Fall of the Demon Prince: Rest in a Demon's Embrace, #1

By Tinalynge

This novel is inspired by the Chinese Danmei novels.

In the continent of Tiandi humans lived amongst beasts, demons, and spirits.
Here warriors were as common as the clouds in the sky, and each expert could either cultivate their inner energy known as Qi, or their soul, to form Spiritual Energy.
In the village of Jinwei, Luo Xiao grew up like a beautiful bird locked in a cage. He was weak from birth and unable to leave his bed for an extended period of time, yet his beauty made him well-liked amongst the villagers.
One day disaster struck the village of Jinwei. A Corpse Puppet appeared wanting to eradicate all life. A seal was unlocked, and soon the Corpse Puppet was dead under the hand of the sickly Luo Xiao, but this was not the end of his misfortune.
Right when he thought that the end was coming, a man as handsome as a god descended to the mundane world and took him away. For the sake of revenge, Luo Xiao sold his soul to this handsome man, but is it only his soul that this alluring stranger took from him?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tinalynge
• Release date: Mar 8, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215837214

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Fall of the Demon Prince

Rest in a Demon's Embrace, Volume 1

Written by Tinalynge & Blue Jay

This is a work of fiction. any similarities or resemblance to real people, living or dead, places or actual events is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the author, except for the fair use of brief quotations in a book review or article.

FALL OF THE DEMON PRINCE

Published by Tinalynge, 2019

First edition: April 19, 2019

Copyright © 2022 Tinalynge

Written by Tinalynge & Blue Jay

Cover Image by Rara0587

Edited by Craiu Remus Armand.

Other Works by Tinalynge

Blue Phoenix

Riluo City

Dungeons of the Divine

Drums of War

Grave of the Unknown

Formation of Life

Ten Courts of Hell

Archaic World

Bridge of Dreams

Overthrowing Fate

Escaping Fate

Fighting Fate

Overthrowing Fate

Condemning the Heavens

World of Beasts

Blood of the Army

Stars are Falling

Tears of the Soaring Dragon

Tainted Blood

Garden of Shadows

Sea of the Enchanted

The Ascended's Realm

A Deity Once Dreamt

Ghost Realm

Five Elements of the Royal Sky

Unyielding

Forsaken Immortals

Overcoming Darkness

Reverse Scale

Fleeting Clouds

Rest in a Demon's Embrace

Fall of the Demon Prince

Troubles of a Demon Prince

Dreams of the Demon Prince

Dedications

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Luo Xiao

Chapter 2 - The Alluring Immortal

Chapter 3 - Attempted Escape

Chapter 4 - Astral Soul

Chapter 5 - Soul Seal

Chapter 6 - Moon Anise

Chapter 7 - Ling Mo

Chapter 8 - Setting Out

Chapter 9 - Attempted Murder

Chapter 10 - Trauma

Chapter 11 - The Caravan

Chapter 12 - Healed

Chapter 13 - Receiving a Beating

Chapter 14 - Intercepted

Chapter 15 - Nine Yin Poison

Chapter 16 - Four Reasons

Chapter 17 - Borrowing a Knife

Chapter 18 - Abnormal

Chapter 19 – Figured Out

Chapter 20 - Capital

Chapter 21 - Frozen Solid

Chapter 22 - Entranced

Chapter 23 - Ravine

Chapter 24 - Moon Anise

Chapter 25 - Death of Ling Mo

Chapter 26 - Chengzi Empire

Chapter 27 - Merchant Caravan

Chapter 28 - Spiritual Fruit

Chapter 29 - Gossip Girls

Chapter 30 - Apology

Chapter 31 - Hunger

Chapter 32 - Furious Jiang Yao

Chapter 33 - Old Man's Bracelet

Chapter 34 - Heavenward City

Chapter 35 - Getting Lost

Chapter 36 - Seventh Demon Prince

Chapter 37 - Getting Drunk

Chapter 38 - Settling Scores

Chapter 39 - Upheaval in the Essence of the Heavens and Earth

Chapter 40 - Thousand Gold Leaves Auction House

Chapter 41 - Sky Grade Spirit Crystal

Chapter 42 - It's Alive!

Chapter 43 - Twilight's Blessing

Chapter 44 - To the Demon Empire!

Chapter 1 - Luo Xiao

The sun cast down its fiery red rays upon the clouds. Half of the sun had sunk under the horizon, and as the sun's rays were cast over Jinwei village, the entire place seemed dyed a beautiful shade of red.

