"Subordinate god? You've misunderstood me, Your Majesty the Bright King."
Lilith forced a smile as she stared into Zhou Yi's eyes.
"My intention was for us to create this pantheon together. We should be equals—not master and servant."
She searched his expression, trying to determine whether he was joking.
Unfortunately, he wasn't.
"I'm completely serious."
Zhou Yi calmly shook his head.
"If you wish to cooperate with me and establish a new divine pantheon, then you must become one of my subordinate deities."
"I only accept gods who serve beneath me—not gods who stand beside me as equals."
"You can't do that!"
Lilith's voice rose sharply.
"A single god cannot create an entire pantheon."
"This isn't the Age of Myth anymore. Besides me, you won't find another true deity willing to join you."
She lifted her enormous serpent body, towering over him.
"You need me."
"And what I'm asking isn't excessive."
"I merely want the position I deserve within the divine kingdom we build together."
Zhou Yi laughed.
Taking two steps forward, he forced Lilith into an instinctively defensive posture.
"I cannot allow another to sleep beside my throne."
"The pantheon will be mine."
"So naturally, I won't allow anyone else to share ownership of it."
His tone was domineering.
This was the personality of the Bright King speaking.
Having witnessed his overwhelming power, Lilith no longer possessed the courage to challenge him directly.
Compared with him...
She and even Yahweh seemed to exist on an entirely different level.
"So that's your final answer?"
"No room for negotiation?"
Lilith refused to give up.
Zhou Yi answered without hesitation.
"If I am to create a divine pantheon..."
"Then I must be the God of Gods. The King of Kings."
"So stop entertaining those little ambitions."
"Submit..."
"Or leave."
"I offer no third option."
"The only reason I'm giving you even these two choices is because you helped me complete my True Name."
"My time is limited."
"Choose."
His arrogance pierced Lilith's pride.
Her crimson eyes turned murderous.
The scales along her gigantic serpent body rose one after another.
At the same moment—
The endless Crimson Sea erupted into chaos.
Towering blood-red waves surged skyward.
The entire world trembled violently.
Standing nearby, Selene was stunned.
As a mere vampire, she had never witnessed power on this scale.
She instinctively retreated behind Zhou Yi.
Only standing beside him allowed her to feel even a trace of safety.
Around Zhou Yi...
Everything remained perfectly calm.
No matter how violently the Crimson Sea raged...
Not a single wave could disturb him.
It was as though he stood inside a sanctuary untouched by the world's destruction.
The storm soon subsided.
Lilith gradually regained control of her emotions.
Thousands of years of experience reminded her that this was already the limit of what Zhou Yi would tolerate.
One step further...
...and she might provoke divine wrath.
Something she absolutely did not wish to experience.
"So?"
"You've decided?"
Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes.
Lilith slowly approached him.
Coiling her enormous serpent body nearby, she stopped only a short distance away.
Then she spoke solemnly.
"I will become your subordinate deity."
"But..."
"You must grant me one condition."
"Speak."
"I want the position directly beneath you."
"In the future divine pantheon..."
"No one except you may possess greater authority than I do."
"That is the greatest concession I can make."
"If you refuse..."
"I would rather leave than become your servant."
"And what exactly are you asking for?"
Lilith looked directly into his eyes.
"I will become..."
"Your Queen of the Gods."
"Just as Hera stood beside Zeus..."
"As Frigg stood beside Odin..."
"As Isis stood beside Osiris..."
"I..."
"Lilith..."
"Queen of the Crimson Sea."
"Daughter of the Earth."
"Mistress of Life."
"Goddess of the Night."
"...possess every qualification to stand beside you."
"You wish to become the King of Gods."
"Very well."
"But I..."
"...must become your Queen."
"Only I deserve that throne."
"Only I may share your supreme glory."
"I am one of the most beautiful goddesses ever born into this world."
"I am also one of its strongest."
"Among all possible choices..."
"Only I am worthy of standing beside you."
"Only I can help you establish this divine pantheon."
"If you accept my condition..."
"This entire Hell..."
"My countless children born in darkness..."
"Even I myself..."
"...will belong to you."
"I want that place."
"The place that belongs to me alone."
Her proposal was incredibly tempting.
Yet...
The most irresistible temptation was Lilith herself.
As she had claimed...
She truly possessed beauty beyond mortal comprehension.
Even Zhou Yi's divine heart stirred.
When she declared that she herself would belong to him, an irresistible impulse rose within him.
He wanted to accept.
But suddenly—
His soul shook violently.
Another will deep within him began resisting.
It felt as though his body no longer belonged solely to himself.
As if another consciousness refused to allow that answer.
His soul seemed ready to split apart.
Clutching his head, Zhou Yi grimaced in pain.
"What's wrong?"
Lilith stepped forward.
Before she could reach him—
Selene unexpectedly blocked her path.
Despite facing a goddess...
The vampire stood protectively before Zhou Yi.
Lilith's expression instantly turned icy.
A mere mortal daring to obstruct a goddess...
Such disrespect deserved punishment.
But before she acted—
Zhou Yi raised a hand.
"I'm fine."
"Selene."
"Stand behind me."
"This isn't your place."
Though his words sounded like a reprimand...
They were clearly meant to protect her.
He looked at Lilith.
After a long silence...
He finally answered.
"I accept."
"You may become my Queen."
"But only..."
"After our pantheon has been established."
Lilith smiled.
That answer satisfied her completely.
"Excellent..."
"My King."
"With you and me together..."
"Building our divine kingdom will be effortless."
"It won't take long."
She gracefully wrapped herself around his arm.
Her flawless body pressed naturally against him.
She looked simultaneously majestic...
Seductive...
And sacred.
Anyone would find it impossible not to be captivated.
Yet instead of pursuing romance...
She gestured toward the endless Crimson Sea.
"As your future Queen..."
"I present my first gift."
"Look."
"This..."
"...will become the foundation of our future divine kingdom."
"And they..."
"...will become the most loyal servants either of us could ever possess."
She waved her hand.
Countless tiny lights emerged from her fingertips.
They drifted into the Crimson Sea.
Zhou Yi immediately recognized them.
Those lights were the souls of the angels destroyed during his battle with Yahweh.
Their bodies had been annihilated...
But Lilith had swallowed their souls.
Now...
She released them into the sea that symbolized life itself.
He already understood what was about to happen.
Even so...
The miracle unfolding before him left him speechless.
Selene and Anvena were even more astonished.
Each angelic soul sank into the blood-red ocean.
The Crimson Sea enveloped them.
Under mysterious divine power...
The blood gradually molded itself into humanoid forms.
Their shapes became clearer...
More lifelike...
Until finally the crimson substance faded away entirely.
Living beings stood where only blood had existed moments before.
They resembled angels.
Exceptionally beautiful.
Exceptionally graceful.
Yet...
One thing had changed.
Behind each of them spread a pair of enormous...
Black wings.
Dark as ravens.
Creatures destined only for the night.
Lilith proudly declared,
"They are the Night Demons."
"They are new life born from the pure souls of angels..."
"...within my Crimson Sea."
"Give them time..."
"And they will become your most loyal..."
"...and most dependable servants."
Compared to ordinary vampires...
The Night Demons were true children of darkness.
Powerful.
Intelligent.
Possessing innate divinity.
They would become the cornerstone of the future divine kingdom—
The finest servants a god could ever command.
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