OP Sister Chapter 439: Thank You For Loving Me

Listen While Reading: Hallyang Seo and Samul nori
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“THIS IS ALL I HAVE!”

As the Heavenly Demon roared, his energies converged, compressed, and manifested within his fists. The Demon’s eyes widened, trembling with horror and fear.

“{Abyssal Cursed Demonic Seal Release}: {Heavenly Path of Demonic Ascension}!”

All these energies converged, swirled, and compressed as he punched the King of All Evil with his fists, piercing through flesh, bones, and even his soul. Explosions of blinding white and golden light, intertwined with black and purple darkness, erupted endlessly across the Demon’s body.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

“HAAAAHHH!”

As he roared mightily, his very soul burned with the passion he felt for his own path and the love he held for those he treasured most.

This world he hated so much, this world he wanted to see burn…

It was now the very thing he fought to protect!

“How ironic…”

He smiled faintly as his fists pierced the head of the King of All Evil. The monstrous demon’s body, torn apart and barely clinging to muscle and bone, roared back, revealing its true monstrosity.

“YOU’RE NOT… A GOOD PET!”

The monster’s body constantly regrew, bones and flesh rapidly forming anew. The Heavenly Demon noticed how the fiend absorbed hundreds of demonic souls from all those he had slain, using them to fuel himself with endless power.

Yet, as the massive bony fists of the aberration rushed toward him, he did not falter or stop. The world around him began to take shape—his memories, emotions, and convictions blossomed beautifully into a black lotus.

“{Heavenly Path of Demonic Ascension Echo}!”

His single eye shone brightly with red light as the Heavenly Demon’s soul surged from his body, punching through the gigantic bony fists, taking form.

The shape of countless figures, of countless people!

He no longer felt alone…

Several figures appeared by his side, guiding his attacks:

The compassionate smile of his mother.

His father, smiling proudly at him.

His big sister, always nagging but now trusting him.

His big brother, guiding him even now.

The slaves he had befriended, the many he couldn’t save back then.

The demonic cultivators who became his rivals and even friends, despite his abandonment of most through his lonely path.

The Heavenly Empress, Anna, and Song.

And even Yin Sheng, Wai Tian, and the rest of the Demonic Cultivators who had joined him now.

“This is… like Anna’s Myriad Self?!”

His eyes widened, realizing his power had ascended to a level akin to hers. His attacks multiplied into dozens as his fists and claws tore through the bony arms of the King of All Evil.

RUMBLE!

“NNNGGHH?! I-IMPOSSIBLE! THIS IS… IMPOSSIBLEEEEE!”

The King of All Evil, Lucifer himself, was being overwhelmed by the power and conviction of a single “mortal”!

Crack, crack…!

His arm began shattering, exploding into pieces. His regeneration faltered as it was blown apart, and the attack continued, reaching his torso and head.

“YOU BASTARD…! DON’T THINK… YOU WILL GET AWAY… FROM THISSSSS!”

The convergence of memories, power, and willpower erupted from the Heavenly Demon’s entire body, disintegrating Lucifer’s flesh and bones. His Cosmic Demonic Soul wavered, showing cracks despite his almighty strength surpassing this mere mortal.

“{Ultimate Pinnacle}!”

BOOOMMM!!!

“UUUUUAAAGGGHHHHH!”

As Lucifer screamed in horror and disbelief, half of his body was blown into pieces, reduced to ashes. No one else in his long existence had ever wounded the King of All Demons, the Original Sin, and the first Creation of the Father of Heaven.

Crack, crack…!

CRACK!

“M-My soul…?! This damn bastard…! UUGGH…!”

He was shocked and incredulous as the darkness and light engulfed him completely in the explosion. The heavens trembled, and the seas below evaporated rapidly. The attack the Heavenly Demon unleashed was so powerful it nearly split the world in two.

Yet, it didn’t. In the past, fueled by darkness and evil, his power might have shattered the world. But now, his attack, though immensely strong, was gentle.

Despite this, the residual power that reached the seas alongside the Demon’s body triggered an even larger explosion, evaporating so much seawater that the ocean floor was briefly visible.

Anna, the Heavenly Empress, and Song, who had managed to regroup, rushed toward the origin of the explosion, fighting through hundreds of demons to reach the battlefield above the skies.

(Listen While Reading: The end of "GOH" )

“That’s…! Isn’t that the Demon you talked about, Anna?!” Song asked. “Father did it! He defeated him!”

