On how PhDs become human evil

Just standing next to Bai Jie, Azazel felt his soul tremble.

Setting down his spear of light, Azazel said, "You came really fast. But since you're here, I'll leave this place to you. I'll go clean up the small fry down there."

"No need, I've had someone else handle those small fry down there. You can go straight back to Chen's side."

Bai Jie's words immediately stunned Azazel. He subconsciously looked down and saw that on the streets of the underworld, Valkyries wearing silver armor and with silver wings on their backs were wielding two swords and slaying the separated small magical beasts and members of the Heroic Faction at a terrifying speed.

With Azazel's keen eye, it was obvious that each of those Valkyries possessed strength no less than that of a high-ranking demon; they were all at the level of the highest-ranking demons.

(At least ten thousand subordinates at the highest-ranking demon level... Just how much of a surprise do you want to make us happy, Bai Jie?)

With an expression that defied description, Azazel gave a bitter laugh, then activated a magic circle, leaving the sky to Bai Jie and Cao Cao.

A silence lingered between the two men. Neither Bai Jie nor Cao Cao made a move immediately, but instead observed each other in their own way.

After a long silence, Cao Cao finally spoke: "They say seeing is believing. Although I have heard many rumors about you, now that I have met you in person, I realize that my understanding of you is only the tip of the iceberg."

Defeat Zeus in one blow?

Defeating the White Dragon Emperor with one hand?

One sword kills three descendants of the old demon king?

This was something that ordinary people could not accomplish, yet it seemed like a natural outcome for this man. No matter how much Cao Cao had previously disbelieved these absurd rumors, now that he was truly face to face with Bai Jie, he couldn't help but believe that Bai Jie really had the strength and courage.

For Cao Cao, who pursued the limits of human potential, Bai Jie was undoubtedly his ultimate goal in life.

Bai Jie scoffed at Cao Cao's praise, saying, "I have no interest in what you think of me. There's only one reason I'm here—to kill you."

"You brought Samael with you, didn't you? How dare you use such vicious methods against Chen? Can I assume you're prepared to be utterly destroyed by me?"

"How could that be? Although the lifespan of humans is insignificant compared to that of demons, I don't want to die before I've achieved my ambitions in this limited life."

With a flick of his holy spear, sacred light and spiritual energy emanated from its blade, and Cao Cao assumed a fighting stance.

"Therefore, I cannot die at your hands. Please allow me to put up a fight before I leave."

"I told you, I would kill you. Did you think a mere holy spear could save you?"

Bai Jie sneered, and magic circles appeared behind him one after another. Azure light shone from the magic circles, and weapons emerged from them.

Upon seeing those weapons, Cao Cao's face froze.

"Impossible...The Holy Lance?!"

Among the many magic arrays behind Bai Jie, a series of translucent, azure holy spears, like sniper rifles ready to fire, were aimed at Cao Cao. Based on Cao Cao's understanding of holy spears, he could confidently say that those holy spears were no different from the real holy spears except for their color!

But how could this be? The Holy Lance is the first divine weapon created by the God of the Bible, and it is absolutely unique. How could so many of them appear?

"The existence of God-Slaying Gear may be difficult for you to understand in terms of its composition and operating principles, but in my eyes it's just so-so. Although I can't replicate the [Will of God] inside your gun, in terms of performance, every one of these is genuine—no, it should be above that."

As soon as Bai Jie finished speaking, all the holy spears trembled violently, and then a sound completely shattered Cao Cao's mind.

"——boost! boost! boost! boost! boost! boost! boost!——"

That's clearly the sound of the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets activating their amplifying power!

“My wife is the Crimson Dragon Emperor. I would say I am the third most familiar with the Crimson Dragon Emperor’s abilities in the world. So when I copied your Holy Lance, I also incorporated the Crimson Dragon Emperor’s abilities.”

The Crimson Dragon Emperor's ability is that each time the power is multiplied, the power of the multiplied object is doubled. In other words, Cao Cao is now facing more than a hundred holy spears with performance hundreds of times that of the original!

