[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe":3,"chapter-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-775":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Greatest Legacy of the Magus Universe",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},160119,309,"Chapter 775: Faceless Devil (Ko-fi Bonus Chapter!)","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-775",775,"\u003Cp>There exists a tale buried in the frost-bitten archives of Nivharon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a tale not often told because even devils feared what it revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, the Devil of Secrets had turned his eyes towards the throne of the Fifth Layer of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its ruler was a cold and ancient being, rumored to be older than the first frost ever formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated upon a throne of frozen traitors, the Ruler of Nivharon held dominion over oaths broken, loyalty shattered, and hearts turned to ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Devil of Secrets, this being was a prize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could sink his parasites into the ruler's soul, he would gain access to a vast network of infernal powers, rulers, generals, and informants, ensnaring all through his chain of command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruler of Nivharon, silent and still, seemed like the perfect target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus… the Devil of Secrets made his move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shadows between moments, he released his parasites. These were things of whispers and worms, leeches that fed not on blood, but trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent them crawling to the deepest reaches of the Ruler's castle, concealed in shadows older than darkness itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ruler of Nivharon was no fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The parasites never reached their mark. As they drew near, each one of them froze, encased in black ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then… The Ruler spoke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single word was spoken through the howling cold winds of betrayal, and the Devil of Secrets, for the first time in his life, felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Ruler did not strike him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he did something no one could have foreseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruler of Nivharon offered the Devil of Secrets a mission, and the latter had to complete it in return for having his life spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the mission was, no one knew. Not even the other Rulers of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil of Secrets, having finally seen the true power of the Ruler of Nevharon as well as his magnanimity, agreed to go on this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For nothing was more important than his life itself. Or that's what he believed at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil of Secrets vanished for a time, drifting away from the realms of the damned, pursuing some task in the darkest corners of the Magus Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ruler of Nivharon had sent him to retrieve an item—a legendary artifact rumored to contain the secrets of the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eternal Soul Lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his long journey across the universe, the Devil of Secrets came to learn more and more about this legendary soul-type artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more he learned about it, the more desire for it grew in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in his long life, he felt something else replace his deep desire to live…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was greed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could come to acquire the Eternal Soul Lotus, it would boost his parasitic magic exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he practiced his arcane arts to the extremes, in conjunction with this artifact, then there was nothing in this world that could stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even death itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For at its core, his parasitic magic that he had spent a lifetime to create and perfect, revolved around the essence of the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Eternal Soul Lotus… was the greatest soul-type artifact in the universe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to have it. No matter what. Even if it meant betraying the Ruler of Nivharon, he would do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before him lay an insurmountable obstacle. No, it was not the Ruler of Nivharon who sent him to retrieve the artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the one who currently possessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magus Julian Stockholm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human was known throughout the Magus Universe as the greatest genius to have ever lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Magi bearing the title of geniuses had challenged him, but all of them had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magus Stockholm stood upon a mountain of corpses belonging to geniuses, his back straight, and his chin raised high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was mighty. He was aloof. He was an unreachable existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was this same person who had now gotten his hands on the Eternal White Lotus. With it, he was undefeatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even he could not fight off thousands of Magi all by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil of Secrets parasitized numerous Magi, making them do his bidding while he remained in the shadows, patiently waiting for the right opportunity to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one of the last few hundred to manage to live to the end of the epic battle thanks to his parasitic magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the thousands of corpses strewn around the plain, he couldn't help but feel fear. But he also felt respect and deep admiration for Magus Stockholm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly a Magus among Magi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected of the greatest genius of the universe, thought the Devil of Secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emerged from the shadows, revealing his presence to all—much to their shock. After all, they didn't even know he had existed until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence had been a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draped in a shadowy cloak, the Devil of Secrets raised his hand and declared, \"Magus Julian Stockholm, you… are truly worthy of the title of the greatest genius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magus Stockholm, his face pale and bloody, turned towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that this person had no facial features—no mouth, ears, nose, nothing. Where his eyes should have been, a pair of polished horns jutted out, curving upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Devil…\" Magus Stockholm spat through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look at all the Magus that were still alive and proclaimed, \"All my life I have pursued the peak of magic. And although I will perish today, I have no regrets. One day someone will inherit my will and carry on my dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curled into a cold smile and he continued, \"But now that you all have come all the way here... might as well accompany me to the afterlife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, the Devil of Secrets felt an intense foreboding feeling grip up in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he or any of the other Magi could react, a terrifying otherworldly pressure descended on them, making them tremble in sheer horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when the Devil of Secrets saw the source of this pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ethereal white lotus had appeared in Magus Stockholm's hand. The following moment, the space in a radius of a thousand miles froze as the lotus bloomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying vortex formed with the lotus at the center and tiny void cracks appeared in the space all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The might of the Eternal Soul Lotus had caused the space to collapse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil of Secrets found his thoughts become sluggish and soon he was barely even able to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes slowly started to turn listless as his soul was gradually devoured by the lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the last vestiges of his consciousness were slowly absorbed by the legendary artifact, he gazed at the holy white petals of the lotus one final time and muttered a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil of Secrets closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam Constantine opened his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the City of Sails sprawling before him and muttered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A single bloom of ghostly white,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It opens only in the dark of night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No spell is cast, no blade is drawn,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just silence, soft, and breath is gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No scream, no pain, no final cry,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just beauty blooming as you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The raven-haired youth rose to his feet and raised his head to glimpse at the distant stars in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, devil,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a beautiful death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1249,"2026-05-29T04:44:59.591Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.309Z",1,"novelbin.me","d8ae3524b043b4609f356305e7a5d14f40b150c175d94d1935626aa2d9d538a6","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-776","greatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-chapter-774",1765,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreatest-legacy-of-the-magus-universe-cover.jpg"]