They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 120 The Holy Demon Sword [King Albion] and the [Soul Belt]

After Dan Lei began researching artificial artifacts, he went into seclusion and didn't emerge for a full three months.

During this time, the peace conference of the three races of angels, demons, and fallen angels was held as scheduled, and Danlei kept his promise and sent out the souls of Draig and Albion.

Albion had resigned itself to its fate, for like Draig, upon seeing the spirit of Skarakkabaz, it realized that resistance was futile.

So, although Draig and Albion bicker constantly and sometimes even punch each other, they have given up on being enemies, since they will be colleagues from now on.

Of course, the Calamity Gang still came to cause trouble during the Three Races Conference.

However, he was instantly defeated by Albion, who was in a very bad mood.

Only Vali and his two companions, who didn't directly cause trouble but just wanted to see Albion, left Kuoh Town alive.

Perhaps having truly witnessed that Ertianlong's reputation was not just empty boasting, various precious metals and gems from demons and fallen angels arrived quickly, allowing Danlei to directly begin the creation of artificial artifacts.

Because Dan Lei had already learned the two prerequisite skills, Divine Refinement and Primordial Rune, which solved the structure and runes respectively (the Fallen Angel's magic system was directly replaced by the Rune system), his understanding of the Heavenly Talisman also gave him a deep understanding of energy flow.

Therefore, Danlei's learning progress on artificial intelligence was very fast. In just one month, he had a good understanding of the theory and was ready to move on to the practical application stage.

After creating some simple one-time-use artifacts, Dan Lei began to try to transform the things he had into artifacts.

Here, Danlei chose Balmonk.

Dan Lei had long been unhappy with this pure magic sword version of Balmonk, so he took out the ExCalibur fragments that Scáthach had collected under his orders and prepared to transform it into a holy magic sword.

Since God is dead, the divine power of light and magic can be combined.

Danlei reshaped Balmonk, the holy sword he had once wielded and used, using mithril and ExCalibur fragments to reshape it, and added the power of balanced destiny to the forging process.

Therefore, the reshaping of this sword went very smoothly, and the reborn Balmonk Demon Sword's aura has become a state of balance between holy and demonic power.

Although the true etheric power was no longer present within the sword, the energy that balances destiny took its place.

This allows the sword to switch between being infused with light or magic.

Furthermore, Danlei has also set up a "true name release" function, which allows users to shout the weapon's true name and unleash a super light cannon resulting from the annihilation of holy and demonic power.

This feature is not superfluous. Such a powerful attack method must have an on/off switch, otherwise, if the user gets excited and uses it recklessly, something bad might happen.

After all, a great deal of strength is required to wield this sword.

Although anyone can use it, if someone lacks the strength to use this weapon, the weapon will force the user to absorb life force to replenish their energy when they are out of energy.

This is one of the reasons why the sword was originally called the Demon Sword; the current situation is the result of Dan Lei's best efforts to reduce the cost.

Of course, Danlei doesn't need to worry about this issue at all; his magic power is more than enough to support the needs of the weapon he named "King Albion".

Moreover, Danlei can directly use Balanced Fate Drive, which is an advantage that others do not have.

After completing the creation of King Albion, Dan Lei continued his efforts and immediately began to create his own original artificial artifact.

As mentioned before, when Draig possessed him, Danlei's body could no longer withstand Skarabaz's power.

This remained unchanged even after Albion joined.

Combining the powers of Draeg and Albion isn't impossible, as long as they don't actually possess each other. If one possesses the other and provides some power, Danlei can still hold on.

But this problem still needs to be solved.

Danlei sees no immediate hope of improving his physical fitness, so he plans to use an artificial device to solve this problem.

The Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets and the White Dragon Emperor's wings of light have proven that, using the world's top-tier materials, at least the power of these two dragons can be sustained.

Furthermore, Dan Lei especially loved the two magical artifacts transformed into cool armor.

Fortunately, the information on artificial artifacts provided by Azazel contained detailed records of how the artificial artifact, the "Fallen Dragon's Flash Gun," was manufactured.

Therefore, Dan Lei followed suit and used a large number of precious materials and gems to create an artificial artifact called the Soul Spirit Belt, which was designed specifically for his abilities.

The inspiration for the 【Soul Belt】is obvious; it comes from the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider, Dan Lei's previous life.

The logic is also very simple: Danlei only needs to inject his soul into the belt, and it will form armor according to the characteristics of the injected soul.

Yes, Dan Lei didn't directly limit the death; only the soul spirit could be injected into it.

Dan Lei mainly considered that if he encountered souls in the future that he didn't want to collect but felt it would be a waste, he could simply seal them away.

