Chapter 576: I Killed Them All! (1/2)
I Killed Them All!
Demons previously under Leviathan and Manticole had made some interaction with Han Shuo along the journey, therefore they had a pretty good impression of him. Having witnessed what happened to that close-minded Demon, they quickly got hold of the actual situation.
“We are also willing!” declared the Demons without letting Han Shuo wait for too long.
Han Shuo remained silent as he occupied himself with getting the altar ready, not even batting an eye at those Demons previously under Golander and Cecrops. After obtaining that midgod’s Divine Soul, deploying such an altar posed no challenge to him.
This so-called altar was in fact just a type of unique magical matrix. By leaving a bit of his divine energy and his Divine Brand, the altar could be energized to release Baptismal Radiance. Once a believer opened up his spirit and accepted the radiance as it touched his soul, a contract would be formed and his power of faith would be offered to the god.
Han Shuo unhurriedly deployed the altar. All those Demons under Cecrops and Golander had hesitant looks even when the situation was very clear to them. No matter how the four Demons King lost their lives, Han Shuo’s might was not to be questioned. Given the current situation, they had only two choices – obey, or die!
The Abyss worshipped the strong. Only characters truly at the pinnacle of strength and whom were practically undefeatable could keep these Demons under control – and Han Shuo was obviously such a character! After the Baptismal Radiance of the four Demon Kings vanished from their souls, their reliance on the four Demon Kings also greatly diminished. Although even at this moment, they were still rather skeptical about the claim that Han Shuo had killed all four Demon Kings by himself, they could sense the lowgod energy of destruction and death from the avatars of Han Shuo’s. They came to realize one simple fact – Han Shuo indeed was stronger than any single one of the four Demon Kings!
Confronted with the threat of death, and abiding by the Abyssal law that the mighty were to be respected, they didn’t have a long time to hesitate. A rather cowardly Demon took the lead and declared, “I, I’m willing!”
No one would denounce this Demon for being a coward. On the contrary, some of those Demons previously ruled by Cecrops and Golander who had been on the fence let out an obvious sigh of relief to see someone else take the lead. They declared their positions in succession, wearing humble and respectful looks.
At this moment, Han Shuo had finally finished deploying the altar. His lowgod of death avatar raised his head and looked around before smiling to say, “A wise man submits to circumstances. Not bad, you guys are rather tactful. You know, it really is a thousand times better to follow me than to follow those four bastards that are now dead. What could those selfish and narrow-minded fellow provide you with? Nolan was murdered by Leviathan merely because she had been bestowed a piece of Divine Weapon of Light, all because he wanted to prevent the possibility of her becoming a god independently. To serve under those four, you were nothing more than puppets and pawns!”
He paused for a moment, then stared at the Demons and uttered word by word, “Truth be told, you lot are rather pathetic!”
At Han Shuo’s words, the faces of the Demons turned dim. Taking the whole of Abyss into consideration, these people possessed great power and influence; they were lords of cities. To be able to cultivate to the realm of Demons, these people were surely no fools. They were more aware of the truths that Han Shuo had spoken of than anyone else. This would be the third time they ventured into the Void. Some previous and recent events made them understand that the four Demon Kings had simply never treated them like people.
However, the Abyss realm was such. The four Demon Kings high up above possessed absolute authority. Having handed over their faiths, they did not make a complaint even when they came to understand that fact. But now that the Baptismal Radiance was extinguished and the four Demon Kings were dead, for the first time, these Demons could finally consider what Han Shuo spewed carefully.
Seeing the Demons pensive to the eyes, Han Shuo said coldly, “I’m not a good guy either. I’m just as selfish and savage against my enemies! However, towards my own people, I will not be mean and cruel as they were. Let me pledge to you all right here – I will not be so petty to scheme against my own people. And, if any of you have the capacity to advance to be a real god, I will not stop you in any way!”
“Rea, really?” a Demon looking at Han Shuo with disbelief asked, his voice trembling.
“You all will see!” Han Shuo said in a deep voice.
“We believe Mister Han Shuo. From our interactions with Mister Han Shuo these days, we know that Mister Han Shuo indeed takes care of his own people very much!” stated Bord and Zinia.
Saving you two definitely hasn’t ended in vain, Han Shuo thought. Although people of the Abyss realm were savage and used to conflict, from another point of view, they were very easy to tame. Moreover, once tamed, there usually weren’t a problem in matters of loyalty.