"Of course, if you feel that's not enough—I can also play the role of the White Dragon Emperor and keep you company."

Sizzle—!

Bai Jie's clothes suddenly ripped apart, and five pairs of white wings of light unfolded behind him.

—The Wings of the White Dragon Emperor, the God-Slaying Tool!

The Holy Lance of Twilight, the Gauntlets of the Crimson Dragon Emperor, and the Wings of the White Dragon Emperor.

The three God-Slaying Tools were actually concentrated in one person's hands. Even if Bai Jie said that these were all replicas, can replicas that have the same performance as the originals—or even surpass them—really still be called replicas?

"Cao Cao, you only made one mistake. Perhaps in your eyes it was just a normal pre-battle preparation, but to me it was enough to put you on my kill list."

"[Trying to harm Chen], that's the last thing you should have done. Repent for it in hell."

When a man is fiercely protective of his wife and possesses unparalleled strength, the woman he loves becomes someone absolutely untouchable, someone you can't even be bothered with.

If anyone violates this taboo, he will suffer a wrath that the world cannot bear!

"Full Projection - Restrictions Removed—"

Bai Jie's voice was like a clarion call announcing the end of the world.

"All gun emplacements, fire!"

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!!!”

The azure holy spear, like stars falling from the Milky Way, pierced through the land of the underworld, shattered the sky of the underworld, and even opened up cracks in the dimensional rifts.

Under the baptism of this holy spear, Cao Cao had no power to resist at all, and was directly annihilated into nothingness from the root in the glory of the holy spear.

"pat..."

Bai Jie caught the holy spear falling from the sky, swung it a couple of times, and then rested it on his shoulder: "Alright, the mastermind on the surface is done. Now let's deal with the other guy."

P.S.: You think I'd let the protagonist and Cao Cao fight two or three times? Please, why waste time when you could just finish it off instantly? Do you think I'm that kind of person?

Section 299, Chapter 34: Demolishing the Underworld isn't necessarily a bad idea.

—Samael the Dragon Eater.

As the strongest dragon slayer in all mythologies, and unmatched by anyone else, his overwhelming power to slay dragons has always been feared by various mythologies.

Samael's poison was not only incurable for dragons, but also a troublesome problem for the gods. Therefore, after discussion, the gods unanimously decided to seal Samael in the deepest part of the world—the underworld.

That is a deeper inner world than the underworld, a place specifically used to distinguish the souls of the dead.

This is Olympus—the world ruled by Hades, the god of the Greek powers. It is a desolate, barren world, unlike the underworld, where life cannot find a place to dwell.

Deep within the underworld lies an ancient Greek-style temple, the abode of the gods of death who reside there, and also the stronghold of Hades—the Temple of Hades.

At this moment, Bai Jie set foot on the land of this world, and barged in in such a high-profile manner that he directly tore through space, and without even saying hello, he directly entered the Hades Temple.

The temple is decorated with many gold artifacts, making it quite magnificent. It gives people a contradictory and complex feeling that it is not the underworld, yet it is.

On one side are enormous altars and a relief wall depicting the three Olympian gods—Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades—so magnificent that it is breathtaking at first glance and unforgettable afterward.

Inside the sacrificial site, accompanied by several high-ranking death gods dressed in priestly robes and crowns, stood an old skeletal figure—a god named Hades—who exuded an extremely unpleasant aura.

And standing before Hades was the person who shouldn't have been there—

"Sazex, what are you doing here?"

Bai Jie, who had barged in, looked at Sazex with a puzzled expression.

Compared to Bai Jie's confusion, Sazex gave a wry smile: "You're the one who surprised me the most. I just received a message from Azazel saying that you had returned to the Underworld. How come you're back in the Underworld again?"

"The leader of the Heroic Faction who caused trouble in the Underworld... Cao Cao, right? I took him down. I had Fenrir deal with the remaining large monsters, and others took care of the miscellaneous minions. So I came here to take care of this skeleton."

