Evil God always saw love as a ridiculous desire.
The only thing he pursued passionately was strength.
He would remove anything that attempted to keep him from this objective.
Even when he realized he couldn't defeat Zen in Zen's inner world, Evil God refused to give up.
Glory, wealth, and family didn't mean much to him compared to his ultimate goal.
But now he couldn't contain his anger.
It was until he felt hatred that he became aware of what he was doing.
'Why would I get so angry?
What a worthless emotion!' he thought to himself.
He had also bid farewell to his past when he left Zen's inner world.
Edna was aware of his thoughts yet continued to support him without hesitation.
Although the Evil God was able to think rationally, anger still overwhelmed him.
"I still care about her..."
he said as he quickly figured out the reason he was mad.
There was no one to blame but his wife.
Edna was a liability for him, and he would never let her hold him back.
'I can't let her live, ' the Evil God decided.
It was the second time that he had tried to take Edna's life.
He had stabbed Edna's chest with a sharp broken knife and planned to also kill himself afterward. But Zen came to their rescue.
Evil God closed his eyes as he began to sense Edna's condition and emotions.
He saw that Edna was worried about him and that she was relieved upon finding out that he was alive. Her temperature even rose that she slightly trembled with excitement.
The guard of the dungeon was taken aback by how Edna reacted.
"Are you saying the aura belongs to your husband?" the guard asked Edna.
Judging by the powerful aura, he speculated that the visitor was at least a master at the Holy Soul Realm or Eternal Realm.
No matter what the mysterious man was up to, the guard was certain that he could not afford to mess with the man. Soon after, another thought occurred to him.
The guard let out a snort. "If your husband was this strong, you wouldn't have ended up here. You are a terrible liar. Ha-ha!" he mocked before Edna could even answer his question.
He reached out his hand, going towards Edna's neck.
Despite how powerful he appeared to be, the Moon Shield City was the territory of the Bearing race. No one could risk stirring up trouble here.
As he clenched the fabric of Edna's collar, strong hatred filled the dungeon.
It was hot in the dungeon, yet Edna and the guard froze. They felt cold saturating the place as if it was an ice cellar.
The creatures in the entire Source World felt a rising pressure as well, but it was much stronger in the dungeon of the Blood Sea Province.
"Is he coming after me?" the guard murmured with eyes wide open in disbelief.
He looked at Edna who was staring at a spot behind him.
The guard turned around and saw a handful of dust slowly whirling on the ground.
The dungeon of the Moon Shield City was forcefully dug out from the ground. Its walls, ground, and ceiling were made of earth. Dust would naturally fall from either the ceiling or the walls all year round.
After the dust and soil twirled across the ground, they quickly gathered into a mass that formed a figure.
It turned from the size of a fist into a humanoid shape.
It looked exactly like the Evil God!
"Darling..." Edna called out as she recognized the figure.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's a man made of soil. It's just a trick!" the guard said.
He paced towards the man of soil and thrust his spear into its body, crushing it into pieces.
But much to his surprise, the smashed man of soil instantly returned to its original form.
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