You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

[The Will of Hell immediately saw that Yu Xiao wanted more resources and advantages.]

The reason I pretended to be confused was to try and extract information from the other side of hell.

[This will allow us to gain a more proactive voice in the subsequent negotiations.]

[Yu Xiao's subtle release of Master-level resources is also a way to leverage the situation and drive up prices, hoping to tear a fatter piece of meat from Hell.]

At the same time, he had a very conflicted and strange feeling.

On one hand, Hell senses that these members of the Red Heart Society have never truly been to Hell, nor have they truly understood Hell.

On the other hand, He could clearly perceive the profound understanding of the rules of hell, the ecology of the abyss, and even the psychology of demons displayed by those so-called masters, with an accuracy as if they had lived in His realm for countless years.

Regardless, Hell trusts its own judgment.

This kind of insight itself is of immense value.

The master resources held by the Red Heart Society are undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Hell, which is currently in a strategic stalemate.

However, the Will of Hell is a master of negotiation and knows that it must not immediately reveal its inner passion and desire.

[Once an opponent, especially someone like Yu Xiao who seems straightforward but is actually slippery, figures out His true bottom line, the opponent will definitely push their luck and raise the price to a point that will make Hell feel incredibly painful.]

This principle of feigning indifference and waiting for the right price has long been an instinctive reaction of the will of hell in its dealings with the gods and demons of the heavens.

Since the will of hell has chosen not to rush, Yu Xiao naturally remains calm and collected.

This Night God, who has weathered the test of time, possesses patience sufficient to obliterate stars.

Thus began a protracted negotiation battle, a true example of masterful procrastination.

The two sides were progressing at an almost absurdly slow pace, with little effort and inconsistent action.

Just a moment ago, Yu Xiao might have been seriously discussing the details of the handover of a certain interface resource.

[It will abruptly stop a moment later, and a solemn announcement will be made.]

[Your Excellency Hell, I am truly sorry, but the time for my Dark Night Essence Tea has come. This tea requires three hours of slow brewing, drawing upon starlight. Please excuse me for a moment; we can discuss this further upon my return from enjoying the tea.]

Before the words were even finished, the figure had already vanished into the dense darkness of the surrounding night, leaving behind a slightly distorted projection of the will of hell in the void.

[And just as the Will of Hell finally manages to bring Yu Xiao and the others back, and is about to push the negotiations toward key terms, its crimson eyes will flash with the glint of urgent business.]

[Lord Yu Xiao, a power rebellion has suddenly broken out on the 7,300th level of the Abyss, affecting several key resource worlds. I must personally suppress it for a moment. This matter is of great importance. Negotiations will continue later.]

[Within this tacit understanding of mutual agreement, the two sides went back and forth, inching forward the negotiations with difficulty, like pushing a millstone.]

[In September of the 180th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, following the Heart Demon God, the Star Demon God, a shadowy figure shrouded in the power of annihilating stars, followed the faint trail left behind by the Heart Demon God.]

[Furthermore, through its own arduous deduction of the river of fate, it finally tore through the outer spatial barrier of the Crimson Heart World and quietly descended.]

This abyssal tycoon, who also rendered outstanding service to the Red Heart Society in the previous timeline, now carries a completely different identity and state of mind.

At that time, both the Heart Demon God and the Star Demon God had broken free from the primal divine shackles of the abyss, awakened their own will, and fought alongside the Red Heart Society as true gods of rules.

Although the Star Demon God also made a great sacrifice, it ultimately paled in comparison to the Heart Demon God's ultimate dedication, which was almost as if everything had been burned away.

More importantly, at this moment, they are still top-tier demon gods controlled by the divine will of the abyss, with mindsets and stances vastly different from the future.

The senior management of the Red Heart Society is well aware of the challenges posed by such visitors and understands that a gradual, patient approach is necessary, like boiling a frog in warm water. They must guide them slowly and patiently, without rushing the process.

[Considering that the Star Demon God's historical importance in the Red Heart Society's future plans is indeed slightly lower than that of the Heart Demon God, the reception standards have naturally been subtly differentiated accordingly.]

This time, the Red Heart Society did not send Yu Xiao, but instead directly assigned the Heart Demon God, who had been settling into headquarters for some time, to greet this old partner.

More obviously, this was a temporary residence arranged for the Star Demon God.

The difference in scale between this temple and the Heart Source Temple, located near the core area and inhabited by the Heart Demon God, is immediately apparent.

This subtle yet undeniable difference in treatment was immediately detected by the Star Demon God's keen senses, honed by the laws of the stars.

[His majestic divine body, composed of countless collapsed stars, paused almost imperceptibly the moment he stepped onto the observatory; his face, shrouded in the starlight mist, seemed to furrow slightly.]

[He, the mighty Abyss Star Demon God, a supreme being who wields the immense power of star creation and destruction, stepped into this world, whose energy level He perceived as still weak. Yet, deep within His heart, a sense of impending danger instinctively surged forth?]

