul Devourers to arrive in this world, and now, the number of Soul Devourers more seasoned than him was very few.

It might be that their total number does not even fill one hand.

And he was one of them.

Yet Willem failed in devouring and was actually defeated by this Kuyi Tulan.

This was something he absolutely could not accept.

To have devoured that guy and still failed?

Could it be, during the process, there was an inexplicable backlash?

Backlash, such a scenario often exists only in theory, and as an expert in devouring among Soul Devourers, he realized this early on.

It is very unlikely for the theoretical to become a reality.

To this day, it seems there has never been such a case.

Only unsuccessful devouring cases, no cases of being backlashed...

This instance of being devoured by a host is truly alarming.

It’s like losing the bait to the fish instead!

If Kuyi Tulan could achieve this, then what kind of willpower must he possess, it’s terrifying just thinking about it!

Kuyi Tulan backlashed against Willem; this was absolutely beyond his imagination.

They relied on the power of devouring to occupy others’ bodies, to take over others’ memories, living in this world as someone else, year after year, day after day.

This kind of deformed immortality method gradually made them feel like they were those standing at the peak.

To obtain a continuous stream of energy, they kept expanding their power, making the entire world their hunting ground, and everything here would serve them.

This power gave them such confidence, allowing them to act recklessly, fearing nothing at all.

Therefore, he always believed that Kuyi Tulan’s backlash was definitely due to underestimating him.

For the chief of the Alchemy Workshop to obtain the Spirit Core in his own way should have drawn more attention, but excessive confidence caused them to lose careful judgment, causing them to gradually lose their advantage.

Once one loses the advantage, one becomes passive, and this is the result now.

Terror arrived swiftly, what else could Kuyi Tulan bring remains unknown.

He also thought of counterattacking, but when the thought of backlash appeared in his mind once more, he dismissed the idea again.

Better to endure for a while first.

Will Willem give up so easily? He didn’t think so, he believed Willem was surely also waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.

Even if Willem doesn’t succeed, there is still him.

Even though fear had been planted in his heart, he still decided to take back what was theirs.

This is not something monumental, they must proceed according to plan!

They cannot let Kuyi Tulan’s transformation disrupt their entire plan.

He naturally felt angry towards Kuyi Tulan, but fear also germinated, the power of backlash, in the end, was theoretical, realizing such theoretical backlash, shows some capability.

The deeper he thought, gradually feeling that the entire event was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Eternal life is their ultimate pursuit; once the Devouring Flame is acquired, everything becomes simple.

But, how exactly can that Devouring Flame be obtained.

Now he was trapped in this palace, though he held the glorious title of king, which could let him command everything, yet he still couldn’t act freely.

The original plan was to slowly use the Spirit Core to transform the entire Xinbal into their city, but now because of Kuyi Tulan’s change, everything became infeasible.

Kuyi Tulan seemed uninterested in such matters.

What exactly he wanted to do remained unknown.

His thoughts began to unravel; he increasingly felt clueless...

And the original owner of this body seemed to be resisting; such willpower genuinely astonished him.

No wonder it was the bloodline of the Kayne Royal Family, even in such a state, capable of effective counterattack.

He couldn’t dwell too much on it; the will to resist grew stronger, if suppression didn’t occur soon, this King Kayne would contest him again. Given his full Spirit Core just replenished, he wouldn’t allow the king any chance to breathe.

He had to suppress this rebellious king, only then could he keep Kuyi Tulan at bay!

King Kayne’s will to resist was intense; this time it felt even stronger than before...

Not good!

He sensed an inexplicable power surging, something never seen before, even the powerful resistance of his royal majesty didn’t cause such energy fluctuations.

This energy fluctuation seemed to be suppressing his energy!

This feeling, it seemed like devouring indeed!