Demon King Priest

The night came quietly, and the sky was full of stars. They shone with tiny silver lights, twinkling like naughty children's eyes, and gathered together to form a huge river of stars, which was prettier, wider, longer, and brighter than any river in the world. Just looking at the river of stars made people feel very small. The icy sea breeze blew the hair of Ulysses who was standing near the bow statue, forcing him to tidy his hair with one hand.

"Huff!" He heaved a long sigh, staring at the star river in the sky. Thinking of these strange things that had happened to him recently that ordinary people would never encounter in a lifetime, he couldn't help but feel a little confused and lost,

"What have I been doing recently? If this continues, can I really become a priest?"

"Big Brother, what are you doing? "Just as he was lamenting his recent strange encounters, a girl's charming voice came from behind him.

Turning around, the blond girl who looked the same as the statue beside him was looking at him curiously. Under the shining of the stars, her snow-white and immature face exuded a charming light, and the blue eyes like the sea were also particularly dazzling because they reflected the silver brilliance of the sky. However, the girl was only wearing thin white pajamas, and the thin pajamas obviously could not withstand the sea breeze on the deck. Under the icy night wind, her young body was trembling.

"Cherie, why do you come to the deck so late and only in pajamas? Come, come by my side." Looking at Cherie trembling in the wind, Ulysses hurried to her side and hugged her into his arms, blocking the cold sea breeze for her.

"Mhm, Cherie wants to ask Big Brother to tell Cherie's story because she couldn't sleep. But Big Brother, you weren't in your room, so Cherie ran to the deck to find Big Brother." Cherie closed her eyes after Ulysses hugged her.

‘Sure enough, Big Brother's arms are very warm, giving people a very, very reassuring feeling. As long as I'm in his arms here, I don't have to worry about anything. But what was Big Brother worried about just now? I don't know if I can help him.' Thinking of this, Cherie opened her eyes. After hesitating for a while, she eventually asked,

"Big Brother, you seemed to be worried about something just now. Can you tell Cherie? Although Cherie may not be able to help you, Cherie is still very willing to bear your troubles. People say that after one's troubles are shared with another person, only half will be left."

"Thank you, Cherie. Actually, I was thinking about my future. I'm just a little confused. It's not a big thing. I think everyone has experienced a similar situation." Ulysses smiled, stroked Cherie's head in his hand, and cast his eyes to the distance of the sea.

"Big Brother is confused about the future? How is this possible? Big Brother is a strong master with Phantasm, and you are a super strong one. No matter what you want to do, there shouldn't be a problem, right? Why are you confused? Cherie thinks Big Brother is invincible and can do everything. To build such a big ship on that deserted island, Sister Rasputin said that there is no second person in this world who can do it." Cherie looked at the melancholy Ulysses's side face in confusion.

"Haha, invincible? Cherie, you are flattering me. There are so many people in this world who are better and stronger than me." Hearing Cherie's naive thoughts, Ulysses couldn't help chuckling.

"Really? But among all the people Cherie has seen, Big Brother, you are the strongest! Even that nasty big octopus is not Big Brother's opponent." Cherie was still confused.

"Mhm, this... Cherie, let me tell you about the powerful people on the continent first. How many powerful people who have a Phantasm are there on the continent?" Ulysses asked with a smile.

"Mhm, Cherie has never seen a powerful person with a Phantasm before! Cherie guesses it is probably from dozens to more than a hundred." Cherie said with some uncertainty.

"Wrong, now listen carefully, just treat this as another lesson." After a pause, Ulysses said seriously,

"In the world, only geniuses who have great talent and are willing to pay all costs to train themselves are able to break through the limit of the human body and gain level 7 strength. Only then, will they be able to obtain the unique ability of human beings-Summoning Phantasm.

"Humans with Phantasm are almost invincible in battles of the same level, and they are even more powerful than martial artists or mage below level 7. So, we can try to calculate it. Generally speaking, there will be one genius in ten thousand people who practice martial arts or magic. And among ten geniuses, there will probably be one or two who have reached level 7 through desperate training. And now there are about 150 million humans on the continent. Cherie, can you calculate how many people probably have the level 7 strength?"