“T-That’s…! That energy…!” Anna’s eyes widened as she recognized the aura of her nemesis. “It is indeed him, Lucifer…!”

As they saw him fall into the ocean, generating countless ripples with most of his body gone, the Heavenly Empress looked at the Heavenly Demon.

“Dear! You did it! That was incredible! You actually did it!” She smiled, overjoyed by his astonishing accomplishment.

“Dad!” Song cried.

“Are you alright?!” Anna asked.

The trio reached the Heavenly Demon, who floated in the skies, gazing down at the ocean with his single eye.

“I… I did it…”

He responded with a dry, exhausted voice, slowly turning to his beloved, his two children, and smiling faintly. Dried blood covered his black beak, which bore a few cracks.

“You could have waited for us to come here, you know? Couldn’t you have stalled for time or just run? There was no point in fighting so much…” Anna sighed. “And—Ah…!”

Anna stopped mid-sentence; her entire body suddenly paralyzed. She fell silent, staring at the Heavenly Demon up close.

Tears welled in her eyes…

“Dad, that was amazing! What technique was that?!” Song asked in disbelief. “Can you teach it to me later? Once everything is done…!”

“Song…” The Heavenly Demon barely registered his words. “I’m so happy… you’re… my son…”

“E-Eh? Why that out of nowhere?” Song wondered. “Are you…? Eh?”

“Hey, let me—Ahh! No!” The Heavenly Empress rushed to his side, aiming to heal him, only to scream in horror when she saw him.

There was a massive hole in his chest and several more through his stomach. He was missing one leg, and both arms were broken.

His soul, too, was fading away.

“Hue Xian… Thank you… for… loving me.”

“…”

Hue Xian extended her hand toward him, but his body fell from the skies into the sea below.

“NO!”

Anna was the first to scream, rushing toward him.

“FATHER!”

Song cried out in horror, following Anna.

“A-Ah…!”

Yet, the Heavenly Empress remained frozen, staring at her hands, now covered with the Heavenly Demon’s blood.

“Please don’t die! Please don’t die! Please, please!”

Anna reached the Heavenly Demon as his body floated on the cold sea. He had no heart and wasn’t breathing without lungs.

His body’s lifeforce was nearly gone, and his soul was vanishing.

He was unconscious.

No one wanted to admit or accept it.

But the Heavenly Demon was dead.

“FATHER! A-ANNA! WE HAVE TO HEAL HIM! MOM! PLEASE COME HERE! MOM!”

Song screamed in horror as he hugged his father. Anna’s hands trembled; her healing powers activated at full strength. She even began burning through her lifespan, year after year, in a desperate attempt to bring him back.

“MOTHER!”

Song’s cry snapped the Heavenly Empress back to reality. Her panicked state had paralyzed her completely.

“Aah!”

She flew down, quickly aiding them, channeling her powers and injecting him with all the power of Hope she could muster.

Yet…

Even as his chest healed and his wounds vanished, his body remained motionless, lifeless.

“I-I can revive him! I can bring anybody back with this power! I can do it! I-I can change this…! I can change this! I can do this! I CAN…! I CAN…!”

Anna trembled, crying uncontrollably as she burned through the long lifespan she had attained through her ascension.

Yet…

A hand reached her arm, stopping her before she could kill herself. The Heavenly Empress, in tears, spoke softly.

“Anna… Stop.”

“A-Ah…! No…! I…! NO! I DON’T WANT TO STOP! I…! I HAVE TO SAVE HIM! I…!”

“I’m… sorry…”

“A-Ahh…! Dad!”

Anna broke down, hugging the Heavenly Demon alongside Song, their tears falling over his cold body.

The Heavenly Empress could hardly process this.

Despite trying to remain calm, her tears wouldn’t stop either.

Yet, she knew that now…

It wasn’t the time to mourn her beloved.

The monster he had tried to kill still walked among them.

Its shadow loomed over them, its malformed, aberrant body rapidly growing even more monstrous.

“Ahhh, what a pity…! He could have been… such a good pet…!”

As the monster spoke with a cold, unfeeling voice, the Heavenly Empress glared at him.

With more anger than she had ever felt in her entire life.

“I’ll kill you.”

In that moment, the Heavenly Empress chose to walk the Demonic Path.

Lucifer, in response, simply smiled with his many mouths.

“Heh… You’re a cute birdie too… Would you like to become my pet~?” 

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