Chapter 465: Mission

Thinking this, Xiao Shou focused his mind and transmitted his consciousness to the Star Demon Mother Tree.

"The Demon Dao merit is useless to me. You have only just been born, and this is precisely the time when you need to accumulate strength. Take this Demon Dao merit and absorb it."

"Thank you, Creator, for your reward..."

"Many thanks for the Creator’s reward..."

"Thank you, Mother."

"Thank you, my King, for your generous gift!"

After Xiao Shou’s consciousness spread outward and the leaves of the Star Demon Mother Tree rustled loudly, the large mass of Demon Dao merit floating before him suddenly split into two.

Half was absorbed by the Star Demon Mother Tree, while the other half flew before the Star Demon King, who was wrapped in golden-purple radiance.

The Star Demon King divided this half of the Demon Dao merit into two once again. He absorbed one portion himself, while dividing the other half equally into twelve portions and distributing them among the other Star Demons.

After absorbing their respective portions of merit, all the Star Demons knelt on the ground together and expressed their gratitude.

They seemed even more respectful toward him than Yao Heng and Xiao Ai!

It was as though Xiao Shou were their direct superior, one who could even decide whether they lived or died.

Wasn’t this a little too exaggerated?

Even the disciples of his own sect did not treat him with such excessive reverence.

Having been treated this way for the first time, Xiao Shou felt somewhat at a loss for what to do and was rendered speechless. He thought about it for quite some time.

Considering that the Star Demon Mother Tree and the Star Demons had only been born recently, they might not understand much about the ways of the world. They were even more likely to be complete novices who knew nothing about worldly affairs.

Furthermore, this Demon Abyss Realm was an even more brutal territory of the demon race than the Heaven Origin Realm, where the strong preyed upon the weak.

In such an environment, if they knew too little about the ways of the world, then no matter how powerful their cultivation was, they could still be tricked and killed without even understanding how they had died.

Xiao Shou could not allow the good children he had created to be bullied.

With this thought in mind, Xiao Shou considered the situation around him and then referred to how characters in many novels handled similar circumstances.

Only then did he use his divine sense to transmit his thoughts to them.

"You don’t need to be so formal. What matters most right now is the path you will take from here on. Those Demon Abysss have been driven away from this place by you. They will most likely seek even stronger forces and return for revenge. The surrounding humans also need to be considered and properly settled. Then there is the question of how you will survive in the future, along with many other issues. Do you already have a plan for all of this?"

Faced with Xiao Shou’s thoughts, the Star Demon Mother Tree did not respond this time.

Instead, the Star Demon King spoke in an extremely respectful voice.

"Creator, please rest assured. The moment we were born, the Mother Tree bestowed upon us inherited memories. We understand this realm, our own existence, our mission, our methods of survival, the Demon Abyss Clan, and many other matters very clearly."

"Oh! Tell me about it."

Xiao Shou was extremely surprised upon hearing this.

This was the first time his absolute fusion ability had created an entirely new race that was also capable of reproducing. He knew nothing about the life characteristics, inherited knowledge, abilities, and other aspects of this new race.

In fact, until just now, he had even assumed that apart from possessing powerful combat abilities, they knew nothing else.

So when he heard the Star Demon King say that they had inherited memories bestowed upon them by the Star Demon Mother Tree the moment they were born, Xiao Shou became extremely curious.

Moreover, in his current condition, all he could do was absorb the countless light-attribute spiritual particles the Star Demons had offered him, refine them into vitality, and use that vitality to repair his body.

He could not do anything else.

He was bored out of his mind.

Being able to enter deep meditation would have been better, but unfortunately, Xiao Shou had only just been awakened from that state by the Demon Dao. It would be difficult for him to enter such a state again in a short period of time.

Therefore, the moment he heard something that interested him, he immediately became enthusiastic and spoke up, hoping to learn more about the first race he had created through the Star Demon King’s words.

Hearing his thoughts, the Star Demon King answered straightforwardly without hiding anything.

"Creator, from the moment we were born, we knew that we were beings known as Star Demons. As for my understanding of my own identity, I am the king of the Star Demon race."

"All of us understand our identities to be the first-generation Star Demon bloodline of the Star Demon race. We are here to assist our King in fulfilling the mission bestowed upon us by the Creator."

The moment the Star Demon King finished speaking, the other twelve Star Demons spoke in unison.

Xiao Shou was stunned.

The Creator should be referring to him, right?

What mission had he given them?

Why did he not remember giving them any mission?

Then he suddenly recalled the information about the Star Demon Mother Tree and the Star Demon Fruits that he had received after creating them. It seemed to have mentioned that they had been born from his emotions at that time.

What had he been thinking back then?

While Xiao Shou pondered what he had been thinking at the time, the Star Demon King continued.

"We feed on demonic aura and draw our strength from it. Anything that possesses demonic aura is our food. The purple suns and purple moons provide us with power, granting us strength greater than that of the Demon Abyss Clan and allowing us to fulfill our mission. We will eliminate every member of the Demon Abyss Clan without leaving a single one alive, erasing them from this world..."