Cultivation Online

Chapter 2527: Selena, Absolute Ruler of the Demonic Realm

“Get rid of me…?” Hela sneered in disdain before swinging her arm at her own neck.

In an instant, her head flew from her body, allowing her to escape Selena’s grasp.

After retreating to a safe distance, Hela shouted angrily, “Why the hell do you still care about your promise with Tian Chenyu when that bastard is already dead?!”

“Are you saying we should forget our promises the moment the other party is gone? How tasteless.” Selena narrowed her eyes and replied. “Besides, I am not doing this merely because of our promise. I also desire to coexist with the humans of this world.”

“There’s no way that will happen! They will never accept you!”

“Only time will tell…”

“If you are that adamant on siding with these pathetic and weak beings, then you can go ahead and do that! However, I want no part in your foolishness!”

After saying that, Hela attacked Selena, unleashing even more power than before.

Seeing this, Selena merely shook her head in silence.

The moment Selena and Hela clashed, the collision of their energy made it seem as though the entire universe was trembling. The ripples of their battle even reached the Ninth Heaven, alarming countless experts—including the Celestial Emperor himself.

“W-What is this crazy amount of energy?!”

“Not even a Cultivation God would be able to exude so much power!”

“Is it a treasure being born?!”

Upon sensing the energy unleashed by Selena and Hela’s battle, many experts from the Ninth Heaven began making their way toward its source, completely disregarding the danger it might pose. Of course, this was simply the nature of cultivators—drawn to danger like moths to a flame.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Emperor commanded several squads of Heaven’s Mandate to investigate the source of the energy.

Since Heaven’s Mandate possessed teleportation treasures that allowed them to traverse the Nine Heavens with ease, they were naturally the first to arrive at the scene.

However, the moment they arrived, they were stunned speechless by what they witnessed, unable to comprehend it.

“W-Wat the hell is going on here?! Who are those two fighting?!” The soldiers quickly asked the others.

“D-Demons… from the Demonic Realm…” someone answered in a dazed voice.

“Huh? Demons? Both of them? Why are they fighting with each other?”

The answer only made them even more puzzled by the situation.

“General, what should we do? Should we stop them?” one of the soldiers suddenly asked.

“Stop them?” The General immediately frowned. “Are you fucking insane? Can’t you sense their auras? The ridiculous energy being released from their clashes? Forget stopping them—we’d perish the moment we get too close! The only thing we can do here is wait until they are finished!”

After a brief pause, he added, “In the meantime, go gather information from everyone here!”

“Yes!”

The soldiers immediately began questioning those who had been present since the beginning, and as they gained a deeper understanding of the situation, their shock only continued to grow.

However, before the soldiers could report back to their leader, the fight between Selena and Hela reached its climax.

“Die.”

Selena muttered in a low voice as she devoured Hela’s entire being with a massive black hole, erasing her from existence.

“…”

After killing Hela, Selena turned her attention toward the people of the Nine Heavens and began approaching them.

“Do not come closer!” The General of Heaven’s Mandate shouted with a fearful expression on his face, and his soldiers subconsciously raised their weapons, pointing them at her.

Seeing this, Yan Hara hastily shouted at him, “Immediately lower your weapons! She’s not our enemy!”

Normally, nobody would dare to command Heaven’s Mandate around, but in this situation, pretty much everyone there started yelling at them following Yan Hara’s words.

“Lower your weapons, you idiots! Are you trying to get us all killed?!”

Some of the people there even lunged at the soldiers to seize their weapons.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?! Unhand me!”

“You dare lay your hands on us?!”

“Shut the hell up!”

“Calm down, humans of the Nine Heavens,” Selena suddenly spoke, her calm voice instantly bringing the commotion to a halt.

“I am Selena, the Absolute Ruler of the Demonic Realm, and a friend of Tian Chenyu. Rest assured, I have no intention of harming anyone.”

“…”

Everyone present fell silent, giving Selena their full attention.

“First and foremost, allow me to apologize for what happened today. Had I dealt with the Forsaken ‘Hela’ and ‘Annabella’ sooner, none of this would have happened, and Tian Chenyu might still be alive…”

“I am aware that many of you fear demons because of what happened between you and the Forsaken in the past. However, as the ruler of the Demonic Realm, I promise you that such a tragedy will never happen again, and that we ordinary demons have no intention of fighting you. If anything, we wish for peace.”

“I understand that asking for coexistence between our worlds right now is impossible. That is why I will remain in this world for the time being, to clear up any misunderstandings, answer any questions you may have, and hopefully start a peaceful relationship between our worlds. Not only that, but I will also clean up all of the Forsaken that linger in this world—or any that may trespass into this world in the future.”

Yan Hara and everyone present swallowed nervously at Selena’s words. Although they sounded too good to be true, it was also a fact that Selena protected them from Hela.

After a moment of silence, Selena spoke again, “Now then… Who here is the closest or the most familiar with Tian Chenyu? I’d prefer starting with someone that I can trust.”

Hearing Selena’s question, many people there turned to look at Yan Hara.

Seeing this, Yan Hara swallowed nervously before raising her hand and responding, “T-That would be me… I am the leader of the Demon Seal—”

She abruptly stopped mid-sentence and cleared her throat before continuing, “Ahem… I am Senior Tian’s successor, Yan Hara.”