Chapter 5

"Your Majesty, the Demon King! Are you alright?" When Li Yalin opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Camille's anxious and self-blaming face.

"I..." Just waking up, Li Yalin was still a bit dazed, but he quickly regained his senses and recalled everything that had happened when he fainted.

The former Demon King? It seems that the only thing I can do is to become stronger! Break the seal of the former Demon King and find the way home!

"Your Majesty, I am deeply sorry. I was too hasty and ignored Your Majesty's condition. Please punish me, Your Majesty!" After confirming that Li Yalin was fine, Camille immediately knelt down and asked for punishment.

Looking at Camille's expression, it was as if she was ready to face death. Was it really necessary to make such a big deal out of this small matter?

"Camille, get up. I know you did this for my own good. And don't always kneel like this; I can't bear it."

As someone from a peaceful era, Li Yalin could not accept the idea of girls kneeling at every turn, even though he secretly enjoyed it. He knew he should respect everyone.

Moreover, Camille was a princess. Making a princess kneel at every turn was a waste of her talents.

Camille had knelt before Li Yalin several times, and he couldn't stop her before. But this time, Li Yalin was determined not to let her kneel again!

He quickly got up and helped Camille to her feet. After so much time together, Li Yalin had long forgotten that Camille was a demon and treated her like an ordinary girl.

However, in the process of helping her up, due to his haste, Li Yalin accidentally touched a place he shouldn't have, causing Camille to jump up immediately.

"Your Majesty, you..." Feeling a sudden assault, Camille's face turned bright red, and she almost couldn't look at Li Yalin.

"Sorry, sorry, it was just an accident." Li Yalin's face was very awkward; he hadn't expected such a mishap.

But the sensation just now... it was really something!

"Cough, cough. Camille, go back and rest. I'm fine now." The room was filled with awkwardness, and Li Yalin cleared his throat and dismissed her.

Fortunately, it was Camille. If it had been Isya, he might have lost his hand.

After all, this was the demon's stronghold, from the maids to the princess, everyone was a demon!

"By the way, Camille, remember not to kneel anymore." As Camille was about to leave, Li Yalin reminded her again. This was very important.

"Yes... Your Majesty!" Hearing Li Yalin's reminder, Camille hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a complex expression. This Demon King seemed different from any of the previous ones.

After Camille left, Li Yalin began his plan. It was easy to say he wanted to become stronger, but it was much harder to do.

Training like Camille's, Li Yalin estimated, wouldn't break the seal of the former Demon King even if he practiced until he was old and dead. He really needed to come up with a plan.

Should he really use that?

What Li Yalin was thinking of, of course, was the True Demon King Cultivation System that came with the Demon King's inheritance. This name sounded unreliable, but could it really make him stronger?

The Demon King's inheritance turned out to be just this strange system. If it couldn't make him stronger, he might as well die!

Thinking about the duel in a month and the way home, Li Yalin finally made up his mind. No matter what, he would give it his all!

Life or death, it all depended on this!

Looking at the words "Demon King Cultivation Task," Li Yalin hesitantly chose to activate it. What kind of task would it be?

...

What's going on? No reaction?

After activating the task, Li Yalin waited for a while, but the virtual screen in front of him showed no reaction. Was he doing it wrong?

"Beep! Task system activated, Demon King Cultivation Task initiated... Conquest Task initiated... Growth Task initiated..."

Just as Li Yalin was wondering how to activate the task system, the familiar voice sounded again. The system was just activated?

"Task system activation complete, main task initiated... Demon King Cultivation Task selected... Scan complete... Due to the Demon King's weak strength, system auto-enhancement initiated..."

What the hell? Auto-enhancement for being too weak? Activating a task has such benefits?

Hearing this, Li Yalin was genuinely excited, but soon, the excitement turned into unbearable pain.

Damn, this is too painful! Can't you do a gentler enhancement?

At that moment, Li Yalin felt intense pain all over his body, as if his flesh and blood were being ground into powder and reassembled. It was even more painful than falling into the ninth circle of hell.

He wanted to faint, but his consciousness remained painfully clear. What kind of enhancement is this? How much hate? Is it really necessary?

"Enhancement complete, Demon King Cultivation Task initiated..."

Finally, the intense pain subsided, and Li Yalin thought he could catch his breath, but the system's voice continued. Can't you give me a moment to rest?

"Task, you damn thing!!!"

Suddenly, a black hole about two meters in diameter spread out beneath Li Yalin's feet. Before he could finish his sentence, he was sucked into the black hole.

After the black hole disappeared, the room seemed as if nothing had happened, except that Li Yalin was no longer there, as if he had never appeared.

When he was being enhanced, Li Yalin wanted to faint but couldn't. But after falling into the black hole, he tragically lost consciousness again.

In just a few days, how many times had he fainted? If it happened two more times, he might get used to it.

When Li Yalin woke up again, he first mocked himself, then took a look around. But when he saw the surroundings, he was instantly stunned.

The emerald green grass, the vast forest stretching to the horizon, and the blue sky... Wait! Is that the blue sky?

Li Yalin looked up and saw that what was floating above him was not the sky but a huge, almost boundless blue rock wall! It looked like the sky, but it was something entirely different!

Where am I?

With doubts in his heart, Li Yalin opened his Demon King Cultivation System and read the updated task list, finally understanding where he was.

But after understanding, Li Yalin felt even more shocked.

Demon King's Cultivation Task: No Longer a Novice!

Task Prompt: Don't you feel sad being called a novice Demon King? Quickly gain experience in the Aincrad world, full of love and power. If you're a man, reach the 100th floor! Get out of the novice ranks!

Task Content: Kill monsters in the Aincrad world, accumulate experience, and upgrade all skills to A rank.

Task Reward: Initial random reward of a complete sword skill tree, one spatial bag. Skills and spatial bag will be retained after the task is completed.

Friendly Reminder: Take advantage of the undeveloped world and gain as much experience as possible.

To be honest, the task prompt was full of槽points, and Li Yalin didn't know where to start. But when he saw the word "Aincrad," he instantly lost his composure.

Maybe some people might find "Aincrad" unfamiliar, but when they see "SAO," they will know exactly what it is!

Isn't this the first game world from the anime "Sword Art Online"? How did I end up in the world of an anime?

No wonder it said "If you're a man, reach the 100th floor," since Aincrad has 100 floors. So I'm on the first floor now, and the second floor is above me...

Wait! That's not the point!

After coming to this world, how can I go back? I finally found a way home, but now I'm in a different world. Can I still have fun?

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