The demon lowered its head in terror.
It didn’t dare meet Lu Mo’s eyes again.
Doing so felt like an act of defiance.
At that moment, it felt as though the figure before it was no longer a human girl.
But…
The Demon King!
Or even something more terrifying than the Demon King!
Right then, it knelt before Lu Mo, completely powerless to resist.
Nothing remained in its mind but endless fear.
Killing the demon was a mere thought away for Lu Mo.
Yet she didn’t act immediately.
Because there were still many questions she needed to ask the demon.
She didn’t believe the demon had come here alone.
And the seal that had bound the Skill Crystal didn’t seem like something a demon could create.
“Tell me, who sent you here?”
She coldly stared down at the demon prostrating on the ground, her voice icy.
Lu Mo’s voice wasn’t loud.
But under that Demon King-like pressure, every word that fell upon the demon made its blood vessels tremble and its soul hum.
Making it…
Absolutely incapable of defying the girl’s will!
It knew it had already signed a Blood Contract with Yisang. Breaking it would mean total annihilation of body and soul.
But the deterrent effect of the Blood Contract was less than one percent of Lu Mo’s Demon King pressure at this moment!
“It’s… the God-descendant fam—”
The demon began to speak, trembling.
But the moment it opened its mouth—
“Pry—”
A flash of crimson light erupted violently from within its body!
The price of the Blood Contract had been triggered!
The activation was too fast; Lu Mo couldn’t sever it in time.
Then, the demon’s entire body burst into blazing, scarlet flames!
Its soul was ignited by the crimson fire in an instant.
“Ah… aaaaah—”
The demon let out a scream.
In just a few seconds, its soul was completely incinerated.
Its body soon turned to ash in the flames.
In the blink of an eye, the demon was utterly annihilated—body and soul.
With the demon’s death, its Earth Vein power lost its anchor.
The shadows surrounding Lu Mo rapidly dissipated.
“Huh?”
Outside, Cecilia suddenly sensed that the surging Earth Vein power spreading toward the town was collapsing, being eliminated by the holy energy.
Soon, Lu Mo’s figure reappeared before her.
The shadow-like demon realm power had vanished completely.
The sun once again shone overhead.
“Miss Lu Mo?”
Cecilia started to step forward to ask Lu Mo what had happened.
But when she saw Lu Mo’s expression, she stopped in her tracks, not wanting to disturb her.
Because at that moment, Lu Mo seemed to be intently sensing something.
Before her, there was no demon corpse, no demon blood, not even the slightest trace left by the demon.
Nothing… at all.
Afterward, Lu Mo immediately informed the family about the incident.
“Are you all right, my daughter? Are you hurt anywhere? Were you scared?”
“It’s all my fault. I should have strengthened the monitoring of demons in this area, so this wouldn’t have happened…”
The Kalis family head arrived on the scene quickly. Seeing Lu Mo, he rushed over and carefully examined her condition.
He was afraid that Lu Mo had suffered even the slightest harm.
The Hervitte family head also asked Cecilia with concern if she had noticed anything unusual.
They had never imagined that a demon would still suddenly appear in the human world, especially now.
And that demon was at the Earth Vein realm!
“In theory, by the final stages of the war with the demons, all demons hiding in the human world should have been exposed and captured or eliminated by the major powers and families.”
The Kalis family head muttered.
And…
He glanced at the place where Lu Mo had fought the demon.
Nothing remained on the spot.
Not even a drop of blood or a fragment of the demon.
That was far too abnormal.
“Lu Mo, do you remember what happened to that demon at the end?”
The Kalis family head asked.
“I used a Heavenly Control realm Skill Crystal to restrain it, trying to extract information from it.”
“But the moment it started to speak, its body and soul burst into violent flames.”
“Very quickly, it was annihilated—body and soul.”
Lu Mo replied.
She didn’t hide what had happened to the demon afterward.
She only slightly concealed her use of Demon King power.
“Did it self-destruct?”
“Body and soul burning—did it think revenge was hopeless and finally self-destruct?”
“That doesn’t really seem like self-destruction.”
“But when Lu Mo was questioning it, it was about to say something—it clearly looked more like breaking a vow it had made.”
“However, with whom did it make that vow?”
“Did it make it among the demons before entering the human world?”
“Or… was it with some other entity?”
The Kalis family head and the Hervitte family head discussed and analyzed various possibilities.
But since nothing of the demon remained, they couldn’t delve deeper.
In the end, the two simply brought Lu Mo and Cecilia back to the estate.
They advised the two girls not to go out casually for the time being.
Meanwhile, they further strengthened protection within the family.
“Miss Lu Mo!”
A few days later, Rumina visited Kalis Manor.
Upon seeing that Lu Mo was unharmed, she let out a sigh of relief.
“Miss Lu Mo, if it’s all right, could you take me to the place where you fought?”
Rumina asked.
“Sure.”
Lu Mo nodded.
So she went to the town once again with the Valkyrie.
At some point, Cecilia had also joined them.
“Is it here?”
Rumina stood on that set of steps, activated a Holy Sanctuary treasure, spread her perception, and concentrated fully.