It's as if, deep within this seemingly peaceful and serene star field, something terrifying lurks, enough to threaten His eternal existence!

This is simply unbelievable!

What puzzled Him even more was the attitude of the Red Heart Society, which clearly treated Him differently from the Demon God.

Is it really because I arrived a few years later than the Heart Demon God that my value is greatly diminished in the eyes of the Red Heart Society?

Everything here is strangely unsettling!

[In August of the 183rd year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the protracted negotiations finally pushed even the usually patient Hell's Will to the brink of exploding.] [Watching Yu Xiao across from him once again discuss the allocation of key resources, he leisurely summoned a tea set condensed from the rules of darkness and solemnly began brewing Starshine Tea.]

The crimson light in the Hellish Will's enormous, scarlet eyes was almost bursting forth.

What truly made Him unable to tolerate it any longer was not Yu Xiao's infuriating tea ceremony performance, but the latest intelligence transmitted from His spies in the spirit world.

The layers upon layers of intelligence were more impactful than the last.

Intelligence indicates that the overall strength of those spiritual sects that received guidance from the masters has undergone a dramatic transformation in just over a decade.

[Some masters even directly intervened, fundamentally rewriting the core authority of a certain sect's demigod cultivation method, which had been passed down for millions of years.]

The demigods who practiced the new method experienced a combat power increase of over 50%.

What's even more frightening is that this is by no means an isolated case!

[The Will of Hell even saw an encrypted video: a group of demigods from the Spirit Realm, who could barely defend themselves against the Abyss Demon Legion, actually annihilated an elite legion led by a Great Demon on the front lines using newly mastered combined divine magic!]

[Damn it!]

[The Will of Hell is truly panicked this time; how much time has passed?]

[More than a decade!]

[In the eyes of the gods, it was nothing more than the time it takes to doze off!]

Are those guys in the spirit world almost arming demigods to the teeth?

If we let the masters of the Red Heart Society continue like this in the spirit world, won't they be able to mass-produce even god-level forbidden spells in a few years?

【Can’t wait any longer! 】

Every second of delay means that Hell's potential enemies are growing stronger, and that Hell's legions will pay a heavy price on the battlefield, with rivers of blood flowing down their faces.

This speed of development, this terrifying catalyst for war potential, is unprecedented in the billions of years of history.

[Well, it's not exactly unheard of, but the Red Heart Society's growth rate is quite strange.]

[It now seems that the sinister Red Heart Society can still expand its outrageous influence on a large scale, which is simply absurd and shatters all moral compass.]

[The Will of Hell felt that it had to get on this fast train immediately, at any cost!]

[Unless I completely wipe out the Red Heart Society and use all my power to eliminate the masters in the spirit world, the best way is to get on board.]

When the will of hell completely lowered itself, abandoning all probing and scheming, and proactively pushed forward the negotiations in an almost cooperative, even ingratiating, manner, Yu Xiao finally reluctantly put away his tea set.

With the other party making concessions that were practically a giveaway, Yu Xiao successfully obtained terms far exceeding his initial expectations.

As a core part of the reward, ten core members, carefully selected by the Red Heart Society and whose souls were already imprinted with boundless loyalty to the organization, received a blessing from the very source of the abyss, witnessed by the will of hell.

In an instant, a vast amount of hellish energy, carrying the scorching aura of sulfur and the power of contracts, surged into their bodies, forcibly elevating their life essence and transforming them into hellish demons with demigod-like power.

[Given the vile habits cultivated by the will of hell throughout countless eras, this process of bestowing blessings will inevitably be tainted with ulterior motives.]

[By planting a coercive brand of loyalty to hell deep within the soul of the recipient, their mind is twisted, making them the most loyal henchmen of hell.]

However, times have changed.

This time, Hell is asking for a favor; He is seeking to purchase the resources of the masters of the Red Heart Society.

Making underhanded moves at this critical juncture is tantamount to self-destruction!

Moreover, the Red Heart Society had anticipated this, and their preparations were nothing short of ruthless.

Before these ten members received the blessing, their souls had already been protected by eighty-two layers of defense from the Red Heart Society's technical department.

From mental barriers and causal isolation fields to soul firewalls, anti-contract traps, and will-anchoring matrices, this composite defense system, comprised of cutting-edge technologies, rigorously protects the souls of the Red Heart Society members.

This level of protection is enough to thwart any passive attempts by souls to invade Hell.

As for the Hellish Will actively eroding things?

If the other party really does that, then there's nothing we can do.

But clearly, the will of hell isn't that stupid.

After all the dust had settled, the voice of the will of hell echoed around.

Oh~

[Hell's closest friend!]

[Hell has fulfilled its promise; now you can let the flames of your pure heart burn in Hell too.] (End of Chapter)