Chapter 74: The Most Proud King

Regarding Satan's invitation.

Yu Lin raised his hand: "Hold on, I'll go get something."

So, under Satan's puzzled gaze, he turned and went downstairs.

Before long, he came back upstairs carrying a portrait.

He raised his hand and pointed at the indistinct figure:

"Do you know him?"

Satan nodded: "I know him."

"A close friend of the Holy Son."

"Knowing is enough," Yu Lin said, pointing at himself:

"If I say I am him, what should you call me?"

"........."

After a moment of silence, Satan shook his head: "I don't believe it."

"If you truly are him, you wouldn't have only this level of power."

"By your human standards, that's not bad?"

"If it's the one out there, I would believe you."

He glanced outward.

There, a vast aura was rushing toward them.

Seeing his disbelief, Yu Lin thought for a moment and retrieved from his storage the Long Sword he had brought back from Jerusalem:

"How about this?"

"........." Satan fell silent again; the smile at the corner of his mouth faded, and his tone grew a few degrees deeper:

"One day, I will face him again! I will prove to God that I am the best!"

"When that day comes, I hope you can still stand unwaveringly on his side."

"However."

He looked up, took off a ring from his finger, tossed it to Yu Lin, and smiled:

"I'm only at odds with him, but regarding you, Yu Lin."

"You, who dared, while still weak, to risk your life to reclaim your close friend's corpse."

"I admire you."

"If Heaven treats you poorly, or you are uncomfortable or dissatisfied, you can come to me anytime; I'll keep a Royal Throne for you in Hell."

"Of course, in your leisure you may also come to chat with me."

"That's all for now."

Having said that.

The shadow beneath his feet spread over his body, and his form gradually vanished as if he had never been there.

Perhaps.

Is he the source of the Heavenly Authority called Shadow? Or, does he also wield that Authority?

Unclear.

Watching his disappearing figure.

Yu Lin gave a slight nod, thinking silently that he truly is the angel who fell because of pride.

His excessive pride made him forget his role, intending to be equal with God.

For example, God had all angels pay homage to the Holy Son (in one version).

But Lucifer thought the Holy Son's power was too weak; God making angels kneel to the Holy Son was an insult to their dignity, saying, "Why force me to worship him? I will never worship such a lowly being that appeared after me."

"I existed before he formed; he should be the one to worship me!"

Thus he directly led a rebellion of one‑third of the Heavenly Realm's angels.

Attempting to prove he was stronger than the Holy Son.

That rebellion… those who get it understand; it fought in Heaven for a few days, and was ultimately crushed to bits.

Perhaps because God was unwilling to let him, this his most outstanding work was left to gather dust.

Thus, except for Lucifer, all rebel angels were expelled, transformed into hideous forms, while Lucifer alone retained the radiant Six-Winged Angel appearance.

Now looking at him, indeed he is extremely proud.

Uh, he should be called Satan now.

Given his pride, only after he attacks Heaven again and brings it down will he reclaim his original name.

Shaking his head, Yu Lin stopped thinking about it.

Instead, he stared at the ring in his hand.

Yu Lin didn't think the ring contained any trap, because with Satan's pride he wouldn't do such a thing, unless he truly intended harm.

The Cauldron has already appeared, automatically protecting its master.

Looking again at the ring, it was entirely crystal‑clear, as if forged from the purest crystal, yet its interior glittered with specks of starlight—like the brightest Morning Star in the night sky, emitting eternal radiance.

Just like Lucifer's pre‑fall title—Morning Star.

God's most perfect creation.

But before Yu Lin could examine the ring's purpose, the space before him warped, and an elderly figure with an aura of celestial elegance appeared, his face solemn:

"Lord of Hell, Satan."

"How did He appear?"

The elder didn't ponder further, but turned to Yu Lin and said apologetically:

He just sealed the space, so I couldn't arrive in time.

I'm truly sorry.

He didn't ask Yu Lin if he had any problem, because if there were a problem, there was no need to ask.

Yu Lin shook his head, slipped the ring into his pocket, and laughed, "No need."

"He came to recruit me, to make me his envoy. I didn't agree, so he let me think it over, and then left."

"Senior, who are you?"

The old man, hearing him say that, relaxed and thought to himself, "Indeed, it's Xiang Bobo; both Heaven and Hell are trying to recruit people—good thing."

Now the person is of Da Xia!

He smiled faintly: "My surname is Ling, given name Dongxuan."

"I am the Immortal Dongxuan, one of the Six Tai Xu of Da Xia."

"Young man, shall I send you back?"

Yu Lin certainly wanted that, and nodded, saying:

"Then thank you, Immortal."

Immediately.

Ling Dongxuan stepped forward, grabbed Yu Lin's arm, and the next moment, the two of them vanished straight out of AiHuade and the other two's sight.

The three of them were all bewildered, not knowing what had just happened.

Because at the moment Satan appeared, all their senses were blocked, as if they had fallen into a time‑pause‑like state.

They only recovered when Satan left.

Upon recovery, they saw an old man appear before Yu Lin, say something in Da Xia Language, and then disappear outright!

Everything today overloaded the three with information beyond the limit.

But at least.

They are still alive.

"Phew." AiHuade exhaled a long breath and smiled at Ke Laixi and Lan Luo, saying:

"Guys, we made it out alive again!"

"Survived under a Noble Rank Demon! Thank my Lord, thank the Saint!"

Ke Laixi sheathed the long sword, pursed their lips, and said nothing.

Lan Luo, on the other hand, was carefree, wiped the sweat from their forehead, and waved their big hand:

"To commemorate today, I'm going to call each year's today 'Lan Luo's Resurrection Festival'!"

"Shall we go to the bar later? I'll cover all the expenses!"

AiHuade, seeing the enthusiasm, though not knowing what they were thinking, nodded and said:

"Alright! Let's relax well tonight!"

"Ke Laixi, what about you?"

"You weren't scared into a softie, were you?"

Ke Laixi shook their head: "I won't go."

"I'll go back and report today's events to the Holy See."

"Take your time and have fun."

".........." Lan Luo, hearing that, gave him a big hug and said movingly:

"Ke Laixi, meeting you is my good luck."

"My friend, with such enlightenment, whatever you do in the future will succeed!"

"You are the next Knight Order commander! I have confidence in you!"

Ke Laixi pushed him away, turned, and walked down the stairs:

"Alright, you all treat LuEn's family."

"I'll go see if Kedi has any issues."

Saying that, they went down the stairs.