Chapter 353 The Real Mystery

Wretched explained, “Many powerful souls were unable to solve the mystery of oblivion and consequently died in that state. That was how all those dead fetuses came about.”

Intrigued by the answer, Jonathan asked, “In that case, how did you do it?”

“I basically did nothing because I know I can't be killed. Even without doing anything in oblivion, my physical body was gradually formed, and that was how I managed to break through the mystery of oblivion.”

All this while, Jonathan had wanted to find out about Wretched's genesis.

Since he didn't manage to get an answer from the king, he figured he could ask Wretched directly now that the latter was standing right in front of him.

Jonathan got straight to the point. “There's something I'm curious about.”

“Is it about my origins?”

Jonathan nodded. “Yes!”

“Do you intend to defeat me by finding out my weakness through it?”

Jonathan replied candidly, “I want to stop you from killing indiscriminately.”

After throwing Jonathan a glance, Wretched said, “I can't deny that you're one of the few truly good people I have ever met.” Pausing briefly, Wretched let out a self-deprecating laugh. “I'm the biggest villain the world has ever faced. It's ironic that I'm friends with someone who's as kind-hearted as you are.”

Jonathan flashed a wry smile. “Do you think I can stop you?”

“No. No one is capable of stopping me,” Wretched responded with certainty.

fell silent upon hearing his

birth to me. In the end, she died from the excruciating pain, and that was the reason why my father resented me and felt that I was a jinx. Filled with the bravado of youth, I ran away from home when I was ten after being disparaged and beaten badly by him. Since Zedfield was covered with tropical rainforests back then, I decided to hide within them to give my father a scare. Little did I expect to end up lost inside. The forest was filled with beasts and venomous insects. When I ended up being bitten by a snake, I was terrified, thinking that I would die. However, my body began to heat up, and that was the first time

fought against them. As the battle increased in intensity, my strength continued to grow. In the end, I managed to tear them apart even though I was just ten years old. After that encounter, I grew to one point eight meters tall, and my entire body was covered in black scales. I possessed Herculean

what I was. As long as I wasn't angry, I could maintain the form of an ordinary human. I began participating in wars after that, defeating a ten-thousand-strong army that surrounded me once all on my own. On top of that, my ability to communicate with those of the netherworld continued to improve. Back then, I was already the country's most powerful general, General Wretched! When I returned to the village with soldiers and riches, I gave money to everyone there and remained filial to my father until his old age. My father forgave me and told me that he regretted his actions after I ran away from home. I, too, never held what he had

used to how cruel the world was and the cycle of life and death. During this time, I lived like an immortal, not growing old or dying before gradually growing weary of the world of men. In the end, I took on the title of Wretched the Great, ruling with the fear and respect of my citizens. I participated in the war against demons and beasts and encountered many Divine Masters who attempted to kill me in the name of the people. Unfortunately, none of them survived my hand. As I gradually understood the cycle of the Heavenly Law, I began to lead a

the demonic energy within me going out of control and affecting my cells. That was when I decided to get myself reincarnated. Unfortunately, I didn't expect to have

he commented, “If I hadn't seen you and your powers with my own eyes, I would have thought your story

response. “Who says

your friend, I truly hope you can live in peace for eternity. Wretched, I won't talk about stopping you. I'll only speak from

me. You're the first friend I have had over the last thousand years. Being born with so much demonic energy, I was destined to be alone. All this while, the friends that I had made gradually left when they couldn't stand the demonic energy I carried, but you're the exception. After going through so much together, you're unaffected by it at all. That means you're a

experiences we shared. That said, I was unsettled by a niggling sense of dread over the last few days. When

intently at Jonathan. “Go

fear, similar to being afraid of being punished after doing something wrong as a kid. You claim to be doing so based on the will of the Heavenly Law, but all I see is a monster. Just like the ferocious dragons that wreak havoc in fairytales, a warrior would

words, Wretched responded, “No one can kill me. Your

if your cells lose the ability to mutate?” Jonathan asked. “You mentioned that the overbearing demonic energy affected your fate and cells. By taking more lives, would it intensify your demonic

as he pondered upon the issue. “But my gut

perspective is wrong.

“All right. Go ahead.”

sick due to

“That's the general idea.”

population is what the Heavens seek, the solution is simple. A massive flood or an earthquake can kill a lot more people than you're capable of, so that can't be

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