Chapter 157 Conquest

Atum is dead.

The mortal incarnation of Kalmandus was also on the verge of extinction.

The roots grew in number, entwining themselves tighter and tighter, like a fist that was getting tighter and tighter, squeezing Him tightly in the palm of its hand.

He felt as if he were in a green hell.

A huge suction force was tearing at his divine power, constantly absorbing his energy and pulling him out of the void.

As if realizing that he was powerless, Kalmandes, after a hysterical struggle, finally gave up the clone that had gradually turned into a tumor attached to his body.

Finally, the burning giant head was like cooling magma, dimming its light among the countless roots...

As the light went out, the entire wasteland returned to its gloomy tranquility, leaving only endless darkness and endless scorched earth.

Endless roots contracted inward, completely crushing the gradually extinguished ashes, leaving only a scorching hot crystal core.

The appearance of that thing looked like the blood crystal on the planet Kao, but the energy contained in it was incomparable to the blood crystals dropped by ordinary monsters! Looking at the crystal born in the ashes, Huifeng curiously wanted to digest it, but no matter how hard its roots squeezed the flat crystal surface, it could not hurt it at all.

In the end, it gave up the idea of ​​digesting this thing and kept it as a trophy for the Demon King.

At the same time, on the battlefield in the distance.

Countless demons witnessed that magnificent scene, and they all couldn't help but hold their breath, their hearts surging with emotion.

What a great power! The great power presented to them at this moment has far exceeded their imagination of extraordinary power. Thinking back, the shock in their hearts is no less than that of the nobles and subjects of the Kingdom of Ryan who saw the steam engine for the first time a thousand years ago! "...Is that the true power of the Demon King?" Thanos, holding the dagger, only felt a tingling pain in his scalp and swallowed hard.

diamond?

amethyst?

Even the Grandmaster...

He had no idea how strong that person was. At least he had never heard of anyone who could destroy the projection of Chaos in the mortal world!

Even if it exists, it can only exist in distant myths and legends!

The only ones who can defeat a god are gods! Or the incarnation of gods in the mortal world! After realizing this, Thanos looked at Luo Yan differently, and there was even a hint of fear in his eyes.

Unlike the Shadow Demon General, Grak Bloodblade, who was standing not far away, had only one thought in his mind at this moment: submission.

Orcs only obey the strong.

If he surrendered to the devil only out of the pressure of survival at the beginning, then at this moment he has already regarded him as his leader from the bottom of his heart.

Although he, like Thanos, could not see through the man's depth, he knew himself well. Even if he could fight on equal terms with Chaos's Chosen One, he was no match for Kalmandus's incarnation in the mortal world.

Facing the pressure that was like that of a god, he, as a mortal, was like an ant. Not to mention fighting back, he didn't even have the chance to touch Him!

Among all the demon generals present, the only one who noticed any clues was the insect Valgur. Its intuition told it that it was not the power of the Demon King, but the guy it sensed in the misty forest who actually made the move.

But it is an insect after all, and its way of thinking is far less complicated than that of the other three demon generals, so it doesn't think there is anything wrong with this at all.

In the insect society, the inferiors obey the superiors more thoroughly. Since that mysterious being is loyal to the devil, it can only mean that the devil is more powerful than that guy!

As for Shino Dragun from the Magic City.

Apart from shock, there was no other thought in his mind.

If I have to say something, it would be that I regretted following my grandfather's instigation and finding Luo Yan to challenge him to a duel for the honor of the family and his dead father.

Even if he hadn't asked about the situation in the Magic City, he knew that he had definitely lost.

The once invincible Kao soldiers began to waver.

It’s not just because their spiritual totems were completely destroyed, but also because the dome that fell from the sky completely buried their way home!

Coupled with the death of Chaos Chosen Atum, they no longer saw any hope of victory.

They began to self-harm.

Cut your throat with a sword and stab the sharp blade into your chest!

They tried to return their souls to the arms of Kalmandus before the Gate of Chaos was completely closed, even if it meant committing suicide.

After all, death is just the beginning of another reincarnation for them. What is really scary is to become a lonely ghost wandering in a foreign land!

However, they didn't know that it was already too late.

As early as the fighting had just begun, the core of the Demon King's Territory had already spread to the land beneath their feet, incorporating it into the Demon King's territory! And every adventurer on the continent of Os knew that the souls of the creatures who died in the Demon King's Territory could not return to the arms of Saint Sith.