Lu Mo’s expression didn’t change much.
But Cecilia’s face was tense, and she clung tightly to Lu Mo’s hem, extremely nervous.
Rip!
Because she was pulling too hard, she even tore a small piece of Lu Mo’s dress.
“Cecilia… you tore my dress.”
“Ugh… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…”
“It’s fine.”
“Next time I get nervous, I’ll just rip Miss Lu Mo’s stockings instead…”
Lu Mo slowly formed a question mark in her mind.
Was that really about what piece of clothing to tear?
Rumina had no time to pay attention to their little squabble.
She focused all her perception on the residual traces in the air, frowning.
Nothing useful was left at the scene.
At most, she could sense a chaotic aura of demonic power.
That aura only allowed her to identify it as a demon.
She couldn’t distinguish its race or rank at all.
It was too clean.
It was infinitely cleaner than even the most perfect destruction of evidence.
In the end, Rumina slowly withdrew her perception.
She stood on the steps and sighed helplessly.
“Miss Rumina?”
Seeing this, Lu Mo spoke.
“I’m sorry, Miss Lu Mo. I couldn’t find any useful information either.”
Rumina looked at Lu Mo and gave a bitter smile.
“It’s all right.”
Lu Mo waved her hand.
“But please rest assured, Miss Lu Mo. The Holy Sanctuary will definitely investigate this to the end.”
Rumina immediately added.
“Of course, I will also continue pursuing this matter in my own way!”
Lu Mo smiled.
“It’s fine. It’s all in the past.”
How should she put it…
After spending more time with Rumina, she increasingly realized that Rumina’s personality was a bit stubborn.
Especially when it came to helping Lu Mo restore her talent and realm.
The three of them no longer lingered on the steps.
They found a shaded spot to rest for a while before leaving.
“Is… is that the Valkyrie?”
At that point, seeing that Rumina had finished her business, many townspeople gathered around, gathering their courage.
“Yes, I am.”
Rumina replied.
But just as she was about to say something more, the men, women, old, and young of the town knelt down before her again.
“Lady Valkyrie!”
“Although no official announcement has been made yet, we’ve all heard that it was you who led humanity forward and ultimately killed the Demon King, achieving victory!”
Someone spoke, their tone respectful and devout.
“And now, you have come all the way to Smale Town to investigate because a demon appeared here…”
“We are both awed and immensely grateful!”
It was as if Rumina had become a deity in their eyes.
With that, they kowtowed to her once more.
“Actually, I wasn’t alone in that…”
Rumina wanted to say that the one who killed the Demon King was also Lu Mo.
But at that moment, Lu Mo shook her head and signaled with her eyes for Rumina not to speak.
In the end, Rumina didn’t reveal it in front of the townspeople.
Later, on the road away from the town, Rumina couldn’t hold it in any longer.
“Miss Lu Mo, why didn’t you let me say it just now?”
She couldn’t help but ask Lu Mo.
“Because what people need is a powerful, invincible hero who can lead them to a brighter future, isn’t it?”
Lu Mo replied.
“Not a discarded hero from a bygone era.”
“That’s not true.”
“Besides, becoming a hero means nothing to me now.”
Lu Mo said this as well.
Because right now, she only wanted to calm down and study the Fusion Sublimation Power.
To cut the threads behind Cecilia and complete the final task of her second Simulated Reincarnation.
She didn’t want to stand in the spotlight.
She didn’t want to be tangled up in these illusory powers and privileges.
But Rumina wasn’t happy with that.
Rarely, she looked at Lu Mo with a bit of anger, pouting slightly.
What was wrong with this girl?
First, she had been hiding the fact that she was “Mo,” fooling everyone for so long.
And now, she didn’t even want to reveal that she was the great hero who had killed the Demon King.
Did she have some kind of self-replacement syndrome?
Was she socially anxious?
Why couldn’t she just admit it openly?
Why couldn’t she live in the sunlight and enjoy everything she rightfully deserved?
“Miss Lu Mo.”
“Hmm?”
“You can keep it hidden for now.”
Rumina suddenly revealed a sly smile.
“But when the records of the Demon King era are officially released to the public, your little secret won’t stay hidden anymore~”
“And when that time comes…”
“I will make sure the whole world knows your name and that you become famous across the land!”
“Until that day comes, please become more confident.”
“You deserve all of this—”
She talked about the future.
Saying she would make the girl world-famous.
Saying she would restore the girl’s ability to cultivate.
Saying she would push the girl to the forefront of this era and let everyone see.
Lu Mo listened and smiled.
They walked under the magnificent sunset.
Everything was so gentle, so hazy.
And when the first cool breeze of the evening brushed across their cheeks,
Cecilia realized—
Her summer had ended.
At the same time, at the Priscian family estate.
yisang was repeatedly activating a recording crystal, watching the intense soul fluctuations the demon had left behind in its final moments.
Listening to the indistinct words the demon had spoken at the end of its life.
She hugged herself tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Even blushing from excitement, breathing heavily.
She seemed to have found…
The thing she had been searching for.