A psychotic and strange laughter reverberated as Zane and Gael got up. Then, Zane focused his mind on conveying a clear image of the owner of that laughter ahead to Gael.

He was a man of ordinary appearance but quite harmonious. He wore red clothes and had a strong death aura characteristic of malignant cultivators. But the main reason for Zane's shock, and now Gael's, was that he looked extremely similar to their own appearance in the previous Universe.

There were a few minor differences, but the aura coming from that man left no shadow of a doubt in them. 'This... what is our brother doing here?!' Gael murmured, as shocked as Zane was.

Then, the voice of the young Master resonated. "I thought you would be stronger, but this whale body only serves to reflect weak attacks. A humble ogre dared to stand in front of me? Hahahahah."

'Damn, even that weird laugh sounds like him!' Gael commented, astonished.

Zane retorted. 'Sounds like where? He has a gigantic ego and is 100% a huge cliche of a young master. His personality is completely different from that brother of us.'

They checked Mira, who was still clinging to them without a single scratch, and turned to the man ahead, asking, "What's your name?"

"Huh? If you kneel and beg to serve me, Master Zanou might consider accepting you." He replied proudly.

Zane and Gael fell silent for a while, even more stunned. Zane then commented mentally. 'It can't be... even the name is the same as our brother. But this personality...'

Their silence was immediately misunderstood by Zanou, who laughed even more proudly.

Gael then muttered, unwilling to believe what was in front of him. 'It's been 30,000 years since we last saw him... we killed him ourselves along with all life on our planet. There's no way this can be possible.'

Zane seemed to get irritated with the situation and took steps toward Zanou.

Zanou felt the approach and raised his chin in a pose of superiority. Then, he suddenly stopped feeling the whale in front, thinking they had withdrawn their Qi from the meridians in submission and knelt near him. Then, he spoke in satisfaction. "I'm an older leader, and I'll treat you well. It's not every day I can get an Evil God level of talent under me, after all. Hahaha! From now on, you can call me Master."

Yet...

*CRACK!!*

The world and Zanou's face spun in a complete turn, with the sound of a fist hard as rock colliding with his face. He fell face-first on the ground, and only then did the pain come, making him wriggle and scream like a pig. Zane didn't hold back with his heavy punch.

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His screams were as ridiculous as his pose and cliché young master demeanor. Even Mira found it strangely amusing and almost laughed at the absurdity. After a few seconds, he staggered to his feet, drawing a saber.

Then Zane's voice sounded slowly. "I am not controlled and manipulated by anything or anyone. And I will always wash the world with the blood of those who try to put chains on me and manipulate me."

His words immediately made the atmosphere cold to the point of freezing, and an even more extreme reaction came from Zanou as his whole body trembled violently. Those were not ordinary words. They were Zane's last words to the entire homeworld before everything was refined and killed by them.

In the past, immersed in deep hatred, they decided to have no ties and scruples, and they killed their younger brother. Their main barrier in the early years was their family. They had a living mother, father, and brother. But once they realized that none of them showed any grief for the death of his wife and acted as if it was right and normal, everything changed.

Everyone was completely dominated by the rules and laws of the queen. They had no self-criticism or reservations. So Zane decided he wouldn't have mercy either. It was better to kill them all and free them... Of course, back then, he didn't know it was the queen's fault. Instead, he thought it to be an effect of that Universe's laws.

Back in the present, after a few seconds of observing Zanou's reaction, both were incredulous at the result of that test. Yes, those words they said were a test to check this guy's identity. Zanou got up, still trembling and emanating a deep hatred that seemed to come directly from his soul before he shouted.

"How dare you speak those words... I've heard them before, and I swore to become even more demonic than him... you deserve death!"

Zane and Gael sighed mentally, incredulous, and everything became so clear that it was impossible to deny. 'Heaven's Will... reincarnated him here with intact memories, just like it did with us coming from Earth before,' Zane said mentally.

Gael seemed extremely shaken and spoke a bit tremulously. 'Our brother... he was a simple and honest person. Now, he became someone... evil and psychotic... we were the turning point in his life. To think he would reincarnate just like we did.'

'He thinks he's demonic? Hahaha, then he's still the same child as before. But now he seems a bit rebellious. Just needs a good beating to calm him down,' Zane spoke to Gael, but it was also for himself. The memories of his younger brother with his past family and wife were their few happy memories. Now, seeing the result of their past actions, Zane was as shaken as Gael.

Why did Heaven's Will reincarnate their brother with memories? That was very cruel. But at the same time, it also explained how they ended up on this planet. Perhaps it was all within the Heaven's Will's plans.

However, Gael immediately realized something. 'Wait! If Heaven's Will did this, then he is no longer being controlled by the queen.'

Zane nodded in agreement. 'At least that's good news. Well, now we can do something for him. But, this twisted personality of his...' Zane then smiled. 'We can fix it over time.'

Gael was surprised to hear Zane saying they could fix it. After all, Gael expected Zane to say that he liked Zanou's new personality instead. 'Perhaps even Zane can't accept the change we caused to Zanou...' Gael thought to himself.

Their mental conversation lasted for five seconds, and at that moment, Zanou attacked, emanating all the bloodlust he could. Zane exchanged a message with Mira and quickly put her on the ground.

Then, a muffled and strange sound reverberated in the air, followed by a gentle breeze. It was Zanou's body spinning uncontrollably like a hurricane for several meters and then falling to the ground.

He got up with shaky knees, stunned and unsure of what happened. Then, the entire right side of his face began to burn deeply, and he understood that he had been struck by a movement that seemed to be beyond comprehension.

It took him a while to process... he took a resounding, imperceptible, and undefendable slap. It's just that that attack didn't cause any damage whatsoever.

Zane's voice echoed while Zanou was stunned. "Hehehe! I like you! You've got quite some potential as a pet. Come with me and be my vassal."

Zanou snapped out of his stupor, and intense fury made his body heat up. "Who the hell is going to follow you? A fat whale and a bastard..."

BOOOM!!!

Before he could finish, Zane sent him flying with a kick, as impossible to feel and defend against as the previous one.

Zanou rolled on the ground dozens of times, covered in dirt, and his eyes were almost tearing. Then Zane's voice echoed again.

"You're a good pet, aren't you?"

Mira stayed silent and tense. She heard in succession several muffled sounds in just a few seconds. From the looks of it, the same scene repeated many, many times... Even she couldn't understand why her Master had suddenly had a change of heart regarding this man. Then, finally, she heard a trembling murmur.

"Yes... cough, cough... I am... a good pet..."