This is also the reason why the chosen ones or human nobles rarely take the initiative to go deep into the maze, especially the "living maze".

Unless they have 100% confidence that they can end the maze and are determined to completely expel the "corrosion from hell"!

The Chaos Warriors from the planet Kao are not aware of this matter, but the facts do not change whether they know it or not.

Whether it was the dead Atum or Kasen Skullbreaker...

Their souls were held and bound in the reincarnation pool in the Demon King's territory. If Luo Yan wanted, he could even let them reincarnate as animals.

The Chaos army was defeated! On the other hand, the orcs of the Demon King's army excitedly waved their weapons and let out earth-shaking howls, as if victory was already in their hands.

The Black Dragon Crossbowman, wearing heavy armor, knelt on his knees with his forehead touching the ground, silently reciting the names of the Demon God and the Demon King, and prayed devoutly.

Blancia did not stop them.

Because the remaining khals were no longer worth their wasting of ammunition.

Grak Bloodblade was the first to raise the battle axe in his hand and let out a deafening roar.

"victory--!"

"Victory!!!" The orc warriors of the Blood Blade Clan were the first to respond to his shout, followed by the various magical beasts of the Demon King's army. Before long, even the little demons of the Nightmare Land joined in the cheers.

After searching for a long time on the battlefield, Missy finally found Yusi's trail, picked him up from a pile of bloody corpses and woke him up.

After waking up from a coma, Yousi burst into tears and threw himself on his friend.

"Wooooooooooo! Missy!!! We survived!!"

Missy also felt a lump in her throat and patted Yousi's back to comfort him.

"Yes, yes, I survived...it wasn't easy!"

At least her king has someone to help him.

She survived purely because of good luck and because she happened to be flying not too far ahead or too high...

The earth-shaking sound spread across the battlefield, spreading the joy of victory to every corner of this wasteland.

Looking at the cheers that spread across the entire wasteland, Luo Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although I didn't put in much effort, I still worked hard.

"Youyou, settle the players' rewards."

Youyou nodded excitedly.

"Okay!"

The war is over.

It's time to reward people based on their merits.

As long as the players participated in the battle, they received at least one thousand ghost coins as rewards! Players who performed outstandingly in the battle received tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of ghost coins as bonuses, as well as hundreds or even thousands of contribution points as rewards!

Looking at the excited and cheering players, Luo Yan was also sincerely happy for them.

They enjoyed the game and reaped the fruits of victory, which was undoubtedly a win-win situation for both parties.

At this moment, a slender green vine suddenly fell from the dome and slowly stopped beside him... just like a morning glory.

The old and slow voice appeared in Luo Yan's sea of ​​consciousness at the same time.

"Congratulations, young demon king. I think after this victory, no one will be able to shake your position."

The voice carried a hint of joy that could not be concealed, just like a dead tree regaining its youth.

It can be seen that this guy's strength has improved a lot.

Facing the ancestors of the Grey Wind Tribe, Luo Yan responded with a smile in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Thank you for your help."

A voice as gentle as the spring breeze once again floated into Luo Yan's sea of ​​consciousness. The branch of the Tree of Life named Huifeng said in a humble tone.

"…It's just a small favor. Compared to what you've done for me and my children, what I've done is nothing."

Unexpectedly, this guy was not at all proud of himself. Luo Yan looked at it twice more in surprise, his heart slightly moved, and then he continued.

"Speaking of which, I'm curious, does Reggie Dragun know that you have this ability?"

Upon hearing this, Gray Wind smiled kindly and did not answer directly, but spoke meaningfully.

"If he knew... do you think I would still have a chance to chat and laugh with you like I am now?"

With Luo Yan's emotional intelligence, he would naturally understand the hidden meaning of these words.

After reading the hidden meaning of that sentence, he couldn't help but feel emotional.

As expected, he is an old monster who has lived for a thousand years.

In terms of the way of survival, I probably still need to learn more from him...

Not far away, four demon generals were walking towards this side.

As if he was determined to give all the glory to himself, Gray Wind did not stay beside him, but calmly retreated from the stage to behind the scenes just before the spotlight shone on the center of the stage.

The slender vines fell lightly from the sky, scattering into green leaves on the ground, leaving only a blood-red crystal lying in the middle.

Looking at the crystal, Luo Yan showed a look of surprise on his face. Just as he was about to ask, Youyou beside him was already shouting excitedly.

