"Burn him, burn him..."
Voices laced with fear shattered the morning calm.
In a broad plaza, a young man in a blue robe, his face thin but delicate, was tied to a wooden cross, already unconscious.
All around the plaza, the crowd was gathered, each face showing terror, yet their mouths kept shouting, "Burn him..."
Clearly, the "him" they spoke of was the young man tied to the wooden cross.
No one noticed that the boy's pale fingers moved slightly, and his tightly shut eyes seemed to quiver.
Though the boy did not open his eyes, his consciousness had already returned.
"Where is this? Wasn't I dead?"
Wang Ruoxie's mind stirred slightly; he sensed every part of his body, realizing he still had a living body. Most importantly, he did not feel any trace of the Blood Demon power within him.
His heart couldn't help but tremble violently, followed by a surge of joy flooding his being.
His body was no longer the Blood Demon Body but an ordinary human body, though fragile, it made him feel reborn.
This made him feel that everything before was like a dream, an exceedingly long dream.
But the memories in his mind clearly told him that all of it was real.
A thousand years ago, he, Wang Ruoxie, was the son of the Celestial Emperor from the Celestial Realm. Though only sixteen, his achievements had surpassed most of the powerful beings in the Celestial Realm.
However, he mistakenly consumed a drop of Blood God Essence Blood, transformed into a Blood Demon, and was ultimately besieged by numerous celestial warriors on Demon Suppression Mountain.
What pained him the most was that the person who killed him was his fiancée, the daughter of the Flame Emperor—Profound Lady.
His father, the Celestial Emperor, was the Lord of Heaven, and in the entire Celestial Realm, besides the Celestial Emperor, there were four other emperors, of which the Flame Emperor was one.
"Ruoxie, don't hate me. One day... you will understand."
This was the last sentence Wang Ruoxie heard from Profound Lady before he died.
He never expected to die at the hands of his beloved.
Now, one thousand years later, reborn, he must once again tread the nine heavens and settle all past affairs.
"What a mediocre body."
Wang Ruoxie examined his current body, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
It seemed he must find an opportunity to thoroughly transform his body.
However, his immediate task was to extricate himself from the current situation.
He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of crimson eyes, but they quickly reverted to normal.
"Marquis, please spare my son Ruoxie, burn me instead."
"Marquis, please spare the young master; he is your biological son."
At this moment, a middle-aged woman in palace attire, with a beautifully fair appearance, and a pretty maid in green, were tearfully trying to rush forward to save Wang Ruoxie, but were stopped by two armored soldiers.
They then looked towards a middle-aged man in a brocade robe with a dignified expression, beseeching him tearfully.
"Third Madam, it is clear that he is the reincarnation of an Evil Demon; if he is not burned to death, he will bring disaster to the Marquis, implicating all of us."
Before the middle-aged man could respond, another noblewoman spoke up first.
"Is she my mother in this life?"
Wang Ruoxie turned his gaze to the palace-clad woman desperately pleading with the middle-aged man, thinking silently to himself.
The memories in his mind told him that in this life, his body was extremely frail, even weaker than an average person.
Upon awakening, he found himself reborn a thousand years later. In this life, he was also called Wang Ruoxie, identified as the seventh son of the Duke of Wuyi County in the East Victory Kingdom.
His father was naturally the Marquis ruling over Wuyi County, Marquis Qingyun, Wang Minghan.
His mother was Lady Chi, the third wife of Wang Minghan.
In his past life, he had never seen his mother. According to his father, the Celestial Emperor, his mother left the Celestial Realm in search of the elusive Dao after giving birth to him.
It can be said he never experienced motherly love, yet in this life, over sixteen years, his mother had cared for him immensely, allowing him to finally feel the warmth of maternal affection.
At this moment, seeing his mother pleading bitterly for him, Wang Ruoxie felt a touch of emotion flash in his eyes; this life would let him truly cherish this rare love of a mother.
However, he also knew that his mother had suffered greatly for him over the years, bearing too many hardships. He swore that from this day forward, no one would be allowed to bully them any longer.
"Marquis, Ma'am, look quickly, the young master has awakened."
At this moment, the green-clad maid suddenly exclaimed, her tear-stained, delicate face breaking into a joyful smile.
"Ruoxie, you're finally awake, are you alright?"
Hearing the maid's call, Lady Chi hurriedly turned her gaze to Wang Ruoxie, discovering her son indeed awake, a trace of joy spreading across her once-despairing face, and asked with concern.
"Mother, I'm fine."
Wang Ruoxie's gaze was gentle as he looked at Lady Chi, smiling slightly.
"Marquis, Ruoxie has returned to normal, please release him."
Relieved, Lady Chi turned to the stern-looking man nearby and begged.
He is Wang Ruoxie's father in this life, Marquis Qingyun Wang Minghan.
"Marquis, you cannot let him go; he is the reincarnation of an evil demon. If he continues to exist in this world, he will surely harm more people and even implicate our entire Wang Family."
