CHAPTER 327: HEAVENLY DEMON... REBOOTED

The room was quiet for a moment.

Savra slowly leaned back on her cushion, arms crossed, lips curled into a grin. "So... you were that crazy?"

Velra blinked. "You kidnapped sect princesses. You stole from everyone. You burned a man alive and sat on his throne."

Zelia stared, her face half in shock. "And fought ten thousand people just to laugh at them before dying."

Zain rubbed his chin. "Yeah, it was a wild time."

Savra pointed a finger at him. "You were a lunatic!"

Zain shrugged. "I mean... I was the Heavenly Demon."

Velra raised her hand. "That still doesn’t explain how you went full villain mode."

Zain chuckled. "It wasn’t just me. It was the Heavenly Demon Art."

"That thing doesn’t just train the body and soul. It affects the mind too."

"It makes you more dominant... more fearless... and a bit crazy."

Zelia narrowed her eyes. "So you’re saying that insane version of you... wasn’t fully you?"

Zain nodded. "Let’s just say the art brings out the worst parts and makes them stronger."

Savra leaned forward. "And now?"

Zain took a breath. "Now... I’m not cultivating that art anymore. So I’m normal."

Velra raised an eyebrow. "Normal? That’s a stretch."

Zain smirked. "Okay. Slightly less terrifying."

Zelia tilted her head. "So you don’t use Heavenly Demon Art anymore?"

Zain scratched the back of his neck. "Not exactly. I don’t cultivate it like before."

"But... some of its power awakened inside me when I came to this world."

Savra frowned. "Wait, so you still have the power?"

Zain smiled. "Yeah. Somehow. But I don’t get the mind-breaking side effects. No madness. No ego storms. Just power."

Velra pouted. "Hmph. Lucky."

Zelia looked curious. "But can you still teach it?"

Zain shook his head. "Not really."

"The martial arts I used in that world were built on Qi. Pure cultivation-based."

"But this world uses Ether instead. Different system, different rules."

Savra rubbed her chin. "So... no more Qi?"

Zain nodded. "Exactly. So I can’t really pass down those arts. At least not in their original form."

Velra crossed her arms and gave him a fake glare. "Good."

"Because if you ever try to make us train by stabbing our fingers or climbing cliffs—"

Zain quickly raised both hands. "I won’t! I won’t!"

Zelia smirked. "No cave pits either."

Savra laughed. "Or forcing us to fight each other for food."

Zain laughed with them. "I promise. No pits. No fights. No finger needles."

Velra leaned closer. "Because we’re your girls, right?"

Zain nodded. "You’re not just my allies or tools. You’re my girls. My family."

Zelia smiled softly. "And we’re proud of you... Zain."

Savra flicked his forehead. "Just don’t go full ’Heavenly Demon’ again."

Zain grinned. "Don’t worry. I’m not Mo Tianheng anymore."

He looked at each of them with a calm gaze.

"I’m Zain. Your master... and your little brother."

The girls shared a look.

Velra snorted. "Little brother, he says. As if he didn’t just burn down half the world in his past life."

Savra laughed. "Guess we’ll just have to keep him sane."

Zelia nodded. "Together."

---

Zain leaned against the wall, arms crossed.

The girls had gone to rest, full from snacks and stories.

He stood there for a moment, thinking.

He had told them everything.

Well... almost everything.

He hadn’t told them about this.

The system.

It wasn’t because he didn’t trust them. It was just... different.

The system was tied to his soul, something even deeper than memories.

Zain looked down at his hand. He clenched it slowly.

Ever since he came to this world, he had been unsure.

A part of him still didn’t fully belong.

It was between the Zain of now and Mo Tianheng of the past.

But now...

Suddenly, a screen appeared in front of him, glowing softly.

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[System Update: Mental Alignment Achieved]

[Status: Ego, Will, and Desire – Fully Unified]

[Internal Conflict: Resolved]

[All Rank Conditions – Fulfilled]

[Supreme Rank Eligibility: Confirmed]

[Host: Zain Zavathor]

[Class: Heavenly Demon]

[Activate Supreme Rank Now?]

[Yes]

[No – Delay Advancement]

---

Zain blinked, then smirked.

"So... it’s finally time, huh?"

He didn’t hesitate. He raised a finger and tapped the [Yes] option.

"I need more power," he whispered.

---

[Selection: YES – Activate Supreme Rank]

[Supreme Rank Authority Installing...]

[Skill Limits: Removed]

[Command Tier: Unlocked]

[Status: Zain Zavathor has ascended to Supreme Rank]

---

A wave of energy rushed through his body. His breath caught.

He clenched his fist again. It felt... limitless.

His body didn’t glow. The room didn’t shake. But inside him, something changed.

He could feel everything better. His ether. His strength. His mind.

Even his heartbeat sounded calmer, like it now beat perfectly with the world around him.

"So this... is Supreme Rank."

He stepped forward. The floor felt softer under his feet.

He couldn’t even describe the feeling. It wasn’t just raw strength. It was control.

Every part of him felt clear.

Zain grinned to himself.

"No more limits. Now... let’s test it soon."

---

Krovath and Averak stood quietly, watching the battlefield below.

The heroes and the brood elites were still locked in combat, exchanging skills and testing each other’s strength.

Neither leader had moved the whole time.

But then... both of them suddenly turned their heads.

A strange wave of ether spread through the air.

It was sharp. Heavy. Familiar.

A pressure they had not felt in a long time.

Averak narrowed his eyes. "You feel that?"

Krovath nodded slowly. "I do."

They both looked in the same direction.

"It’s rising fast," Averak said.

"That’s no ordinary breakthrough," Krovath muttered. "That’s... Supreme-level."

The ground didn’t shake, but the air became thick.

Even the battlefield paused for a moment as everyone felt a strange chill brush past.

Krovath folded his arms, a faint smile curling. "So... the third party finally makes a move."

Averak’s voice was calm. "He’s been hiding for long enough."

Somewhere in A-Zone... A new force had awakened his true rank.

The waiting was finally over.

Now, the real war could begin.