"What a huge power of faith!"

The power of faith?

After staring at the blood-colored crystal for a while, Luo Yan immediately understood what was going on.

Grey Wind used his roots to absorb the magic power emitted by Kalmandus's clone, but he could not absorb the power of faith that had not yet been transformed into magic power.

So this part of power remained in the form of crystals!

Luo Yan shook his right hand lightly, and the magic wand in his sleeve slid into his palm.

As his mind moved slightly, a pale skeleton hand quickly broke through the cracked soil and picked up the blood-red crystal in front of him.

Perhaps it was because it sensed the divinity in him, the surging energy began to become restless, and the uncontrollable part had begun to transform into empty light particles and moved closer to him!

Youyou, who was floating beside Luo Yan, returned to his body quickly without any hesitation, and then took a deep breath.

The blood-red crystal shattered instantly, turning into a wisp of red smoke that merged into Luo Yan's chest and became one with the divine nature in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Luo Yan didn't feel anything.

It was not until he sank his spirit into the sea of ​​consciousness and stood in front of the huge stone tablet that he was shocked by the pulsating numbers of faith.

Twenty million?!

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Shocked, Luo Yan carefully counted the string of zeros again to make sure he hadn't counted wrong. The blood-colored crystal condensed by the Chaos Clone provided him with just over 20 million points of faith! After deducting the cost of transforming the maze, his remaining faith value reached a terrifying 22 million points! His remaining balance was really just a fraction! 10 million faith points were enough to upgrade a gold-level soul to platinum.

In other words, this rich power of faith is enough for the Great Cemetery to train two more top-level demon generals! Whether in the maze of Thunder County or at the forefront of the battle between Hell and the surface, the Platinum level can be regarded as the top-level combat power.

Next level is diamond level.

A diamond-level demon is superior to all demons even in the Hell Demon City. After all, even a noble family like the Dragun family has a head of this level.

The same is true in the human world.

In the entire Principality of Campbell, only Grand Duke Campbell has reached the diamond level of strength, and he only briefly broke through the amethyst level with the help of a magic weapon.

When you really reach this level, you will rarely see them on the battlefield.

This is not only because neither side can afford the expensive risk, but also because these noble people are often no longer chess pieces, but chess players sitting outside the chessboard.

Just as Luo Yan was marveling at this unexpected windfall, the four demon generals had already come to his side one after another.

Blancia, who arrived first, knelt on one knee respectfully, lowered her brows and spoke in a confessional manner.

"Dear Demon Lord, I am Blancia, the Lord of Despair City, your most loyal subordinate... Please forgive me for rushing to your side just now. I feel extremely ashamed for my negligence, and I have no reason to refute. I am willing to accept all your punishments, just hoping to calm your anger."

The black bat wings were folded behind her, and draped over her enchanting figure was a dark purple robe that was too revealing even for a succubus.

However, this is also related to the ever-changing fashion in Shanghai. Visual impact is no longer popular among succubi nowadays... I don't know who brought this "evil trend".

On the contrary, at the edge of hell, you can see retro styles from a hundred years ago.

Luo Yan looked at the pitiful face that seemed to be reflecting on itself, but he did not take her confession too seriously.

No one gets angry when they win, and he is no exception. People who choose to plead guilty at this time are often not really afraid of punishment, but hope to buy indulgences in exchange for forgiveness... just like the "Thorny Demon General" in front of him.

In a sense, this can be considered a tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects.

After all, no matter what conflicts they had before, they have now become a community of interests, and they prosper together and suffer together.

Luo Yan did not respond to Blancia's confession immediately, but waited until the other three demon generals stopped and crawled in front of him.

Following closely to express his loyalty was Valgur, followed by the Blood Blade General Grak, and then the half-blood Shadow Demon Thanos.

After listening to their expressions of loyalty and requests for forgiveness, Luo Yan left them alone for a while, letting the uneasy emotions ferment in their hearts.

Then he broke the silence and spoke in a slow voice.

"One of you has betrayed me before."

Including Valgur, the four demon generals felt a slight pause in their hearts, and they all felt that this sentence was referring to themselves.

Only Thanos' heart rose to his throat and he almost couldn't control his heartbeat.

Luo Yan carefully observed the expressions on their faces. Although he was disappointed that he couldn't see anything, he didn't care too much.

It doesn’t really matter who it is.

