I Am Overlord

r>Her rune activated, granting her a sliver of life.
And with that sliver of life, she started absorbing the devilblood heart's energy.

That sliver of life was only able to take form because the woman was Xiang Shaoyun's kin.
Perhaps fate did not intend for his mother's life to end here, which was why he had arrived at such a coincidental timing.
If he had come any later, there wouldn't have been any hope for his mother.

”Everything is fine now, prince.
Allow the little princess to absorb the heart herself.
She will be able to recover with time, ” said Ming Cigeng.

Xiang Shaoyun could sense his mother's recovery.
Thus, he let go of her.
However, she was still holding onto him tightly, not willing to let him leave.
Xiang Shaoyun did not dare to move for fear of affecting her absorption of the heart.
He could also sense an odd sensation coming from the hand holding him.

It was a warm sensation, the same sensation he would feel when his father gently stroked his face during childhood.
This was the sensation only one's kin could give.
Nobody could replicate the same sensation.

When Ming Cigeng saw that, he had no choice but to stand guard for them.
He did not say anything else.
His clone had been sent to report to the clan about the Dark Devourer Clan's intrusion.
The Dark Devourer Clan's appearance was a major affair, as their return could be disastrous.
The Imperial Nether Clan had to handle this with caution.

As one of the four paramount devil clans, the Dark Devourer Clan should also be ruling the Devil Domain alongside the other three clans.
Why was the Imperial Nether Clan so hostile to them? In truth, the Dark Devourer Clan was too ambitious.
One of their abilities was incredibly powerful, allowing them to devour all powers of darkness and enslave all races.

In the past, the Dark Devourer Clan had only enslaved some lesser devils.
However, they were not satisfied with that and had started enslaving the other three paramount devil clans, aiming to become the Devil Domain's sole ruler.

Ultimately, the other three paramount clans joined hands and eliminated the Dark Devourer Clan.
From then on, the Dark Devourer Clan vanished from the seven layers of the Devil Domain.
However, the three paramount clans had also suffered disastrous losses during the purge.

That was why the surface world had enjoyed peace for so long up until the recent movements of the Diabolic Dragon Clan.
The Dark Devourer Clan was feared by even the three other paramount clans.
Was the appearance of this one Dark Devourer Clan member a sign that the entire clan was going to reappear as well? Ming Cigeng had a headache just entertaining that possibility.

As for Xiang Shaoyun, he was completely focused on his mother.
Beneath the messy hair was a wan and sallow face.
From her distinct facial features, he could see that she used to be an incredibly beautiful woman.
The rune on her forehead made her look even more enchanting.

If it wasn't for the rune on her forehead, one would think that she really was a human.
Xiang Shaoyun rejoiced that his mother looked like this instead of the other ugly devils.
Sure, a son shouldn't really care about his mother's appearance, but he couldn't help but worry that they would look too different from each other since his mother was of a completely different species.