A bustle of activity could be seen throughout the small village as the men came back from their trips into the forest where they hunted beasts and searched for magical herbs.

Although it was just a small forest, beasts could still be found within, and some of them were even able to cultivate and had formed inner cores. These types of beasts were especially tricky to deal with. Even when the villagers attacked in groups, there were risks with trying to kill an enlightened beast.

Inside Jinwei village, women walked in tow with their children to pick up food for their evening meals. They were coming back after having spent the day tending their fields or harvesting fruits and berries at the edge of the forest.

It was a warm summer evening, and inside one of the smaller houses, a young boy sat in bed. A blanket covered his fragile body as he looked out the window.

This boy seemed otherworldly as he was simply breathtakingly beautiful. His face was oval and perfectly shaped, his phoenix-like eyes were slanted upwards, and his jet-black hair was neatly tied up in a bun.

He wore simple linen clothes, but these did not seem to do justice to his otherworldly appearance.

His eyes resembled two bottomless pits, as they stared out the window observing everyone who passed by.

From time to time some of the passing people would wave to him, but the majority completely ignored the delicate boy who was seated in bed.

This was the Kingdom of Zhanshi in the Tiandi continent. It was a small kingdom on the outskirts of the continent, and as the name implied, it was the place where every man wished to become a warrior.

In the Tiandi continent, there were two cultivation methods: one was Qi cultivation, the other soul cultivation. While both were equally admired, cultivating one's Qi was much more common than cultivating the soul. Normally poor people could only hope to cultivate their Qi, whereas their souls would, almost always, be their weakness.

Every man in the village of Jinwei was able to cultivate to the first tier in the Qi cultivation system. This level was usually referred to as the Earth Rank. There were seven stars within each rank, and the villagers knew of the Earth, Sky, Star, and Moon rankings.

To these commoners, the Moon Rank was already a mythic existence that none of them could ever dream of, yet legends mentioned that there were ranks even higher than that!

On the continent of Tiandi, there were humans, demons, spirits, and beasts. The beasts and humans flourished by reproducing rapidly and were both capable of cultivating; therefore, the majority of inhabitants on the continent were humans and beasts.

Spirits were much rarer. They were created by nature and took thousands and thousands of years to form. Spirits were ethereal and beautiful; they were naturally gifted when it came to cultivation, but the ones endowed with the greatest gifts were assuredly the demons.

Demons were blessed with the most outstanding natural talent for cultivation. Whereas beasts could only cultivate Qi and spirits could only cultivate the soul, humans and demons cultivate their strength as they wished.

Luo Xiao sighed. He thought about many things while he looked out of the window, but when he heard the door to his house open, he straightened his posture and slowly climbed out of bed.

Little Xiao! a middle-aged man exclaimed when he saw him. My dear, why are you out of bed? You should hurry back under the covers before you catch another cold. You know you are weak, and you just got over the flu. If you don't stay in bed, you will become sick again!

The man sounded harsh, but Luo Xiao knew that he was not too serious. This man was his father, Luo Guang. Their family just consisted of the two of them, and Luo Xiao had never heard anything about his mother. Although he had asked his father twice about this issue, he dared not ask again after seeing the expression his father made after hearing his question.

Father, do you think that I can try cultivating with the other children? Luo Xiao asked gently, but upon hearing his words, his father immediately shook his head. You are not strong enough! he exclaimed, and Luo Xiao knew that his father was probably correct so he couldn't really disagree.

Sighing, Luo Xiao went to eat the food that his father cooked for him, and after talking about how his harvest had gone for the day, he returned to bed. Once more he stared out at the village, watching the lights in each house slowly light up as the day came to an end.

Luo Xiao was weak from birth. He was lithe, and although he was fifteen years old already, his body was fragile, and it looked as if it had been carved from a piece of beautiful jade.

Because he sat motionless in his bed for the majority of the time, everyone felt that he was more akin to a jade figurine than a real person.

Despite this, Luo Xiao was well liked in the village. This was the village where his father had grown up, and the elders watched his father from the days he was a child until he set out on a grand adventure.

One day, years later, Luo Guang returned with a child in his arms claiming that it was his son, and he settled down once more. No one knew anything about his mother, but when one took a glimpse at Luo Xiao, they could tell that she had to be a woman whose beauty could destroy nations.

Today was a typical day like any other, one where Luo Xiao had nothing to do. Up until now, he had spent just about every day of his life in bed and only went out walking now and then whenever his father was not around.