"Uh, 150 million, the appearance rate is about 1 in 100,000. Ah, Cherie has figured it out, it's more than 1,500 people!" Cherie said happily after counting with her fingers.

"Yes, around this much." Ulysses nodded.

"But why has Cherie never seen those people before? Since there are more than a thousand people, Cherie should be able to see them occasionally, right?" Cherie asked in confusion.

"That's because most of these people belong to some large kingdoms or organizations. The organization that has most of the powerful people is the Order of Holy Knights. I heard that they have about 300 people. Although they are the Order of Holy Knights, there are a variety of 7th-level masters. They were all discovered by the priests of the Supreme Church when they were young, and then they were sent to a special school at the church headquarters to learn swordsmanship or magic.

"Then there is the Mage Guild. In the Mage Guild, I heard that there are one to two hundred seventh-level powerful mages. Lastly, there are the royal families of more than one hundred kingdoms on the continent. The total number of masters working for them is about six to seven hundred. In this way, there are only two or three hundred of the seventh-level masters that exist alone. So it is difficult for you to see them." Ulysses explained to Cherie why she couldn't see the seventh-level masters at all.

"Wow, so many 7th-level masters are working for the royal family! So how many 7th-level masters does our Taya Kingdom have?" Cherie asked curiously.

"This... It seems that there are four people. It's not that bad compared to other kingdoms on the continent. Some small kingdoms don't even have one." Ulysses replied after thinking about it for a while.

"Furthermore, even if they are the same level 7 masters, with the difference of Phantasm, their strength level is also very different. Like the two level 7 masters on Titan Poseidon last time, they belonged to the very powerful kind. Their Phantasms were very powerful."

"Oh, is there anyone that is more powerful than level 7 masters? For example, is there any eighth-level master?" Cherie continued to ask curiously.

"Eighth level? I don't know. I only heard that the Pope of the Supreme Church and the leader of the Order of Holy knight are at level 8. In terms of others, I don't really know, but there should be some in the dragon race and the elves." Ulysses scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"What about the ninth-level?"

"This... Since the past, including all races, there have been only ten or twenty peerless masters who had level 9 strength. The demon king of blood—the ancestor of vampires, Delka; the demon king of greed—the eight-headed dragon, Kasar; the warrior of light-holy swordsman Béla; Dragon Slayer-Carl, all I know are these." Ulysses answered very quickly this time. After all, this was the information that everyone on the continent knew.

"Ah! Cherie has also heard the story of the warrior of light Béla and Dragon Slayer Carl, both of them are heroes who defeated the demon king! Cherie also admires them. In fact, Cherie has also dreamed of becoming a hero!" Speaking of these two heroes respected by everyone, an expression of excitement appeared on Cherie's face.

‘A hero who defeats the demon king…' Looking at Cherie who was so excited, Ulysses smiled bitterly. Now he was also a demon king, he didn't know what Cherie who wanted to be a hero would think of him when she found out this.

"Okay, Cherie, that's everything you need to know about the level 7 masters. It's time to go back, let's go." Ulysses gently picked up Cherie in his arms and walked towards the cabin.

"Thank you Big Brother, ah! By the way, Big Brother, has there ever been a powerful person who is stronger than the heroes in this world?" Cherie, who was held in the arms by Ulysses, asked the last question.

Ulysses's footsteps stopped in an instant, and after a long time he whispered,

"Yes. That's the terrifying demon king that appeared three hundred years ago, the cold-blooded demon who almost wiped out all the intelligent races on the continent. With absolute magic energy that can control more than 100 million undead, its power reigned over all things in the world, and even if all the powerful people in human history are added up, they are probably still not his opponent. No one knows his name, and his face has never appeared in front of people. He was the only one who had level 10 strength in history. He has been given many titles, amongst them, the most famous ones are the Demon King of Terror, and the King of Death"