Chapter 512-Irethane's Past

Chapter 512

Irethane was once a pure human and a descendant of a top clan that could match an Empire, and he was in line to be the patriarch of that clan.

From his childhood to his adulthood, he trained hard even though he could just enjoy the privileges he got.

All of this was just to reach his goal of being stronger like the Gods and protect his family from the oppression of other races.

He destroyed all those who tried to stop him and stomped on thousands of geniuses in his era, making his name known throughout the human race.

He was proud of his strength and was a genius who defeated those above his level, unmatched by his peers in his time.

Though he enjoyed his fame, he was keen on getting stronger. So when the time came for him to be asked to be the patriarch of his clan, he rejected it.

He didn't want to be tied down by the clan's affairs, fearing it might drag down his cultivation speed.

Secluding himself for hundreds of years, he paid little attention to the emergence of new geniuses, confident that no one could catch up with him.

With his fame and hard work, he caught the attention of an angel who was scouting for talent and wanted him to be on trial for being a hero.

The angel was so strong that even he, who believed he was already strong enough to become a leader of the human race, couldn't help but palpitate in fear in front of such an angel.

The heroes of Gods could fight two demon lords head-on, and being a hero would give him a large boost because he would be trained by the Ten Commandments themselves, possibly making him their personal disciple.

He was keen on being the champion of the tournament so that he would become the hero of his generation, but fate had toyed with him because he was defeated in the first round of the trial.

It wasn't because he was weak; he was even labeled one of the best geniuses in the human race and reached Divine Monarch at the age of 140.

But he had faced a more monstrous genius who was unparalleled in human race geniuses. If he had not faced the guy in the first round, he might have entered the semifinal stage or even the grand finals.

The one who defeated him was only 20 years old, but he reached the same level as him.

His background was not that high because he was only a commoner. The guy was a sword genius, and at the age of 2, he had comprehended the Sword Heaven Technique left by a human sword Emperor.

He was noticed by other empires and taken as a disciple of a Human Emperor.

At the age of 5, he reached the unity of the sword, a level attained by only a few sword masters in their lifetime.

It was hard to reach that level without talent. At the age of 10, everyone learned that he had awakened his special constitution called Sword One Body, ranking in the top 10 physiques in the universe.

After that, his cultivation speed soared to the next level until he reached the same level as Irethane when he turned 20.

He was depressed when he was defeated and learned that the one who defeated him became a hero after winning the tournament.

Even the Sword Goddess accepted him as her disciple, destined for an unstoppable rise.

He lost his drive to become stronger, feeling that his life was in vain and his pride as a genius shattered.

But he didn't expect Satan to be watching in the dark, finding his desire for power.

Satan is known to be one of the most unpredictable demon king because he never stays in the Abyss for long periods like the other demon kings.

He noticed his potential and believed he could be a good demon lord in the future.

He offered him a training program, promising him the title of demon lord if he managed to kill one of his demon lords.

With his greed for more power, he accepted the deal. But to become a demon, he needed to prove his allegiance.

Satan told him to kill his clan members and devour their blood and flesh to become a true demon.

He didn't hesitate to do what Satan told him because he had already lost his sanity when he was defeated by someone younger than him by a century.

Afterward, Satan was satisfied with his resolve and brought him to Hell. After training for thousands of years, he managed to kill and devour the essence of a demon lord, replacing him as a demon lord.

The process was not easy, and he almost died fighting the demon lord, but he succeeded in the end.

Feeling that his strength was enough, he had many demons under him and continued to rise in rank, managing to dethrone the former 9th-ranked demon lord, who now holds the 10th rank.

He wanted to fight the genius who defeated him again, but he learned that the guy had already killed five demon lords and was strong enough to escape from an upper demon lord.

Upper demon lords are those ranked 5th to 1st, and their positions have never been replaced since the Demon King appointed them as demon lords.

Every one of them is an ancient demon whose age is unknown due to their ancient existence, and they can easily kill demon lords like Irethane.

Those demon lords had survived the war between the gods and demons, and they were truly strong and fearsome.

Irethane had managed to meet the ranked 2 demon lord of Wrath, but he had never seen his true body, only a projection.

He kneeled instantly on the ground because of the pressure the demon lord emitted. He thought before that even though he could not win against higher demon lords, he could catch up after more years or his strength was not far from theirs, but reality slapped him hard

He also realized that he was still left behind by the guy who defeated him, and he decided to give up for now.

But after a thousand more years, he learned that the guy betrayed the Gods and killed a lot of powerhouses from other races, and was labeled as the Celestial Slayer.

He learned that the guy died in the end, and instead of feeling happy, he felt complicated because he didn't expect him to fall at the hands of others, and he didn't even have a chance to fight him again.