Previously, he had been walking around borrowing books from all over the village. He had long since read every book in the whole village, and when merchants came through the village of Jinwei, he would use his spare pocket change to buy new ones.

It was a day like all the others until a certain person walked into the small village. This person seemed human yet was not. This entity was two meters tall with glaring red eyes and purple skin. It continually growled while looking from side to side, and seeing the villagers, a smirk appeared on its lips, displaying its sharp teeth.

When people noticed it, a deathly fear crept into their eyes; they were utterly horrified. This was a corpse puppet! It was the creation of a demon! Demons could make corpse puppets out of either dead or living humans and beasts that had cultivated their Qi.

These villagers had never before seen a demon, let alone a corpse puppet. Corpse puppets were generally forbidden, and their use was looked down upon because if their master died, they would run rampant in the world, mindlessly killing and absorbing the flesh of others.

The more flesh they absorbed, the stronger they would become, and with one look at those blazing red eyes, they could see that it was nothing like the dumb, unintelligent corpse puppets that they had heard about in the past.

Seeing these humans, suddenly, it moved with a speed so fast that no one could see it until it appeared behind the first villager, digging its teeth into his neck.

Blood splashed everywhere as the poor villager's neck snapped and his throat was ripped open.

The corpse puppet stopped for a second, as it savored the warmth flowing in its mouth to the horror of all who were there to witness the gruesome scene, and right after, it moved on to the next person.

A commotion could be heard, and even in the house where Luo Xiao was sitting, it caused a curious gleam to appear in his eyes. What could have caused them all to be so loud, he wondered.

Luo Xiao was about to leave his bed when his father came towards him with a stern look on his face. Stay there, I'll go take a look, he said with a voice that offered no room for discussion.

Luo Xiao sighed but said nothing and accepted his fate. Having done so, he looked out the window again. Right after, he heard the door open then close, indicating that his father had indeed gone out.

At first, Luo Xiao was excited. He wanted to know what exactly was happening, but after a brief moment, he smelled a metallic scent waft towards him from the outside.

Frowning, Luo Xiao knew this scent all too well. It was blood!

Without any time to contemplate, the only thought that ran through his mind was what had happened to his father? Had bandits come or was this something else? He was frightened and unsure of what to do, but after a moment of hesitation, he bolted up from bed. As he moved too fast, he turned dizzy, but he couldn't be bothered by that right now, so he forced himself to the door and left.

He found that everywhere he walked, the road was covered in blood. His house was not near the outskirts of the village but in the middle, yet not one living soul could be seen.

The scent of blood became stronger and stronger, and Luo Xiao turned nauseous. Although he had seen blood before, it was usually not much and just his blood from when he cut himself trying to cook for his father.

Luo Xiao was brought up in a sheltered family. He was not rich, but he had never encountered hardships either. This was the first time he feared that something might have happened to his father. Even when he went into the forest to hunt, Luo Xiao was not worried about his wellbeing, but right now he was very fearful.

Luo Xiao started out walking with shaking legs, yet moments after, he was running as fast as he could. Although Jinwei village was considered rather big for a village, it was, after all, still a village, so he was quickly able to reach the place where the smell was the strongest.

His eyes widened in horror as he saw everyone from the village stacked into a mountain. Some had their throats ripped open while others had large chunks missing from their arms and legs.

Seated right next to this mountain was a corpse puppet. Its eyes blazed with a red light, and it was eating a person. Luo Xiao would remember this scene for the rest of his life, and it was the most horrifying thing he would ever encounter. He felt as if time had stopped and was stuck in place from fear. He was utterly horrified at the scene causing his whole body to tense up.

The next second, what Luo Xiao feared the most happened as those terrifying red eyes lifted and stared right at Luo Xiao. He was so frightened that he kept backing up. Tears welled up, and he tripped, falling on his butt, but even so, he still tried to retreat as fast as he could from the fiend in front of him.

The corpse puppet smirked when it saw Luo Xiao and rose to its feet. It started to slowly walk towards him like a lion walking towards its prey.

Stay away! Luo Xiao yelled with a voice that was full of fear. The corpse puppet just continued to snicker as if it had not heard his words and it took one step after another towards him.

Just before it got to Luo Xiao, the fiend reached out its hand as its blazing red eyes shone brightly with greed. Right after, Luo Xiao's vision turned black for a moment.

