The massive obsidian gates of the Demon Academy creaked open, unveiling a courtyard brimming with young cultivators, each burning with ambition—or desperation.
And in the midst of them… a boy stepped forward in silence.
Yun-Riku.
Tall for his age, his frame was slender yet subtly powerful. His obsidian-black hair shimmered faintly with silver, flowing down to his shoulders. His eyes, a haunting crimson, glowed with calm confidence—eyes that belonged more to an ancient warrior than a teenager.
His skin was pale like jade, unblemished, flawless. His white-gray robes bore the faint insignia of frozen vines and blooming frost, subtly embroidered—a symbol of his Ice Release. The very air around him shimmered faintly, unnaturally calm.
He was ethereal. Too perfect.
> "Who the hell is that?"
"A noble brat? Another bastard like Cheon Yeo-Woon?"
"He doesn't even look like he belongs here..."
"Tch, trying too hard to stand out."
Whispers rose like wildfire. Most scoffed. Others stared too long.
Then came the rumble of Qi pressure and solemn reverence.
Descending from the sky on a glowing, chained platform was the Demonic Cult Leader, surrounded by the Three Guardians, each one radiating pressure from body. The sky darkened as they arrived.
> "From this day forth," the Demon Lord declared, "you are blades of the cult. You will break yourselves upon the whetstone of death until only perfection remains. Weakness… will be purged."
"GLORY TO DEMON CULT!!!"
All disciples bowed. Some trembled.
Riku simply nodded, eyes unmoved.
Just then , a blue screen flickered before Riku.
🔔 System Quest: Steal the Spotlight
> • Reveal your true cultivation and snatch the narrative from the destined protagonist.
• Draw attention from all factions and shake the academy.
> Rewards:
+10,000 Points
+Poison Immunity
+Fate Disruption +12%
> [✔ Accept] [❌ Decline]
He smiled faintly. "Let's begin."
Just then, the Sound Clan matriach arrived started to take test of neigong and suddenly used clan technique to suppress cheo woon but like the main story ,he used Nano machine to block his ears and become a strong person in front of others.
Sound clan matriarch become furious as she was not able make a boy without qi to fall and others were falling,she intensified the technique
and then suddenly the pressure of grandmaster peak fell and everyone become free from sound clan technique .
The clan leader blinked.
The crowd fell silent.
And then—it hit them all at once.
Riku released a wave of suppressed aura, sharp as blades yet colder than death. Qi rippled out like tidal waves. Stone beneath his feet cracked. Disciples stumbled back, gasping. Some fell to their knees.
The Sound Clan leader jaw dropped.
> "P… Peak… Grandmaster?!"
When demon lord was moving back towards his headquarters ,all of his guards and him felt aura of unfamiliar grandmaster and they turned backwards .
After few seconds they saw a boy of age 15 years emitting this pressure.
Guardian Reactions
High above on the floating platform—
Left Guardian, a sword-wielding elder known for silence, took a single step forward, eyes flaring beneath his hood. His hand instinctively reached for his blade.
Right Guardian, master of internal Qi manipulation, squinted with a deep frown. "That aura… It's pure. Refined. Not artificial." Then he suddenly stepped forward and told him to stop and asked for reason.
Riku then replied that "sir , Examiner suudenly intensified her qi which was not part of test so for safety fellow cultist , i step forward to stop her."
Center Guardian, usually unmoved, actually shifted posture—his foot moving half an inch. For those who understood, it was akin to shock.
> "He's… not just strong," the Center Guardian murmured. "He's dangerous.His eyes are something different."
The Demon Cult Leader, whose eyes rarely wavered, narrowed his gaze. His Qi fluctuated slightly—a testament to the tension in the air.
> "A boy with the body of a sage… and the aura of a war god. How amusing… " then he told his guards to fetch every detail about him.
System Notification
✅ Quest Complete
+10,000 Points
+Permanent Poison Immunity
+Narrative Disruption: Cheon Yeo-Woon Fate Fragment destabilized.
Back on the ground, disciples were panicking:
> "Grandmaster at fifteen?! That's beyond monstrous!"
A heavenly possessed demon?!"
Even Cheon Yeo-Woon, standing amidst the crowd, tensed—his instincts screaming.
Yun-Riku turned slightly, locking eyes with him, and offered a slow, deliberate smirk.
After that Right guardian told academy teachers and physician send failed people out and rest them to their dorms and said " tomorrow all you will get dragon pill"