#575 - Agreement and stipulation

Hell, ninth level.

In a temple that is very different from the former Mount Odisha.

The void shook gently, and the chains of laws that seemed to be real were stretched to their limits.

Thousands of cracks appeared and faded away, as if constantly swinging between life and death.

With a stern expression, Asmodeus' eyes became more solemn.

The secret conversation was forced to end because the sudden changes in Tartarus also affected the core of Purgatory.

Looking through layers of time and space, the Lord of the Nine Hells gazed at the brilliant light rising from the bottom of the abyss.

Without any warning, this ancient primitive god suddenly erupted with all his strength.

An incredible transformation thus began. If He could finally succeed, then given the current size of Hell, Hell would probably no longer be able to compete with the other side.

The disaster is approaching, and if one is not careful, Purgatory may face a devastating blow.

Asmodeus just watched all this but was unable to make any effective response.

It's not that he hadn't thought about Tartarus becoming stronger, quite the opposite. Because the power of the abyss has expanded too rapidly in recent years, the Lord of the Nine Hells had discussed this matter with Ryan a long time ago.

Asmodeus was very worried about this, but the snake didn't care when asked about it.

At that time, it easily told the Lord of the Nine Hells that although the abyss and hell seemed to be separated, they were actually one from the beginning to the end.

No matter how strong he becomes, no matter how much source power he absorbs, it is impossible for Tartarus to complete any fundamental transformation without completely abandoning Hell. This was determined from the beginning.

Even if the worst outcome were the worst, Hell would at least be able to find a way to eliminate the influence of the other party's promotion and not be broken apart, so Asmodeus was relieved.

But now that the time has come, he suddenly realized that the reality did not seem to be so.

Deep in the abyss, brilliant light illuminates the universe.

A strong pressure was pressing on his shoulders. Although the abyss had not yet completed its sublimation, his powerful strength had already made the Lord of the Nine Hells feel like a thorn in his side.

Will there really be no impact? Looking at the chains of laws around him, Asmodeus had deep doubts about this.

If there is no impact, then what is going on...

"Hehe...what are you stopping for, Kronos? Let's continue what we didn't finish talking about before."

"As you can see, Tartarus' performance today was indeed a bit unexpected. This surprised me a bit, but this also means that you should cooperate with me even more..."

"This interface is very ingenious and has great potential, but it is still too weak... Why, are you still worried that 'He' can really successfully take this step and cause the destruction of the entire hell? Then you can rest assured."

"I assure you, this is absolutely impossible."

The voice was calm, with a hint of smile.

In the shadow of the shrine, the man in black stood calmly.

With his expression unchanged, Asmodeus turned his attention back to the temple.

The Lord of the Nine Hells asked seriously without any anger at having his thoughts exposed:

"You said it couldn't happen. Why?"

"Because although I don't understand the realms above greatness, nor do I understand fate and the God King, I understand Chaos, the original gods, and the order of the world."

The man in black spoke quietly and did not keep anyone in suspense.

"Tartarus's ascension is beyond my comprehension. I don't know what exactly affects the success or failure of his ascension, but I can at least feel that the power that is gradually condensed and sublimated from all things in the world is Chaos itself."

"[Chaos]... What a grand concept. But the existence of a [Mother Tree of Flesh and Blood] is hard to tolerate in the human world. And how can He remain indifferent to an abyss that is qualified to completely unify everything outside the world?"

“From this we can see that since He has no reaction now, this is actually His most direct reaction.”

At the head of the Temple, listening to the explanation of the man in black and combining it with some things Ryan had said before, Asmodeus seemed to have a deeper understanding at this moment.

I still remember that at the beginning of everything, when hell was first created, Ryan once said that the Nine Hells are order in chaos, and the connection between Him and the abyss can never be erased.

This most essential connection allows the two to devour each other...but [Order] is [Order] after all.

If it were any other realm, perhaps as Orochi said, the promotion of the Abyss would not bring any oppression to Hell, but when Tartarus tried to sublimate the [Chaos] that was exactly opposite to it, this premise was broken.

The pressure from the abyss thus came upon him...trying to crush the Nine Layers of Hell and turn it into a part of him again.

But looking at the huge snake shadow outside the fifth layer interface that seemed to be wandering in the sky, Asmodeus was no longer worried about it.

Yes, perhaps the reason why the Great Snake did not mention the exception of [Chaos] was because it knew that if the Abyss chose it, then He would not be able to succeed.

This is a sublimation that is doomed to fail, a judgment made unanimously by the Lord of the Spirit World and the Lord of Darkness.

Asmodeus breathed a sigh of relief as his tense mood calmed down.

"Thanks for clearing up my confusion. It seems I was thinking too much."

After expressing his sincere thanks, the Lord of the Nine Hells leaned forward slightly on the throne.

Let’s put the emergency aside for now…but he still hasn’t figured out the other party’s purpose for coming here.

"In that case, let's continue our previous conversation."

"Your Highness Erebus, I am very curious, why did you come all this way and even enter the abyss to meet me as an incarnation? "

"Since you have already seen my subordinates in the human world, you can definitely use the Sacrifice Gate to talk to me... As a Primordial God, why would you risk entering the realm of another Primordial God?"

"Of course it's because of the deal I'm going to make with you next."

"If the deal can be concluded, I will still have to send an avatar to complete it. And I don't think you will refuse, so let's just save some effort."

"trade?"

"What do you want to trade with me?"

"But no matter what, I hope you understand in advance that I have no interest in helping others to backstab my collaborators - of course, if we can really reach a cooperation, you will naturally be included."