He felt as if he was spiraling down a long, narrow dark tunnel. Suddenly something within him seemed to break and a massive power exploded outwards from within his body.

The world seemed to flip upside down for Luo Xiao. He was seated on the ground, and when he finally regained his vision, he found that thick hot blood was covering his whole body. The corpse puppet was nowhere to be seen, but a deep crater had appeared right in front of him. Luo Xiao was petrified and stared ahead blankly. What had just happened?

Despite the deathly stillness around him, suddenly he heard an alluring and masculine voice come from behind that was filled with majesty, Did you do this?

Chapter 2 - The Alluring Immortal

Despite his petrified state, Luo Xiao couldn't help but turn around to see the source of the voice.

Behind him stood... No, not standing, Luo Xiao instantly noted. The man was actually floating in the air a few centimeters off the ground instead of standing on it.

He had regal, black-colored long robes with embroideries of dragons made with golden thread. While these clothes would look way too extravagant on Luo Xiao, on this man, they fit perfectly.

It wasn't the clothing, nor was it his long black hair, which was tied up in a ponytail on top of his head, but the man's perfect face which stood out to Luo Xiao. He had stunning, youthful looks and a refined air radiated out from him.

His deep, dark phoenix eyes exuded a charm and allure that was unlike anything Luo Xiao had seen so far in his life, leaving him completely awe-struck.

The handsome man, with the likeness of an immortal, also found himself looking closely at Luo Xiao's features. The perfection and pure white skin of the other's face did not escape him, and neither did the deep black eyes that the boy in front of him had.

He could tell that Luo Xiao wasn't as simple as his naive appearance suggested.

His perfect smile slightly widened, and while it seemed warm, Luo Xiao could somewhat sense that there was something more profound behind it.

I repeat, did you do that? the man spoke once more, sending a tremor through Luo Xiao's body. The regality and the power contained in his voice was too overwhelming for him to handle easily.

His already weak body was suddenly overcome with waves of exhaustion. His arms, which were supporting him until this moment gave out as he fell into the dirt on his face causing him to breathe heavily.

The smile on the alluring man's face didn't fade from seeing Luo Xiao's exhaustion; instead, it became even wider as his gaze was filled with interest.

One of his hands which was jade white and as perfect as the god of beauty's reached over. It touched the blood on Luo Xiao's body before grabbing the weak boy's arm and forcefully lifting him up.

Indeed, it was you. How could you do such a thing? That corpse puppet was comparable to a Heaven cultivator! Fourth Brother has cultivated it for years. Such a shame, he spoke while he shook Luo Xiao, whom he was holding by the arm, while seemingly lamenting the loss of the murderous puppet.

Through his eyes which were as deep as an abyss seemed to say the opposite, within traces of a mocking glimmer coupled with some sick joy could be perceived as he looked at Luo Xiao, studying the other carefully.

Your body seems fragile... And your soul is quite weak too. Did you exhaust all your energy killing Fourth Brother's corpse puppet?

Luo Xiao had no idea how to reply. He himself did not know what had happened, as his vision deserted him just as the corpse puppet disappeared.

He could feel that the man had an unusual interest in him, and despite his weak instinctive attempts to try and wriggle free, he knew he would not be able to get away.

It seems you used all your soul power to destroy the puppet. That means you actually have some strength... Maybe you could be of use to me? speaking like this, the expression on his perfect face gained an almost sadistic feel to it, though it was quickly hidden.

Luo Xiao's body froze as soon as he noticed this fleeting expression causing fear and terror to once more rise up. Now it was more profound than when he felt he had to escape this man that held him tight.

Well, since the puppet was destroyed, I no longer have a reason to linger, the man said as he surveyed the destroyed village. His smile was just as perfect as before, But of course, since I've found you, you're coming with me!

Effortlessly holding the fifteen-year-old boy in his arms, the seemingly immortal man chuckled as he lightly tapped the air he was standing on, and he suddenly flew off in a direction to Luo Xiao's shock.

Luo Xiao was too weak to protest. He was only able to watch as his home vanished far into the distance seconds later. Endless forests soon replaced the bloody scenery, and the cries of beasts occasionally passed the flying duo.

As the handsome man flew with Luo Xiao over the forests, the sun disappeared behind the horizon in the distance, leaving the youth with just the last memories of his father and his ruined home.

Just like that, it became night. While Luo Xiao weakly stared into the distance, his tired mind was still reliving the shock and horror of the corpse puppet. Meanwhile, the man holding him kept moving, flying through the air with ease as darkness enveloped them and the stars began to shine above them.