Upon hearing Bai Jie's words, an unpleasant light flashed deep within Hades' eyeless pupils—his bare upper and lower jawbones opened slightly.

Perhaps he wanted to smile? Hades' bones revealed what appeared to be a smile: "You actually dared to barge in here... This is a perfect example of catching someone off guard."

Although he said that, his tone revealed complete confidence, probably because his strength as one of the world's top ten gave him confidence.

Speaking of which, the world's top ten rankings are really quite unreliable. Not to mention those that have already been listed, Bai Jie has met more than one person who could be ranked in the world's top ten recently.

The Underworld has Sazex, Achuka, and Vali in his Tyrannosaurus form... Vader from the Norse side can, to some extent, rival Thor, who is in the top ten of the world. Isn't the top ten of the world just a list of dubious characters?

Moreover, not a single Chinese mythological figure made the list. Bai Jie had every reason to believe that those saints and immortals disdained competing for these rankings. Otherwise, apart from Orpheus, all the other Chinese gods in the world's top ten would be Chinese, believe it or not? They could even have taken the top one hundred!

"The Demon King, plus the Magic King, isn't it a bit too much to bully an old man like me?" Hades said. "Although I'm not stingy with talking over tea, I still want to ask—what brings you here?"

He clearly knew that the people in front of him had come to interrogate him, yet he remained so calm—he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he had done.

Or rather, he doesn't think there's anyone who can make him think there's anything wrong with his own affairs.

Sazex's expression was natural and his tone was calm: "Currently, an incident has occurred in the demon territory of the underworld. My younger sister and her family, my friends, and Governor Azazel, who is in this area, were attacked by the Horde at a hotel near the venue for the intermediate demon exam."

"Ah, well, I did receive a report..."

"It is said that those who were there were also attacked by death at the same time—"

"We have also received reports of the appearance of dragon eaters."

Bai Jie continued Sazex's words.

"If I remember correctly, you were in charge of the Dragon Eater in the Underworld, right? Can you explain why it ended up in the hands of the Heroic Faction?"

"Who knows? Maybe someone from the Hero Faction came here secretly and stole it. I haven't looked at that thing in a long time."

Hades was telling lies that had no credibility whatsoever. Stealing something from him, the king of the underworld, especially Samael who was heavily sealed, was bound to cause a stir. In other words, Hades watched as the heroes took Samael.

Having understood Hades' meaning, Bai Jie breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, now I don't need to worry about anything. I was worried that if the heroes were to use Samael at will, then perhaps I had misunderstood Hades, and it might have created a rift between the underworld and Greek mythology."

"But now that you've put it that way, I have every reason to kill you."

Upon hearing this, Hades's soul fire immediately froze: "It's been a long time since I've heard such a funny joke. Although I heard you defeated Zeus in one blow, do you think I am on the same level as Zeus?"

Although Hades ranks last among the world's top ten, he is not far behind the others. Even so, the vast Greek mythology has placed him in the world's top ten, which is enough to demonstrate his strength.

"boom--!"

A dense, viscous aura of death emanated from Hades' body, and a pool of deathly mud, capable of killing anyone who touched it, flowed outwards from Hades to the temple. The boiling black mud, just by feeling the rising heat, gave one the sensation of being in a furnace.

This guy, although extremely annoying, is undeniably strong.

"Hmm? This is...."

Suddenly, Hades stopped releasing the aura of death and looked at a crystal ball beside him. A light screen was projected in mid-air, displaying the scene of Lilith, the demon capital.

In the scene, an unusual being with the upper body of a fallen angel and the lower body of a dragon and serpent is roaring to the sky.

[Miss Chen, leave here immediately! Samael is too controlling of you!]

【Don't stop me, Rias! I'm going to cut it down today!】

Miss Chen!

It's clear that Chen really wants to kill Samael, but that's definitely not a wise choice. As the Crimson Dragon Emperor, she would die on the spot if Samael even touched her.