"Besides that, I can't think of anything I can trade with Your Excellency."

Speaking calmly, Asmodeus warned.

However, in response to his pointed words, the man in black just smiled and shook his head.

"You're overthinking. You don't need to fight yet. I just want to buy something from you."

"If I fail in the future, this is bought for me. If I succeed... someone will run this 'industry' for me."

The man in black walked slowly to the door of the hall.

Looking up at the sky from here, eight illusory shadows can be vaguely seen, as well as countless stars, just like the starry sky under the night sky on earth.

That is the projection of the other eight levels of hell and the more distant abyss within the interface of the ninth level.

If you look closely, you can find that there is some connection in the arrangement of the stars, and three of the eight shadows are different from the other five.

They are connected to each other as if they were a group of their own, emitting bursts of light in the air of the ninth level of hell.

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The man in black raised his hand and pointed, smiling and saying:

"it."

“That’s what I’m buying.”

"There are nine circles of hell, and I want to buy one of them from you."

"I will not take it away from here, but will leave it here like Ryan did. After all, the Nine Hells are meaningful when they are united, and a divided world is not as good as Asgard owned by Zeus."

"Don't be so hasty to refuse. The conditions I offer are absolutely irresistible to you... Just like I said in my previous letter, I will give you a source of power as huge as the power Zeus obtained from Typhon."

"And there won't be any hidden dangers with this power, because it's not a power drawn from myself, but a power instilled in me by the world, but it's the price I give directly to you."

"This behavior is impossible to do. After all, even if I am the original god, I cannot separate the dark source power comparable to the great divine power under the restrictions of the world's laws. Even if this is a power that has not yet merged with me, not everyone can take on this power bestowed by the world for me."

"But you are different... Kronos, you should still remember."

"Silver human, at the turn of the era... As early as the beginning of the Nine Hells, the root of this world has already been marked by the mark of [darkness]. So just like the underworld, you can also bear the power that originally belonged to me."

“……!”

Holding the handrail, Asmodeus looked unchanged, but both he and Erebus knew that his heart was absolutely turbulent at the moment.

Purchasing an interface and using the vast origin of great divine power as a bargaining chip, such a thing has never happened since Chaos created the world.

And the most important thing is that Asmodeus admitted that he was tempted by the deal mentioned by the Dark Lord.

The origin of darkness that is comparable to great divine power is so crucial to him who only has the symbol but not enough power to fill it.

Just like Lion once only needed to continuously absorb source power to raise the upper limit of the spiritual world, the same is true for Asmodeus now.

After millions of years of struggling with the abyss, if we don’t take into account the integration of the remains of the Nine Realms, I’m afraid the power he has gained is not as much as this transaction.

Moreover, the Lord of the Nine Hells could see that once this deal was reached, he would be able to gain much more than just an increase in his own strength.

First of all, in the past, there were basically no great demons in Hell who could reach the realm of true gods by their own strength, because Asmodeus's power was really stretched. But if the [Darkness] source power was injected, this would instantly become a thing of the past.

At the same time, the interface blessings provided by the several layers of interfaces he controls will instantly increase, and the pressure from the abyss in the [Shura Field] will be reduced several times.

And the most crucial point is, if the Lord of Darkness also becomes the lord of the Nine Hells interface like the Atrium Serpent, then in addition to the origin he uses to trade with himself, there will probably be a steady stream of power pouring into the interface controlled by the other party.

Asmodeus knew that this might be one of the things the other party really wanted to do.

In this way, the opponent will no longer have to worry about the collapse of personality due to the strength of the body... and as the conceptual Lord of the Nine Hells, even if the interface into which the opponent subsequently injects source power no longer belongs to him, he can still gain certain benefits from it.

The overall strength of the Nine Hells is also his strength.

Even from now on, the Nine Hells will change from the original "two-pole division" to a state closer to a "three-legged tripod".

There is no doubt that such a hell seems more stable... and if you want to obtain all these benefits, you only need to pay one thing.

“Numbers begin at one, stand at three, become five, flourish at seven, and reach their peak at nine.”

"I really didn't expect it. I used to pursue perfection, but in the end I ended up with this result."

"But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem so bad."

He sighed in his heart, although he didn't know that at this moment, the God King, who originally had only five wives due to the change of fate, found his sixth partner again, and was even about to give birth to a child with her. At this time, Asmodeus made a decision on the throne.

As soon as the thought came to mind, in the darkness, "five" and "six" cleverly underwent a subtle transformation at this moment.

One of the two representatives replaced each other, and they walked towards each other's position...

Its change seemed to confirm that the current monarch had finally taken a crucial step in pursuing the ultimate prosperity in his original destiny, and it also seemed to indicate that the old master was heading in another direction.

It's just that the realm of destiny is elusive. This pillar that guides everything is both everywhere and 'nowhere'.

No one could really figure out His trace, so Asmodeus looked at the figure in the shadows and nodded slowly and solemnly.

"Well, as Your Excellency said, this is indeed an offer that I cannot refuse."

"Together we both benefit, but apart we both suffer."

"I am willing to accept this deal, but the specific share... I think we need to discuss it in detail."

The origin of [Darkness] at the level of great divine power, even if it is just a little more or a little less, may mean the birth of a future god-like devil.

What's more, the transfer of the interface is not that simple, they must first discuss the process.

But anyway, now that the general direction has been decided, all that remains is to finalize the details.

Try to finish it as soon as possible... Now, he is already a little impatient.

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