Luo Xiao slowly began to regain some strength because he was literally being carried by a gorgeous immortal without any effort whatsoever. He knew that he was powerless against this person, so he didn't resist but just watched the spot where his already disappeared Jinwei village had been.

Suddenly, lights sprung to life in the distance making the handsome man's smile widen slightly, And we finally arrived at Xiyang City!

The name grabbed Luo Xiao's attention, making him finally move his gaze away from the direction they came from towards the front. Seeing this massive city, even in his current mood, he couldn't help but feel slightly better.

He had never been outside of Jinwei village, at most he just went to the edge of the forest. Therefore he had never seen the outside world, and so the sight of Xiyang City made his eyes widen with surprise and curiosity.

In the darkness of the night, an enormous city, hundreds of times more massive than his small village, appeared which was situated in the middle of the forest that covered a large part of the kingdom. As the immortal descended towards the city gates, Luo Xiao could make out more and more of the buildings and the people living within the city.

Xiyang City had at least ten million inhabitants. It truly was a vast city considering the size of the Zhanshi Kingdom. Luo Xiao's eyes turned wide as he took in the sights and sounds of the city at night, almost letting him forget that his hometown had just been slaughtered down to every last man.

As that thought crossed his mind, his mood instantly dropped, and he looked away. Any interest and excitement from seeing Xiyang City had evaporated.

Naturally, the handsome man that was carrying him around like a bag of potatoes noticed this but did not say anything. He knew it would be useless to say anything anyways.

A few seconds later, the immortal stepped on the ground, and suddenly, without any prior warning, Luo Xiao found himself falling to the ground. Waving his hands desperately he made a surprised sound and barely managed to keep his balance. His arms spread wide as he struggled to stand up straight.

Follow me and don't try anything, the dark-clothed man spoke as he began walking as a perfect smile adorned his face.

Luo Xiao was just about to turn around and try to flee into the darkness, but the words spoken by the older man forced him to realize that his actions would be pointless. Defeated, he followed the other, his gaze dark and lacking any joy.

The two of them landed around a bit away from the road, mostly unnoticed, but the moment this alluring immortal stepped on the stone road, leading into Xiyang City, everyone seemed to take note.

As the two made their way towards the gates silently, various people gazed at them from late-night arrivals to what seemed to be rogue cultivators. The taller man was too perfect - in fact, both of them were, however, the blood covering Luo Xiao's face and clothes hid his beauty, making him seem almost normal.

Naturally, blood also covered part of the immortal's clothing, but the darker colors made it harder to spot, especially at night. His confident, perfect smile made Luo Xiao even less noticeable, as everyone's gaze was focused on this seemingly otherworldly cultivator and even the women appeared to be fawning over him.

After a few suspicious glances from the city guards and casually paying the fee for entering with a flick of the taller man's sleeve, the two were allowed inside the city. Immediately, Luo Xiao's senses were bombarded with even more noise and sights than before.

Vendors, even late into the evening, were still open, doing their best to sell their products and treasures to mortals and cultivators alike.

Naturally, Luo Xiao couldn't help but look around a few times as the tall man led the way deeper into Xiyang City and twice he even attempted to escape amidst the crowds. However, every time he tried to take a step away, the man instantly looked at him. His gaze was both cold and slightly amused, making Luo Xiao's blood freeze from fear before he gave up.

He would have to find a different way to escape from this man, yet even though he should have been thinking about this, he couldn't help but be distracted by the city's sights. His mood once more improved after the man stopped watching him and his eyes hungrily took in everything he saw.

His deep eyes didn't miss the many men and women shooting glances at the handsome man he was following. While many of their gazes were filled with adoration and fawning, some were brimming with jealousy. Luo Xiao naturally knew why, however, as he thought of the man's perfectly handsome face, he was suddenly reminded once more of his village, and his expression darkened.

As they walked deeper and deeper into the city, Luo Xiao's thoughts were interrupted as he suddenly ran right into the immortal that had forced him here. His eyes instantly widened with fear as he backed off. Thankfully, the man didn't spare as much as a glance as he walked into what looked like a luxurious inn.

Luo Xiao's breath almost stopped from how much extravagance was displayed on the outside of this building. Precious gems that spanned the colors of the rainbow and the purest

Reviews for Fall of the Demon Prince

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It's good. I really enjoyed it. And I hope you will continue to write more novels like this.