When the time comes, you can simply replace the Soul Jewel in the center of the belt to use other forms.

As for what the Soul Jade is, it is a divine artifact component specially made by Dan Lei to facilitate the entry and exit of souls.

Since the Soul Spirit Pill can forcibly control its actions, and the souls that are subsequently sealed already have sealing techniques, this Soul Spirit Jade does not need sealing techniques. It only needs to enhance its capacity and space, and its size can be made very small.

Moreover, this thing is strictly speaking a divine artifact, a soul container capable of storing powerful souls at the level of two Heavenly Dragons.

After completing the [Soul Belt], the problem of Dan Lei being unable to use the Twin Dragon Possession technique will be perfectly solved.

Simply placing Draig and Albion in the belt allows them to unleash their power as if they were in an artifact, thus reducing the burden on Danlei himself.

At this point, Danlei could either have another dragon or have Skarakkabaz possess him without much trouble.

Having completed the creation of the two divine artifacts, Dan Lei naturally had to test their power.

However, Danlei, one of the three major powers in the Bible, cannot cause trouble at this time, so Danlei is preparing to go to the Land of Shadows.

I've already gotten everything I wanted from this world. If I stay any longer, I'll only get caught up in all sorts of subsequent events and won't gain any greater benefits.

After all, the artifacts in the hands of the heroes are powerful in this world, but in the Star Iron Universe, they are just so-so, definitely not as useful as the Two Heavenly Dragons.

Danlei's plan is to go to the Land of Shadows, defeat Scáthach's true form, and then use the victor's power to have her help take care of Orpheus, while also training Genovia.

The Land of Shadows is relatively closed off; outsiders don't get in easily, not even Odin.

Danlei has Scáthach's clone by his side, meaning he only dares to say he can definitely get in because he has an insider to open the door.

If Orpheus is in the Land of Shadows, his safety is relatively guaranteed.

After consuming the "Holy Blood," Genovya will definitely live for a thousand years without any problem. As long as she completes the tasks assigned by Danlei, Danlei will return and take her away from this world.

However, just as Danlei was about to set off, a guest interrupted his journey.

Dan Lei didn't recognize the person who came this time at first glance. She was a beautiful woman with long, straight blue hair, wearing a smart dark blue pantsuit and a blue coat.

However, upon seeing her, Alubion, who had been relatively silent inside Danlei's body, suddenly grinned mischievously and said...
"Hey, isn't that Tiamat? How did she get out of the Monster Forest?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately understood why Albion had suddenly spoken, while the usually talkative Draig had gone completely into hiding. [Heavenly Demon Dragon] Diamat, the only female among the five Dragon Kings, is undoubtedly modeled after Tiamat, the [Mother of Life] from Babylonian mythology who created the world and gave birth to the gods.

However, in this world, there is a real Tiamat, so Tiamat is merely a Dragon King-level figure.

One of the five Dragon Kings personally paid a visit, so Dan Lei couldn't very well refuse to see the guest.

After all, when I settled in Komao Town before, they sent me gifts.

After welcoming Diamat into the room, Danlei immediately released her two old friends, Drague and Alubion.

When at home, Draco and Alubion will shrink to the size of an adult husky.

So when Diamat saw the tiny Draeg, he was overjoyed and immediately picked him up and placed him on his lap.

Drag could no longer play dead. It flapped its wings and took off from Diamat's leg, landing next to Danlei, but its voice lacked confidence as it spoke.
"Diamat, do you really treat me like a pet?"

Seeing this, Diamat simply smiled.

"Dreig, don't do that. I just think you're cute as a little thing and I want to hug you."

After she finished speaking, a flash of blue light appeared in her hand, and a delicate little flying machine appeared in her hand.

Diamat handed the aircraft to Danlei.

"Your Excellency Danlei, the gifts I sent you when you settled here last time were merely an invitation to my home. This is the real housewarming gift: a Vimana from Indian mythology. I hope you like it."

Upon hearing that it was Vimana, Danlei immediately became interested. This thing was not actually that precious. In mythology, there were far more than one. In the stone tablets and documents of Indian mythology, the unit "some" is often used to describe these flying vehicles.

However, Danlei did lack a flying vehicle that could be brought to another world, and he had originally planned to build one himself.

After all, riding a dragon may look cool, but it's not comfortable.

High School DxD, a world where teleportation is possible, is still relatively safe. But what if we were to travel to worlds with various restrictions preventing teleportation, worlds that are enormous, or even worlds where the stage is in space?

Danlei, who lacks long-range flight equipment, is really at his wits' end.

So Danlei immediately smiled and put away Vimana, planning to spend some more time later transforming it into a spaceship.