His cemetery is not a society ruled by law.

Whoever offends him in the future will be put under this hat.

"I know who that person is, but since he pulled back in time, I can give him some face and let bygones be bygones."

Hearing these words, Thanos, who was crawling on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could finish his words, the demon king standing in front of him continued speaking.

"I will put this matter on record. If something like this happens again...even if it doesn't have to happen, as long as I find out that he still has second thoughts, I will dig up this old account and settle it with him both old and new."

The scene was silent.

It was as silent as a grave.

However, this silence did not last long. Soon, the highly emotionally intelligent Lord of Desperate City expressed his loyalty once again, and the other three demon generals also swore an oath to express their loyalty.

Luo Yan was quite satisfied with their reaction.

A paper tiger is still a tiger. At least for now, I have frightened them and prevented them from realizing that my strength is only that of silver.

"Get up."

The moment they heard these words, the demon generals kneeling on the ground finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowly stood up from the ground.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Demon King!"

Blancia got up from the ground and finally took the time to take a closer look at the Demon King. She was surprised to find that the Demon King was younger than she had imagined.

Is this the offspring of another famous family? He does look more like a leader than the young man from the Dragun family.

Then she glanced at the little devil in his hands, a thoughtful expression on her face.

Maybe she could give him a try...

Being stared at by so many eyes, Xixi felt a little embarrassed and spoke in a whisper as soft as a mosquito's hum.

"Um... Lord Demon... can you put me down? I... I feel better now."

As the queen of the nightmare land, she also has to save face.

Although it was still a little difficult to fly, she was still able to stand firmly.

"sure."

Luo Yan said this readily and was about to put Xixi down.

But at this moment, his sight fell on the four demon generals, and his heart couldn't help but move slightly. He had other thoughts, so he quickly gave a wink to the "invisible man" Youyou next to him.

As a worm in the devil's stomach, Youyou naturally couldn't understand what that look meant -

It is obvious that the Demon King's addiction to collecting coins has come back again.

However, considering that the power of faith consumed this time was only a fraction of the total amount, and that someone's loyalty and bravery were indeed worthy of this reward, Youyou finally resisted the urge to grumble and readily bestowed the mark of divinity on her.

At the same time Luo Yan put Xixi on the ground, a soft light suddenly enveloped her head.

That gentle power seemed to come from the void, shining directly into her sea of ​​consciousness and reaching the deepest part of her soul!

Sissi, who had just endured the burning sensation on her nerves, now felt an unprecedented comfort all over her body. It was as if she was back in her cradle, with every pore greedily swallowing up the magic power. She was so comfortable that she almost couldn't help but let out a scream.

Everything happened too suddenly.

So much so that she was not prepared at all.

Just when she was at a loss, the voice of the devil reached her ears... in full view of everyone.

"I am a person who rewards and punishes clearly."

"This is a reward for your loyalty."

The moment she heard that, Xixi suddenly realized that her body had completely recovered! Not only that -

She actually advanced! ! Not only was Sissi shocked, the four demon generals standing around were also shocked, with different expressions on their faces.

Although they had never seen what it was like to upgrade a soul, they had personally experienced the breakthrough from silver to gold level! And as everyone knows, only gods can improve the soul level without side effects!

Valgur was shocked, white mist floated out of his mouth, and frost formed on the ground under his body. Grak opened his jaw wide and almost let go of the axe in his hand.

They didn't expect that this demon king could actually have this ability? !

Thanos's face no longer only showed fear, but also regret and so on...

As for Blancia, her face was flushed.

Those fanatical eyes were like seeing the devil himself, as if the one standing in front of her was not the devil king, but the devil's incarnation in the mortal world!

Feeling the unprecedented power filling her body, Sissi, who had been promoted to a gold-level little devil, was so excited that tears filled her eyes and she knelt on one knee on the ground.

She swore in a voice of great piety.

"Supreme Lord, the Demon King who rules the Great Cemetery! I wish to serve you for eternity... as your most loyal minion!"

"You have proven your loyalty. Please stand up."

Luo Yan nodded slightly, watched the flushed Sissi retreat to the side, then looked at the faces filled with enthusiasm and envy, and continued in a majestic voice.

"I will not let down any loyal servant... I hope you remember the oath you made. I will be watching you."

"From now on, the maze in Thunder County has become history."

"We will start anew in the name of the Necropolis."

(End of this chapter)