The noble lady spoke again, taking the opportunity.
"Madam, the young master is not an evil demon; he's just ill."
The green-clad maid looked at the noble lady and retorted.
"Wretched maid, is it your place to speak here?"
The noble lady slapped the green-clad maid on her face and scolded coldly.
"Enough."
At this moment, Wang Minghan finally spoke. He then turned his gaze to Wang Ruoxie, pondered for a moment, and said, "Do not allow him to step out of the Lock Heart Hall, or there won't be a next time."
Upon saying this, Wang Minghan turned and left; after all, like a tiger that does not eat its cubs, he could not harden his heart.
Receiving Wang Minghan's assent, Lady Chi showed a look of joy, then said to the green-clad maid, "Fu'Er, quickly follow me and take Ruoxie back to the Lock Heart Hall."
The green-clad maid also nodded with joy and the two quickly rushed to the cross-shaped wooden frame to release Wang Ruoxie.
Later, amid the terrified gazes of those around, Wang Ruoxie was sent back to a palace.
"Marquis has spared this evil demon; he will surely bring great catastrophe to our Wuyi County in the future."
"Marquis's benevolence will surely lead to regret later."
"This evil demon feeds on human blood, extremely terrifying. Alas, you and I better make plans early."
...
In the Lock Heart Hall, Wang Ruoxie lay on the bed, extremely weak.
But he knew well that the cause of this was the drop of Blood God Essence Blood within him, constantly devouring his Qi and Blood.
At the beginning of chaos, Ancestral God Pangu split the heavens and earth, ultimately transforming into all things in the universe; his navel turned into a sea of blood, which after millions of years gave birth to the Blood God. The Blood God fed on Immortal Body Divine Blood, improving strength at a speed unrivaled.
Even in the entire Celestial Realm, only the three Celestial Lords together could contend with the Blood God.
In his past life, he mistakenly ingested Blood God Essence Blood, becoming a Blood Demon, eventually ambushed by his beloved Profound Lady at Demon Suppression Mountain. Now reborn, unexpectedly, that drop of Blood God Essence Blood has returned with him.
Fortunately, perhaps due to reincarnation, the droplet of Essence Blood within his heart could be controlled by him, thus he did not turn into a Blood Demon again.
Moreover, he was delighted to find that besides the drop of Blood God Essence Blood in his heart, everything else in his body was no different from a normal person.
Previously, he went berserk and devoured someone's entire Qi and Blood only because he lost consciousness and couldn't control the Blood God Essence Blood within him.
Now, with regained consciousness and the awakening of memory from the past life, he naturally returned to normal.
"Ruoxie, are you alright?"
Seeing Wang Ruoxie's eyes return to normal, Lady Chi looked at him with joy and asked.
"Hm, I'm fine now, Mother. I'm sorry for worrying you."
Wang Ruoxie smiled lightly and nodded.
"Fu'Er, go and ask Master Zhao to come and take a look at Ruoxie."
Seeing Wang Ruoxie's pale complexion, Lady Chi still felt uneasy and then said to Fu'Er beside her.
Fu'Er acknowledged and walked towards the door, but as she was about to step out of the hall, she was suddenly flung back in.
On her face was a bright red palm print, with traces of blood seeping from the corners of her mouth.
"Wretched maid, how dare you block my path."
The speaker was a young man in a lavish robe, bearing some resemblance to Wang Ruoxie, with a handsome face at seventeen, yet with a hint of coldness.
Behind the young man were several valiant soldiers in Tiger Ferocity Battle Armor, the elite guards of the Marquis's Mansion, each one an elite of the Tiger Ferocity Army.
Getting up, Fu'Er looked at the young man in fear but said nothing before leaving.
"Ruokun, what do you mean by bringing people to my Lock Heart Hall?"
Lady Chi slightly frowned, gazing at the young man, and asked.
"Mother says the seventh brother is the reincarnation of an evil demon. Although Father is merciful and reluctant to kill him, to prevent further harm, she sent me to abolish his Sea of Qi."
Wang Ruokun sneered and spoke, showing no respect to Lady Chi, the Third Madam of the Marquis's Mansion.
Lady Chi's face slightly changed upon hearing this. Without his Sea of Qi, Ruoxie would be unable to cultivate Martial Arts and could only live as an ordinary person. She then asked, "Does Marquis know about the mistress's actions?"
Wang Ruokun's mother is the noble madam of the Marquis's Mansion, his father's legitimate wife, a status and position not comparable to her as a concubine.
"Mother's actions are never opposed by Father."
Wang Ruokun's following words caused a pallor to sweep across Lady Chi's face.
"Ruokun, Ruoxie is, after all, your seventh brother. His body is already weak; if his Sea of Qi is abolished, he may be inferior even to ordinary people. Can you let him go?"
Lady Chi spoke to Wang Ruokun, with an undertone of pleading.
"Mother, no need to beg him. I want to see how he abolishes the Sea of Qi."
At this moment, Wang Ruoxie walked to Lady Chi's side and said lightly.