Anyway, once it returns to the Star Iron Universe, it becomes a conceptual Mystic Code, so it doesn't matter if it loses its shrinking ability later.

Then, having accepted the gift, Danlei decisively betrayed his teammate, sending Draeg directly into Diamat's arms, and said...

"Dreig, don't take your good fortune for granted. Others would love to be in Tiamat's arms."

"The only female among the five Dragon Kings! You must know what Diamat means to our dragon race."

The dragons in this world still follow many of the basic settings common to fantasy worlds. For example, dragons are promiscuous, but their fertility rate is very low.

Therefore, the stronger a dragon woman is, the more popular she is, because strong women are more likely to leave offspring.

Although Orpheus always appears in the form of a young girl, she is actually genderless, so she cannot be considered a woman.

The most powerful female dragon currently active outside is Diamat, making her the top choice for any dragon who wants to have a pure-blooded dragon offspring.

However, all Drag wanted to do at this moment was complain about his master's greed and betrayal. He was now just a soul without a physical body, so what use was even the most powerful dragon woman to him?

However, given Danlei's command and knowing that it owed Diamat a huge debt, it could only endure Diamat stroking the scales it had conjured with energy.

Dan Lei wasn't worried that Drag would suffer from swallowing his anger. In the original story, Drag was brought to tears by Hyoudou Issei's various methods of making him stronger by touching "breasts," but in the end, he still endured it.

So Diamat gently stroked the speechless Draeg for over ten minutes before letting it go and getting down to business.

"Lord Danlei, actually, the main reason I came here today is to see Dreig."

Dan Lei knew that Diamat was actually there to collect a debt, but he wasn't Hyoudou Issei. If she dared to say that she was now Dreig's master and wanted to inherit the debt, Dan Lei wouldn't mind directly possessing two dragons and using a familiar contract to become her master as well.

So Danlei nodded and said

"I can see that Draig always scolds and beats Albion when he should be scolded or beaten, but he's so cowardly with you. He must have let you down."

Tell me, did she start something and then abandon it, or did she have affairs with countless men? If she was in the wrong, I will make her take responsibility.

Upon hearing this, Diamat broke out in a cold sweat, wanting to complain about how Dan Lei figured out that his mother had been ravaged by the red dragon.

So, Diamat could only extend his right hand, making a money gesture, and say...
"Actually, it owes me a little debt."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei continued to feign ignorance, seemingly lost in thought.
"Child support? Hmm, that's certainly something they should be responsible for. Tell me, how much? I'll let him go and rob other pantheons, and I'll rob them back for you too."

Diamat felt that Danlei might genuinely misunderstand and think he and Draig were having an affair, so he had no choice but to speak frankly.
"No children! No feelings! It's a treasure, a treasure."

I lent Draig a lot of treasures to support his battle against Albion, but after he died, all the treasures were gone.

My treasures, which I collected with such care, do you know how heartbroken I am to lose them? Waaaaah!

As Diammam spoke, he began to fake cry.

It can only be said that it perfectly fits the stereotypical image of dragons held by humans, who are obsessed with money.

Of course, this is also the impression Dan Lei gives to the outside world now, but this is a long-standing bad habit of the dragon race, so no one finds it strange.

So, Dan Lei deliberately looked at Diamat with a dangerous gaze and asked...

"So, you're actually here to collect a debt? But Drag doesn't have any money. Even for child support, I was planning to pay it upfront and have him pay it back gradually."

But if it's treasure, and lots of treasure, then it's not something that can be solved with money like child support.

Dan Lei's meaning was quite clear: small amounts are negotiable, but don't bother me with big money.

Diamat also knew that it was impossible for Danlei to inherit the debt, as the two sides were simply not on the same level in terms of combat strength and hierarchy.

However, Diamat couldn't accept Drag simply defaulting on his debt, so she shouted...

“Money can solve it. Just give me 80% of the money you usually spend on Draig. This thing can survive on a little energy now, so you don’t need to meet its other needs.”

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei remarked that Diamat must have studied modern human culture, as evidenced by his practice of directly deducting outstanding wages.

However, Danlei still agreed to her request and used a small piece of refined gold to directly offset the debt for a year's installment payments.

Since Danlei is about to leave this world, this piece of refined gold can be used as money to buy Vimana.

As for seeing Diamat again, we'll see when we meet again. Anyway, she wouldn't dare to directly ask me to collect the debt.

　Tiamat was indeed described as a dragon, a figure in Babylonian mythology representing the sea. The name Tiamat originates from Semitic languages, with ti = Life and ama = Mother, suggesting the name means "life mother."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)