Inside the cave of the Prison Angel, or more precisely, the cave of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.
Fang Xiu sat upright on his throne, with the demon Lucifer kneeling at his feet.
“Great master, your humble servant has followed your instructions and hung your portrait in the cave of every demon god, and made them worship day and night. I believe that it will not be long before we gain a large number of demon god believers,” said the inferior demon Lucifer respectfully.
Fang Xiu nodded and said indifferently, "Pass on my order to implement a bottom-ranking elimination system. Every month, I will kill the demon god who provides the least amount of faith. I don't care whether they are devoutly worshipping or self-hypnotizing. I only want the power of faith."
"Yes, great master."
"Go and fetch me a map of the entire underworld, and mark Lucifer's territory."
"yes!"
A moment later, the demon Lucifer brought Fang Xiu what he wanted.
A huge parchment map was laid out on the table, with Lucifer's territory and the location of the Lava Lands thoughtfully marked on it.
Fang Xiu examined the area closely and discovered that his lava lands bordered Lucifer's territory.
Because the first angel Lucifer and the second angel Leviathan were ranked similarly, their territories were also very close.
Furthermore, the Prison Angel was only a third-rank Heavenly Demon God, the lowest among the higher gods, so his territory in the Prison of Jealousy was naturally on the outer perimeter, bordering Lucifer's territory.
"Go, investigate thoroughly for me which celestial demons from Lucifer's territory near the Lava Lands have launched an attack on the High Heavens."
"Great master, what are your intentions...?"
"I think the lava field is too small."
Upon hearing this, the demon Lucifer instantly stiffened, realizing what Fang Xiu was thinking: he intended to launch a surprise attack while the enemy's lord was away!
The lesser demon inwardly groaned. Wasn't this courting death? Why couldn't he just be a good lord instead of going looking for his own demise?
If you offend the real Lucifer, the entire Lava Lands will perish.
But he dared not speak frankly, fearing that if he said the wrong thing, he would die first.
He could only say tactfully, "My lord, although attacking each other is not forbidden in Hell, without a proper reason, it may easily cause a dispute when the other lord returns."
"Reason?" Fang Xiu smiled contemptuously, his face full of arrogance: "In my territory, a demon god went missing in the territory of another. As everyone knows, I have always loved my people like my own children, so of course I have to go and check on him."
The demon was stunned, cold sweat pouring down his back. He hadn't expected his master to be so cruel and tyrannical. Such a lame excuse was worse than not asking at all. Wasn't this just blatantly telling people that he was deliberately lying to them?
"Yes, yes, your humble servant will take care of it immediately."
After the demon left, Fang Xiu began to cultivate, attempting to absorb the faith of the demon god.
All intelligent beings can provide faith, and demons are no exception. In fact, because they are gods, the faith they provide is of extremely high quality.
However, demons are demons after all, and their power of faith is mixed with countless corrupted consciousnesses; ordinary people who come into contact with them will surely die.
Fortunately, all of this was nothing to Fang Xiu; he even felt that the belief in the Demon God was more pure.
He had previously devoured the Prison Angel, and his path to Godhood had successfully broken through the bottleneck, reaching the late stage of Godhood. However, his path to True Godhood was still stuck at the fourth rank. Now, he could use high-quality demon god faith to break through.
It has to be said, hell is truly a treasure trove.
A month later, with the help of the Demon God faith, Fang Xiu finally broke through the bottleneck and advanced to the third rank of the Path of the Righteous God!
The rapid progress was mainly due to the elimination system. After witnessing how the Roc Demon King dared to provoke even the Envy Angel, the demons fully understood the new lord's character and knew just how cruel he was.
He said that he would kill the demon who provided the least faith each month, so all the demons desperately provided faith power. They even sacrificed their minds and constantly hypnotized themselves, rather than be the last one.
The entire Lava Lands entered its most intense month of competition.
In the end, Fang Xiu successfully broke through, and of course, the last place was also successfully determined.
She is a succubus.
Inside the cave, a delicate succubus knelt on the ground.
Fair skin, blood-red pupils, a face as beautiful as a goddess, and an alluring aura as tempting as a poppy; a perfect yet seductive smile, revealing a pair of sharp teeth, glistening with a crystalline luster.
"Great Sage, I know I came in last this time, but it's not my fault," the succubus said, biting her luscious lips.
The little imp standing to the side stared wide-eyed at the succubus's posture.
"Oh? Then who should be blamed?" Fang Xiu stared greedily at the succubus, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying light, wishing he could devour her alive.
Seeing Fang Xiu's expression, the succubus smiled even more seductively, her tone tinged with a hint of reproach: "Of course it's your fault! Who told you to be so handsome? I look at your portrait every day, and my once devout faith has been tainted by you..."
Whoosh!
A golden spear plunged deep into the succubus's eye socket, pinning her firmly to the cave wall.
Fang Xiu stood up indifferently, slowly pulled out his spear, and let the succubus's body collapse to the ground like a lump of mud.
This sudden turn of events startled the little demon, who covered his mouth tightly, afraid to utter a sound.
"How dare you blame me? You truly have no regard for your own life!"
Immediately, a scarlet chain wrapped around the succubus's body, pulling her into the inner world.
"Lucifer, pick up the necklace from the ground."
The little demon shuddered and scrambled over to pick up the crystal necklace that the succubus had dropped before she died. He then respectfully presented it to Fang Xiu, holding it above his head.
Fang Xiu did not reach out to take it, but instead ordered, "Take good care of this necklace. I will find it in the territory of the Sheep Demon in a while."
The little demon trembled even more violently. He already knew Fang Xiu's plan. He silently mourned for the sheep demon, hoping that when the other party returned from the Supreme Heaven and saw that his home was gone, he wouldn't be too sad.
"Go and inform the entire Lava Lands that my favorite subordinate has gone missing in the territory of the Goat Demon. Tell them to gather together."
"Yes... great master, as you wish."
A day later, the mighty army of Flame Demons, led by Fang Xiu, marched toward the territory of the Sheep Demons.
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